One World One Heart UCEPP

In 2003 UCEPP conceived for Para Los Ninois a childcare facility in skid row to inform a homeless population that there are children here using the creation of a mural showing the children on the other sided of the wall the drug addicts & homeless moved all there nightly operations away from the school grounds: “One World One Heart” I am honored to have been a part of this effort some seven years ago.

What I See Can Be Me Muralist and painter Flo Hawkins

                         Flo Hawkins did orginal painting on this wall back in 1993

The Berlin Wall of Skid Row

The Berlin Wall of Skid Row

Today we interview and film long time Skidrowdian & Singer Robin Wartell AKA “Jukebox” as he shares the drama, pain, death, drugs and recovery that took place at the Berlin Wall(What I See Can Be Me) on any given day.

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Today we interviewed SkidRowdian Murphy, Skid Row Poet Twin, & DLANC member General Jeff

Today we interviewed SkidRowdian Murphy, Skid Row Poet Twin, & DLANC member General Jeff (Mayor of Skid Row) as to how impactive and historically significant the mural Murphy refers to as the “Berlin Wall” (as it was called in his era), known today as “What I See Can

on 5th & Town In Skid Row has been to the thousands of persons over the last three decades.



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What I see can be me interview #6 -streets of skid row

Last week we had a chance to interview Skid Row resident and artist Gary Brown about his experience and memories about the 5th Street Mural more commonly known as” What I See Can Be Me" During the shoot a street person out of no where ran through our shoot area pulling down tripod, camera while picking up speed shouting wildly, The End of The World, The End of The Word, through the grace of God I instinctively reached out as it was happening to cradle my camera at the last possible moment all seemingly happing in slow motion; yes there are many persons walking the streets of skid row who are mentally challenged, they must never be harmed. We shall continue or coverage of the 5^th Street Mural. Gary shared his experiences as a homeless man living just off the corner back in the 90’s.

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5th Street Mural Documentary Project is Under Way 2010

The 5th Street Mural is named "What I See Can Be Me" located in downtown Los Angeles's Skid Row. The Mural is a wealth of history, pride, pain, death and recovery from homelessness to hopelessness to God by Michael Blaze of Skid Row Films.