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on April 25
Juana Alicia
Posted project update #13Backer Reward Reminder
Post CommentDear True Colors Backers,
Thanks to you, our "Fresh Start" mural for the REALM Charter School is coming along beautifully (see photos below)! We have one more month to finish, and we'll be letting you know about the inauguration in the fall. This is just a reminder to send us your address with the survey response, so that we can send you your rewards! We need to receive your address by Sunday, April 30th in order to send your gift next week.
Thanks again for your great support!
Juana Alicia, Director, True Colors Mural Project
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on April 5Funded!
FRESH START: True Colors' Interactive Mural at REALM School by Juana Alicia
True Colors Mural Project: Environmental justice game board mural with QR codes. A collaboration between BCC muralists & REALM School.
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111% funded $6,664 pledged
- 131 backers
- Funded Apr 05, 2012
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on April 5
Juana Alicia
Posted project update #12The Last Sands of Time...
Post CommentAs we wind down this campaign, we are touched by how many people have shown their support for our vision.
We want to say THANK YOU to the following superstars and welcome them to the TCMP community: Marlene "Mo" Morris, Amber Lester, Zarco Guerrero, Ruth Mankin, Marcia Edelen, Roger O. Zamarron, Laurie Coyle, Theresa Rumjahn, Ellen Hecht, Kate Koelle, and Brandie G.
Included is a picture of the current True Color Mural Project students as we work diligently on the mural that you have supported.
We want to say THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! a million times over.
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on April 4
Juana Alicia
Posted project update #11Special 24 hour gift: "Día de las Madres" by Juana Alicia and KPFA
Post CommentKPFA's La Raza Chronicles talked with Juana Alicia and Kee Na Romano about the mural project. Listen here. The interview starts at the 7:15 mark.
For the last 24 hours of the Fresh Start Mural campaign, we are offering a special limited edition original silkscreen, "Día de las Madres" by Juana Alicia for a $75.00 gift. You can pledge or upgrade your pledge to the $75 level for this special offering.
Share the video, Facebook Like, Twitter tweet, email, or text message our project to others:
http://kck.st/yLATcY Less than 24 hours left to support the Fresh Start Mural #TrueColors
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on April 3
Juana Alicia
Posted project update #1030 hours left and counting. Meet Aambr...
Post CommentDear TCMP Community,
Our instructor and lead artist Juana Alicia will be on KPFA's La Raza Chronicles tonight at 7pm (PST) talking about our mural. Listen Live here.
Because you have stepped up to support this mural; because you wanted to support us, a group of young activist artists; because we both believe in what we are doing; we hope that we can come together in this last stretch of our campaign and encourage others to do the same. Please, share our campaign with your network of superstars and get the word out about this special project!
We live in a time when many current and important issues are in debate that will affect the lives of future generations. We, the True Colors class of Berkeley City College, have come up with an idea that merges education, art, and technology. Our mural will stand as a shining example of how a group of visionary young artists can redefine the way people can interact with a mural. Our time has arrived!
Share the video, Facebook Like, Twitter tweet, email, or text message our project to others:
: http://kck.st/yLATcY Less than 30 hours left to support the Fresh Start Mural #TrueColors
And now meet Aambr, TA and veteran True Colors Muralist...
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on April 3
Juana Alicia
Posted project update #9Less than 36 hours and counting down...
Post CommentWe are elated that many of you have stepped up and supported our efforts. We are excited that 119 backers pushed us to our goal. But even though we reached our Kickstarter goal, it represents only a portion of the fundraising work still awaiting us, and we still need folks to pledge to reach our true goal. We didn't want to set our Kickstarter sights too high, opting for a less stress-inducing campaign of $6,000 while applying for other funding sources. Your response took us by surprise and we hope to continue that momentum. The mural's total cost is over three times the amount of our campaign. We are happy to have made it, and welcome all additional support.
We want to say THANK YOU to the following superstars and welcome them to the TCMP community: Ra, Kim Thoman, Edgar Cervano-Soto, Ana Maria Darson, and Elena Featherston. Join the community and give today!
Please continue to share this link via facebook, twitter, or through text messages.
Tweet this: http://kck.st/GMTWSl 1st QR interactive mural in Berkeley #Truecolors
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on April 2
Juana Alicia
Posted project update #8The Village Grows and Goes Surfing!
Post CommentGreetings TRUE COLORS MURAL PROJECT's dedicated community!
With 2 days left in our campaign - we wanted to introduce you to another one of the environmental justice leaders depicted in the Fresh Start mural, 21 year old founder of Surfers for Change, Kyle Thiermann! We've included a quick bio and video about Kyle, and can't express the importance of such a dynamic, young, local leader who can inspire many people to do the type of work that needs to be done. History can be made by anyone passionate enough about a cause, and Kyle is a perfect example of someone whose passion turned into worldwide change! Please take a minute to learn about his story as we reach out to the surfing community and rally support in the last days of our fundraising campaign! (also soon we will be adding a picture of True Colors' muralist Aambr Newsome's comic style portrait of Kyle for the Fresh Start mural at Realm Middle and High School in Berkeley, California.)
We welcome the following backers to our TCMP Community: mars, Anthony Jackson, Andy Mughannam, Emme Adams, kathleen ferris, Martha Cramer, Jeff Hargreaves, Jill Shugart, Jared Konopitski, rochelle kaplan, Scott Hoshida, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, Diane Bennett, Jessica, Sylvia Gonzalez, Jeff, Daniel McCoy, Mary McDonald, Heather Von Seggern, Jeremy Palmer, Sarah Regnier, Luz Corona, Liz Newton, nefertiti, kevin connelly, Shannon Williams, Elliot Hu-Au, Catherine Wilton, Hillary Walker, LYNN WILTON, Miranda Bergman, Nastia Voynovskaya, Allison Connor, Rebecca Prager, susan, Aurora Guerrero, Shilpa Jain, Saul Martinez, Terri Halleen Moody, Rex Romano, brook johnson, THUHA TRAN, The Downest Obstreperous Bear, Marta Sanchez, David Da Silva, Cheryl Robertson, Francisco H. Vazquez, Baron Ayo, Caroline, Joia, Nuvia, xochil, Sarah Brothers, Joan Scott, Joe Synnott, irene, julia, Andrew Calvo, A Berger, Noel Jeanloz, Christine Dargahi, Jennifer Gibson, C Arellano, and Celia H. Rodriguez and the list grows with you... Give today.
With your help, love, support, re-posts, texts, updates and tweets, we have built great momentum and buzz about our project, which will carry on in the lifetime of the mural. We have only until Wednesday, April 3 at 10pm Pacific Standard Time to fund the mural! Be part of the movement to build the first interactive educational mural in Berkeley.
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on April 1
Juana Alicia
Posted project update #7...because it takes a village to raise a child AND PAINT A MURAL!
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Hello Kickstarter Community!We are in the final stretch of our campaign with 3 days remaining. We have reached the 87% mark for our goal, and want to deeply thank ALL of our backers and supporters who have been keeping our energy levels extremely high!
Thank to you our generous supporters: CB Smith-Dahl, Peter Hargreaves, K L van Putten, Aline Prentice, Tirso, Sierra Thai Binn, Toby Hargreaves, Chelsea Roberts, Herrick Andrews, Jenny Chu, Melonious Funk, Lindsay Miller, Fred Medrano, Will Bloomer, Lauren, Marsha Moore, Douglas Pundick, Liza Richheimer, Victor Diaz, Caroline Carrols, Holly Newton, Linda Berry, Kate Seely, Terrance Schofield, Tom Branca, Garen Corbet, Nadya Noyvoyskaya, Irina G, Sarah Gibson, Alia Gibson, Jeremy Miesch, Leticia Pritchett, Santiago Casal, Enrique Ramirez, Kate Moody, Sasha Turchak, Natalia Turchak, Leon Young, Cheryl Lari, Jeff Wethe, Naomi Nemtzow, P Gibsono, Carol Bevilacqua, Christine, Susan W., Nora Roman, Marty Wesby, Ian Foti-Landis, Vita Wells, Jacob Michelson, and the list will continue to grow with your name here...
Today, we meet REALM Middle and High School Founder and Principal Victor Diaz, who has dedicated his life to building educational opportunities, institutions and resources for underrepresented/underprivileged communities and youth! He has partnered with the True Colors Mural Project to have this innovative mural painted during its first year of operation and become one of the visual foundations for REALM. He understands the importance of how a mural that intersects art, technology, and environmentalism can educate and inspire future generations of students and leaders! He has rallied the school staff and its supporters to create the mural. NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO LEND A HAND! Please give what you can TODAY!
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on March 27
Juana Alicia
Posted project update #6Meet Tania Pulido: 2011 Brower Youth Award Winner
Post CommentHello Fresh Start Backers!
As you get to know the True Colors muralists and REALM teachers that are working on our FRESH START mural, we also wanted to let you know about the portraits of the people that we've chosen to feature in our mural. True Colors Mural Project creates murals with the purpose of both educating urban dwellers and beautifying the urban environment with messages and images that support ecological sustainability, conservation and restoration. This year's mural also displays narratives of nationally recognized, young environmental leaders working towards environmental sustainability.
Meet Tania Pulido! Tania Pulido is a 2011 Brower Youth Award winner. Tania provides access to healthy food so that her community in Richmond can grow healthy people through urban agriculture. Watch this video and get to know more of Tania and her work!
Below the video is TCMP Muralista Jennifer Bloomer holding her blow up painting of Tania.
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on March 27
Juana Alicia
Posted project update #5REALM School at West Berkeley...Meet Ms.Moody
Post CommentHello Backers!Thank you for all your support as we reach our halfway mark on our Kickstarter campaign and the halfway mark of our mural project. Today, we added colors to the wall! We are halfway there! Please continue to let other people know about our campaign so that we can reach our goal and complete the Fresh Start Mural! We have only 8 days left to go!
Now that you have gotten to know the True Colors student muralists from previous updates, we also want to introduce you to our partner site, REALM Charter School in West Berkeley. Our partnership with REALM School is guided by their philosophy of providing: " a project-based, technology-rich learning environmentthat promotes critical and socially responsive perspectives. This means that students will learn to think about the world as a set of interconnected systems that can be affected through rigorous studies and action. Students will navigate and create complex information networks, virtual worlds, and immersive learning environments by utilizing emerging technologies. Moreover, through culturally relevant instruction and curricula, students will recognize and own theirability to shape our world and to better humanity".
"Fresh Start" mural Project with REALM involves the students and thecommunity to navigate complex information utilizing emerging technologies. The audience not only view the mural, but also play with the design that becomes an actual living experience. Our collaboration with REALM School has been very exciting and inspiring. The exchange of information and skills has embodied a true sense of the power of collaboration. True Colors Mural Project and REALM School is providing West Berkeley neighborhood a gift of a high quality,enduring and meaningful mural- and an opportunity to educate the community about the challenges and solutions to support ecological sustainability and social justice in our neighborhoods.
To give you a closer look, we bring you Ms. Moody!, our backer and geometry teacher at REALM. She talks about why everyone one should support this project and how this project has benefitted the students at REALM.
And below the video are pictures of TCMP muralistas adding colors to the wall!
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Juana Alicia
Berkeley, CA
TRUE COLORS MURAL PROJECT Juana Alicia, Director Newest True Colors Project: " Fresh Start" Mural for the REALM Charter School True Colors is the public murals program at Berkeley City College, directed by internationally-recognized... view more
