South Paxton Street Neighbors Celebrate Community Wall
October 23, 2015
Valerie Gay (ACG '14) and the neighbors of the 900 block of South Paxon Street in South West Philadelphia celebrated the completion of their Community Wall on this October. Valarie, alongside fellow community members of all ages, worked for seven months to gather donated pottery, mirror and glass from the neighborhood and install them as a mosaic wall. This project, entitled R.O.W. H.O.M.e (Reclaim our Wall: Helping Ourselves Modify), serves as a historical record of the community. By bringing together neighbors to beautify a wall that formerly divided her community, Valarie says that the project has helped make people feel heard.
