Topic: The Citizen Recommends
First Annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival
We’re bringing problem-solvers from around the country to Philly on November 30th. Join us!
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyRunning While Female
Headhouse Books hosts a conversation with three local women who are running for office. Could this be the year women make their political mark?
By James MeadowsBlackademia
WURD hosts the top black academics from four area universities for a conversation about their impact and responsibility to the city around them
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyPhiladelphia Inclusive Arts Festival
An inaugural arts festival highlighting inclusivity starts tomorrow with a goal of raising the voices of the underrepresented
By Jamie BogertSocial Justice Symposium for Teens
The annual Free Library event, started by librarian Erin Hoopes, returns this weekend with an agenda for change
By Patrick BilowThe Future of Sports Tech & Sports Betting Conference
Venture capitalist Wayne Kimmel and former Phillie Ryan Howard look to make the burgeoning sports betting industry their own
By Larry PlattQUEST
The North Philly-based documentary airing tonight on PBS marks the beginning of a conversation about inner-city trauma, race, class and politics.
By Jamie BogertAmity and Prosperity
Author Eliza Griswold, whose book tells the story of fracking’s impact on rural Pennsylvania, comes to The Free Library tonight
By Patrick BilowVolunteering Untapped PHL
The Millennial-focused group is helping out at Philadelphia Community Corps on Saturday. Join them in doing good—and make friends while you do
By Colin LodewickMission Story Slam
Calling all nonprofit and do-good business leaders: Share your successes, your failures, your hilarious mishaps—and maybe win some money
By Jamie Bogert