Philly Children’s March continued to support the work of Philadelphia public school students throughout the spring of 2016. After a powerful march in their own neighborhood, Samuel Powel Elementary’s 4th grade students wanted to keep marching against gun violence. As part of their work with teachers Joe Alberti and Chris Power, Need in Deed, and CeasefirePA,[…]
We are 2-0 thrive (Rm. 205), and we are marching against gun violence and we need your help when we go to Harrisburg. We need to change the law because children and adults and cops are getting killed from guns all around the world. This needs to stop because we need a safe environment for[…]
“I am a huge XMen fan. Storm is the reason I got into comic books, and that’s where the biggest geekgirl part of me lies. Even though they have superpowers, it’s still a very human story because their superpowers don’t take away their humanity.” That’s how Ariell Johnson fielded a question from a young[…]
i Am YElloW i have arrived in this world like a clump of Yellow pollen melting inside plastic flower-hearts a.w.a.i.t.i.n.g. the feed of honeybees risin’ and fallin’ with the echoing laughs of God i know the grueling sensation of losing yourself i have spread out my veins and straggled my desires until they have streamed[…]
Philly Children’s March had the enormous honor of meeting with BOTH fourth grade classes at Powel Elementary! These young students are working with Need in Deed to address the issue of gun violence in their community. I was invited to talk with them about people I know personally who have been lost to gun violence,[…]
What does our Mayor need to know about kids in Philadelphia? How can Dr. King’s words help guide us today? These are the questions that children were answering as they were invited to write letters to Philadelphia’s newly elected Mayor Kenney. Philly Children’s March, along with many other families, enjoyed the Woodmere Art Museum’s “We Speak:[…]
From Newsworks: Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill hosted its first-ever Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Festival in honor of the civil rights leader whose legacy continues to inspire the fight for equality. More than 550 families came out to enjoy making crafts, hear stories and poems, view art and even dance in honor of[…]
“How do I talk about race with my children?” That’s what Charisse Moses wonders as she watches the news with her two sons every night. “I have to create a world where they can live,” Moses said. The Mt. Airy native isn’t alone. Many mothers and fathers in the community have struggled with finding[…]
If your family has walked or driven through certain parts of Northwest Philadelphia lately, you or your children might have seen signs supporting the #BlackLivesMatter movement. This may feel somewhat redundant in a community like Mt. Airy, which prides itself on being a welcoming and multiracial community. Mt. Airy is indeed such a community, with[…]
Thank you to Nia Eubanks Dixon for inspiring us at the end of our October family gathering to keep the work in our hearts. Video Credit: Jeannine Cook