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Sanctuary Cities and the Straight Jacket of being Camden’s Mayor

Everywhere you look, immigration is in the news. It’s at the center of the Trump rise. It’s at the center of the government shutdown. And it’s certainly on the mind of local immigrant activists. Last Thursday, immigration advocates and progressives protested the slow-moving Camden County Freeholders, who had buried requests to publicly embrace both a Fair … Continue reading Sanctuary Cities and the Straight Jacket of being Camden’s Mayor…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Local Knowledge.

Progressivism in CD2 by Jared Hunter

Yesterday I got the chance to go to a congressional forum hosted by the South Jersey Progressive Women for Change and Action United – both two very impressive and awesome progressive groups in New Jersey.  I think that I have been seeing a strong swell from the progressive movement, specifically throughout South Jersey lately and … Continue reading Progressivism in CD2 by Jared Hunter…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Local Knowledge.

Some Urban Thoughts on Rural Progressivism

One of the lessons of living, working and studying in Camden, NJ is how interrelated urban and regional issues are. There’s simply no way to understand issues in Camden — such as the racial and environmental justice issues surrounding the methadone clinic, or affordable housing, or the ways concentrated poverty affects school funding — without … Continue reading Some Urban Thoughts on Rural Progressivism…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Local Knowledge.

Marathon Methadone Meeting Ends with Approval

I didn’t have a chance to make it to the Planning Board Meeting last night — which lasted hours and featured a final vote approving variance changes for the methadone clinic. The variances were approved on the condition of the creation of a community advisory board (along with minor changes to security and the bus … Continue reading Marathon Methadone Meeting Ends with Approval…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Local Knowledge.