Community Voice

Community Voice: More on Cooper’s Ferry

I wanted to pull up this comment from last week’s post on the State of the City: Tom Knoche*: Good piece, Stephen. Not mentioned, however, is the role that Cooper’s Ferry Partnership plays in the Camden scene. It is the central body of powerful people in our region that works to set the development agenda. It is … Continue reading Community Voice: More on Cooper’s Ferry…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Community Voice, Local Knowledge.

Community Voice: What would a small-business friendly Camden look like?

I pulled these comments from a cross-posting of my post After “investment,” Camden neighborhoods struggle to get their fair share of resources over at Blue Jersey:  Josef: This is all so important to talk about as we head forward with these tax breaks and as these companies move into the city. As much as I love that … Continue reading Community Voice: What would a small-business friendly Camden look like?…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Community Voice, Local Knowledge.

Community Voice: A Former Camden Cop Challenges the Narrative

This guest post, from a former Camden police officer, was passed along to me by the Camden County NAACP. The post is in response to a post by Channel 3 News in Memphis titled “What Memphis can learn from the war on crime in Camden.” Here is Memphis video, followed by the guest post. The Truth Memphis: … Continue reading Community Voice: A Former Camden Cop Challenges the Narrative…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Community Voice.

Community Voice: The Danger of a Single Edu-Story

This post is excerpted from Blue Jersey and is authored by education activist Okaikor who describes herself as a “Wife. Mother. Teacher. Student. Education Advocate. IDEA Organizer for Schools and School Leaders. Passionate.” For a little over ten years, I worked as a teacher in an urban high school in Jersey City, that later became a … Continue reading Community Voice: The Danger of a Single Edu-Story…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Community Voice, education, Guest Post.

Community Voice: Camden has a Long Way to Go with New Police Force

This guest post was authored by Stephen Paur, Jesuit Volunteer, Catholic Partnership Schools, ’13-’14. I have a series of stories coming in based off of yesterday’s post, No, Camden is not the un-Ferguson. I hope to share info from others over the next few days:  I spent a year working in Camden’s Catholic schools and … Continue reading Community Voice: Camden has a Long Way to Go with New Police Force…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Community Voice.

Community Voice: Making a Profit through Non-Profits

I pulled this comment by Joanne Seddon from a recent post on education. As always, I have no way of confirming the identity of commenters:  My concerns for the children of Camden are too many to list in one post. Two that, perhaps you could clear up, are these; When the intent is to provide … Continue reading Community Voice: Making a Profit through Non-Profits…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Community Voice, education.