Activism
Have Your Say in the City Budget
It’s budget season, time for Philadelphians to comment on how the City should spend their money in the coming year. Mural Arts helps you do it
By Natalie Pompilio
We Are America March
From Independence Hall to the Capitol steps, 100 people trek 160 miles to prove that solidarity isn’t just a word — it’s a journey
By Autumn Demberger
How to Celebrate Local News Day
The Philadelphia Citizen and Philadelphia magazine invite you to take part in this first-ever day of action. (But you can also celebrate tomorrow, and the day after that … )
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou, Quiet Champion
For more than 20 years, the co-founder of Philly AIDS Thrift has done good by selling people’s old, unwanted stuff — resulting in more than $5 million of good
By Natalie Pompilio
Give Every Kid a Bed
Three percent of all children in the U.S. are bedless. An Idaho-based nonprofit working to give them a safe, comfortable place to sleep now has a chapter in NJ. Is Philly next?
By Courtney DuChene
A Eulogy For Jesse Jackson
In the wake of last month’s death of the civil rights icon, his one-time collaborator and former Penn professor pens an intimate — and urgent — remembrance.
By Michael Eric Dyson
Youth Citizen Yuvaraj R. Gambhir
For his advocacy, fundraising, mentorship and more, the Philly native and University of Pennsylvania senior is this year’s Youth Citizen of the Year
By Christina Griffith
How to Help Immigrants
Immigrants in the United States — and Philadelphia — are in perilous times.
By Diemmy Dang, Bayleh Alexander and Lauren McCutcheon
215 Day of Giving
Two-thirds of Philadelphia nonprofits operate on shoestring budgets. A new fundraiser aims to give them the financial and morale boost they need
By Natalie Pompilio
Klean Kensington’s Jeremy Chen
Philadelphia wants residents to imagine the future. In Kensington, one resident is helping teens just achieve more than surviving the present
By Emilia Maia