so I I grew up in loft in the spring garden community which was the largest
garden community which was the largest
garden community which was the largest Latino poor rican population is dead
Latino poor rican population is dead
Latino poor rican population is dead offensive eight after decades growing up
offensive eight after decades growing up
offensive eight after decades growing up there was was great because as a kid if
there was was great because as a kid if
there was was great because as a kid if he had vice we’d get it from the next
he had vice we’d get it from the next
he had vice we’d get it from the next door neighbor if the next door neighbor
door neighbor if the next door neighbor
door neighbor if the next door neighbor didn’t have beans that get it from us on
didn’t have beans that get it from us on
didn’t have beans that get it from us on any other day when kids took nap you
any other day when kids took nap you
any other day when kids took nap you will all sleep in the same bed together
will all sleep in the same bed together
will all sleep in the same bed together black white or again we’ve all seen shed
black white or again we’ve all seen shed
black white or again we’ve all seen shed bed so that’s great then things started
bed so that’s great then things started
bed so that’s great then things started to change gentrification came to the
to change gentrification came to the
to change gentrification came to the spring garden community and he hit hard
spring garden community and he hit hard
spring garden community and he hit hard and it was violent because people were
and it was violent because people were
and it was violent because people were being burned out of homes and forced out
being burned out of homes and forced out
being burned out of homes and forced out of their homes I didn’t know this back
of their homes I didn’t know this back
of their homes I didn’t know this back then but you know jobs were leaving and
then but you know jobs were leaving and
then but you know jobs were leaving and then the the gangs there to protect us
then the the gangs there to protect us
then the the gangs there to protect us now are dealing drugs of the corners and
now are dealing drugs of the corners and
now are dealing drugs of the corners and there’s just uh the violence starts to
there’s just uh the violence starts to
there’s just uh the violence starts to intensify that you need the ee n and I
intensify that you need the ee n and I
intensify that you need the ee n and I was you know it as I grew up I was part
was you know it as I grew up I was part
was you know it as I grew up I was part of that balance you know my head’s been
of that balance you know my head’s been
of that balance you know my head’s been cracked open twice damage to
cracked open twice damage to
cracked open twice damage to back but you know during that time I
back but you know during that time I
back but you know during that time I thought there was something wrong right
thought there was something wrong right
thought there was something wrong right so I had that difficult time and thank
so I had that difficult time and thank
so I had that difficult time and thank God to a great parent I had great
God to a great parent I had great
God to a great parent I had great mentors coming into my life and I left
mentors coming into my life and I left
mentors coming into my life and I left the violence and went to college I went
the violence and went to college I went
the violence and went to college I went to Community College for two years then
to Community College for two years then
to Community College for two years then I went to university art or graduated
I went to university art or graduated
I went to university art or graduated from and while i was going to working on
from and while i was going to working on
from and while i was going to working on my TV a you know my friends were dealing
my TV a you know my friends were dealing
my TV a you know my friends were dealing drugs in the corner you know I what I
drugs in the corner you know I what I
drugs in the corner you know I what I was working at jobs in center city to
was working at jobs in center city to
was working at jobs in center city to pay for my supplies and stuff at school
pay for my supplies and stuff at school
pay for my supplies and stuff at school you know I was going funerals on
you know I was going funerals on
you know I was going funerals on weekends so there was something wrong
weekends so there was something wrong
weekends so there was something wrong right there is just something wrong with
right there is just something wrong with
right there is just something wrong with this going on and then I’m a paladin I
this going on and then I’m a paladin I
this going on and then I’m a paladin I see there’s something wrong and it
see there’s something wrong and it
see there’s something wrong and it cannot community so so I graduated
cannot community so so I graduated
cannot community so so I graduated college and then go work in the industry
college and then go work in the industry
college and then go work in the industry I’m an artist I paint I graphic Emma
I’m an artist I paint I graphic Emma
I’m an artist I paint I graphic Emma graphic designer and I’m just clashing
graphic designer and I’m just clashing
graphic designer and I’m just clashing just pictures of stuff that I’ve worked
just pictures of stuff that I’ve worked
just pictures of stuff that I’ve worked on with with the community so um after
on with with the community so um after
on with with the community so um after college I’m working in industry in
college I’m working in industry in
college I’m working in industry in center city and to me I go back to my
center city and to me I go back to my
center city and to me I go back to my community there’s something wrong right
community there’s something wrong right
community there’s something wrong right there’s just something wrong and I’m
there’s just something wrong and I’m
there’s just something wrong and I’m like look I I gotta do something I got
like look I I gotta do something I got
like look I I gotta do something I got to do something about this so so i say
to do something about this so so i say
to do something about this so so i say i’m going to start volunteering so I
i’m going to start volunteering so I
i’m going to start volunteering so I start to volunteer i’m going to give you
start to volunteer i’m going to give you
start to volunteer i’m going to give you two examples of volunteering well that
two examples of volunteering well that
two examples of volunteering well that doesn’t work and one that that does
doesn’t work and one that that does
doesn’t work and one that that does impact so like there well first i did
impact so like there well first i did
impact so like there well first i did some research too
some research too
some research too research so a research in my community
research so a research in my community
research so a research in my community you know we are in North Philly we have
you know we are in North Philly we have
you know we are in North Philly we have a worse opiate epidemic we’re the second
a worse opiate epidemic we’re the second
a worse opiate epidemic we’re the second poorest community of the children in the
poorest community of the children in the
poorest community of the children in the nation they estimate about five hundred
nation they estimate about five hundred
nation they estimate about five hundred thousand needles lay across the enteric
thousand needles lay across the enteric
thousand needles lay across the enteric train tracks on second Indiana highest
train tracks on second Indiana highest
train tracks on second Indiana highest dropout rate you name it we guide but
dropout rate you name it we guide but
dropout rate you name it we guide but and at the same time we have more
and at the same time we have more
and at the same time we have more nonprofit money coming into our
nonprofit money coming into our
nonprofit money coming into our community than ever in the history of
community than ever in the history of
community than ever in the history of Philadelphia but yet the problems are
Philadelphia but yet the problems are
Philadelphia but yet the problems are worse so then this is why I start to
worse so then this is why I start to
worse so then this is why I start to look at what can I do right so I start
look at what can I do right so I start
look at what can I do right so I start to volunteer and so like these make a
to volunteer and so like these make a
to volunteer and so like these make a million-dollar nonprofits they go well
million-dollar nonprofits they go well
million-dollar nonprofits they go well let’s let’s have a clean-up day we’ll
let’s let’s have a clean-up day we’ll
let’s let’s have a clean-up day we’ll get people from all over the region to
get people from all over the region to
get people from all over the region to come up and clean up the neighborhood
come up and clean up the neighborhood
come up and clean up the neighborhood and that happens right you go home and
and that happens right you go home and
and that happens right you go home and you feel good now help clean up the
you feel good now help clean up the
you feel good now help clean up the neighborhood good but then what happens
neighborhood good but then what happens
neighborhood good but then what happens when you leave right the very next day
when you leave right the very next day
when you leave right the very next day the trash is back the drug dealers are
the trash is back the drug dealers are
the trash is back the drug dealers are back on the corner kids are still
back on the corner kids are still
back on the corner kids are still dropping out of school there’s still a
dropping out of school there’s still a
dropping out of school there’s still a lot of balance in the street so nothing
lot of balance in the street so nothing
lot of balance in the street so nothing has changed right so that kind of stuff
has changed right so that kind of stuff
has changed right so that kind of stuff just doesn’t work right so so then I
just doesn’t work right so so then I
just doesn’t work right so so then I looked at other ways of helping and I’ll
looked at other ways of helping and I’ll
looked at other ways of helping and I’ll give you the example of one of the last
give you the example of one of the last
give you the example of one of the last things that I worked on which was saving
things that I worked on which was saving
things that I worked on which was saving a mural sorry paintings
mattia but anyway there’s a hero on 17
mattia but anyway there’s a hero on 17 Tomorrowland it’s the Statue of Liberty
Tomorrowland it’s the Statue of Liberty
Tomorrowland it’s the Statue of Liberty with the boring and flag clicked on it
with the boring and flag clicked on it
with the boring and flag clicked on it and it’s been in and that’s the old
and it’s been in and that’s the old
and it’s been in and that’s the old battery that’s where I was raised and
battery that’s where I was raised and
battery that’s where I was raised and that murals been there for probably 34
that murals been there for probably 34
that murals been there for probably 34 years so its historical we were
years so its historical we were
years so its historical we were historical for the city and heart to me
historical for the city and heart to me
historical for the city and heart to me so the developer or all these buildings
so the developer or all these buildings
so the developer or all these buildings on my garden street and that’s when I
on my garden street and that’s when I
on my garden street and that’s when I start to get phone calls to go like yo
start to get phone calls to go like yo
start to get phone calls to go like yo they just purchased a building where the
they just purchased a building where the
they just purchased a building where the mural is and they’re going to check that
mural is and they’re going to check that
mural is and they’re going to check that our real what are you gonna do by I said
our real what are you gonna do by I said
our real what are you gonna do by I said I think you what are you going to
I think you what are you going to
I think you what are you going to do right so so then I get more phone
do right so so then I get more phone
do right so so then I get more phone calls that I can’t believe it into us
calls that I can’t believe it into us
calls that I can’t believe it into us collector do anything what go to do so
collector do anything what go to do so
collector do anything what go to do so then we pull the meeting together there
then we pull the meeting together there
then we pull the meeting together there about seven or eight hack most of the
about seven or eight hack most of the
about seven or eight hack most of the guys are going on and we start talking
guys are going on and we start talking
guys are going on and we start talking so here we found out the name of the
so here we found out the name of the
so here we found out the name of the company’s name is ingre me so that’s
company’s name is ingre me so that’s
company’s name is ingre me so that’s there are social media so its bottom on
there are social media so its bottom on
there are social media so its bottom on social media that’s email them and say
social media that’s email them and say
social media that’s email them and say please save our hero so we that’s one of
please save our hero so we that’s one of
please save our hero so we that’s one of the things we organize them a bit then
the things we organize them a bit then
the things we organize them a bit then we were going to have a big drug test so
we were going to have a big drug test so
we were going to have a big drug test so after bombing them in social media we
after bombing them in social media we
after bombing them in social media we started getting responses from entering
started getting responses from entering
started getting responses from entering it was amazing I mean I was like they
it was amazing I mean I was like they
it was amazing I mean I was like they said yeah we plan on keeping the neural
said yeah we plan on keeping the neural
said yeah we plan on keeping the neural right so we’re happy and now the protest
right so we’re happy and now the protest
right so we’re happy and now the protest is going to be a celebration so I called
is going to be a celebration so I called
is going to be a celebration so I called company ingerman SI hay
company ingerman SI hay
company ingerman SI hay appreciate what you guys are doing and
appreciate what you guys are doing and
appreciate what you guys are doing and keeping that mural because its struggle
keeping that mural because its struggle
keeping that mural because its struggle for us and it means a lot to us and I
for us and it means a lot to us and I
for us and it means a lot to us and I said would you be willing to come out
said would you be willing to come out
said would you be willing to come out this feedback celebration and he said
this feedback celebration and he said
this feedback celebration and he said he’ll be out be out there Gil I’ll be
he’ll be out be out there Gil I’ll be
he’ll be out be out there Gil I’ll be out there and support and at the same
out there and support and at the same
out there and support and at the same time I get a call from Jane golden for
time I get a call from Jane golden for
time I get a call from Jane golden for mural arts and she’s like yeah I’ve been
mural arts and she’s like yeah I’ve been
mural arts and she’s like yeah I’ve been here how that was going on so I was
here how that was going on so I was
here how that was going on so I was going on and I said well in humans going
going on and I said well in humans going
going on and I said well in humans going to be saying the girl you know so we’re
to be saying the girl you know so we’re
to be saying the girl you know so we’re going to have this celebration would you
going to have this celebration would you
going to have this celebration would you be willing to come out and talk and
be willing to come out and talk and
be willing to come out and talk and support the mineral that she goes feel
support the mineral that she goes feel
support the mineral that she goes feel I’m going to be there so here we are
I’m going to be there so here we are
I’m going to be there so here we are that they have celebration and the first
that they have celebration and the first
that they have celebration and the first eager is a kid that was born and raised
eager is a kid that was born and raised
eager is a kid that was born and raised in that community he starts talking
in that community he starts talking
in that community he starts talking about how important memories are how
about how important memories are how
about how important memories are how important history is then the guy from
important history is then the guy from
important history is then the guy from ingerman comes up and talking he latches
ingerman comes up and talking he latches
ingerman comes up and talking he latches onto those histories and memories and he
onto those histories and memories and he
onto those histories and memories and he says both of our intention is to keep
says both of our intention is to keep
says both of our intention is to keep that girl and where that will work with
that girl and where that will work with
that girl and where that will work with the community we’re not just coming in
the community we’re not just coming in
the community we’re not just coming in here and pushing everybody that we’re
here and pushing everybody that we’re
here and pushing everybody that we’re going to come in here going to work at
going to come in here going to work at
going to come in here going to work at the community and work in it it’s going
the community and work in it it’s going
the community and work in it it’s going to be mixed income living so a lot of
to be mixed income living so a lot of
to be mixed income living so a lot of people give a comeback to the units
people give a comeback to the units
people give a comeback to the units which is awesome I mean he’s really
which is awesome I mean he’s really
which is awesome I mean he’s really internet is doing a great job then y a
internet is doing a great job then y a
internet is doing a great job then y a golden speaks and she says you know
golden speaks and she says you know
golden speaks and she says you know talks about the importance of murals in
talks about the importance of murals in
talks about the importance of murals in Philadelphia and she says well we’re not
Philadelphia and she says well we’re not
Philadelphia and she says well we’re not just going to support you when I think
just going to support you when I think
just going to support you when I think just to support but regular restore the
just to support but regular restore the
just to support but regular restore the room so now this verse element and
room so now this verse element and
room so now this verse element and everybody is dancing
everybody is dancing
everybody is dancing we have loved LuPone videos de la kinda
we have loved LuPone videos de la kinda
we have loved LuPone videos de la kinda playing out there and that’s it right
playing out there and that’s it right
playing out there and that’s it right that’s I go home and I think Rob thats
that’s I go home and I think Rob thats
that’s I go home and I think Rob thats great and then I started phone calls the
great and then I started phone calls the
great and then I started phone calls the next day they’re like yo what I’m going
next day they’re like yo what I’m going
next day they’re like yo what I’m going to do now I like me now what we have we
to do now I like me now what we have we
to do now I like me now what we have we we want matter that what we didn’t do
we want matter that what we didn’t do
we want matter that what we didn’t do that or keep up we are kicking it I said
that or keep up we are kicking it I said
that or keep up we are kicking it I said well look you did you and I said what
well look you did you and I said what
well look you did you and I said what what are you gonna do what are you
what are you gonna do what are you
what are you gonna do what are you wanting so I got more phone calls and I
wanting so I got more phone calls and I
wanting so I got more phone calls and I said okay let’s let’s get a meeting
said okay let’s let’s get a meeting
said okay let’s let’s get a meeting together and see what people want to do
together and see what people want to do
together and see what people want to do so we’re sitting at the table and one
so we’re sitting at the table and one
so we’re sitting at the table and one group says what we want to do nutrition
group says what we want to do nutrition
group says what we want to do nutrition because there’s a report in 20 2013 that
because there’s a report in 20 2013 that
because there’s a report in 20 2013 that came out from the Philadelphia
came out from the Philadelphia
came out from the Philadelphia Department of Health that says and North
Department of Health that says and North
Department of Health that says and North Philadelphia has one of the highest
Philadelphia has one of the highest
Philadelphia has one of the highest rates of cancer in the country right so
rates of cancer in the country right so
rates of cancer in the country right so they want to do nutrition because
they want to do nutrition because
they want to do nutrition because although the report says it’s probably
although the report says it’s probably
although the report says it’s probably muted smoking cigarettes if you know
muted smoking cigarettes if you know
muted smoking cigarettes if you know North Philadelphia you know yeah there’s
North Philadelphia you know yeah there’s
North Philadelphia you know yeah there’s not a lot of pop without not cigarettes
not a lot of pop without not cigarettes
not a lot of pop without not cigarettes so you know it’s some most of the people
so you know it’s some most of the people
so you know it’s some most of the people i know they have cancer never smoked a
i know they have cancer never smoked a
i know they have cancer never smoked a day in your life so but it’s it’s the
day in your life so but it’s it’s the
day in your life so but it’s it’s the grocery stores is that will they guys
grocery stores is that will they guys
grocery stores is that will they guys right they have all processed food you
right they have all processed food you
right they have all processed food you know just keeping grapes on shelf is
know just keeping grapes on shelf is
know just keeping grapes on shelf is difficult right because if you don’t
difficult right because if you don’t
difficult right because if you don’t teach people how to eat right they’re
teach people how to eat right they’re
teach people how to eat right they’re not going to do it by the grapes they’re
not going to do it by the grapes they’re
not going to do it by the grapes they’re just going by the Twinkies delivered by
just going by the Twinkies delivered by
just going by the Twinkies delivered by you know the so does you’re going to buy
you know the so does you’re going to buy
you know the so does you’re going to buy all the process stuff that’s bad for you
all the process stuff that’s bad for you
all the process stuff that’s bad for you so these kids are now
so these kids are now
so these kids are now this summer they’re going to throw in
this summer they’re going to throw in
this summer they’re going to throw in workshops all over North Philadelphia to
workshops all over North Philadelphia to
workshops all over North Philadelphia to teach nutrition to the young people and
teach nutrition to the young people and
teach nutrition to the young people and that’s one thing that came out of this
that’s one thing that came out of this
that’s one thing that came out of this beer on Regulus it’s not just about the
beer on Regulus it’s not just about the
beer on Regulus it’s not just about the wheeler to go and pack you know people
wheeler to go and pack you know people
wheeler to go and pack you know people on marrying themselves and doing more
on marrying themselves and doing more
on marrying themselves and doing more and then another group they came up with
and then another group they came up with
and then another group they came up with the idea of doing like baseball cards
the idea of doing like baseball cards
the idea of doing like baseball cards kind of like hero cards for a lot emails
kind of like hero cards for a lot emails
kind of like hero cards for a lot emails because you know I might sue the school
because you know I might sue the school
because you know I might sue the school district of philadelphia i graduated
district of philadelphia i graduated
district of philadelphia i graduated with a 6th grade reading level and i
with a 6th grade reading level and i
with a 6th grade reading level and i never learned about anyone who was
never learned about anyone who was
never learned about anyone who was Latino and that bothered me you know
Latino and that bothered me you know
Latino and that bothered me you know that’s one of the things I said there’s
that’s one of the things I said there’s
that’s one of the things I said there’s something wrong here why is the you know
something wrong here why is the you know
something wrong here why is the you know we learn about Lincoln you learn about
we learn about Lincoln you learn about
we learn about Lincoln you learn about Marlon UK but what about somebody’s like
Marlon UK but what about somebody’s like
Marlon UK but what about somebody’s like me you know or weaken robot Athena so
me you know or weaken robot Athena so
me you know or weaken robot Athena so these kids they’re going to do these
these kids they’re going to do these
these kids they’re going to do these cards we got some want to print them up
cards we got some want to print them up
cards we got some want to print them up and also along to go to be doing
and also along to go to be doing
and also along to go to be doing workshops with the children and saying
workshops with the children and saying
workshops with the children and saying look these are people that are just like
look these are people that are just like
look these are people that are just like you they have done amazing things and
you they have done amazing things and
you they have done amazing things and again that came out of the mural so what
again that came out of the mural so what
again that came out of the mural so what I guess what I’m going to ask you guys
I guess what I’m going to ask you guys
I guess what I’m going to ask you guys is to do is to do your research
is to do is to do your research
is to do is to do your research volunteer and impact right so do your
volunteer and impact right so do your
volunteer and impact right so do your research volunteer in that thang
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