July 2016 – Peak Johnson

Headlines

My Responsibility Amid A System In Crisis
12 months ago6 months ago
A Journey Is a Person in Itself
1 year ago6 months ago
Put to the Test in a Sometimes Unrecognizable Country
1 year ago6 months ago
Reimagining safety in Philly’s communities
3 years ago3 years ago
Philadelphia Is Fighting Street Violence Through Hospital And Doctor Visits
3 years ago3 years ago
How New Haven’s Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services supports families transitioning to the U.S.
3 years ago3 years ago

Struggling to understand

Peak Johnson8 years ago8 years ago04 mins

I must have watched the video of Alton Sterling’s son cry on the internet five times when it first appeared on my Twitter feed. I could not help but watch it over again, and try to understand what just happened and why. To see Cameron Sterling become the man of the house so suddenly, and…

The Rooms Project: Recovery doesn’t have to be a struggle

Peak Johnson8 years ago8 years ago06 mins

On a humid Tuesday morning in Bucks County, in the surrounding neighborhood, a cul-de-sac setting, the only noise that can be heard is a water fountain from across the street. A backpack slung over her shoulder and a folding chair in one hand, Jillian Bauer, creator of The Rooms Project, walks up the stairs of…