Most of us who live in Philadelphia have heard about recent gatherings of young people being referred to as “flash mobs”. This term is being given to events as disparate as high-schoolers getting into an argument and fighting inside a Macy’s to a few thousand youth getting [...]
The following are thoughts from Michael Johnson, a friend and fellow member of Circle of Hope.
When growing up in North Philadelphia, I was so used to hearing gunshots that I didn’t even notice them most of the time. I just thought gun violence was a part of life and something we couldn’t do anything about. [...]
There is a long history of non-violent resistance in Palestine as well as in Israel. These movements rarely get the same media coverage as suicide bombers and tanks destroying houses. Recent participation in non-violent direct action by Fatah political leadership comes at a time of frustration and a loss of hope in violence and politics, [...]
The following are thoughts from Zack Jackson, our friend and fellow member of Circle of Hope, about the vigil on Good Friday.
A couple of years ago, in the front of my journal I wrote the words, “Jesus ate with the wrong people. Would Jesus have eaten with me?” Every time I open that journal before [...]
On Good Friday, Circle of Hope met with many other people from across the city to remember the death of Jesus, what it means for our lives in 2010, and to mourn the deaths of people in [...]