What's the Story
Philadelphia Partnership for Peace
So, what's the story about violence in Philadelphia? is the Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia's contribution to the Philadelphia Partnership for Peace, a two-year initiative to combat youth violence, headed by the Free Library of Philadelphia. Installed as kiosks, the learning tool in this exhibition is displayed at five library branches through 2008:
Widener Library, 2808 West Lehigh Avenue
Wyoming Library, 231 East Wyoming Avenue
Wynnefield Library, 325 Overbrook Avenue
Paschalville Library, 6942 Woodland Avenue
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library, 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway
Another partner, the House of UMOJA, based in West Philadelphia, created the docudrama, "A Place to Go Home," that is shown in the exhibition room daily. The film, produced by Strong Majic Film productions, traces the House of UMOJA's nonviolence initiatives. It may also be seen at the branch libraries listed above.
A fourth partner, kids corner of WXPN-FM 88.5 radio station, produced "16 Keepers of the Culture", stories about peace and non-violence. A complete listing of all Partnership for Peace programs is listed on the Web site:
http://kidscorner.org/peace.
Sponsored by: Partnership for a Nation of Learners, a Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services Leadership Initiative.
