This collective video was made with a group of 35 students during a one-hour session at the central library as part of the annual Youth Empowerment Summit. This year’s theme was believe, belong, become- so that became the prompt for this piece.
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Yesterday was my second workshop with YHEP (Youth Health Empowerment Project). I was invited by Art Works!, a program of Mural Arts to facilitate video workshops at YHEP for the OUTspoken project. OUTspoken is a mutlimedia project which aims to create safe space for the voices of LGBTQ young people and their allies in Philadelphia. […]
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We are going on to workshop 3 at the main library. Normally the regular teen workshops happen on Tuesday, so we were a little unsure about turn out and participation on Thursdays. The workshops are open to all teens between ages of 14-19 (give or take), but out of convenience most of the youth who […]
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My neighbor tipped me off to this show, which I ran over to see as it was getting dark (even though it will still be up for a few more weeks. You can find these portraits tied to the trees in Palumbo Park, next to Fleisher Art Memorial on Catherine between 7th and 8th. The […]
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After depleting and inhaling 6 aerosol cans of various intensities of spray glue, and still having sagging fabic on the ceiling, I decided to look for a professional. After several frustrated google searches for auto interior shops, I found this comment which stated that “they are very creative. they can install allkinds of gadgets to […]
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Here is a brief video that outlines the process of installing the solar panel on the roof. More to come as I familiarize myself with all the workings and calculations of the system….
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Tagged: solar panel, technology
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Well now that a little money is trickling in for the project, I took the plunge and bought a 180 watt solar panel! Here is a good article that explains a bit of the process. I purchased a AGB Deep Cycle Battery and an inverter. All I’m missing is the charger controller, and perhaps a […]
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Today we visited a wonderful oasis in West Philly, Mill Creek Farm. This working farm has a small staff and relies on neighborhood volunteers and school groups to keep the farm alive and running. Today they were building a cobb oven when we arrived. They have a compost toilet, a living roof, bee hives and […]
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Tagged: community garden, urban farm
Today MIM had a fun visit to the Asian Arts initiative where Aggie is working with a few students for a week-long media camp, in which they are addressing issues of identity and representation (with a particular eye toward the Iranian American experience). It was a pleasure to work with a small group of very […]
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TV Collective
