Van Stone here. You are hearing me say it first and foremost. It's almost impossible that I will win the Democrat Primary for State Rep serving sections of West Philly, North Philly and a tiny area of East Falls Philadelphia.
But hey... what's happening Philly? This is just a whole lot of fun.
More importantly though, there's real history in the 190th District. One such history is my home neighborhood identified as West Park. Affectionately known to so many as West Park Projects.
That being said, the heart of so many Philly neighborhoods, West Park, has become an endangered neighborhood.
As we go over this campaign statement of mine, West Park is in trouble of being demolished, imploded, displaced and most likely another forgotten part of Philadelphia history and Black Philadelphians.
Wait, that's not correct. Both White and Black Philadelphians grew up all together as family-people in West Park.
So, I am going to run my campaign for state rep the only way I naturally know how. Like a rebel with a cause. Like a renegade with passion. Like an anti-hero that I am.
We who come from the projects aren't supposed to be something good. And yet, just look at me... Here I am running for a top political seat that could actually make a positive over negative difference in Philly history.
I am going to tell the story of West Park in parts.
And I don't really care if folks don't like to see long writing here or most places on digital-online-media.
So, here we go! Let's all understand a little bit about me and why I am who I am today. I give credit where credit is due.
If it wasn't for the West Park Projects, I know my life wouldn't be what it is. Exceptional. Rebel-like, Renegade-like and Anti-like.
Oh, and the photo that I post with the story of West Park won't really have anything to do with West Park or even my political campaign. Visual arts is just my thing. That's what I do. Be myself at all times.
In addition to my work for a better Philadelphia I have launched several speak up campaigns against actions that hinder good relationships progress between citizens and cops.
A few such actions that have hindered good relationship between families and law enforcement in the City of Philadelphia as well as the Pennsylvania state are the uses of police for the stop and frisk policy, the uses of the Office of the District Attorney for child support enforcers, the municipal court judges uses of sheriffs and local police officers for enforcement because of parole violations, and the family court judges uses of sheriffs for enforcement because of non-child support payment.
In addition to developing these campaigns to help make a better Philadelphia I worked for improving other causes, particularly 1988 through 2019. Helping people to learn to cope with the tragic loss of a love has been another one of my specialties.
Getting involved in loss management has been dear to me especially so, due to my own personal experience coping with the tragic loss of love ones.
I can remember the loss experiences.
I was very young when some of them happened. Because a loss is an unfortunate thing that happens, any place, any time, many of them just so happened to had occurred wherein, I grew up.
West Park Projects.
