Earlier this week, I wrote on the challenges of organizing in Camden, and how they were manifesting themselves in the community effort to make corporations coming to the city accountable to community groups. It was a depressing piece — victory by local community groups was hard-fought and long in coming, and when it did come, … Continue reading The Challenges of Organizing in Camden (on Education)…
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I saw a heartbreaking statistic over the weekend: in the latest Camden primaries, turnout was just 3.4% (according to a report by Camden Churches Organized for People). This speaks to a conversation I’ve been having with more and more residents of the city (and activists outside it as well) about the challenges of organizing here. … Continue reading The Challenges of Organizing in Camden (on CBAs)…
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Rutgers-Camden PhD Candidate Rasheda Weaver’s latest includes an invitation to an April 19th conference on Economic Development: 5 Strengths of the City Invincible If you look at the south section of the Camden City Hall building you will see an engraving that states “In a dream I saw a city invincible”. The words were taken … Continue reading 5 Strengths of the City Invincible by Rasheda Weaver…
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I’m particularly pleased to share this guest post by Amy Mallon. I’ve followed Amy’s time here at Rutgers (from Civic Scholars to her graduate work now), and am excited to feature her voice here. She’s also writing on the Black Lives Matter Movement here on campus — there’s been some fantastic events on campus, and … Continue reading Black Lives Matter: A Call to Action on Campus by Amy Mallon…
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I’ll be spending much of my day today at local activist Roy Jones’ Beacons of Light Conference. The conference celebrates the efforts of activists who protested to integrate the Rutgers campuses in the late 60s. There are fantastic panels throughout the day, and the closing Plenary Speaker is Dr. John Carlos whose Black Power salute on the … Continue reading Roy Jones’ Beacons of Light Conference…
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I don’t really know what to say. I’ve always loved these first few days of spring when the sun comes back out, when my students are playing frisbee or whiffleball on the college lawn, and the sun makes things feel possible again. And then this (from my friend April Saul, who titled this post It’s Spring … Continue reading Longing for Healing in the Face of Violence…
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