CJI Collaborators will present an action-oriented, climate-justice themed workshop at the site of the mural. Workshops will take place on the second Thursday of each month in November 2023, January 2024, and February 2024. Exact workshop details TBA - watch this space!

This event occurs at the same time as NextFab’s “Second Thursday” mixer and maker-space event, including a “Repair Fair” hosted by the Philly Fixers Guild. For more information about Second Thursdays at NextFab, visit https://nextfab.com/event/second-thursday-at-nextfab-repair-fair-2023-11-09/

CJI Collaborators will present an action-oriented, climate-justice themed workshop at the site of the mural. Workshops will take place on the second Thursday of each month in November 2023, January 2024, and February 2024. Exact workshop details TBA - watch this space!

This event occurs at the same time as NextFab’s “Second Thursday” mixer and maker-space event, including a “Repair Fair” hosted by the Philly Fixers Guild. For more information about Second Thursdays at NextFab, visit https://nextfab.com/event/second-thursday-at-nextfab-repair-fair-2023-11-09/

CJI Collaborators will present an action-oriented, climate-justice themed workshop at the site of the mural. Workshops will take place on the second Thursday of each month in November 2023, January 2024, and February 2024. Exact workshop details TBA - watch this space!

This event occurs at the same time as NextFab’s “Second Thursday” mixer and maker-space event, including a “Repair Fair” hosted by the Philly Fixers Guild. For more information about Second Thursdays at NextFab, visit https://nextfab.com/event/second-thursday-at-nextfab-repair-fair-2023-11-09/

After a long, hot summer of painting, our 400-foot-long mural is finally ready to be shared with the public! Please come join us at 1800 N. American St on Saturday, October 7 from 4-5:30 pm to celebrate this mural’s unveiling. In addition to seeing the full mural and hearing from collaborators who were involved in the project, we will share information about upcoming workshops taking place at the site of the mural throughout the winter of 2023-24.

This event occurs at the same time as Art for the Cash Poor: https://www.inliquid.org/aftcp. The 23rd annual installment of InLiquid’s Art for the Cash Poor is a Philly-centric affordable art fair – a free and public art sale directly benefiting local artists and craftspeople. All artwork is sold for $250 or less.

RAIN DATE: Sunday, October 8.

The Shakamaxon Powwow is an annual event hosted by the Native American House Alliance that celebrates the Lenape culture and heritage. Attendees can witness traditional dances, songs, and storytelling during the event. Additionally, there will be vendors selling handmade crafts and food. The event is free to the public; donations are welcome upon entry or online: nativeamericanhousealliance.org/donate.

The powwow is a great opportunity for people to learn about the Lenape culture and traditions. It is a family-friendly event that welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds. Quakers, in particular, are encouraged to remember and renew the 1682 Amity Agreement, a pledge of mutual aid and friendship that the Lenape (meaning “the people”) view as in effect and unbroken.

Native American House Alliance presents Pow-Wow at Shackamaxon

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Sunday, September 17, 12 noon - 5 pm

Doors open at 10 am

Vendor setup 8 am. (Vendors wanted! Contact NAHA @ 267-348-9393)

1301 N. Beach Street

Philadelphia, PA 19125

Grand Entry 12 noon

2-Spirit Ceremony 1 pm

Filipino Stick Dancing 2 pm

Historical and Epic Treaty Ceremony with Local Chiefs 3 pm

Honoring Healthcare Workers 4 pm

Free Healthcare Testing sponsored by Penn Medicine - ALL DAY!

Mammograms, colorectal, diabetes, vision, eyeglasses & more!

Host: Red Blanket

MC: Peter Brooks

Arena Director: Chief Urie Ridgeway

Head male dancer: Louis Campbell

Head female dancer: Sparrow Plainbull
Special thanks to sponsors: Penn Treaty Special Services District and the Natural Resources Defense Council

What does Philadelphia's climate future look like? Mural Arts' Climate Justice Initiative (CJI) invites you to help "Paint the Future" at this family-friendly evening of art and activism!

Mural Arts is currently painting a 400-foot-long mural that illustrates the past, present, and future of climate change and climate justice in Lenapehoking (the homelands of the Indigenous Lenape people, including Philadelphia and the Delaware River watershed). On July 13, you can help us paint this mural! (Children are welcome to attend, but must be at least 12 years old to participate in painting.)

While painting, you will also learn about the meaning of mural's imagery from our community of collaborators. Guest speakers from local environmental justice organizations will share their personal stories, describe their work to help end the era of fossil fuels, and invite attendees to take action together. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.

Speakers: Omar Buenaventura (artist and upcycler); Shawmar Pitts (Philly Thrive); Zulene Mayfield (Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living); and Denise Bright-Dove Ashton Dunkley (Master Artisan and Educator of Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape culture).

This event is part of NextFab's Second Thursday series, a monthly open-house style event for the growing community of artists and makers based around 1800 N. American St. For more information about NextFab and their Second Thursday open-house event series, visit https://nextfab.com/event/second-thursday-at-nextfab-repair-fair-2023-06-09/

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Welcome to Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL or “circle”). We are a grassroots community-led organization leading the environmental justice movement for clean air in Chester City and Delaware County since 1992. CRCQL General Meetings are for Chester residents, Delaware County residents, allies & supporters of environmental justice in Chester City and across the region. We welcome newcomers!

CRCQL General Meetings take place every other Thursday. Meetings are hybrid - both online and in-person. Questions? Contact getinvolved@chesterpaej.org.

REGISTER HERE

Join Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL) for our 2nd annual Environmental Justice march!

We are protesting the environmental injustices that have been occurring in this city for far too long. The presence of the trash incinerator, chemical plants, oil refineries, and now the proposed LNG plant have left the community reeling from the effects of pollution. We must stand together to demand justice and a better quality of life for the people of Chester, PA. Let's make our voices heard on April 22nd!

RSVP on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/5540246942751008

Meet at Chester City Hall (1 E 4th St, Chester, PA 19013) at 12:30 pm.w

Join Hunting Park Tree Tenders at Esperanza (4261 N 5th St) for tree planting this Earth Day!

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Join Philly Thrive for Healing the Land and Repairing Harm: A Summit on Philly’s Refinery Redevelopment, an engaging, joyful learning experience & dialogue about how the former PES oil refinery land should be put to new use.

The summit will unite diverse stakeholders -- bringing together residents, elected officials, environmental regulators, city planners, professors, local business owners, and more -- around the largest redevelopment in Philly's history.

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A final schedule will be shared closer to 4/15, but tentative workshops and sessions include:

A Candidate Forum for Philadelphia’s May city council and mayoral primary election

Interactive sessions designed for all types of learners – including a performance of a theater piece developed and produced by local youth, and a neighborhood walk focused on reinvestment

A community lunch with live music where residents can connect with each other, and with our elected officials, local journalists, community organizations, representatives from city and state environmental agencies, and more.

A session for residents to hone the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) terms that meet the most pressing issues facing nearby neighborhoods.

Creative activities for kids, and childcare for our youngest community members

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To keep our community safe -- especially our disabled family and our elders -- all summit attendees will be required to wear a mask. We will have masks/hand sanitizer available for people who need them.

REGISTER HERE

REGISTER HERE

Welcome to Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL or “circle”). We are a grassroots community-led organization leading the environmental justice movement for clean air in Chester City and Delaware County since 1992. CRCQL General Meetings are for Chester residents, Delaware County residents, allies & supporters of environmental justice in Chester City and across the region. We welcome newcomers!

CRCQL General Meetings take place every other Thursday. Meetings are hybrid - both online and in-person. Questions? Contact getinvolved@chesterpaej.org.

REGISTER HERE

Feeling fired up to make development in our city more democratic? Ready for residents to finally have a say in Philly's historic refinery rebirth? Fed up with polluted air and water?

Join Philly Thrive’s monthly orientation to learn more about our organizing to win environmental, economic and racial justice. We need you!

Orientation will be held hybrid in-person at our HQ (1101 S 27th St) and on Zoom! Masks required in our building. The space is wheelchair accessible.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3261301904?pwd=VldOM09BdEQ5enZ4N0V2SDIvWEUvQT09

Meeting ID: 326 130 1904

Passcode: Thrive!

646-558-8656

Meeting ID: 326 130 1904

Password: 5168508

Get your hands dirty with the Iglesias Garden community! Gardening, building, watering and gathering around the fire.

11:30 am - 4 pm: Garden workday

We've been planting seeds and making plans for this upcoming year. Check out our events this month and join us! Our volunteer days this year are every second Saturday 12-4pm. Snacks and tools provided, come hang and help prep the garden and compost for this years' growing season. We'll also be firing pottery this Saturday! And building an outdoor kitchen later this month.

Hemos estado plantando semillas y haciendo planes para este próximo año. ¡Echa un vistazo a nuestros eventos de este mes y únete a nosotros! Nuestros días de voluntariado este año son cada segundo sábado de 12 a 4 pm. Se proporcionan refrigerios y herramientas, venga a pasar el rato y ayude a preparar el jardín y el abono para la temporada de crecimiento de este año. ¡También estaremos cociendo cerámica este sábado! Y construir una cocina exterior a finales de este mes.

REGISTER HERE

Welcome to Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL or “circle”). We are a grassroots community-led organization leading the environmental justice movement for clean air in Chester City and Delaware County since 1992. CRCQL General Meetings are for Chester residents, Delaware County residents, allies & supporters of environmental justice in Chester City and across the region. We welcome newcomers!

CRCQL General Meetings take place every other Thursday. Meetings are hybrid - both online and in-person. Questions? Contact getinvolved@chesterpaej.org.

REGISTER HERE

Register here

Join Philly Thrive and the Alliance for a Just Philadelphia at the 2023 People's Candidate Forum to learn more about the City Council At-Large candidates and how they plan to uphold our community's vision for the city. This Candidate Forum is a part of Every Voice, Every Vote, a collaborative project managed by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Lead support is provided by the William Penn Foundation with additional funding from The Lenfest Institute, Peter and Judy Leone, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Harriet and Larry Weiss, and the Wyncote Foundation, among others. To learn more about the project and view a full list of supporters, visit www.everyvoice-everyvote.org. Editorial content is created independently of the project’s donors.

Register here

¡Un día de labor emocionante para completar nuestra cocina exterior!

Help us build an outdoor kitchen at the Iglesias Garden!

We've been planting seeds and making plans for this upcoming year. Check out our events this month and join us! Our volunteer days this year are every second Saturday 12-4pm. Snacks and tools provided, come hang and help prep the garden and compost for this years' growing season. We'll also be firing pottery this Saturday! And building an outdoor kitchen later this month.

Hemos estado plantando semillas y haciendo planes para este próximo año. ¡Echa un vistazo a nuestros eventos de este mes y únete a nosotros! Nuestros días de voluntariado este año son cada segundo sábado de 12 a 4 pm. Se proporcionan refrigerios y herramientas, venga a pasar el rato y ayude a preparar el jardín y el abono para la temporada de crecimiento de este año. ¡También estaremos cociendo cerámica este sábado! Y construir una cocina exterior a finales de este mes.

REGISTER HERE

Welcome to Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL or “circle”). We are a grassroots community-led organization leading the environmental justice movement for clean air in Chester City and Delaware County since 1992. CRCQL General Meetings are for Chester residents, Delaware County residents, allies & supporters of environmental justice in Chester City and across the region. We welcome newcomers!

CRCQL General Meetings take place every other Thursday. Meetings are hybrid - both online and in-person. Questions? Contact getinvolved@chesterpaej.org.

REGISTER HERE

Get your hands dirty with the Iglesias Garden community! Gardening, building, watering and gathering around the fire.

11:30 am - 4 pm: Garden workday

Lu, one of the most dedicated artist gardeners, will be leading a clay and firing workshop from 1pm - 4 pm.

We've been planting seeds and making plans for this upcoming year. Check out our events this month and join us! Our volunteer days this year are every second Saturday 12-4pm. Snacks and tools provided, come hang and help prep the garden and compost for this years' growing season. We'll also be firing pottery this Saturday! And building an outdoor kitchen later this month.

Hemos estado plantando semillas y haciendo planes para este próximo año. ¡Echa un vistazo a nuestros eventos de este mes y únete a nosotros! Nuestros días de voluntariado este año son cada segundo sábado de 12 a 4 pm. Se proporcionan refrigerios y herramientas, venga a pasar el rato y ayude a preparar el jardín y el abono para la temporada de crecimiento de este año. ¡También estaremos cociendo cerámica este sábado! Y construir una cocina exterior a finales de este mes.

Feeling fired up to make development in our city more democratic? Ready for residents to finally have a say in Philly's historic refinery rebirth? Fed up with polluted air and water?

Join Philly Thrive’s monthly orientation to learn more about our organizing to win environmental, economic and racial justice. We need you!

Orientation will be held hybrid in-person at our HQ (1101 S 27th St) and on Zoom! Masks required in our building. The space is wheelchair accessible.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3261301904?pwd=VldOM09BdEQ5enZ4N0V2SDIvWEUvQT09

Meeting ID: 326 130 1904

Passcode: Thrive!

646-558-8656

Meeting ID: 326 130 1904

Password: 5168508

With “Ya Fav Trashman” Terrill Haigler

We have to make the beautification of Philadelphia a priority. No one deserves to walk past this on the way to work, on the way to school, or at any point of the day. Tuesday, March 7 please join Ya Fav Trashman Terrill Haigler and some volunteers as we go and clean up the spot. Please bring gloves, trash bags, shovels and brooms if you can. Ya Fav Trashman is on a mission to clean Philadelphia one block at a time.

Join the Climate Witness Project for our first ever film screening. In the film we share six stories from the community of Hunting Park.

Hunting Park is a community in Philadelphia shaped by environmental injustices, including fossil fuel infrastructure in their neighborhood, few trees, rising temperatures, and a legacy of disinvestment by local authorities. Yet, Hunting Park, is also a community of hopeful climate action showing North American communities how they can find solutions in their own backyards. Hear stories of Hunting Park's advocacy, collaboration, and hope for a brighter, greener future.

7pm - Doors Open

7:30-8:30pm - Introduction and screening of the film

8:30-9:30pm - Q and A

10pm - Event Concludes

Hear reports from all Philly Thrive circles about campaign events, membership opportunities, mutual aid giveaways, and more!

Movement Assemblies take place on the 4th Tuesday of every month.

Zoom link:

http://us02web.zoom.us/j/3261301904?pwd=VldOM09BdEQ5enZ4N0V2SDIvWEUvQT09

Meeting ID: 326 130 1904

Password: Thrive!

Register here!

Post-Landfill Action Network organizes students on college campuses for zero waste. PLAN's trainings are a great way to connect with like-minded peers, expand your skills in areas of interest, and get more deeply involved with the Zero Waste Movement. These trainings are free to students and staff at our member campuses—and anyone can attend with a sliding scale donation to PLAN’s Movement Building Fund. Each of these sessions incorporates an interactive, discussion-based model where you will be able to ask questions, troubleshoot project challenges related to a specific topic, and learn from the experiences of others. Mark your calendars and register here!

Workshop description: In Session 3, PLAN will cover best practices for the Marketing and Advertising of your campus zero-waste program, including the following components: recruiting volunteers, locations of drop-off donation sites, what is accepted through the program, etc.

REGISTER HERE

CRCQL (Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living) General Meetings are for Chester residents, Delaware County residents, allies & supporters of environmental justice in Chester City and across the region. We welcome newcomers!

CRCQL General Meetings take place every other Thursday on zoom.

REGISTER HERE

Action Planning & Communications Team meets every other Tuesday evening at 6:30pm on Zoom. Please contact getinvolved@chesterresidents.org to be added to the email list for the Action Planning & Communications Team.

Learn about Philly Thrive's guiding principles, our action circles, and the difference between supporters and members. Open to all members and prospective members, no matter how long you have been involved!

Philly Thrive’s new member orientations take place on the second Wednesday of every month.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3261301904?pwd=VldOM09BdEQ5enZ4N0V2SDIvWEUvQT09

Meeting ID: 326 130 1904
Password: Thrive!

(en español abajo)

Become a neighborhood greening hero! (en español abajo). Learn about tree care and planting by participating in a PHS Tree Tenders training this winter.

This eight-hour course offers topics including tree biology, identification, planting, and proper care. You will be joining one of the nation’s oldest, most respected volunteer urban tree-care programs. Tree Tenders are given the tools to plant and nurture trees in their own neighborhoods.

Regionally, there are over 6,000 Tree Tenders from over 100 neighborhoods! Join a group or form your own Tree Tenders group, by attending the training with two neighbors.

Dates: January 18 and 25; February 1 and 8. 6:00-8:00 pm. $36 for Pennsylvania Horticultural Society members; $40 for non-members. Questions? Contact Mindy Maslin at mmaslin@pennhort.org.

¡Conviértete en un héroe de reverdez de barrio! Aprende sobre el cuidado de los árboles y la siembra participando en un entrenamiento de PHS Tree Tenders este otoño.

Este curso de ocho horas ofrece temas como biología de árboles, identificación, siembra y cuidado adecuado. Te unirás a uno de los programas de cuidado de árboles urbanos voluntarios más antiguos y respetados del país. Los Tree Tenders reciben las herramientas para plantar y nutrir árboles en sus propios vecindarios.

A nivel regional, hay más de 6,000 Tree Tenders en más de 100 vecindarios! Unase a un grupo o formar su propio grupo Tree Tenders, asistiendo a la formación con dos vecinos.

Fechas: 18 y 25 de enero; 1 y 8 de febrero. 6:00-8:00 pm. $36 para miembros del Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; $40 para el público general. ¿Preguntas? Envie un correo electrónico a Mindy Maslin, mmaslin@pennhort.org 

EQAT (Earth Quaker Action Team, pronounced “equate”), won a huge victory in 2015 when they successfully convinced PNC Bank to divest from mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. Now, they are taking on an even bigger systemic funder of climate change: Vanguard, one of the largest investors in the world, pours billions of dollars into fossil fuel projects around the world. Join EQAT’s February general meeting to share and learn about the campaign to shift Vanguard’s investments for climate and communities. Register for the zoom meeting here!

Register here!

Post-Landfill Action Network organizes students on college campuses for zero waste. PLAN's trainings are a great way to connect with like-minded peers, expand your skills in areas of interest, and get more deeply involved with the Zero Waste Movement. These trainings are free to students and staff at our member campuses—and anyone can attend with a sliding scale donation to PLAN’s Movement Building Fund. Each of these sessions incorporates an interactive, discussion-based model where you will be able to ask questions, troubleshoot project challenges related to a specific topic, and learn from the experiences of others. Mark your calendars and register here!

Workshop description: Organizing the logistics, marketing, and volunteers for move-out programs can be a challenge. This four part series (which began last Fall) aims to guide through common questions and provide a space for troubleshooting with peers across the US. Any students or staff aiming to start a new move-out program or improve an existing system are welcome to attend!