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Meet the Staff
Vice President
Saliha Nelson
Northwestern
University
Graduate, BS
Shedia Nelson
Programs
Manager, Artistic
Director
& Newsletter
Editor
Hawai`i Pacific
University
Graduate, BA
Mentor
Candice Anderson,
Massachusetts Col-
lege of Art &
Design, BFA
Mentor
Terrance
Cribbs-Lo`rrant
Bethune Cookman,
BA, Florida Interna-
tional University,
MS pending
Youth Advisory
Chair
Tanisha Fleming
Turner Tech SHS
Inside this issue:
Urgent, Inc.’s mission is to empower young minds to transform their communities.
URGENT, Inc. Center for Empowerment & Education CE2
1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste 100 Miami, FL 33136 (O) 786.439.154 (F) 866-811-7778
Shedia Nelson, Programs Manager Cel: 305.586.6694 www.urgentinc.org Email: [email protected]
RITES OF PASSAGE
Events 2
Advice/Events
3-4
Poetry 5-6
Calendar 7
WE BELIEVE
ELDERS are the
ANCHORS of the
community
PARENTS are the
COACHES and
YOUTH are the
DRIVERS for
CHANGE! FEBRUARY 2013 ISSUE
WE VALUE: Patience Responsibility Learning Teamwork Innovation Compassion Reciprocity
Who
inspires the best in
you?
PAGE 2 RITES OF PASSAGE NEWS
Sierra Club
Miami Inner City Outings
What: Biking!
When: February 23rd
Limited to TOP 10
members who can ride a bike
“She Kept Her Bra On!: Chroni-
cles of Teenage Love Affair”
Original youth led
interactive theatrical production
SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013
TICKETS: $15/ADULTS
$5/STUDENTS
Become eligible for Summer Career Mentor Paid Internship
VISUAL ART AND
CRITICAL ISSUES
When: Wednesday, Feb
On Time: 3-5pm
Biking in the Everglades in Shark Valley
Must attend pre trip meeting with Sierra
Club on Wednesday, February 20th
And bring complete and signed fieldtrip
forms with parent/guardian signature to
meeting!
Time: 4:30-5pm
Miami Dade County Bar Association:
Horizons Committee
Provides Fieldtrip
When: Saturday, February 2nd
Resume Workshop
At University of Miami
When: Saturday, February 16, 2013
What: Domestic Violence Workshop
SUBMIT 1-3RD TERM
GRADES,
NO D’S OR F’S
POLISHED TYPED:
RESUME
COVER LETTER
THANK YOU LETTER
INTERNSHIP
APPLICATION
PHONE/BUSINESS
ETIQUETTE
EMPLOYABILITY
READINESS FORMS
CAREER RESEARCH
ATTEND 12
EMPLOYABILITY
SESSIONS
DEMONSTRATE
ALL CORE
VALUES:
Patience
Responsibility
Learning
Teamwork
Innovation
Compassion
Reciprocity
Complete
PORTFOLIO
due MARCH 30,
2013
TO QUALIFY FOR
INTERNSHIP
Thursday, February 21st at Edison
Business Etiquette Workshop
Awesome Resume Workshop with
University of Miami’s Law student Mentors
back or risk your feelings getting hurt. It can be hard and frustrating when a parent/guardian is constantly texting you asking where you are and who you’re with while having to respond to your boyfriend/girlfriend who’s asking the same thing practi-cally all the time.
From a parental standpoint, parents usually worry about your safety versus a boyfriend/girlfriend who wants to dominate
how you spend your time when you’re not with them. Textual harassment is when some-one sends more than 20 texts an hour “asking all them questions.” This is a form of teen dating vio-lence (abuse). You don’t need a guy/girl to text you in order to feel special. Don’t give your heart and time away to someone who doesn’t value you. Sincerely, Blue Rain
Dear Lost, You’re not alone feeling this way. Your feelings are valid. When some kids grow up learning that they’re not the center of their parent/guardian’s attention they look for a substitute. They may think just because someone is texting you, they like you and you have to immediately respond
Coral Gables, FL—Sixteen young ladies participated in a resume workshop in preparation to earn a summer men-tor internship. Successful collaboration of partnerships orchestrated by Miami Dade Bar Association Young Law-yer’s Association’s Horizon’s Committee, Hands 2 Help, Inc.’s Passage to Womanhood and University of Miami’s Law student organization with URGENT, Inc. ensured everyone finished typing their resume. Tracy Jean’s college student mentor Ryan McCarthy “enjoyed hearing about Tracy’s accomplishments and putting it on paper.” Katura Leach appreciated “meeting this lovely lady [Renee Kramer, college student mentor who] helped me improve my resume,” reported Jasmine Clarke and Yaxsan- dra Perez.
Dear Blue Rain,
At night, I used to lay in
my bed crying. I’ll just
pretend what he said didn’t
hurt.
Sincerely, Lost
Jupiter, FL—Ten young ladies enjoyed rural
camping in partnership with Miami Inner City
Outings at Jonathan Dickinson State Park.
Many of the young ladies had never been
camping further than their back yard if at all
nor have ever visited Jupiter, FL.
Guadalupe Augustin learned how to identify
native Florida plants and realized that “I’m
not really scared of nature.” For Tracy Jean
who had never been camping she “loved
camping and was interested in learning about
plants.” One of the younger campers like
Pretty Mosely “had fun and got over my fear
of canoeing and camping.” Elena Huezo
plans to “remove invasive plants from my
house and allow native plants to grow.” Tani-
sha Fleming plans on “becoming a junior
ICO leader.”
PAGE 4 RITES OF PASSAGE NEWS
Dorsey Park located at 1701 NW 1st Ave.,
Miami, FL 33136. Please register to partici-
pate. Call (305) 915-3195 or email: [email protected]
Overtown—Join URGENT, Inc.’s Paint Party!:
an initiative for building literacy through arts and
culture. Come celebrate preservation of Historic
Dorsey Park on Friday, March 22, 2013 from
8:30am—3:30pm.
A community paint-a-thon fund raiser in efforts
to bring people together to help transform
Dorsey Park in commemoration of the Negro
League Baseball. Paint with local mentoring art-
ists and internationally renown and celebrated
artist Kadir Nelson!
REVITALING
MIAMI’S
HISTORIC
DORSEY PARK,
HOME OF OF
THE NEGRO
LEAGUE
BASEBALL IN
OVERTOWN!
Join the Paint Party!: URGENT, Inc. is Creating a
Legacy in Celebrating Black History
Camping with Sierra Club’s Miami Inner City Outings
PAGE 5 RITES OF PASSAGE NEWS
I laugh when I’m having a
good time I am living like a middle
class person
I think I can do anything I set my mind to
Where I’m from in Miami I am Beautiful, Strong and
Intelligent
By Ronata Dieujuste
Looking at Her
Looking at her I see the bright smile. The brighter it
gets the more in depth her secrets lay. Her lips speak the
elegant words of her life.. Looking at her I see her eyes…
oh how I gaze into them try-ing to sneak a peek of her
soul. Being with her I can fall in love over and over.
Her personality is what I love the most. Not to boast
about, but don’t get mixed up with her attitude. Her
sassy is not her classy…
Looking
at her The
curves of her body
would make a
good driver
swerve in traf-
fic. Looking at her… Her talents could brighten up
your darkest days. I just wish I had more time to talk
to her. More time to cuddle and sleep with her on cold
winter night. I always tell her to try to be happy
sometimes. Now looking at
her… I see..
ME! By Kimberly Larosiliere
Something I wanna hear more is how much you really
care about me. I wanna hear how much you
love me!!
I love my smile
I love my eye and how pretty they look
I love everything about me
because I feel I am unstoppable. By Brielle Gibson
Who I Am
Who am I? Am I tall, skinny, short or fat
Am I humorous, talented, independent or smart
Who am I?
Am I sexy, fine, pretty or Beautiful
Who am I?
Am I mean, nice, careless or reliable
Who am I?
I am Kiara Tammy Carey A beautiful, strong, Black
woman who loves herself.
By Kiara Carey
Just because I’m Haitian doesn’t mean I’m a bad person
Just because I have a self-esteem Doesn’t mean I’m full of myself
Just because I have a mean look
doesn’t mean I’m a mean person Just because I love dancing
Doesn’t mean I love dancing Doesn’t mean I’m
all over the place
By Zaria Johnson
Just because I’m feisty doesn’t mean I’m not a good friend
Just because I’m Haitian doesn’t mean I’m a bad person
Just because I’m Black doesn’t mean I’m racist
Just because I’m tall doesn’t
mean I don’t like short people Just because I’m young doesn’t
mean you could boss me around By Jutoria Barthelemy
Just because I’m Hispanic
doesn’t mean I’m racist Doesn’t mean I like
Hip-Hop music Just because I’m loud
Doesn’t mean I’m proud
Doesn’t mean it’s significant to me
And I try to figure out how
Just because I look Dominican doesn’t mean that
I’m on Medicare Doesn’t mean I am like others
By Tiffany Alfonso
Where I’m from I’m told that Blacks are dangerous
I am from a family that is Do-minican and Haitian
Just because I’m Black doesn’t mean I’m ignorant, stupid and
dangerous I am Beautiful, Strong
and Intelligent
Snaps! Poetic Youth Expressions
PAGE 6 RITES OF PASSAGE NEWS
yourself unless it’s necessary
By Elouise Dawkins
This is My Manual
10 Things I like Respect Money Care
Attention Trust
Affection
5 Things I won’t tolerate Liars
Disrespect Games Abuse
Cheaters By Chelsea Bentick
I am smart and really sensitive I wonder how far
I’ll get in life I hear voices saying yes,
you’ll get far in life I see clouds in the sky trying to show me the door is open
I want to have my family and friends right there
when I succeed I am a woman of noble
character I pretend like I’m in my own house feeling happy instead
of melancholy I feel like I want to have my
close friends with me I touch my heart and feel like
it’s broken if I didn’t have them by my side
I worry about losing anyone close to me
I cry my eyes out if I did I am loving and caring
I understand that life isn’t always easy
I say if I choose the right road I’ll be okay
I dream of my future all the time
I hope I’m still living to see my future
I am a positive person Never put my mind on negativity. I know I will
affect my future. By Rosanna Desinor
Me, Myself and I Who am I?
The girl who’s smile can Brighten up any room
The girl who has a personality That you will fall in love with
The girl who has a heart Filled with precious gold.
Her name is Tracy
& this is who she is. By Tracy Jean
In this heart there
Is... LOVE Family Myself Friends
And God
By Guadalupe Augustin
Ways you should be Treated: The Woman’s Manual,
the Key to it all
Remember: A man will go as far as you let
him. So if you tolerate the disrespect, he will disrespect you. If you let him mistreat
you that’s what he’ll do. Establish boundaries
Let them know where you’re coming from
‘Words of Wisdom.’
The things you don’t tolerate
Don’t cheat on me or you’ll be 6 feet deep
Lying, you bet not or you’ll be my dummy like Pinocchio
Abuse, I wish you would I want you to verbally or
Mentally or physically try it you’ll be wearing you’re a—
Snaps! Poetic Youth Expressions
on your face The fussing and arguing
I won’t complain I’ll just snap and let you
explain. The foul language will not be apart of my
relationship. I respect you and you’ll respect me!
Treat Me Right
Respect me, be my all
I want you to cater to my every need. I need to be
loved, show your attention, show your love
Show me your affection be here
Let me know I’m not alone We need to establish ourselves
So we must date first The key to my heart is
Honesty
I need that so deeply Acknowledge me in public.
Let me know I am yours and you’re not embarrassed. Let your friends know I’m yours
then I’ll know it’s real And if you play your cards right I might let you cross
some boundaries
Rule 1: Never lower your standards
for any man/boy
Rule 2: Never tolerate disrespect of any kind if they joke with you about it. Most likely
they mean it.
Rule 3: Respect his manhood. Never let a man/boy feel that he
can’t be respected
Rule 4: Always have the last say so
in any activities you contribute to the
Relationship
Rule 5: Say what you mean and
mean what you say, never confuse them
Rule 6:
Be you, never change
THANK YOU COMMUNITY PARTNERS Hands 2 Help, Inc.: Pas-
sage to Womanhood 3rd
year partnership
Sierra Club Miami Inner
City Outings 8 year
partnership
Dade County Bar Asso-
ciation Horizons Com-
mittee, 7 yr partnership
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Program funding provided
by:
Where: Edison Park Elementary
Where: Media Center
500 NW 67th St., Miami, FL 33150
When: Mondays Time: 3:10-5pm
Where: B. T. Washington, Sr.
1200 NW 6th Ave. Miami, FL 33136
When: Tuesdays
Time: 2:30-5:00pm Room: 203
Rites of Passage Girls Clubs!
For Who: Girls ages10-18
Closed: Holiday and Spring Break, Teacher
Planning, Early Release Days and inclement
weather
*For more information: Call (305)586-6694
Work America, Inc.
430 NW 9th St. Miami, FL 33136
When: Mondays Time: 6:30-8pm
Where: Edison Eduplex SHS
6161 NW 5th Ct. Miami, Fl 33127
When: Wednesdays and Thursdays
Time: 3–5pm Rm: C-149
Girl Power
6015 NW 7th Ave., Miami, FL 33127
When: 2nd/3rd Fridays Time: 4:30-6pm
Rites of Passage Youth Development Girls Club Meetings
Mi-Lola—Miami Interna-
tional Latinas Organizing
Leadership and Advocacy,
3rd year partnership
IT Women—Information Technol-
ogy, 3rd year
partnership
9 yr partnership
Thank you for re-funding
Rites of Passage for
2012-2013
The Rites of Passage Program is generously
funded by The Children’s Trust. The Chil-
dren’s Trust is a dedicated source of fund-
ing created by voter referendum in 2002 to
improve the lives of children and families in
Miami-Dade County by making strategic
investments in their future – because all
children are our children.
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