We have a busy few weeks ahead of us. As we close on Election Day, we need help making calls all over the City to reluctant voters, and we’ll be planning for what happens if Trump decides not to accept the will of the people. We’ve teamed up with The Voter Project to hire and...
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This week we will be conducting the first in a series of workshops on “How City Council Works.” We offer many opportunities to make phone calls to voters in Philly to be sure they know how to vote in this vitally important election, and we will fill you in on how you can facilitate in-person voting...
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Today is Patriot’s Day. It falls on the anniversary of a horrific event in our nation’s history – the attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans. It also provides us an opportunity to reflect on what it actually means to be a patriot. For some “patriotism” has been conflated with nativism, as reflected...
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Election is 60 Days Away: Sign Up for a Shift on the Phones We are 60 days away from Election Day and our need to reach out to our neighbors to get their commitment to vote continues to mount. We must win this election in a big way, so that you-know-who’s cries of “fraud” are...
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This week we invite you to join our Town Hall on the need for a public bank for the City of Philadelphia; we ask for your help to remind our neighbors of the importance of getting their ballots early; and we make a plea for funding to help us continue our work as we begin...
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Coming this week, are a wide array of events including a Panel on Voter Engagement with former Mayor Wilson Goode, a Community Policing Teach-In, a City Budget Workshop, a Public Bank Town Hall, and an opportunity to call on PECO to move to local solar energy. But first, sign up now to take a shift...
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In this week’s newsletter we’ll update you on a report from the Poor People’s Campaign, bring you up to date on the cleanup efforts at the old refinery and, of course, give you an opportunity to talk with voters about the upcoming election. Finally, we’ll be asking you to save some very important dates. Poor...
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This past Saturday, August 1st marked my two year anniversary as the Projects Organizer for Philly Neighborhood Networks. You have been getting newsletters from me for about half that long and I hope they have been entertaining and informative. So, I hope you’ll allow me in this newsletter to speak from my heart. I am...
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We can’t believe it was 15 years ago! In 2004, hundreds of progressive activists organized a huge grass roots turnout in neighborhoods across Philadelphia for the Democratic presidential candidate, John Kerry. With strong support from MoveOn, we kept Pennsylvania “blue” with a massive turnout in Philadelphia even as Kerry lost nationwide. Energized by this experience...
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Whether you vote by mail or in person, please consider the PNN endorsements and recommendations in this primary election which include the candidates and delegates to the Convention, and also the ballot questions. Based on candidates’ questionnaires and interviews, and a super majority vote by our members, PNN endorsed the following slate of candidates in...
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