Who We Are: Founded in 2015 in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, the Philly Children’s Movement is a collective of families and educators talking, playing, learning, and rising up for racial and intersectional justice! The Philly Children’s Movement envisions a world in which all people are liberated, whole, and valued. In working for[…]
“It’s so, so important to see other people like you in books. It’s so important to see pictures and stories about people who you can say ‘hey, I’m like them, that’s awesome! They’re cool, I’m cool, this is amazing,’” Oona, a fiery tween, told the crowd of close to 200 people, as they stood up[…]
PCM has been busy the past two months working in solidarity with a whole host of amazing Philly-based activist organizations to fight Moms for Liberty and their impending “Joyful Warriors” summit. We’ve partnered with old and new friends from ACT-UP, BAR-WE, Philly Family Pride, COLAGE, Bearded Ladies Cabaret, Zinn Education Project, Black Lives Matter at[…]
What’s going on? Maya Angelou. Stan Berenstain. Judy Blume. John Green. Children’s and young adult books by these beloved authors are just a handful of the 1,648 titles banned from schools last year with claims ranging from pornography to making white kids uncomfortable. These are far from arbitrary or isolated incidents– the image of a[…]
On Thursday, May 31, 2018, 7th graders from Henry C. Lea Elementary School marched in their West Philadelphia community against gun violence. The march began at 1:30 pm in front of their school’s beautiful playground. As the students walked, a few younger children from the playground approached the gate to cheer the students on. The students[…]
PCM was invited over to the Henry C. Lea Elementary School, in Walnut Hill on Thursday, May 24th to assist a 7th grade class in making posters and preparing chants for a march that they are planning to have next week. The subject of protest for the class was addressing gun violence in their communities[…]