Center City
City Hall: Police Commissioner, Survivors of Gun Violence Testify Before City Council
The committee focused on the accounts of survivors of gun violence and the loved ones of homicide victims. […]
Gun Violence
Government
Mill Creek: City Council Public Safety Committee Hears Testimony On Gun Violence
Community organizers testified about gun violence prevention programs […]
Center City
City Hall: City Council Highlights for Feb. 13, 2020
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
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
The Public Safety Committee advanced legislation allowing weapons to be removed from those who pose a threat and bans weapons at city recreation facilities.
Center City
City Hall: City Council Highlights for Sept. 26, 2019
Supporters of Bill 180936 hold signs as City Council passes the anti-lead ordinance. […]
Arts and Entertainment
Art Museum: Protestors Gather Against Gun Violence
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
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
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
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 […]