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WEBAutomatic Voter Registration for Returning Citizens. Local social justice advocates and a University City state rep want to follow Michigan’s lead and register people convicted of felonies upon release from — or during — incarceration. …
Bobbing and Weaving Through A Minefield - The Philadelphia …
WEBJul 19, 2016 · Bobbing and Weaving Through A Minefield. Filmmaker El Sawyer has gone from from prisoner to presidential advisor with one goal: Helping ex-inmates make it on the outside. When El Sawyer was 17 years old, he was sentenced to 8 years in Graterford prison for a drug-related shooting. At night, he lay awake in his cell, in fear of a …
How Lisa Deeley Saved Democracy - The Philadelphia Citizen
WEBNov 12, 2020 · Growing up as the only kid in her grade school class with a single mother, she tagged along with mom everywhere. And, given that, on top of two other jobs, her mom was also the neighborhood committee person, Deeley naturally spent every election at the polling station. “We voted in an old barber shop on Lansing Street and Bustleton Avenue.
15 LGBTQ+ Organizations in Philadelphia to Support
WEBAug 3, 2021 · Here, more than 15 LGBTQ organizations in Philadelphia to support with time, money or maybe even a simple retweet or shoutout post on social media. ACLU Pennsylvania. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Pennsylvania is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the freedom granted to …
Business For Good: Sapient Industries - The Philadelphia Citizen
WEBApr 18, 2019 · The Philly startup provides companies the tools to save energy costs—and preserve the planet. So far, 120,000 building clients have signed on. Sam Parks may have a degree in applied physics from Penn and have just closed a $2 million round of funding—but the brainchild behind Sapient Industries, one …
33 Beautiful Spots for Outdoor Dining in Philadelphia
WEBSuraya. Suraya. Suraya ‘s beautiful outdoor dining space reflects its Levantine heritage. A 5,000-square-foot, all-white outdoor lounge and garden has Persian ironwood trees, Arabic art, fountains, and a fire pit. Add an egg to your order of man’oushe, and don’t skip pastry. 1528 Frankford Avenue, (215) 302-1900.
How to Start a Voter Registration Drive - The Philadelphia Citizen
WEBIn order to vote in this election, you’ll need to register first — in person, online, or by mail, by April 8. And you might want to help some other people register, too. We talked to local election experts for tips on how to start a voter registration drive in Philadelphia, post-pandemic. Below, what they had to share.
Development for Good: Kensington Corridor Trust - The …
WEBOct 17, 2022 · KCT has spent the last three years developing a purpose-driven land trust model that quite literally puts the control of development into the hands of the neighborhood, enabling residents and businesses along the Kensington Corridor to decide how the community evolves. “KCT really has an opportunity …
28 amazing Black Philadelphians who changed the world
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · NATHAN FRANCIS MOSSELL. Physician. (July 27, 1856 – October 27, 1946) Nathan Francis Mossell was a pioneer physician who established the first Black private hospital in Philadelphia, the Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School, that both treated African Americans and trained Black nurses and doctors.
LGBTQ-Owned Shops, Restaurants, More in Philadelphia
WEBJun. 08, 2023. Not long ago, most of the best-known LGBTQ-owned brick-and-mortar businesses operated in and around the Gayborhood. Many still do — thanks, in great part, to Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney, the married owners of seminal shops (Open House, Verde) and restaurants (Barbuzzo, Bud & Marilyn’s, Little Nonna’s, Darling Jack’s ...
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