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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On Saturday, April 25th at 3 PM, Philly Neighborhood Networks will be holding its second Zoom Town Hall, this time on the question: “What’s So Important about Voting in the Spring Primary?” Talk with City Commissioner Lisa Deeley on the Latest on Vote-by-Mail, then chat with Endorsed Candidates Nina Ahmad and Supreme Dow and a...
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While the PA primary may be delayed, we know that it will occur sometime this year. We should be ready to elect transformative officials at every level that will put people first, not the big corporations, and we should insist that voting will be safe, secure, and as accessible as possible. RESULTS OF ENDORSEMENT POLL FOR...
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Progressives scored historic victories in the 2019 General Election for local candidates in both Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. Philly Neighborhood Networks deployed scores of volunteers who canvassed and Got Out the Vote for our endorsed candidates. Those votes were vital to vaulting Kendra Brooks into a minority seat on City Council- the first time an independent...
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We have a chance for real change in City Hall. The Republicans who, by default, always get elected to those two City Council minority party seats, are facing their first real challenge in a long time – by two local progressives, Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke, candidates from the Working Families Party. Philly Neighborhood Networks endorsed...
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Philly Neighborhood Networks has a plan to increase voter engagement to get our progressive endorsed candidates elected in Nov 2019 and will also put us in a good position to win in the crucial national 2020 Election. It will include us reaching out to voters, finding out what’s important to them and engaging them in the...
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The 2019 primary election demonstrated the growing power of the Party’s progressive wing as Philly Neighborhood Networks-endorsed candidates retained two At-Large Council seats and put up strong challenges in other Council and City Commissioner races while, at the same time, wresting three Common Pleas judgeships from Party control. Note that there were 28 candidates for...
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Philly Neighborhood Networks has endorsed an outstanding group of candidates that have the skills, experience, and vision to reshape city government and change how politics is done for years to come. The Philly NN Campaign, located at 5736 Greene St, Philadelphia 19144, is open and ready to help us elect this great slate of progressive...
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