Activism

This MLK Day requires more than service. It is about resistance.

The Welcoming Center’s 2026 dinner series will bring immigrants and native-born Philadelphians together to explore the themes of neighborliness and good citizenship while bonding over the most human of activities: eating

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member sits down with Minnesota State Representative Aisha Gomez about last week's deadly shooting and how citizens can respond to ICE in their communities

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a perfect opportunity to engage with other Philadelphia citizens on civic projects that matter. Volunteer. Visit a museum. Build peace

University City District’s president remembers the West Philly resident, who turned volunteering into a full-time effort to better his neighborhood

The annual convening of Black male educators late last year was a reminder of what can happen when Black men show up for the future.

52 small ways to make Philadelphia a little better for you, me, your neighbors and strangers

A longtime university president on how to turn the higher ed disasters of 2025 into actions that will preserve what’s best about our local colleges

President Donald Trump didn’t show up for the United Nation’s most recent gathering on human rights. A Philadelphia social justice activist joined colleagues to make a stand on behalf of the values that should matter to all Americans

What does America need on Thanksgiving 2025? Civility, kindness and open-mindedness, of the kind demonstrated by political enemies-turned-best friends Fred Guttenberg and Joe Walsh