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Testimonials

Ysaye Barnwell

Ysaye Barnwell’s Testimonial

by paul April 24, 2010

“I think City at Peace is a fabulous program. When I see an organization or program that really pushes young people to communicate, explore their values, explore their creativity, that can’t be wrong. There can’t be anything bad about that. Young people get challenged in a lot of positive ways in City at Peace. They [...]

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Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde Thurston’s Testimonial

by ali March 6, 2010

I used to be able to eat on the stoop of my house in Mt. Pleasant, and then I couldn’t because people were being beat up and shot. I ended up at Sidwell Friends in seventh grade and shifted environments dramatically. Being around Sidwell kids, I always felt a bit removed. Of about 100 kids [...]

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Mary Grace Rook’s Testimonial

by ali March 1, 2010

“Those of us in Family Court are only seeing folks from skewed lenses—the neglect system or the juvenile justice system. Seeing the City at Peace kids perform every year at our conference help judges see what it’s really like for kids. It’s had a very positive effect on judges because they see [young people] as [...]

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