Film Dates

Todays filming went well. We filmed Jaimie Parker from the Trenton area soup kitchen and Board chair of Artworks and Andrew Wilkinson events committee chair at artworks for the upcoming segment we are putting together about Art all night. We finished today so now the piece will be done shortly, which will be very informative about the fantastic event called "Art All Night."

Next film date will be this Tuesday 1pm in Skillman, NJ to interview a saleperson from Sharbell which is one of Mrs. G's vendors. We are also going to the homeof a valued Mrs. G customer from the Skillman area as well to complete filming on the Business Evolution Piece we are Producing for Mrs G. It's going to be an awesome week coming up as we are whinding down our filming for the first season of "The Urban Evolution."

Future filming dates

Confirmed film dates this week.

Thursday July 23rd 1pm: The United Way headquarters on Princeton Pike in Lawrenceville. Discussing the United Ways fight to end Homelessness in the city of Trenton and beyond.

Friday July 24th 2:30 pm: Artworks art gallery in Downtown Trenton right across from the Motor vehicle building on Stockton street. Finishing up the interviews to complete the Art all Night piece for a future episode of The Urban Evolution.

Another Day of filming

Today we will be at the East Ward Library on North Clinton Avenue in Trenton, NJ filming our last community segment on Katura. She runs a program that teaches kids science. She just came back from a class trip to Costa Rica where they learned all sorts of wonderful things. I can't wait to hear all about it today when we interview her and some of her students.

Tattoo Fest at The ArtWorks

The event was a success! When we arrived the people were starting to pour in and we were able to shoot a lot of video and take plenty of sweet pics. Here are some photos but if you want to see the whole gallery, click on the Post Title to go there directly. Enjoy!

New space

No just the office space up top, in the loft which fits 3 desks. Why don't you stop by and take a tour when you have time. This is a space that I like because as Maria said last night, it is a cooperative space for artists and new businesses to start their businesses with low rent and a friendly environment. We need more cooperative spaces in the city to help new business owners get up and running without having to worry about a large rent payment every month. That's what I personally think I am Trenton should do with grant money they receive. Instead of giving out micro loans to a few individuals, they should use the money pool they receive to purchase a property to use as an incubator or Hub to help new businesses start, develop and grow and even have an aftercare program for the businesses that went through the incubator and moved on to their own bigger facility. So the property becomes self sustaining, income producing while at the same time helping to create more jobs for the participants and their employees, a new tax base for these new tax paying companies in the city and I am Trenton is now growing, while helping the community, so in the future any grant money they do receive is more like icing on the cake instead of their only means of survival, because their investments in the city are making I am Trenton self sustaining, income producing entities capable of growing on their own without having to participate in all of the governmental beaurocracy. I actually think this is the only way I am Trenton will make a profound and lasting imprint in this or any city. Be different then every other non profit that steps up with their grand idea's of how they are going to change the city. They always get bogged down in the sludge of government inefficiencies. In my opinion you should not look to exist by waiting or asking for the non profit welfare line from any administration whether local, county, state or federal. Getting a grant is a good and even maybe a necessary thing for the organization but, being self sufficient is the goal for any organization. We have all seen so many non profit's fold or become unproductive because they wait for the grant money to come. We do not want to be at the mercy of the government in anyway because if I Am Trenton becomes a government dependent, it will become ineffective as far as making a difference in the community, a real difference that is. Other organizations and government departments look sensational on paper, as far as all of their accomplishments and programs are concerned but in reality, the impact they have is nil. The most important part of the name I Am Trenton is the I which to me stands for ME, which means I must rely on I or ME to make the change, I must rely on I or ME to clean up my own backyard before I or ME can change anybody else. I must rely on I or ME to rely on I or ME to sustain whatever programs I or ME develop to help my community grow and prosper. There is no WE if the I or ME does not exist. Self sufficiency is the key so I gotta start with the I or ME.

Filming

The Urban Evolution crew was out filming all day yesterday at "Mrs.G" Appliance. We were putting together their much anticipated Segment for an upcoming episode of The Urban Evolution this fall. It was a great shoot and will be a great piece, when finished. We also had an unexpected guest pop up to take pictures of us hard at work. It was a photographer from the Downtowner news publication for their upcoming story on The Urban Evolution movement. Things are really going great right now with the show and the support we are getting is fantastic and growing. We want to thank Mrs G and all of our show supporters for their help and participation in our collective efforts to make Trenton, NJ a better place to live and to show the true beauty this city (my home) has to offer the world.

Our New Home!

Here's pics of our New home which we move into August 1st. Gonna be painting next weekend..... Lots O' Fun!! LOL

Tattoo Art Fest at the ArtWorks Trenton

Here's one of the upcoming events at the ArtWorks in Trenton. It's being held on July 18th. from 4PM-12AM at:
ArtWorks
19 Everett Alley, Trenton, NJ 08611
Tel: (609) 394-9436
Hope to see you there!

July 10th Trenton 2 Night

This was the biggest event The Urban Evolution has had up to this point in our movement. A lot of people came out to our screening party to show their support and it was much appreciated. We had a great time and the feedback has been tremendous. Our next event will be August 22nd, 7pm at Artworks in Downtown Trenton, NJ. We'll be having another screening of the show to let people know what we're doing as well as raise funds to help produce future episodes. Go to the photo's page on the website to see some of the people that were there.

Welcome to The Urban Evolution Blog page. This is our very first post. We are committed to telling Trenton, New Jersey’s true story. We hear so many negative stories about this city, especially from some of the media outlets. But who is telling the other stories? The positive stories, the stories about the hard working, law abiding citizens that make up the majority of the citizens in Trenton, NJ. The Urban Evolution is doing just that. We are not just starting a Television show; we are starting a movement to change the perception of Trenton, NJ from the inside out. We are also going to market the show to the Trenton youth because if you grow up believing you live in a bad city, a negative city, a city with little hope then we cannot be surprised if these children grow up to believe these falsehoods and begin to question their own abilities and inner goodness because they come from such a bad place. Bad fruit grows from bad soil. We at The Urban Evolution are determined to help the youth in Trenton, NJ and in the future other urban area’s with negative image problems see the true beauty their cities possess. We will let the other media outlets sell destruction, which we all know does not help anyone. We are going to uncover hidden treasures that most city residents do not even know exist. Once again, we are not just a TV show, we are a movement, we will no longer let outsiders paint a picture of our city, we will paint our own picture, that’s why The Urban Evolution is taking back our city one television at a time.