Tuesday, June 17th 2014 - 2pm - Members of Free Keen and Stop Free Keene are being interviewed by a national news crew about their ongoing "Chalk War" and "Robin Hooding". They drew pictures for the cameras, but they were removed just minutes later by anti-chalk factions. They were replaced immediately after removal. While I was walking away from the event, one girl standing outside a Mexican restaurant, said, "We know your'e filming us right now." I responded, "Actually, I'm not. Should I be?" I got out my camera and began recording. The girl who commented to me disappeared, as did another boy, James Michael Phillips. He's the man who hospitalized another person for using chalk. They both weren't brave enough to make their comments on camera. One boy, however, taunted, "Nice PURSE! And PINK shorts." When I began recording him, however, he wasn't so courageous. He came up to my camera and twice tried to grab it from me, but he was too slow. I look forward to one day living in a world where adults can walk down the street without being harassed for the clothing they wear or the purses they carry. I will model adult behavior for those who missed the lesson during their upbringing. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5X6-jIWdqs

January 23, 2014 - About 30 people gathered today at the intersection of Broad & Girard streets in Philadelphia, PA to demand justice for Darrin Manning. Darrin is a 16-year-old straight-A student at a charter school. On his way to practice for his championship basketball team, Darrin was stopped by employees of the Philadelphia Police Department for an invasive procedure euphemistically called "Stop & Frisk." This is a process by which a person who is not suspected of committing a crime is detained by a police employee to have his body and possessions searched without a warrant. Though his teammates ran from the police and escaped detention and arrest, Darrin calmly and politely allowed himself to be searched, knowing that he had done nothing wrong. A female officer, who has not yet been named, pulled on Darrin's testicles so hard that she ruptured them, jeopardizing the 16-year-old's ability to have children in the future and preventing him from walking correctly. Members of Darrin's community are demanding justice and an end to "Stop & Frisk." ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWgih3VSlpI