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6 天之前 · Over the last two weeks, we have witnessed an unprecedented attack on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies at the federal level. Unfortunately, the recent executive orders follow a trend of anti-diversity activism, with companies walking back commitments to equitable hiring practices and cutting roles focused on building inclusive cultures in the workplace.

2025年2月6日 · Here's how. One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city.. We hope to do that in our Good Citizenship Toolkit, which includes a host of ways to get involved in Philadelphia — whether you want to contact your City Councilmember about investing in the Market East corridor, get those ...

Development … For Good: Neighborhood Renewal By Residents, For Residents. Jumpstart Germantown has helped more than 3,000 Philadelphians become developers of affordably-priced housing.

2024年8月21日 · Wondering how to get involved in Philadelphia life? This is the place for you. Below, our comprehensive civic engagement toolkit offers a host of ways to get involved in your community and city, so you can do your part to make your city a better, fairer and more welcoming place for everyone.

2025年2月4日 · Engaged citizens strengthen democracy. One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city.. We hope to do that in our Good Citizenship Toolkit, which includes a host of ways to get involved in Philadelphia — whether you want to contact your City Councilmember about protecting immigrants and ...

2025年1月29日 · Engaged citizens strengthen democracy. One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city.. We hope to do that in our Good Citizenship Toolkit, which includes a host of ways to get involved in Philadelphia — whether you want to contact your City Councilmember about the challenges facing your ...

2025年1月1日 · Jeannine Cook, owner of Harriett’s and Ida Mae’s bookshops in Fishtown and Collingswood, NJ (respectively), activist, Generation Change Philly member, and 2024 Rad Entrepreneur of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Jeannine Cook, owner and founder of Harriet’s and Ida’s Bookshops. “Next year, I am determined to …

2024年12月25日 · Dear readers, let’s take a moment to congratulate ourselves on getting to this point, the end of 2024, a year that in at least one way seemed interminable: The presidential election, which brought international attention to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania and was exhausting.. There were many exciting moments, as well — a presidential debate at the Constitution Center, our so-close-to-glory ...

2024年11月14日 · Philadelphia’s shootings spiked during the pandemic, killing more than 500 people annually two years in a row. Now, after two straight years of declines in gun violence, the city is poised to move into a new era: With less than two months left in the year, Philadelphia is on track to have fewer homicides and nonfatal shootings than it did before the pandemic.