PECO IGNORES NEEDS FOR CLEAN AIR AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: PECO ATTEMPTS TO RESTRICT PUBLIC INPUT IN ITS DEFAULT SERVICE PROGRAM CASE PHILADELPHIA, PA—On May 19, Administrative Law Judge Eranda Vero ruled in favor of POWER and a group of Environmental Stakeholders in support of the...
Read more Eight of our leaders — Barbara, Barry, Beth W., Bob and Joanna, Clark, Michael C. and Mike — have committed to completing and writing up between 40 and 65 one on one conversations with people in this faith community in the next month. Maybe they will want to talk to you?...
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One of Michael’s favorite organizing memories in recent years was from June 2015, a favorite because it involved a bunch of Old Firsters. Michael had responsible for organizing the UCC Clergy Day at POWER’S “Camping Out” Protest on the Capitol Steps in Harrisburg on Monday, June 20...
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POWER Get Out the Vote Campaign Our congregation is a participating member of POWER (Philadelphians Organized to Witness Empower and Rebuild), an interfaith organization focused on advocating for building communities of opportunity that work for all. In this election season, getting...
Read more Our POWER Local Organizing Committee will meet briefly after worship in the Social Hall to consider our voter engagement strategy. In the last election, more registered voters did not vote than those who did vote for either Trump or Clinton. We need a strategy to get people out to...
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Join with members of POWER congregations and others on Saturday Feb. 24 at the Constitution Center on Independence Mall (Arch St. between 5th and 6th Sts.) at 10 am and later march to Thomas Paine Plaza (1401 JFK Blvd) from for speakers in a National Day of Action demanding an end to...
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POWER and the MLK DARE coalition invite you to lift up a vision for our communities grounded in equality, justice and a shared prosperity for all God’s people at Dobbins Technical High School (2150 W. Lehigh Ave). At 1 PM there will be a People’s Call To Action Rally...
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You’re Invited! Please join us for a jeopardy style game at Old First on Wednesday evening October 18, from 7-8:30 PM. We think of Philadelphia as a dynamic city with arts, culture, and history drawing record numbers of new visitors and residents. However, the Black Work Matters...
Read more We need your presence to demand accountability of HRI Properties L.L.C., the New Orleans based developer of the Aloft Hotel that is going up at 101 Broad St. They have accepted public funds, money we’ve paid in taxes, and are reneging on promises made to provide median wage jobs and...
Read more Wednesday 6/21 POWER is mounting a free bus trip to Harrisburg for a Day of Action against Educational Apartheid, to demand equality for our children. There will be rallying and marching for full, fair education funding for all PA children. An interfaith group of parents, children...
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