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Center City

City Hall: Police Commissioner, Survivors of Gun Violence Testify Before City Council

March 16, 2020 Marissa Howe 0

The committee focused on the accounts of survivors of gun violence and the loved ones of homicide victims. […]

Several hundred people sit in the pews in a church. Two people are seated at a table in the front of the church, and one of them is speaking into a microphone.
Government

Mill Creek: City Council Public Safety Committee Hears Testimony On Gun Violence

February 25, 2020 Marissa Howe 0

Community organizers testified about gun violence prevention programs […]

Center City

City Hall: City Council Highlights for Feb. 13, 2020

February 19, 2020 Lawrence McGlynn 0

Philadelphia City Council proposed a resolution pertaining to the future use of the oil refinery site, addressed the possible closure of another area hospital, and held hearings regarding gun violence during the week of Feb. […]

Center City

City Hall: City Council Highlights for Jan. 23, 2020

January 31, 2020 Lawrence McGlynn 0

City Council is poised to take action on gun violence, including possible legal action against the Commonwealth.
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Center City

City Hall: Council Committee Approves Gun Violence Measures

November 9, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn 0

The Public Safety Committee advanced legislation allowing weapons to be removed from those who pose a threat and bans weapons at city recreation facilities.

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Center City

City Hall: City Council Highlights for Sept. 26, 2019

September 30, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn 0

Supporters of Bill 180936 hold signs as City Council passes the anti-lead ordinance. […]

Arts and Entertainment

Art Museum: Protestors Gather Against Gun Violence

June 24, 2019 Andrea Malizia 0

Overcast skies loomed above the Philadelphia Art Museum on Wednesday, May 29. A crowd holding posters and pictures flooded the museum steps. People hugged and shook hands, cheering as speakers called for an end to […]

Northwest Philadelphia

Roxborough: Older Residents Stay Active with Protest Organization

April 30, 2018 William Brown 0

The phrase “staying active” has taken on a new meaning for residents of the Cathedral Village Retirement Community in Roxborough and it’s political. The retirees formed the activists group Indivisible Village in January 2017 for residents there […]

North Philadelphia

North Philadelphia: Colwin Williams Goes From Prison to Protector of City’s At Risk Youth

March 5, 2018 Roberts Jennifer and Christie Julie 2

Colwin Williams first began getting in trouble in school, fighting in order to appear tough. As he got older, the trouble continued. He got caught up in drugs and by his early 20s, Williams had […]

Sharswood

Sharswood: After Loss, Father Gives Back to Neighborhood Children

October 24, 2017 Emily Scott and Michaela Winberg 0

On the same Sharswood block where Greg Bullock was born, grew up and lived for nearly 50 years, he found himself standing in a pool of his son’s blood. Bullock’s son, Devin, was 17 years […]

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