Citizen Events Year In Review

We painted a mural and threw a party to celebrate. We invited a spectrum of American leaders who are working to fix our democracy, our media, our city government, and our city.

By Lauren McCutcheon

Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2022 Recap: “Tell the Truth About Who We Are”

At the opening night of last week’s festival, renowned journalists from Ali Velshi to Jill Abramson offered solutions to what plagues distrust of the media

By Jessica Blatt Press

Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2022: Saving Democracy with Andrew Yang

The former presidential candidate talks with WashPo’s Jennifer Rubin, former RNC Chair Michael Steele and MSNBC’s Ali Velshi at our Ideas We Should Steal Festival Thursday

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Ideas We Should Steal Festival: Truth and the Media Post-Midterms

On December 14, join all-star journalists Jill Abramson, Emily Bazelon, Errin Haines, Chris Baxter and Ali Velshi for a kickoff to this year’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival

By Jessica Blatt Press

Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2022: How to Solve A Murder Epidemic

Chester has reduced gun violence by 60 percent in the last two years. We’ll learn how they did it at our 5th annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival on December 15

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

The Citizen Recommends: 5th annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival

Join us December 14 and 15 to share solutions for creating a more prosperous, equitable and thriving Philadelphia.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Ideas We Should Steal Festival: Great Ideas for Philly Since 2018

By Ralph Thorn