Student Voice

Student Voice: Camden City with Grants for “Broken Windows”

One of the big themes of my work is the way that neighborhoods reinterpret Broken Windows Theory to be about fixing the windows, not punishing the window breaker. Camden City is offering neighborhoods $250 to work on these types of projects. Neat program. Here are the details from Marcus Biddle’s Camden Writes project:  With at least 10 … Continue reading Student Voice: Camden City with Grants for “Broken Windows”…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Student Voice.

Student Voice: It’s the Little Things

This guest post is excerpted from Rutgers student Marcus Biddle’s Camden Writes project.  For most residents at Camden’s Northgate II development, there can never be too many community events during the summer. Until recently, it had been years since residents of Northgate II experienced a community barbecue for themselves – something that made a big difference for … Continue reading Student Voice: It’s the Little Things…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Local Knowledge, Student Voice.

Student Voice: It’s About Jobs, Not Practice Facilities

This guest post is excerpted from Rutgers student Marcus Biddle’s Camden Writes project.  Frankly, there’s nothing wrong with the Philadelphia 76ers building a practice facility anywhere. In a perfect world, it would be a fine offer. In reality, Camden doesn’t need more buildings, or sports teams. It needs more jobs. With every development process, and … Continue reading Student Voice: It’s About Jobs, Not Practice Facilities…

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Student Voice: Cherry Hill Remains Intolerant

One of the joys of my job is watching students struggling to reconcile what they learn with their own life experiences. Here, Brian Everett, a Rutgers-Camden student and author of NJ Poverty Reality, writes about growing up in Cherry Hill, and its relationship with Camden:  The reoccurring suburban battle cry has been sounded; “Not in … Continue reading Student Voice: Cherry Hill Remains Intolerant…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Guest Post, Student Voice.

Student Voice: “Homeless not Helpless”

This guest post is authored by Rutgers student Marcus Biddle. Read the whole article at his project, Camden Writes:  Peter Bowser has accepted his reality of living as a homeless individual in America’s most impoverish city, but he refuses to allow his situation of homelessness to put him in a state of helplessness. “I’m not … Continue reading Student Voice: “Homeless not Helpless”…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Guest Post, Local Knowledge, Student Voice.

Camden Students Deserve Rights and Power, not Dialogue

Yesterday, students from Camden’s high schools staged a walk out and marched to the Board of Education building for answers about teacher layoffs and other worries with the new direction the Camden School District is taking. There is great coverage from the Inquirer and the Courier-Post, on issues such as suspensions (after rumors that students … Continue reading Camden Students Deserve Rights and Power, not Dialogue…

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