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GIRLS TOGETHER AS ONE Local teens start youth empowerment program for girls. 6

SANCTUARY STATUS Temple University faculty and students endorse letter urging support for undocumented students. 4

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n estimated 50,000 people marched in solidarity along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on January 21st as part of the Women’s Marches that took place across the country on President Donald Trump’s first day in office. After Trump’s election into the presidency, a Women’s March on Washington was organized via Facebook to demonstrate in our nation’s capital. An estimated 673 sister marches were planned in conjunction with the March on Washington, spanning across the US and abroad — even in Antarctica. According to the Women’s March website, over 4.8 million marchers took part in demonstrations across the world. The Women’s March on Philadelphia took place from 10AM to 3PM. Rally-goers walked along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway holding signs advocating for a variety of causes including women’s reproductive health, environmental protection and LGBTQ+ rights. Signs reading “A woman’s place is in the resistance” and “Black lives matter” flew above the crowd. Chants of “Who run the world? Girls!” and “Women’s rights are human rights” could be heard throughout the mass of assembled people. Emily Morse, the woman behind the March on Philadelphia, stood before the crowd of 50,000 on Saturday. Her daughter Izzy, 7, stood gazing up at her mother while she spoke to the crowd. “I wanted to see if I could get a couple hundred people in a park to march in solidarity,” Morse

said. “Now we are here… we are here to declare loudly and clearly that women’s rights are human rights.” The crowd began to chant, “Emily! Emily! Emily!” and nearly in tears, Morse said “I am just an ordinary person.” Morse woke up on November 9th, 2016 devastated by the election results. She took to social media and saw an event page for the Women’s March in DC. She saw a lot of posts describing that people couldn’t attend because they had families or disabilities and were unable to make the trip. From there, Morse decided to create a Facebook page to gauge interest for a sister rally in the Philadelphia area. She wanted to make the event as inclusive as possible. “I felt like a lot of the rhetoric used in the election was really hurtful," Morse said. "It crossed over many segments of our population and it was really important to me to not accept that as normal behavior in our society.” Just a day and a half after creating the page, the idea quickly grew into what Morse described as “more than she could handle alone.” She had never planned an event before. Morse works full-time and attends night school at Villanova University. She and her husband Kevin have three children — Spencer, 4, Noah, 4, and Izzy, 7. While planning the event, her husband and mother helped Continued on Page 2.

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Continued from Page 1. her juggle her work and school schedule. She also turned to the Facebook page for help. She took on Amy Martin as an admin, who became her “full-blown partner” in organizing the event. Morse gathered together a team to help organize. It included family friend Beth Finn — who had prior experience in organizing events on the Parkway — and Mariel Martin, who worked as the legal representative and lead-organizer for the march. The goal of the event was not to be anti-Trump, Morse explained. “We are strategically choosing his first full day as President as a way to say we are part of your constituency… we want you to know that it is your duty to hear our voices and to represent us.” Finn said she didn’t realize how divided the nation was until the election. “I think living in Philadelphia, I have been in a bit of a bubble. [For] such a huge percentage of Americans to go to the polls and vote for something that showed so much hatred towards so many Americans really broke my heart.” She wanted the event to be inclusive to allow the nation to heal. “It's really important that we reach out to the people [who voted for Trump] to try to understand what they are feeling,” Finn added. As the Women’s March on Philadelphia began to gather momentum, the team had to work with the city to prepare for an expected 20,000 attendees. Martin, working as the legal representative for the team, said that they had to go through nearly 30 different subgroups within city government, including Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, Homeland Security, the police force and the fire department. When the day arrived, a totally unexpected 50,000 showed up. What followed was a peaceful and energized demonstration. At the main stage, speakers such as Mayor Jim Kenney and Donna Bullock, the House Representative of the 195th district, spoke on the issues of equal rights. Bullock was shocked by the amount of support. “I was not expecting this, to see it and to feel it. The love — I’ve seen fathers with their daughters on their shoulders and just the love that [they’re] holding up and embracing their daughter… It's really symbolic to me about why we are here today.” As the day came to a close, protesters both young and old put their posters around trees along the parkway to commemorate the day. For Morse and protestors — the day was just the beginning of a period of continued growth for equal rights. The crowd erupted in a roar as Morse looked on at the march that had once just been an idea. “I may have not known what this would be when I started it, but I know now that it is a movement and we will not be stopped.” •

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h, this pathetic winter continues as we averaged around 10 degrees above normal last week. Winter has waltzed away to the cheering of the warm-lovers, but the dismay of the snow-lovers. The season returns this week: It’s not going to be super-duper cold, but it is going to feel like winter (30s by day, 20s by night). I am on the lookout for snow, but at the moment I don’t see anything legitimate brewing. Of course that can change in a flash, so I’ll keep you updated as the week progresses. A storm tries to develop on Monday, but the setup is awful. It looks like the general pattern of “warm

and wet, cold and dry” will continue until the end of the month. Wednesday is the warmest day of the week. Temperatures spike ahead of the cold front that will return us to more seasonal temperatures. Clouds will also increase later in the day. Thursday starts off wet as the front brings showers through the region. It will also be windy behind the front and turn noticeably colder with temperatures dropping through the 40s. Friday is a cool day, but it won’t be brutally cold. Temperatures climb to just above 40.

Saturday and Sunday are both cold days. Temperatures will not leave the 30s during the day and will fall into the middle 20s at night. Monday continues the cooler weather, but with clouds and the chance for a snow shower. Temperatures hover in the 30s. There’s a small chance this develops into a storm, but don’t count on it. The cold air relaxes on Tuesday ahead of a fresh shot of cold air ready to settle in for the following week! It’s going to snow again this winter, but the chances of it happening this week are small. As always, keep up with my daily updates online for more. •

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TEMPLE ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSE LETTER URGING SUPPORT FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS

ore than 1,000 faculty, staff and students at Temple University recently signed a letter urging Univeristy President Richard Englert to commit to protecting students and employees who are undocumented immigrants. The letter was endorsed by Temple’s Faculty Senate along with the Temple Association of University Professionals (TAUP) and the Temple University Graduate Student Association (TUGSA). In the weeks following President Donald Trump’s victory, many undocumented immigrants have feared for their safety nationwide. This fear extends to students and staff on campuses across the country, including Temple University. In response, the university’s campus community wrote and signed a letter asking Temple President Richard Englert to commit to maintaining a so-called sanctuary campus. Englert himself has shown support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an executive order that delays deportation for certain undocumented immigrants. He signed a letter in solidarity with over 550 college and university presidents across the country. Both letters highlight the responsibility higher education leaders have in protecting DACA-status students and staff. Major points of emphasis in the letters stress the importance of Temple providing a quality and affordable education for all students. The Obama Administration started the DACA immigration policy in June 2012 to allow certain undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as minors to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and eligibility for a work permit. TUGSA Co-President Ethan Ake emphasized the need for Temple to remain a sanctuary campus and to protect its large number of international students. “There has been a palpable fear among international students of what the new administration will hold for them,” Ake said. “Our concern is that there has been a lot of talk on the immigration front that affects a number of legal and non-legal students on campus.” Ake pointed out that a lot of people do not realize that non-legal students are shut out of the federal loan system. The immigration issue is also about work justice, he said. As a union, TUGSA is at the forefront of this issue because many graduate students also teach classes. Being a sanctuary campus could come with obstacles for Temple, Ake added. If the university remains a sanctuary campus, the state may decide to withhold funding. The other two sanctuary campuses, the University of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore College, do not receive state funds, he said. Therefore, money cannot be withheld from those schools. “There are a lot of strings attached,” Ake said. While DACA does not provide lawful status or citizenship, it does allow immigrants to receive a social security number and pay federal taxes. However, individuals of DACA-status are ineligible for federal and in-state financial aid, said Jennifer J. Lee, an assistant professor of law at Temple. To address this, one of the requests made in the letter is to change in-state tuition policies for DACA-status Temple students to be eligible for that aid. Lee was one of the faculty members who signed the letter. She said the letter requests that Temple University not withdraw financial assistance from DACA students if the Trump administration eliminates DACA or similar programs. Lee explained that students, faculty and staff came together to endorse this letter because they want Temple to continue being a nurturing learning environment. “Part of that is providing quality education for everyone,” she continued. Lee said Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Educa-

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/Patrick Clark tion (PASSHE) schools already enforce a policy allowing undocumented students to receive financial aid. The letter also requests that the university not assist in deportation raids and not permit immigration authorities on campus without a warrant. Because Temple serves North Philadelphia, a section of the city that is home to a large minority population, those who endorsed the letter believe the university is obligated to protect undocumented students with DACA status. Lee stressed the importance of students renewing their DACA statuses as soon as possible because it allows them to work and to have a social security number. If Trump rescinds DACA, that could mean many students and staff at Temple could be deported. “Temple is a unique school,” Lee said. “We’re a university that values diversity and educational opportunity.” She referred to Temple’s founder, Russell Herman Conwell, who had a mission of providing access to education for everyone. The letter states that schools are categorized as “sensi-

tive locations” where US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are restricted based on a 2011 memorandum regarding places of worship, schools and hospitals. This memorandum limits ICE officers by requiring any planned enforcement action at a sensitive location to have prior approval by one of several officials listed in the memorandum. The presidents of the University of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore College have already committed to these actions. Mayor Jim Kenney has also declared Philadelphia a sanctuary city. In the event that Temple does not commit to protecting DACA-status students, Ake said that TUGSA will still continue to advocate for undocumented students. “We do this out of our concern for social justice and work justice-related issues,” Ake said. “We’ll still continue to fight for that no matter what.” •

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H O W P H I L LY ' S 1 9 T H C E N T U RY E L I T E H E L P E D B R I N G T H E T Y L E R S C H O O L O F A R T T O B E

merican society in the 1800s was not very different than today. People would be surprised to realize how similar we are to our ancestors who lived in the same cities we do, especiallys in regards to our social tendencies. Census.gov tells us that the median age of marriage has only increased from 26 years to 29 years for men, and it has only increased from 22 years to 27 years for women. People enjoyed the same activities. The Chicago World Fair attracted hundreds of thousands of people who wanted to see the latest technologies and spectate at the great display of lights. This is not a far cry from the enormous tech conferences happening throughout the year these days, like SXSW. Even the immigrants of yesteryear shared similarities with their modern-day counterparts. Immigrants would spend their life savings to enter our country. Doing whatever was necessary, they would crowd onto dirty boats and risk everything for the chance at a better life. These immigrants would relocate to avoid war, religious persecution, and find a better opportunity for their descendants to have a good economic opportunity in life. In 1901, almost 9 million immigrants entered the United States legally. By the end of the 19th century, two thirds of our foreign-born population lived in cities. 25 percent of them lived in Philadelphia specifically. For the first time in our nation’s history, the Americans who have been in the country for generations began to look negatively upon immigrants. Before the year 1900, immigration was looked at favorably. We wanted a larger population. We wanted to build an empire. We believed that we could be stronger with greater numbers of people in the workforce. How- ever, by the end of the 19th century, many people started 1 thinking of themselves as Americans, and not associating d themselved of their ancestral place of origin as much. In turn, feelings of nationalism and xenophobia grew. In 1887, the American Protective Agency (APA) was y founded with the sole purpose to convince Congress to e - “prohibit immigrants from specific countries from coming to America.” United States: A History of the Republic d describes how the APA’s “biggest resentment was towards - the Roman Catholics.” a Some scholars argue that people do not create opinions about others based on race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, g or other forms of diversity that are found on the surface. - Authors like Charles Murray would say that the biggest factor that separates people is their social status, or their k “class” in America. Are you an elite? Are you working class? o In his 2012 book, "Coming Apart: The History of White America, 1960-2010", Murray describes how people within the same race look down on each other when they do not fit into the same social class. This suggests that “elite” members of society only marry other elites. And “working class” members of society will probably marry other people in the working class. In fact, Fishtown was the example used in his book to represent the working class. While this book was criticized for looking at “White America,” it does hold interesting concepts about social status in this country. In another striking example of the similarities between Americans today and Americans of the 19th century, social class seems to be the most critical aspect in the relationships between people today. For example, when you turn on the television and hear about the latest celebrity marriage, it is most likely involving two celebrities, not just one. Rarely do you see a situation like Prince William marrying Kate Middleton, a “regular person.” Although, even in that situation, Middleton came from a family who owns a business worth about £30 million, according to CNN. How did social class-based relationships affect the history of Philadelphia? The answer is too long to fully describe, and the examples of these relationships are too plentiful. However, we will focus on one Philadelphia story in particular to give you a sense of exactly how the echelon of a family name can predetermine your life, your impact on society, and the outcome of your descendants. James Burnley’s book "Millionaires and Kings of Enterprise" was written in 1901 and detailed how “Some Americans…by Pluck, Foresight, and Energy Have Made Themselves Masters in the Fields of Industry and Finance.” His example of “The Philadelphia Millionaire” is William Lukens Elkins. Elkins became a prominent man in the city and country, and he made personal connections that would prove to be the most significant impact on his career. Born in 1832, Elkins did not enter a family that was “elite.” Although he did have some family connections in Virginia, where he was related to Senator Stephen B. El-

/Kaitlyn Moore kins and West Virginia Senator William L. Elkins. From 1849 to 1852, Elkins worked as a clerk in a grocery store at 2nd Street and Girard Avenue. After learning the trade, Elkins started his own produce business with Peter Saybolt, and it became one of the largest in the United States. Part of the success of his business was his construction of the first large refrigerator in the city to extend the lifespan of fruits and vegetables. At the time, most grocers just replaced the ice above the produce shelves. He would run this business until 1861, when he decided to try his luck in other industries as well. Elkins managed an oil business, Monument Oil Works, which would rival John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. 12 years after starting his oil business, Elkins met Peter Arrell Brown Widener in 1873. Peter Widener was elected the City Treasurer and was friends with William Baldwin, a popular political figure. Baldwin introduced Elkins and Widener. The two men became friends and decided to open the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, a streetcar and railway business. They partnered with William Kemble, a man that worked at W. & P.P. Remington silk house at age 14 and the J.R. Jaffrey & Son lace house. Kemble opened a supply store at age 20. He opened his own lace and embroidery company a year later at 52 North Third Street. The New York Times obituary for Kemble explains that he was also appointed as a stamp agent of Philadelphia by President Abraham Lincoln, as well serving as the State Treasurer of Pennsylvania. Philadelphiaencyclepedia.org explains that after Kemble’s death, Widener changed the business of cable cars to electric trolleys in order to adapt to the times. In 1892, Widener and Elkins opened the “first electric line on Bainbridge and Catherine.” Perhaps it was true love, or maybe it was designed to tie these families together, but in 1882, Peter’s son, George Dunton Widener, married William’s daughter, Eleanore. Together, they had three children: George Jr., Eleanore, and Harry. Harry and his father George died in the wreckage of the Titanic after it hit an iceberg April 14th, 1912 in the North Atlantic. Eleanore survived the disaster by paddling a lifeboat to safety. Elite families continue to marry elite families, even after the first marriage. According to the May 2nd, 1920 New York Evening Telegram, Eleanore then became “the first white woman to enter the Rio Negro country” with her new husband Alexander Hamilton Rice Jr., a Harvard professor, surgeon, geographer, geologist, and South American explorer. To further prove the point that high society families marry into one another, you can observe the son of George Widener and Eleanore Elkins. George Dunton Widener Jr. married Jessie Madeline Sloane. Jessie’s aunt married Edmund Coffin, whose child William Sloane Coffin was a vice-president for the W. & J. Sloane Company. The company weaved fine carpets and rugs and was founded by William Sloane in 1843 in New York. Edmund’s brother Henry was one of the most famous ministers in the country. William Sloane Coffin’s son would also become a famous clergyman and peace-activist. George D. Widener’s wife Jessie also had an uncle marry into another prominent family. William Douglas Sloane married Emily Thorn Vanderbilt, the daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt, a great businessman known for doubling the fortune of his father, Cornelius Vanderbilt. We could continue going down the Vanderbilt lineage un-

til we end up with the great-great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Anderson Cooper, who is an example of how family status continues throughout many generations. But instead, let’s go back to the Elkins name that we began with. William Lukens Elkins had four children. His daughter Ida Amelia married Sydney Frederick Tyler, a man who had two children with another woman. The daughter of George Washington Elkins was named Stella Von Tuyl Elkins. She married George Frederick Tyler. George was the son of Sydney. Simply put, Stella married the stepson of her aunt. The Tyler family had a long history of military service. George, Stella’s husband, descends from a captain of the revolution and a major general of the Civil War, Daniel and Frederick respectively. Stella was a sculptor who loved artwork. She and Boris Blai decided to found the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art in Elkins Park in 1935. Elkins Park is named after William Lukens Elkins and the Elkins Estate that he had built there. After 74 years, the school had a new facility located at 13th and Norris Streets. The school is now a part of Temple University, retaining the name The Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art. The impact that the Elkins, Widener, Sloane and Vanderbilt families have had on Philadelphia and the nation as a whole are undoubtedly significant. One has to wonder how so many people can be linked to just those few families. Basically, the location that a family lives in is probably similar to the other families that live there too. The places you go, the people you meet, and the activities you participate in are most likely going to attract other people who are similar to you as well. This is true today, and it was true through all of time. The story of William Lukens Elkins is just a small example of that phenomenon. •

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girls Together As One LOCAL TEENS START YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR GIRLS

rowing up, Nadia Green and Savannah Manns both experienced the catty and toxic ways young girls can treat each other. Now, as high school juniors, they decided to do something about it, creating Girls Together As One, a youth empowerment program for young girls in middle and elementary schools. “We wanted to show young women we can uplift each other, we can compliment each other,” Manns said. “We can be nice to each other, not have to compete with each other.” Every Wednesday, the two dedicate their free period to helping others. They go to Philadelphia elementary and middle schools to talk to groups of girls about topics such as body image issues, bullying and what makes a good friend. “It’s something that’s really, really crucial for young women, considering growing up in certain environments, it can be kind of catty,” Manns said. Green,16, and Manns,15, visit each school for three to four consecutive weeks. They provide lessons, screen videos and act out scenarios to show how to properly handle difficult situations. Green and Manns also have discussions with the girls to talk about their own experience or to give out advice. The two even go as far as to give the girls in attendance their personal contact information so that they can reach out if they have any problems or need any help in the future. “I wouldn’t want someone to go through what I went through, but to be able to be that person to talk them through it or give them advice about the situation, it feels good that they have a support system on their side,” Green said. The program officially started on November 9th, 2016. When the two met in their freshman year of high school, they both discussed starting a group to help younger girls. In junior year, they decided to go ahead and run with their dream. “I really wanted to help people and be that person they could ask for anything,” Green said, noticing there were not a lot of programs for empowering girls. “So why not start a group like that?” The two both understood the importance of positive conversation for young women and trying to stop bullying as Green and Manns said they had both dealt with bullying growing up. “I used to get picked on for my skin color, I used to get picked on for my last name, I used to get picked on for the color of my gums,” Manns said. Now, she said, she does not see the point of letting it bother her. Manns said she saw issues of colorism within her community, in which darker-skinned African American women are taught to felt less attractive than lighter-skinned women. “I think that’s one thing that really stuck with me,” Manns said. “Why does it have to be one of those really big issues? Why can’t we all be beautiful black girls?” Green and Manns also saw how necessary strong female role models can be for younger girls. Green’s mother is her role model, she said. “She’s a single parent. She has two kids and I’ve seen the sacrifices she’s made for us and the struggles,” Nadia said, “so that we can have clothes on our back and a roof over our head.” For Manns, whose mother passed away when she was only eight, her grandmother filled the maternal role. Her father also put her in the Uniquely You Summit, a yearly summit targeted at helping black girls define and discover themselves. Manns, who is currently a UYS Cover Girl, said the program gave her African American women to look up to. The program also inspired her in wanting to help others. “It’s one of those things where it’s like, 'wow, I want to do something like that,'” Manns said of Uniquely You. Now on their second school, Manns and Green wanted to instill leadership lessons into their program. To do so, they decided to have the students set up a food drive. The young girls will be in charge of making signs and raising awareness about the food drive. The food will go to Philabundance, a non-profit food bank that serves Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley region. After the food drive and the program is complete, Green and Manns are organizing a breakfast to have the girls to meet with female police officers. Green and Manns hope it will bring unity between police officers and a younger generation, especially during an era when police brutality has been a controversial topic. “Unification has to start somewhere and because other

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people are not extending the olive branch, we decided to take it in our own hands,” Manns and Green had said over an email interview about the police breakfast. Currently, Manns and Green are trying to raise money for the police breakfast, relying primarily on crowd-funding through a GoFundMe Page. This will help cover transportation and catering costs. Green and Manns both run the program on their own. Green said she spends several hours a day on the program, planning and emailing for future schools, while Manns said she does more of the interpersonal tasks. They both are planning a commercial, which they hope will be aired on NBC10. While they are busy with the program, they also lead regular high school lives. Green loves watching horror movies and listening to music, with her eclectic tastes ranging from metalcore to gospel music. She hopes to go to

college and pursue a career in financial analysis in New York. Manns plays soccer and is active in Youthadelphia, a youth philanthropy program. She said she enjoys her physics class because she likes learning about different perspectives and forces in nature. Manns and Green said they hope to expand their program and continue to run it, even as they go to college. “You might not see it immediately, but you’ll see it eventually in the way that the young women carry themselves or the way that they’ll want to teach other young women,” Manns said, “That’s kind of our goal as well, to have a domino effect.” To get involved with Girls Together As One, they can be reached by email at gtaophilly@gmail.com. Their GoFundMe page can be found at gofundme.com/girls-together-asone. •

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COMMUNITY

calendar N E W S @ S P I R I T N E W S . O R G • 1 4 2 8 E . S U S Q U E H A N N A AV E • 2 1 5 . 4 2 3 . 6 2 4 6 January 25, 6:30-8PM UHURU HEALTH FESTIVAL AND FLEA MARKET COMMUNITY MEETING All are welcome to bring their ideas and suggestions to an upcoming community planning meeting for the Uhuru Health Festival and Flea Market. For more information call 267-875-3532 or email philly_ flea@yahoo.com January 27, 6-10PM OPEN HOUSE AND DANCE PARTY The Performance Garage is offering staff-guided tours of its building, refreshments and a “sock hop” dance party all for free. More information at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/renovation-celebration-tickets-29900391877 or call 215-569-4060 February 1-25 ART EXHIBITION AT CERULEAN ARTS: CAROLINE FURR AND LINDA BRENNER The opening reception is 5-8PM February 3, and the artists host a talk about their work at 2PM February 12. For more information call (267) 514-8647 February 4, 12 - 4PM WAGNER’S WINTER WONDERLAND The Wagner Institute of Science is offering free arts, crafts, etc. aimed toward kids 6-12 and their families. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wagners-winter-wonderland-2017-tickets-30695510097 or call 215-7636529 February 12th, 3PM - 5:30PM COCKTAILS AND PAINT PRESENTS A FUR-RAISER FOR LE CAT CAFÉ Come join us for a special afternoon of fun, painting and laughs while supporting Philadelphia’s best loved GreenStreet Rescue. Money raised is to help the stray cat population with health care, housing, feeding and adoptions. The event will take place on Sunday, February 12, between 3:00-5:30 PM @ Le Cat Café (2713 W. Girard Ave.) Tickets are $35.00 each and can be purchased at www.cocktailsandpaint.com This event is BYOB and you’re welcome to bring snacks. Cats will be walking freely throughout this event, please be advised if you have allergies. For further information about a fundraising events for your organization contact awine@cocktailsandpaint.com WINTER BOCCE LEAGUE Playing on Mondays beginning December 5th and ending Feb 6th, we're holding our inaugural indoor winter league at Urban Saloon. We donate a portion of our proceeds to the Fairmount Civic Association and interested players can sign up at www.aallsports.com. All skill levels welcome. WINTER CORN HOLE LEAGUE Begins December 6th and ends January 24th at the Ukrainian League. We donate a portion of our proceeds to the Fairmount Civic Association and interested players can sign up at www.aallsports.com. All skill levels welcome. Mondays, 6-8PM TOUR AMBASSADOR STEWARDS TRAINING PROJECT The Strawberry Civic Association is looking for young and young at heart folks to come out to Mander Rec Center (33rd and Diamond St.) to learn Philadelphia history, Fairmount Park history, museum and trail information, etc. Tourism is a lucrative industry…. Be prepared. For more call 215-765-9500 Tuesdays, 7-8:30PM SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS OF ADOLESCENT & ADULT CHILDREN LIVING WITH ADDICTION AND BRAIN DISEASE Learn about substance use and mental health disorders every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at Rodeph Shalom (615 N Broad St) Those affected can share experiences and resources as well as how to support their children anonymously. For further information contact Caron at 800-854-6023 or Rabbi Jill Maderer at (215)-627-6747 x216 or rabbimaderer@rodephshalom.org.

Tuesdays, 7-9PM Open Mic Night Mugshots Coffeehouse (1925 Fairmount Ave.) hosts an open mic night every Tuesday. For more information visit Mugshots Coffeehouse on Facebook. Wednesdays, 5-8PM WEDNESDAY NIGHTS GAMEPLAY Every week there are different games to play in the galleries of The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Play with friends or with fellow visitors in friendly competition provided by the Museum. For further information contact Philadelphia Museum of Art at (215)-763-8100 Wednesdays, 6PM DHYANA YOGA Practice your poses with Dhyana yoga outdoors in the Mu-

seum’s sculpture garden. Class size varies. Weather Dependent and cancelled above 90 degrees. For further information contact Philadelphia Museum of Art at (215)-763-8100 Thursdays, 12-1PM COFFEE AND CONVERSATION On Thursdays, The Stephen Klein Wellness Center opens up for the community to talk about what they please while enjoying free coffee and snacks. Anyone can drop in. NETWORKING EVENTS 1st Tuesday of the Month, 6:30-8:30 PM DIG - Philadelphia Commercial Sub Group Diversified Investors Group Meetup for London Grill 2301 Fairmount Avenue For more info, contact Joe Scorese 215-290-5108 jscorese@ firstrust.com

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The Spirit of Penn’s Garden – January 25, 2017

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WRITTEN BY THOMAS BECK

Crime Report

MORTICIAN TO SERVE TIME IN PRISON

ortician Janet Powell-Dailey of Powell Mortuary Services in Strawberry Mansion was sentenced to three months in prison followed by 20 months of house arrest on charges including theft by deception, theft of movable property and abuse of a corpse (to which she pled no contest). She will then be on probation for five years following house arrest. In August 2015, Powell-Dailey’s neighbors on the 2600 block of West Hagert Street called the police after a foul odor led them to discover three decaying corpses in her garage. According to Powell-Dailey, however, the corpses were in her garage for no more than six hours. Two of the bodies were cremated, and the third was ready for burial. They were in her garage, she claimed, for the sake of convenience. Powell-Dailey was facing criminal charges by January 2016. The State Board of Funeral Directors revoked her and her funeral home’s licenses. It imposed $300,000 in civil penalties on her and the funeral home. Additionally, Assistant District Attorney Shuaib Newton has ordered Powell-Dailey to pay $3,500 to two families who received inadequate service. Common Pleas Court Judge Susan I. Schulman has prohibited her from ever working for any kind of mortuary business or service again. Powell Mortuary Services had been operating on an expired license for more than three years. It kept insufficient records and improperly handled and preserved the bodies being stored in the funeral home. Mortician Blair Hawkins of Hawkins Funeral Services in West Philadelphia was also arrested in 2015 because her business was unlicensed. She is awaiting trial now. •

MAN DEAD FOLLOWING ALTERCATION WITH COPS

55-year-old man died at Hahnemann University Hospital on the morning of January 19th following an altercation with the police at the intersection of 10th and Poplar Streets. Police responded to a report of a man screaming and jumping up and down on a red truck at the intersection just before 5AM. After the officers arrived, the man jumped off the truck, ran over to the driver’s side of the patrol car and grabbed one of the officers by the neck through the open window. Backup arrived soon after, at which point the officers subdued the man with a baton and a stun gun. The man was unresponsive, leading the police to believe that he had overdosed on drugs. They administered a dose of Naloxone before paramedics came and took him to Hahnemann University Hospital where he died at 5:46AM. It was reported that the prongs of the stun gun did not pierce the man’s skin. The cause of his death remains unknown, and the case is currently under investigation. The officer who was attacked reported having sustained minor injuries. •

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