Tag: Philadelphia
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175th Anniversary of the Burning of Pennsylvania Hall
By Chris Densmore, Curator of the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College May 14 was the 175th Anniversary of the 1838 opening of Pennsylvania Hall in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Hall was dedicated to “liberty and the rights of man.” Over the next three days the Hall hosted meetings of the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women, the…
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Granny Peace Brigade sings at dedication of Philadelphia mural
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection holds the files of Granny Peace Brigade, who sung at the recent dedication of a Philadelphia mural honoring the poet Sonia Sanchez. The mural is titled “Peace is a Haiku.”
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GunCrisis.org: Seeking Solutions to Gun Violence in Philadelphia with Digital Journalism
A public lecture sponsored by our friends at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility “GunCrisis.org: Seeking Solutions to Gun Violence in Philadelphia with Digital Journalism” Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 4:30-5:30 p.m. Scheuer Room Swarthmore College Maps and Directions Download a flyer Jim MacMillan Former Journalist-in-Residence for War News Radio and Manager of Media…
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Peace Studies and Action Course Partners with GunCrisis.org
From the Daily Gazette By Cristina Abellan-Matamoros January 31, 2013 Professor Lee Smithey’s class, Peace Studies and Action, is partnering this semester with GunCrisis.org, which aims to provide a hard look at the gun violence situation in Philadelphia and innovative solutions to it. “I think the College as a Philly neighbor, so to speak, can be a…
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International Day of Peace this week
I just wanted to draw everyone’s attention to the fact that this Friday, Sept. 21 is International Peace Day. Checkout http://www.peacedayphilly.org/ The United Nations unanimously voted to establish the International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) in 1981. Peace Day was given the fixed calendar date of September 21 by a second unanimous UN resolution in…