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- Name:
- M. Martinez
- City:
- Philadelphia Via Rio Piedras
- Current occupation:
- Academic Program Director
- About Me:
- This is one character out of many in the script. I feel closest to this character.
- Tag causes (the causes or issues you are most passionate about):
- Civil Rights Issues, Cultural Preservation, Economic & Community Development, Education, Human Rights Issues, Literacy, Media Ownership, Mentoring, Music as an Agent for Social Change, Political Action, Prison Reform, Professional Development, Social Justice, Urban Redevelopment, Youth Development, Youth Violence Intervention
- Project or initiative you have started or would love to start:
- Cultural Arts and Resource Center; Literature; Performing Arts; Underground Vigilante Group...
- What skills and resources do you currently have for your initiative? What are the current needs for your initiative?
- Curently employed within Non-Profit Organization with training resources; greatly connected with highly skilled people with the same goals; 7 years experience in cultural enrichment training and education, Cultural performing arts; song writing and Literacy, and project managing; professional development and leadership. Have access to schools, and art materials, etc.
Need more insight on business and project building.
- What kind of change do you hope to create in your community or in the world? Why are you passionate about this? How has your personal story led you to this passion?
- I hope to strengthen my community with history/cultural education through arts, enrichment, literacy, leadership building and professional development and godd ol' tough love.
I am passionate about it just because. After much thought, there is no concise explanation (yet) as to why my passion is so strong.
- Additional Comments/Favorite Quote/Favorite Album/Other:
- "Most men see things the way they are and ask, 'why?' I dream of things that never were and ask, 'why not?'"
M. Martinez's Blog
The Fight II
I want to continue writing.
But the focus gets lost in the battle against evil- a battle I should not be fighting.
I'm just a writer. Still, I always feel compelled to fight. Why?
Why not just write?
Posted on June 10, 2008 at 10:34pm —
The Fight
Today I broke two fights up.
As I broke up the first fight, the teen apologized to me yet continued to persue the other teen.
During the second fight, I was accidentally struck in the eye. When the student realized the I was hit, the student began to cry.
Deep. The sense of responsiblity is there. Still, the fight continues.
Posted on January 17, 2008 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment
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