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Philly Spring Clean Up Day at Emlen Circle!

Join us for Philly Spring Clean Up Day! Bring your gloves and we’ll bring the coffee! 

Help keep Emlen Circle beautiful! Please join us on April 10th, 2021 from 930-noon. 

Please click here to register.

Race Still Matters: Session 5

Session 5: Race and Health Inequities: Examining Race as a Public Health Crisis

We’re keeping the conversation going. Join WMAN for part 5 of the Race Still Matters Series as we examine Race as a Public Health Crisis. 

Monday, March 8th at 7:30 PM. 

Please click here to register.

Important Election Info!

Voting Resources

www.votespa.com

www.philadelphiavotes.com

www.seventy.org/

Listing of Polling Locations by Ward and Division (as of 10/7/2020) per the City Commissioner’s Website

https://www.philadelphiavotes.com/en/home/item/1852-2020_general_election_polling_place_update_10-07

Please note some divisions have not been confirmed and/or some are subject to change so check the Commissioner’s website before heading to the polls. 

Race Still Matters: Session 2

Session 2: Mt. Airy’s Rebirth: Looking Back to the Community’s Renewal in the 1950s and Where We Are Today

Dear neighbors. Please join us on October 27th at 730pm for the second in a series of 8 conversations. Panelists at this event include Abigail Perkiss, Author, Making good Neighbors: Civil Rights, Liberalism, & Integration in Post-War Philadelphia & Yvonne Haskins, Esq. former WMAN Executive Director and Board Officer. The panel will be moderated by Sam Grannum — COO of New Covenant and WMAN Board Member.

Please click here to register.

Teach-In: The Hazards of Environmental Racism

Sponsored by Community College of Philadelphia, tune in Monday, 10/19/20, for a conversation to examine new ideas and solutions that address inequities in urban communities.

Environmental justice calls for equal access to a healthy environment for all. That’s why we’re excited to take part in an important virtual panel sponsored by The Community College of Philadelphia about environmental justice and how it affects underserved communities in Philadelphia. Will you join us on Monday, October 19th from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM and be part of the conversation? 

• Zoom Link: https://ccp.zoom.us/j/95251956090
• Passcode: Enough 
• Webinar ID: 952 5195 609

Race Still Matters: Renewing Community in Mt. Airy

Part 1: Race and the Franchise: Voting as a Key to Overcoming Racial Barriers

Dear neighbors. Please join us on September 24th at 730pm for the first in a series of 8 conversations. Panelists at our first event include Congressman Dwight Evans and David Thornburgh. The panel will be moderated by Sam Grannum — COO of New Covenant.

Please click here to register.

Recording of Neighborhood Safety Workshop 8/27/20

On 8/27/20, EMAN and WMAN jointly hosted a talk about neighborhood safety.

Our guest speaker was Anthony Murphy, Executive Director of Integrated Town Watch Services. Anthony conducted a tremendously insightful session about staying safe in our community.

From helpful tips and tricks, to tried and true safety strategies, this video is jam-packed with information.

Neighborhood Safety Workshop 8/27/20

Just a reminder, please join WMAN and EMAN for our Community Safety Workshop taking place on Thursday, August 27th at 7 PM via Zoom.

Registration link https://tinyurl.com/y6de5p2f

14th District Crime Bulletin 8/17/20-8/23/20

John Story Jenks School Video

If you have not already seen it, please take a few minutes to watch the following video highlighting  John Story Jenks School. 

This year a series of customized videos highlighting Mt. Airy/Chestnut Hill public schools. were created via Mt. Airy’s Schools Coalition (MASC), to promote our area public schools. 

MASC is a collaborative effort between Mt. Airy CDC, WMAN and EMAN,  Mt. Airy CDC took the lead on creating the videos, funding was provided via a grant from the EMAN community living fund.