Saving Chinatown’s Legacy: Ginger Arts Center’s Recent Win
Ginger Arts Center joins the broader Philadelphia community in celebrating the abandonment of a proposal that threatened to displace people of color and working class people of Chinatown.
Ending Racism Action Reports
Every day, groups and individuals work to bring an end to racism. “Ending Racism Action Reports” provides in-depth articles on some of these activities. We hope that these stories will inspire you.
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A “Collective Climb” to Restorative Justice and Healing in Philadelphia
Collective Climb exists to cultivate Black joy, security, and freedom through community-based implementations of restorative justice. Mckayla Warwick, the Executive Director and one of the co-founders of Collective Climb, shares a glimpse into the non-profit organization’s past and future aims.
Philly’s Youth Unite at Ginger Arts to Preserve Chinatown’s Legacy
Inspired by a legacy of resistance, and recognizing the increasing need for third spaces – communal gathering spaces – for youth in their city, young people in Philadelphia's Chinatown have opened the Ginger Arts Center, a community youth and arts center. They share the story of their founding and work thus far.
Discomfort Is a Part of Progress
Timethius Terrell, a young Black man, shares the story of the founding of Divulge Alliance, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to teach teenagers and young adults to practice healthy allyship early in their professional and cognitive development, with the goal of creating a more harmonious society.
Three Reflections on a “Heeding King’s Call” Event
Ken Bedell reflects on the importance of taking seriously Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s entire program for fixing America. The fix includes economic and political equity and justice, nonviolence and ending militarism, and creating a society based on beloved community.
L-Club Provides Opportunities and Space for Choices
Pam Kidd, who founded the L-Club with her husband, David, describes it as a monthly gathering of progressive people who learn about and discuss issues. She likes to think of the process as providing opportunities for club members to get the knowledge they need and make their own choices on how to respond. For a totally volunteer group with very little formal infrastructure and a nearly nonexistent budget, it is remarkably successful.
Bringing Light to the Hidden History of Arlington House
A joint resolution to change the name of a National Park Service site in Arlington, Virginia, was presented to Congress on June 21, 2023. Sponsored by Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr. (D-VA) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), the legislation seeks to redesignate “Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial” to “Arlington House National Historic Site.”