The Block Gives Back hosts annual Peace & Play Day in Harrowgate
Jesus Caraballo, a Harrowgate resident and parent, learned about the Peace & Play Day event after he noticed…
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Everyday life shouldn’t include gun violence. We must fight for our community.
Editor’s Note: This Voices essay was submitted by a member of Youth United for Change (YUC), a nonprofit…
Gun violence: ‘It’s the same song every night we sing. And yet no one seems to hear a thing.’
Editor’s Note: This poem was submitted by a member of Youth United for Change (YUC), a nonprofit youth…
Campout for Peace: Kensington activist sleeps outside to bring attention to rising gun violence in Philly
Every January since 2013, Rosalind Pichardo pitches a tent, rolls out a sleeping bag, and spends a blistering…
Visual essay: A moment of reflection from a Kensington activist’s campout for people killed by gun violence
From Friday, Jan. 29 to Sunday, Jan. 31, Roz Pichardo camped outside in freezing temperatures to bring awareness…