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The first community meeting to plan the murals for the pop up park on Paul Street next to the Destination Frankford art gallery will be held at 6:00 PM tonight, May 27th, at the Turning Points for Children office at Griscom and Church Street. This is the St. Joachim Rectory. This is your opportunity to have a voice in shaping what goes up on those walls.
The Northeast EPIC Stakeholders met on March 27th at 2nd Baptist with a full program of informative speakers. Nafisah Lewis, the new coordinator, lead the meeting.
George Mosee, Deputy District Attorney, discussed in detail the juvenile justice system in Philadelphia. With his years of experience as a prosecutor, he has seen it all yet approaches each case with an eye toward justice. One important takeaway for those at the meeting was a common misconception that juvenile arrest records are automatically expunged when the individual reaches maturity. This is not an automatic process. A petition must be filed. It’s important because those records can hold a young person back from getting a student loan or even enlisting in the military.
Latasha Myers spoke on Turning Points for Children and the need for foster parents.
Leon Brantley spoke on Cyrus Bushnell (1700s) and Sister Sara Congo (1800s) and the movement to formulate historic and patriotic clubs in schools and churches.
Elizabeth Nicholas, community organizer for nextdoor.com spoke about the new and growing online community for neighborhoods.
Brett Hart from the Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory, at the Globe Dye Works, introduced himself and described their program for youth.
Jason Dawkins, candidate for the state assembly for the 179th legislative district gave a campaign talk at the end of the meeting. His opponent for the seat, James Clay, was not present.
The next meeting of the Northeast EPIC Stakeholders will be held n April 24th at 5:39 PM at the Second Baptist Church at 1801 Meadow Street.
March 27th at St. James Lutheran Church an event by Turning Point for Children. See below.
Nafisah and Charlene
Northeast EPIC Stakeholders announced at the meeting on February 27th that Charlene Lewis will be leaving her post and the new coordinator will be Nafisah Lewis. She is at present working as an EPIC Elite. Char will remain working in Frankford but in a new position at Turning Points for Children.
The meeting also featured Darlene Crawford and Jacquelyn Bivins of the Public Affairs Division of the Water Department. In addition, Percy Rosales (Community Outreach for PECO) gave a ton of useful tips about how to save on your electric bill.
The next EPKIC Stakeholders meeting will be on Thursday, March 27th at 5:30 PM at the Second Baptist Church at 1801 Meadow Street.
Sanya and Manny at Overington Park
Philly Rising’s Manny Citron introduced his replacement at the Frankford Civic Association meeting on December 5th. Sanya Brown, graduate of Temple University, has assumed Manny’s coordinator duties at PhillyRising. Manny is moving on to another position in the Philadelphia Managing Director’s office.
Manny has been a constant presence in Frankford at every event over the last two years. He is a roll up your sleeves and get dirty, kind of guy that you need in PhillyRising and he leaves Frankford a better place. We look forward to working with Sanya.
Other news at the meeting:
The next meeting of the Frankford Civic Association will be held on January 9th, 2014. This is one week later than usual due to the New Years holiday.
