About
Can You Make Change? aims to inspire young people to continue creating media with the spirit of change. As we celebrate our first black president, a monumental change in US politics, we continue to ask each American citizen,
Can You Make Change?
How can you preserve this spirit of change beyond the 2008 election? Are you just going to sit back and wait for Obama to make all the changes?
Trevor Parham
Trevor Parham is an artist, educator, and innovator. He is the principal and founder of Eklectyk Creative Media, a media production company dedicated to creating meaningful media and empowering independent artists. Trevor directed/produced the We Need A President music video and wrote/produced the Revolution music video. These music videos have multiple prestigious awards for their ability to inspire change in young people. Trevor also works directly with young people, teaching media production and media literacy to high school students of color in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of the SMASH Academy. His SMASH Video students have created a host of compelling documentaries and PSAs about the experiences they face as underrepresented students of color. With the success of his media classes and the success of the two award-winning Napalm Clique music video projects, Trevor created this website (and the new $25 dollar Obama bill) to continue spreading the spirit of change through media.
Contact Trevor… trevor@eklectyk.com
Unity Lewis
Unity Lewis, also known as Young Precise, began performing, drawing, painting and making sculpture at the early age of three. He started seriously recording music and co-founded the Napalm Clique, a rap group, in L.A. when he was 13. In the Fall of 2000, Unity moved to the Bay Area were he completed his Bachelors degree in Fine Arts at the California College of the Arts, and the teachers credentialing program for single subject art at Mills College. For the last seven years, He has taught in public schools across the Bay Area and on the island of Guam, where the Guam Legislature in 2005 awarded a Resolution for his contribution to students’ lives. He is currently continuing at Mills College for a Masters Degree in Education. The Napalm Clique and Eklektyk Creative Media have been collaborating on art for social change since first meeting in the bay area. In 2008 the two crews joined forces to create the “We Need A President” music video to inspire people to vote for change. Unity conceptualized the Obama 25 dollar bill along with Trevor Parham as an effort to keep the spirit of change and empowerment alive after the elections.