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COVID-19

COVID-19: Pandemic’s Impact on Domestic Violence is Difficult to Discern

August 17, 2020Grace Grenier

The shutdown and social distancing are preventing accurate tracing of domestic abuse cases in Philadelphia, but service providers continue to reach out to survivors.

Education

Fishtown: ‘Men Can’ Campaign Issues Invitation to Join Effort to End Domestic Violence

November 22, 2016Shealyn M Kilroy

Based in Fishtown’s non-profit organization Lutheran Settlement House, the Men Can (Prevent Family Violence) Campaign is an initiative to address domestic violence throughout Philadelphia. By providing education, garnering attention and taking new approaches, Men Can is

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: Get Lucid Fuses Art With Activism

November 3, 2014

There is a party going on in Philadelphia that is unlike any other. Get Lucid, the self-proclaimed activist dance party, is a unique blend of musicians, writers, visual artists and performers that gather together in

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