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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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