A huge thank you to Grid Magazine journalist Constance Garcia-Barrio for including PCM in this insightful article. We hope that readers will be encouraged to learn more about anti-racism parenting, and will seek additional educational resources & tools to engage in healthy discussions about race & racism.
We are so excited to be the recipient of a Black-led Organization grant from the Patricia Kind Family Foundation!! This grant will provide PCM with general operating support throughout the 2021-2022 fiscal year!! Thank you to the Patricia Kind Family Foundation team for this awesome award. We are truly grateful!! About Patricia Kind Family Foundation[…]
We would like to thank Bread & Roses for awarding Philly Children’s Movement with a Future Fund grant! We are extremely grateful to be a Future Fund grantee, and we are very excited about the opportunities & resources this grant will provide for future PCM activities & operations!! About Bread & Rose – from www.breadrosesfund.org:[…]
Nicole Fisher (she/her) joined Philly Children’s Movement in Spring 2021 as PCM’s Organizing Director. Nicole is a native Philadelphian, educated at McCall Elementary School, Central High School, Howard University and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Nicole has an extensive background in the visual & performing arts; apparel design for womenswear brands, film & stage; arts[…]
PCM will be Bringin’ the Joy to NW Philly parks & playgrounds throughout the summer! Bring your children for some free art-making fun with activities focused on racial & social justice!!
Please join the Philly Children’s Movement for an hour of storytelling, arts, and activism! January 18 (MLK Day) from 11-noon. The interactive family event will be hosted on zoom and broadcast on FB live. Registration is required. Please click here to register.
No words. There are no words to describe the power and sheer numbers of families who took time to talk with the children, their neighbors, and their loved ones about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Black Lives Matter, the protests, the uprising, police brutality and racial justice. Play is the language of childhood. These[…]
First of all, we hope you and your loved ones are safe, healthy, and doing ok. We know that there is a lot weighing heavily on our hearts and minds. Parenting in the midst of a pandemic is very challenging in its own right, yet it continues to bring injustice and inequity out into the[…]
When the pandemic hit, we were all thrown into survival mode. How to get groceries, how to do school, how to stay safe amidst an invisible threat. It was constant. It was stressful, and it was scary. It still is. With our children’s lives disrupted and so many joyful activities put on hold, the Philly[…]
PCM celebrated its 5th birthday in style! With core families, PCM friends, and the always amazing band, Mixed People- it was a night! And of course… there was a birthday cake! As we set our intentions for the next five years, it was good to take a moment to honor and celebrate the origins of[…]