Comments on: Who teaches Philly’s peacemakers? http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/03/21/where-are-phillys-peacemakers/ Walking the Talk in Philadelphia: A Ministry of the Christian Association at the University of Pennsylvania Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:36:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Deb Dunbar http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/03/21/where-are-phillys-peacemakers/#comment-1129 Deb Dunbar Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:37:29 +0000 http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/03/21/where-are-phillys-peacemakers/#comment-1129 My children attend an almost all white school in the suburbs. There, they learn peer mediation and peaceful problem resolution. Disruptive bevior is not tolerated, nor does it occur with any frequency. They could all tell you the worldviews of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Mahatma Ghandi, and Albert Einstein. They live in a home where they've never witnessed physical violence, and attend a church where these things are discussed regularly. The ironies here are stark. We live in a world divided, a city divided. How can we better share the riches with all? My children attend an almost all white school in the suburbs. There, they learn peer mediation and peaceful problem resolution. Disruptive bevior is not tolerated, nor does it occur with any frequency. They could all tell you the worldviews of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Mahatma Ghandi, and Albert Einstein. They live in a home where they’ve never witnessed physical violence, and attend a church where these things are discussed regularly.

The ironies here are stark. We live in a world divided, a city divided. How can we better share the riches with all?

]]> By: Jeff Draine http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/03/21/where-are-phillys-peacemakers/#comment-1127 Jeff Draine Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:56:50 +0000 http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/03/21/where-are-phillys-peacemakers/#comment-1127 Bev--very good questions. Why does a university like Penn seems so disconnected at times, in spite of the efforts to connect? Efforts include things like the history reviewed here-- http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v53/n26/bench.html. One question I have is to what extent to Penn efforts at reaching out serve as a double edge sword--accentuaing difference as well as attempting to help. Sometimes it seems to be a double edge sword, one that does more to defend Penn than be a part of the community solution. For example, Penn Alexander School is by all accounts a fabulous school for many kids in West Philadelphia. But what about the kids a couple blocks over at the Lea school? Bev–very good questions. Why does a university like Penn seems so disconnected at times, in spite of the efforts to connect? Efforts include things like the history reviewed here– http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v53/n26/bench.html. One question I have is to what extent to Penn efforts at reaching out serve as a double edge sword–accentuaing difference as well as attempting to help. Sometimes it seems to be a double edge sword, one that does more to defend Penn than be a part of the community solution. For example, Penn Alexander School is by all accounts a fabulous school for many kids in West Philadelphia. But what about the kids a couple blocks over at the Lea school?

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