PNN’s mission is to engage, educate and empower our neighbors to make our City a better place to live. Here’s what’s coming up in each of these areas:
Engage: Community Block Party, Back-to-School Celebration
Educate: Do Your Part This Election!
Empower: Stand Up for Affordable Housing, No Arena in Chinatown March
Ready to Do Your Part to Elect Kamala Harris?
Mid-August thru Election Day, in Mt Airy/Germantown
Sign up to canvass in Wards 22 and 59 (and elsewhere) starting mid-August - to talk with voters (particularly, low-turnout) about Kamala Harris' record and plans for the future, the nefarious plans of Trump/Vance and the GOP's Project 2025, and why their vote can make the difference. If Philly has a big turnout, we win Pennsylvania.
If you'd like to help this summer, whether it's buddy canvassing, postcards, voter registration, or make phone calls , please Click Here to let us know.
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PNN Welcomes Nate Holt!
Philly Neighborhood Networks welcome organizer, activist and long-time PNN member Nate Holt to our team. Nate has worked with PNN, State Rep. Liz Fiedler, Seth Anderson Oberman and State Rep. Chris Rabb among others, and he will be reprising his role as Volunteer Outreach Coordinator for this election cycle. Be on the lookout for an email from him asking you to join our activist army to elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz!
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Community Block Party
Friday, August 23, 10AM-3PM, 5500 Pine St.
Come join a fun-filled Community Block Party today, Friday, August 23rd in front of the 18th Police District building. Sponsored by Councilmember Jamie Gauthier and others there will vendors, school supplies, games, a bounce house, food, cotton candy, and a kids zone. Bring the family!
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Back to School Celebration
Saturday, August 24, 2PM-5PM, 1100 Chelten Ave.
Join State Senator Art Haywood and allies at the Lonnie Young Rec Center for a Back to School celebration this Saturday afternoon. Come for the free lunches, community resources and face painting, as well as back-to-school supplies, a D.J., local performances, a science truck and State Police helicopter. It'll be fun!
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Stand Up for Affordable Housing
Thursday, September 5, 10AM, City Hall
Our allies at the Philadelphia Coalition of Affordable Communities will be visiting City Council chambers on their first day back from summer vacation to put our city's money to good use by advocating for affordable housing for those who need it most.
Their goal is to push for passage of legislation that mandates 50% of all federal, state, and local housing dollars be dedicated to households earning 25% of AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) or less (approximately $28,600). Show up at City Hall with a sign in support of affordable housing or just show up to stand up for our fellow citizens.
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No Arena in Chinatown March
Saturday, September 7, 1PM, City Hall
Join our friends from Asian Americans United, Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance and allies on the north side of City Hall for a rally and march. The goal is to keep up the pressure on the mayor and City Council to stop the proposed building of the Sixers arena in the middle of one of the city's oldest immigrant neighborhoods. The monied elite think they can wait us out and that this alliance of neighbors will falter, but we know if we keep pushing we can stop this from happening and save Chinatown. See you there.
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This Week in History
Aug. 23, 1971 - Powell Memorandum. At the urging of Richard Nixon, big Tobacco lawyer Lewis Powell delivered a memorandum that has become the blueprint for the systematic takeover of our government by the monied elite. He was rewarded a few months later by being appointed by Nixon to the US Supreme Court.
Aug. 26, 2016 – Colin Sits Out Anthem. The 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick remained seated during the national anthem in a silent protest of police misconduct against black and brown Americans. Nobody noticed until asked by a reporter during the third game, when he replied, "...this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way," sparking a national controversy over race relations in the U.S. He would later take a knee.
Aug. 28, 1955 – Emmitt Till Murdered. 14-year-old Emmitt Till was brutally murdered by racists in Mississippi for allegedly flirting with a white woman.
Thanks for your activism!
Tim Brown, Organizing Director
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