On September 9, twenty-two of this year’s twenty-three volunteers arrived in Philadelphia for 10 days of orientation, before heading off to their projects in nine cities across the Northeast and Midwest.
"Summer Camps" - or as they are known in German, "Sommerlager" - are a very special program of ARSP. They provide a unique opportunity for people to travel and connect with each other while at the same time doing good in the world in a tangible, visible way..
Do different philosophies about integrating immigrants into society have a meaningful effect on how practitioners - those who work directly with immigrant youth - view and do their jobs?
Yom Kippur is the Jewish “Day of Atonement.” So it was an appropriate day for ARSP to participate in a panel discussion hosted by the Germantown Jewish Center in Philadelphia entitled, “Lessons from the Holocaust: the View of the Third Generation.”
Action Reconciliation Service for Peace 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 phone: (+1) 215-241-7249 fax: (+1) 215-241-7252 email: info@actionreconciliation.org
