Aug 6, 2024 · Read the Co-Creating Kensington Reports outlining the planning and implementation process for proven solutions that will work in Kensington with the efforts of all stakeholders. The second report provides recommendations to align proposed or initiated strategies for Kensington with the community’s self-determined priorities and preliminary intervention strategies.

May 17, 2023 · Here’s what else we know about David Oh. HE CREATED A VETERANS TAX CREDIT for employers who hire returning David Oh, Republican candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia.. veterans, authored a bill to increase women’s breastfeeding rights in the workplace, and helped wrangle more money for firefighters.; HIS LEGISLATIVE SUCCESS HAS BEEN LIMITED. For example, some of Oh’s most significant bills ...

Jan 15, 2024 · Martin Luther King Jr.’s genius in later years would be his ability to deliver messages that inspired Black and White listeners alike, messages that made racial justice sound like an imperative for all, messages that crossed lines of theology and geography, that suggested both sides needed to act if the racial divide were ever to be erased without violence.

Join us to celebrate the all-star citizens among us who inspire us to do — and be — better Philadelphians. The 2nd Annual Citizen of the Year Awards Dinner will take place Tuesday, February 25 at the Fitler Club Ballroom, 1 South 24th Street in Center City, Philadelphia.. Our goal at The Citizen is to inspire citizenship, elevate those who embody The …

Nov 14, 2024 · Philadelphia’s shootings spiked during the pandemic, killing more than 500 people annually two years in a row. Now, after two straight years of declines in gun violence, the city is poised to move into a new era: With less than two months left in the year, Philadelphia is on track to have fewer homicides and nonfatal shootings than it did before the pandemic.

Oct 30, 2024 · Mural Arts Philadelphia is the largest public art program in the US. Its mission is to inspire change through participatory public art. You can book a tour in person or virtually and see “ the world’s largest outdoor art gallery.” The Kensington Wellness Initiative is its commitment to sustained investment in a neighborhood that “reflects our city’s diversity, challenges, and ...

Dec 19, 2024 · Learn more about Forman Arts Initiative and the work they do. Mural Arts Philadelphia is the largest public art program in the US.Its mission is to inspire change through participatory public art. You can book a tour in person or virtually and see “the world’s largest outdoor art gallery.” The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is a non-profit dedicated to amplifying the voice of ...

Sep 11, 2024 · Join us on Tuesday, September 17, at the Fitler Club Ballroom starting at 5pm for the launch of the new young adult book by thought leader and bestselling author Rev. Michael Eric Dyson, Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote. One of the most important and least understood true stories of our nation, the fight for representation is an ongoing and epic quest to build the democracy ...

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Dec 19, 2024 · Here's how. One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city.. We hope to do that in our Good Citizenship Toolkit, which includes a host of ways to get involved in Philadelphia — whether you want to contact your City Councilmember about the challenges facing your community, get those ...