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Issue 946
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Salute to Transportation
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BUILDING A FUTURE N.E. REGIONAL Council of Carpenters held a pre-apprenticeship briefing especially for teenage girls to encourage them to consider joining the Council’s apprenticeship program. About 30 girls attended the session at Myers Rec Center in Kingsessing. Presenters were, L-R, Foreman Theresa Jones; Shop Steward Layla Bili, Council Rep Sue Schultz, Council Rep J.C. Thompson and Foreman Brian Thompson.
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IFTY-SIX Democratic candidates filed petitions on Mar. 6 to run in the May primary for state senatorial and legislative seats. As one consequence, the focus of most campaigns this week has been to inspect the petitions in many contested races. Many petitions will be challenged by opponents; if the past is prologue, some will be stricken, either for technical errors or for evidence of malfeasance in the circulation process. One candidate has already paid this price. In Kensington’s 2nd Senatorial District, incumbent State Sen. Christine Tartaglione is being challenged by Marcus Isaac Paul. State Sens. Art Haywood (Northwest) and Anthony Williams (W. Phila.) face no challengers One Democrat, Michael Francis Doyle, Jr., filed to challenge incumbent Republican State Rep. Martina White in the 170th Legislative District in the fall. State Reps. Kevin Boyle, Mike Driscoll and Ed Neilson (all D-Northeast) will be unopposed in the primary for the 172nd, 173rd and 174th District respectively. In the 175th District, which sprawls from the River Wards through Center City into South Philadelphia, State Rep. Michael O’Brien is being challenged by Deborah Lee Derricks. A firestorm of competition is sweeping through the Democrats of the 177th District, which reaches from the River Wards into Mayfair. They are Maggie Borski, Joe Hohenstein, Sean Kilkenny, Dan Martino and Sean McMonagle. They are vying to fill the seat occupied by retiring Republican State Rep. John Taylor. This is Hohenstein’s second effort at the seat. McMonagle’s petitions were voided because he forgot to fill in the district name, so he’s out. In the Kensington-Frank-
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ford 179th District, State Rep. Jason Dawkins is being challenged by Abu Vincente Edwards. State Rep. Angel Cruz, however, is going uncontested in Kensington’s 180th District. The 181st District in Lower North, where State Rep. Curtis Thomas, Jr. is retiring, saw six men file nominating petitions: Malcolm Kenyatta, Kenneth Walker, Jr., Gilberto Gonzalez, Lewis Thomas III, Lewis Nash, Sr. and Jason Alexander Deering. In Center City and South Philadelphia, State Rep. Brian Sims will be challenged by Lou Lanni, Jr. This is Lanni’s second try. In South Philadelphia’s 184th District, the retirement of State Rep. Bill Keller has drawn four candidates into the race. They are Tom Wyatt, Nick DiDonato, Jr., Elizabeth Fiedler and Jonathan Rowan. State Rep. Maria Donatucci in South and Southwest Philadelphia’s 185th District is being challenged by Evette Thompson. Home free, though, in South and Southwest Philadelphia’s 186th District is State Rep. Jordan Harris In West Philadelphia’s 188th District, incumbent State Rep. Jim Ropebuck is being challenged by Jeff Curry and Diane Settles. In West Philadelphia’s 190th District, incumbent State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown is facing two contenders whom she has bested before. They are Wanda Logan and Ray Bailey, Sr. Two other West Philadelphia incumbent can take it easy in the primary. They are State Reps. Joanna McClinton in the 191st District and Morgan Cephas in the 192nd District. In Northwest Philadelphia’s 194th District, State Rep. Pam DeLissio is being challenged by Jakita Robyn Price Johnson.
State Rep. Donna Bullock, whose 195th District covers Powelton Village, Fairmount and Strawberry Mansion, will face no primary opposition. The famously fractious 197th District, which takes in parts of North Philadelphia and Kensington, is seeing another ruckus. State Rep. Emilio Vázquez is being hunted by Freddy Ramírez and Danilo Burgos. Ramírez was
once nominated by the Democratic ward leaders of that district but was thrown off the ballot when a Republican attorney showed in court that Ramírez did not reside in that district at his claimed address. State Rep. Rosita Youngblood in the 198th District, which takes in Nicetown, Tioga and Germantown, is being opposed by Bernard Williams. The Northwest’s 200th
District will see a struggle between State Rep. Chris Rabb and Melissa Scott. North Philadelphia’s 201st and 203rd Districts pose no challenges for State Reps. Stephen Kinsey and Isabella Fitzgerald respectively. State Rep. Jared Solomon in the Northeast’s 202nd District likewise has a lock on his seat.
Many petitions will be challenged by opponents; if the past is prologue, some will be stricken, either for technical errors or for evidence of malfeasance in the circulation process.
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CITY COUNCIL passed a measure mandating periodic training on sexual harassment in all city workplaces. Mayor Jim Kenney signed the measure and vowed full compliance. Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, who introduced the bill, has been pushing for it for a year. L-R in City Council Chambers last week to celebrate the measure were all Councilwomen: Helen Gym, Cindy Bass, Reynolds Brown, Jannie Blackwell, Maria Quiñones Sánchez and Cherelle Parker.
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Audre Lorde said, “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” March is a month for women to come together to celebrate the accomplishments of those before us while we continue working towards the future. It is a time for us, as women, to look past what makes us different and use what unites us to make true progress.
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Women and Girls of Color: Year One Is in the Books BY STATE REP. MORGAN CEPHAS “The Year of the Woman” was a popular label attached to 1992. On Election Day of that year, more women were
elected to Congress than ever before. Since then, the contributions of women, even beyond politics, have impacted our culture and continue to move the social needle forward. I’ve heard the whispers of 201718 being coined “The Year of the Woman” yet again. Even though the successes of women continue to be a consistent theme of our social culture, this time, that same popular label represents 2017 being an unsettling and fraught year for women as well. From the growing war against reproductive rights, to the catastrophes of sexual harassment in the workplace and the #MeToo movement, the battle for women’s equality is just as present as ever before. Women of color deal with different and compounding issues with the layers of social and economic disparity that they face. There is work to be done. In Pennsylvania, women of color make up 10% of the population, but we begin the 2018 legislative season with only 3% of representation in the General Assembly. As we welcome Women’s History Month this March, we also celebrate the first anniversary of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus’ Subcommittee on Women & Girls of Color. Throughout our first year, we’ve been committed to making strides in the way Pennsylvania approaches legislation, policy and implementation that impacts women on a daily basis. We are here to celebrate and empower women and girls of color throughout Pennsylvania, making sure our seat at the table is not forgotten. In November, the Subcommittee on Women & Girls of Color kicked off a listening tour throughout
OPINION the state to gain more insight on the needs and issues surrounding the women we represent. Women of color are overrepresented in our prison systems and underrepresented in areas of economic growth and development. Because of this, we traveled to the State Correctional Institution at Muncy to meet with incarcerated women to ensure their needs are not forgotten. We’ve hosted roundtables for women in business and pursued legislation on increasing diversity in grant awards for women. Wanting to create new outlets of economic stability, we’ve hosted multiple tours of labor unions and apprenticeship programs to get an understanding of how we can show young girls there is a place for them in the trades. Earlier this year, New Voices Pittsburgh hosted us so we could take a deeper look at women’s health and reproductive justice from the lens of underrepresented women. Follow me through the month of March as I continue this journey, diving deeper into the issues affecting women of color around the state. State Rep. Morgan Cephas represents the 192nd Legislative District and is the chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus’ Subcommittee on Women and Girls of Color. 3/15/2018 9:45:30 AM
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Grooving to History STATE REP. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosted a Women’s History Month Celebration last Saturday at the African American Museum. There were interactive workshops for ages five and up in yoga, dance, storytelling and a book signing. She posed here with two DanceFit instructors.
Carpenters (Cont. From Page 6) opportunity to attend workshops covering a range of topics including: Organizing 101; Union Activism; Social Media Training; Becoming a Union Leader; and more. The event will also feature vendors displaying their construction-related equipment/items. Susan Schultz, NRCC SIB Chair and Conference organizer, said the event is a way for Sisters throughout the Northeast to meet with and learn from their fellow Sisters: “This conference is a five-year celebration of our
Council’s successful implementation of the Sisters in the Brotherhood program,” said Schultz. “We are really looking forward to the conference and believe it will be a good opportunity for women carpenters to hear from their fellow Sisters and educate themselves about topics that are important to women in the construction industry.” On April 14, NRCC will hold a reception to recognize women who were selected by their local as a “Pioneer Sister” for their dedication to the Carpenters Union. A Pioneer Sister is a woman who has: belonged to the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters for 25 years or more; dedicated their time to mentoring fellow Sisters; been active in her Local; and is in good standing. “The Leading the Way Conference will be the largest women’s conference in the labor movement and we are looking forward to recognizing women carpenters for their decades of dedication to our trade,” said John Ballantyne, executive secretary-treasurer of the NRCC. “These women are proof that jobs don’t have a gender and women can succeed in a career in carpentry.”
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ONGRESSMAN Bob Brady (D-Phila.) joined Jerry Jordan, president of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers; American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten; and Philadelphia Council President Darrell Clarke in a discussion in search of solutions for the safety of immigrant families. The Congressman also met with Carmela Hernandez and her children, who under threat of deportation, have taken up sanctuary at the Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia, a member congregation of the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia. The congressman said he came to the church to meet the family, which has been denied asylum, not only as a Congressman but also as
L-R WERE Congressman Bob Brady; refugee mother Carmela Hernandez; and Sheila Quintana, a community organizer with the New Sanctuary Movement – Philadelphia.
the son of immigrants. “My Irish and Italian grandparents came to this country also seeking the American dream just as the Hernandez family has,” he said. “This family had family members killed in Mexico by members of organized crime and have come to America seeking asylum.
That asylum has been denied and the family now has a deportation order. “Therefore I am pleased to offer my support for this family and request that ICE provide the family a stay of deportation. I will also introduce a Private Bill that proposes Permanent Residence for the Hernandez family.”
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U.S. SEN. BOB CASEY honored former Philadelphia City Councilwoman Marian Tasco in the Russell Senate Building in Washington, D.C. Many from the Philly political world were in attendance. L-R were Gerry Sizemore, former 50th Ward leader; Congressman Brendan Boyle; Tasco; Casey; and Councilwoman Cherelle Parker.
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POLS on the STREET BY JOE SHAHEELI ne thing we learned from Tuesday’s special election in Southwestern Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District is that we don’t yet know for sure who won. Absentee ballots remained to be counted as we went to press yesterday. But the final margin of victory, a few hundreds of votes, guar-
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antees a call for a recount. All America will watch this recount. All Philadelphian activists of all parties will follow this show for a week or two. The implications for our upcoming primary and general elections are vast. Regardless of the eventual winner in this weird race between Republican Rick Saccone and Democrat Conor Lamb, one result is clear: Republicans in districts that Trump carried by even as much as 20 points may be looking down the wrong end of a barrel in November. Expect Republican primary candidates to shy away from public comment on this problem until after the May 15 primary. But expect private calculations to start now all across Republican Pennsylvania and America – particularly for congressional seats, given the chaotic upheaval decreed by the State
Casey Clocks in Petitions from 67 U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (DPa.) qualified for the ballot by filing nominating petitions from every county in Pennsylvania, totaling more than 21,000 signatures. Casey garnered as many signatures as the entire Republican field combined. “We’re honored to have such strong grassroots support from Democrats in every corner of the com-
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tal effort in only one week without their efforts – even the nor’easter couldn’t stop them. I am truly humbled by their belief that we need a strong new voice to represent us in this office.” Ahmad said she looked forward to a vigorous campaign focused on redefining the office of lieutenant governor:
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Despite declaring her candidacy less than eight days before deadline, Nina Ahmad filed 4,289 signatures for the next lieutenant governor’s race. In 11 counties, she gathered signatures, more than 200 signatures from seven counties. “I want to thank all of the wonderful volunteers and everyone who helped make this petition drive a success. We couldn’t have put together this monumen-
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monwealth,” said Campaign Manager M.E. Smith. “Between the outpouring of grassroots donations and the number of petitions we’ve collected, Pennsylvania Democrats are fired up and ready to send Bob Casey back to the Senate to continue the fight for workers, seniors, and the middle class.”
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LGBTQ Clarion Slams Bill Green
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leashed a ferocious assault on former Councilman and School Reform Commissioner Bill Green IV’s pursuit of a challenge to Congressman Brendan Boyle in the new, State Supreme Court-decreed 2nd Congressional District. Segal wrote that Boyle is “a major LGBT ally. I wish I had a way to describe how this makes me feel. “Maybe I should just remind everyone in our community,” he continued, “that Bill Green was the only Democrat on City Council to vote against the city’s most comprehensive LGBT-equality legislation, which included one of the most trans-inclusive clauses ever put into legislation at that point in the nation. Then-Councilman Jim Kenney introduced the bill before he became mayor. Green voted with two other Republicans and opposed the 14 other Democrats in favor of it. “He soon left City Council in disgrace and Gov. Tom Corbett appointed him to the School Reform Commission. Was that a payback (Cont. Page 11)
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talking about money in politics. “I’m not afraid to give it to you in my own words. Politics are being controlled by the mega-wealthy and the corrupt. First you have Mayor Fetterman, who raises money telling us he wants to overturn Citizens United and that the rich are buying our elections, then his family dumps $125,000 into a super PAC to help him,” Berringer says. “And you have Lt. Gov. Stack take $25,000 from a known political corruption convict.” Berringer’s campaign, reports Politics PA, is currently pushing the ad on social media to raise money to be able to run the ad on TV more than the one time it has aired so far. God bless the winner. Going further, we must note – having been around the block more than once – that when state lieutenant governor wannabes must take to the airwaves to press their case, America has crossed a line that should disturb us all.
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ESTERDAY, IN the latest, most trenchant, most poignant example yet of how the tipping point on gun control is being swung by those among us not even able to vote, students across the country walked out of class for 17 minutes. The “National School Walkout” was called to honor the 17 students and administrators slain in last month’s assault rifle-fueled massacre at Florida’s Marjo-
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MARK your CALENDAR Mar. 15- State Rep. Emilio Vázquez hosts Information Session with SEPTA at 1421 W. Susquehanna Ave., 3-4:30 p.m. Discussing improvements at Susquehanna-Dauphin Broad St. Line Sta. For info: (215) 425-5708. Mar. 15- State Sen. Christine Tartaglione is hosted Cocktail Reception by Sens. Jay Costa & Vincent Hughes at Pyramid Cl., 1735 Market St., 5:30-7 p.m. Gold $5,000, Silver $2,500, Bronze $1,000, Friend
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ry Stoneman Douglas High School. Here in Philadelphia, thousands of students in public schools and private ones, high schoolers to kindergartners – they all staged this protest to once again call attention to our failure to protect them from the uniquely American carnage of mass shootings. We applaud not just the students for having the fortitude and gumption to take this stand, but also the administrators who know enough to stand back, to nurture the next generation of involved Americans – and, just as importantly, to provide them with this hands-on civics lesson about the First Amendment’s coverage of free speech and the right to assemble. It is a lesson that will hopefully stand everyone involved in good stead for the rest of their
gunfire-free lives. If we had to quibble about anything, it would be the brevity of the protest. To truly resonate, it would have been more powerful to stage a walkout that honored the victims of every school shooting since, say, Columbine or the University of Texas. But, sadly, maddeningly, numbingly, that would take too long. Andy Warhol’s all-tootrue 1968 prophecy that everyone would be famous for 15 minutes at some point in their lives still resonates half a century later in our short-attention-span, pop culture-obsessed world. With the searing catalytic display of mobilization and power during those 17 minutes, this generation of rebels has already proven that they will be the exception to that rule. Good for them, and better for all of us.
$500. Payable to “Friends to Elect Christine M. Tartaglione,” P.O. Box 28566, Phila., PA 19149. RSVP: info@pasenatedems.com or (215) 620-3252. Mar. 15- State Rep. Jason Dawkins hosts Workshop on Apprenticeship Opportunities at 4667 Paul St., 6-7 p.m. For info: (215) 744-7901. Mar. 16- State rep candidate Sean Kilkenny is hosted “Kilkenny Madness” at Paddy Whacks, 9241 Roosevelt Blvd., 12-5 p.m. Domestic bottled beer, soft drinks, light food. Suggested donation $40. Checks appreciated for accounting, payable to “Elect Sean Kilkenny.” For info: (267) 634-7888. Mar. 16- Pat Parkinson hosts 57th Ward St. Patrick’s Party at Paddy Whack’s, 9241 Roosevelt Blvd., 7 p.m. Tickets $35. For info: (267) 773-3251. Mar. 17- Judge Jimmy Lynn hosts St. Patrick’s
Day Breakfast at Plough & Stars, 2nd St. above Chestnut St., starting 7:30 p.m. Full Irish breakfast, music, dancing, songs, poetry, stories $25, Students $20. Payable to “The Plough & The Stars.” RSVP: Robin Coleman (215) 686-2614 or judgejimmy@comcast.net. Mar. 17- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts Business Leaders Roundtable at Overbrook Beacon Community Ctr., 5621 Lancaster Ave., 9 a.m.-12 m. Info from Commerce Dept. & other speakers. For info: (215) 879-6615. Mar. 17- State Rep. Morgan Cephas hosts Youth Employment Workshop at Sweet Union Baptist Ch., 1536 N. 59th St., 10 a.m.-12 m. 192nd Legislative Dist. youths 14-18 seeking summer jobs & state programs. Parent or guardian must accompany. To register: Donna (215) 879-6625. Mar. 18- Lindy Li for Con-
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Students at Penn Alexander School in West Philadelphia form a peace sign during their participation in the national walkout to protest congressional ineptitude over addressing gun violence in schools and elsewhere. Photo by Principal Michael Farrell
gress Party is hosted at Rim Café, 1172 S. 9th St., 2-4 p.m. Free food & drinks. Mar. 20- State Rep. Joanna McClinton hosts Energy Forum at 18th Police Dist., 5510 Pine St., 6-7:30 p.m. Mar. 21- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts SEPTA Key Card ID Picture Event at 5100 Parrish St. Seniors bring photo ID & old SEPTA card. For info: (215) 879-6615. Mar. 21- Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown hosts “More than Pink: Inclusivity & the Future of the Feminist Movement” at City Hall, 12-1 p.m. RSVP: www.morethanpink.eventbrite.com. Mar. 22- Councilman Derek Green hosts Cocktail Reception at Estia, 1405 Locust St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Special guest Ed Rendell. Benefactors $2,500, Friends $1,000, Supporters $500, Guests $500. Payable to “The Green
Fund,” P.O. Box 4984, Phila., PA 19119 or www.dereksgreen.com/contributor. RSVP: Kelly Bauer kbauer1122!@gmail.com. Mar. 22- Congressional candidate Jonathan Rowan hosts Reception at Moonshine, 1825 E. Moyamensing Ave., 5:307 p.m. Contribution levels: Host $5,000, Co-Host $2,500, Gold $1,000, Silver $500, Friend $250. Payable to “Committee to Elect Jonathan J.R. Rowan, P.O. Box 37124, Philadelphia, PA 19148. For info: (267) 275-2120 or Lindsey@LPerryGroup.com. Mar. 22- City & State PA hosts “Above & Beyond Awards: Honoring Women of Public & Civic Mind” at Constitution Pl., 325 Chestnut St., 4th fl., 5:307:30 p.m. Honoring 25 exceptional Pa. women. Apps & open bar. Tickets $35. For info: Allison (215) 7552000, press 7 or amurphy@cityandstatepa.com.
Mar. 24- Men for Positive Change hosts Youth Council Forum at Beckett Life Ctr., 1410 N. 16th St., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Youth 12-18 invited to serve on council& take action. For info: William Mackey (215) 789-0463 or williamlmackey@gmail.com. Mar. 28- State Rep. Pam DeLissio hosts SEPTA Key Sr. Photo ID Card Event at 6511 Ridge Ave., 4-7 p.m. Free. By app’t only. Must be 65+. For info: (215) 482-8726. Mar. 28- Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown hosts “Women’s History: on Tap” at City Hall, Rm. 401, 5:30-7:30 p.m.”Equalitea” & desserts in lieu of beer. Mar. 29- State Sen. Larry Farnese hosts Senior Expo at S. Phila. H.S., 2101 S. Broad St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free health screenings, exhibits, refreshments & light lunch. Seating limited RSVP by Mar. 23: (215) 952-3121.
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Fiedler Snaps up Union Backing Elizabeth Fiedler, a candidate for the 184th Legislative District in South Philadelphia, has received the endorsements of Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals, UniteHere! and Pennsylvania Working Families Party. The endorsements reflect Elizabeth’s commitment to workers’ rights and unions, her campaign asserts. Fiedler is running for state representative in the 184th Legislative District in South Philadelphia. “Elizabeth Fiedler is the kind of visionary legislator we
Rowan Endorsed By Firefighters South Philly native Jonathan “JR” Rowan’s campaign for state representative in the 184th Legislative District was endorsed by the International Association of Fire Firefighters Local 22. “JR Rowan has been a fighter for South Philadelphia for over 20 years,” said IAFF Local 22 VP Chuck McQuilkin. “He understands the legislative process and will support laws that protect and properly fund our fire fighters, paramedics, and facilities.” Rowan thanked McQuilkin and pointed out that South Philadelphia is home to a significant number of firefighters and their families.
181st Dist.: González in; Lewis Thomas out! Community activist Gilberto González is running for Democratic nominee for the 181st Pennsylvania Legislative District in North Central. “Growing up in the 181st District, I’ve seen the terrible consequences of deep poverty that have afflicted our com-
munity for generations,” he said. “But I’ve also seen a community that is full of pride, a strong work ethic, wisdom, goodness and promise.” He helped create Girard Nights, which engaged local businesses and artists in revitalizing the Girard Avenue business corridor; the Pennsylvania Handball Association and its first citywide tourna-
ment for at-risk youth; and award-winning documentaries that present the complex history of a Puerto Rican neighborhood in Philadelphia. González graduated from the University of the Arts. He is co-president of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2026 at CCP, where he is a graphic designer and hosts the college’s community television
11 program “Entre Nosotros.” Gil received Concilio’s “Community Activist” of the year award for his efforts to save La Milagrosa Church. And then there’s Lewis Thomas III, a political consultant with a record of harvesting allegations of election violations and false credentials. He, too, seeks to represent the 181st. He shouldn’t. T HE P UB L I C R E CO R D
(Cont. From Page 9) for voting against the most trans-inclusive legislation in the nation? Eventually, it seems, he lost his way there as well. “At the time, we all agreed that he was toast in our community. I’m so glad he’s running, since it gives us a chance to again unite against Bill Green.”
need in Harrisburg. She supports policies that all working families need like fully funded public education, universal health care, and a living wage,” said PASNAP President Patricia Eakin. The campaign claims to have raised more than $70,000 through more than 560 individual contributions.
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E AS A nation should be helping the most vulnerable. However, we in Philadelphia should see what happens when municipal governments take on social-welfare activities that are typically funded by state or federal revenues. Philadelphians wind up paying for the disadvantaged in other communities who flock here for extra services. In the US, we finance affordable housing at the federal level through HUD. But we Philadelphians have two City Council represen-
EVERYDAY PEOPLE BY DENISE CLAY Y THE TIME you read this, a bunch of School District of Philadelphia students will have walked out of their classes – some for 17 minutes, others longer – to protest the fact that school shootings are still a thing. Organized by the Youth EMPOWER Women’s March, the 17-minute walkout remembered the 17 young people in Parkland, Fla. whose deaths served as yet another reminder that school shootings are a thing.
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tatives that are eager to increase the amount of subsidized housing beyond that. COUNCILMAN DAVID OH (at Large) has proposed a $50-million annual contribution to an existing fund. COUNCILWOMAN MARIA QUIÑONES SÁNCHEZ (7th Dist.) wants to force developers to build more low-income housing. Oh wants the city to donate $50 million annually to Philadelphia’s Housing Trust Fund, which was created in 2005 to serve as municipal bank for affordable-housing projects. It is currently funded by fees paid by landowners when the record mortgages and/or deeds. Oh was silent on where the city would find the extra $50 million. We can safely assume it would be from taxpayers. If Oh thinks HUD should be spending more here, he should appeal to them. It is not as if he does not know anyone there. The HUD Administrator for the Mid-At-
lantic region is the former Chairman of Republican City Committee JOE DeFELICE. Typically, cities carry the burden of caring for the people in subsidized housing who also commonly need other social services. Maybe the housing should be built outside of Philadelphia in other communities, so they can share in the costs of taking care of these individuals. Will the people housed by Oh’s fund be Philadelphians or would they be from other communities where they are not wanted? Most of us have all heard stories of suburban towns giving one-way bus tickets to Philadelphia to the homeless because we have the homeless services those towns lack (and do not want to finance). Delaware County was craftier in how it shared with us the people they do not want. Delaware County has a homeless center that is located on the Delaware (Cont. Page 15)
The walkout was followed by a Student Vision for Youth Safety rally at the School District of Philadelphia organized by the Philadelphia Student Union and JUNTOS. The walkouts protested the way that school shootings, which, as I’ve mentioned are still a thing, have been handled by the geniuses that populate the White House and Congress, especially Congress. So far, because of the sway that the National Rifle Association – and spokesperson Dana Loesch, Beetland’s Lord Voldemort – the ineptitude of this current version of Washington power brokers is in its own league. Any group of ideas that includes bringing the teacher a 9mm mag instead of an apple – or better yet, an Applec– is a plan that should be dismissed out of hand. But while I applaud the kids and their activism in the face of the adults dropping the ball hard, this latest set of walkouts
left me wondering something. When is a school shooting not a school shooting? Without knowing it, the answer came in a story that co-host Mark Kelly Tyler and I talked about on our radio show on WWDB-860. A school shooting isn’t a school shooting when the dead is a young Black woman headed off to nursing school and the school is in an inner-city neighborhood. Her name was Courtlin Arrington. She was 17 years old, had just been accepted to Concordia College and was going to study nursing there. The 17-year-old who shot her managed to sneak the gun into school despite metal detectors. The shooting has been called an “accident.” Chances are that you had never heard the name Courtlin Arrington, had never heard about her death, or had no idea that this story is nearly three weeks old. But it’s par for the course. Philly has had its share of
WALKING the BEAT BY JOE SHAY STIVALA ID PHILADELPHIA 3.0 AND OTHER POLITICAL REFORM GROUPS FAIL in their quest to run committeepersons? MANY meetings were held, groups formed, money spent and instruction sheets issued. There are 1,686 divisions in Philadelphia, each with two committeeperson positions for EACH party. In 2014, 3,262 DEMOCRATS filed for the position. For 2018 the filings increased by JUST FIVE!! Why were there NOT MORE filings? David KRAIN wondered if it is be-
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school shootings. The death of Faheem Thomas-Childs in 2004 as two stickup kids decided to fight. The shooting that left two students wounded at Delaware Valley High School. If he hadn’t gotten caught, the young person who brought a gun to the Mastery Charter School would have possibly started a school shooting. Back when I was teaching at the Performance Learning Center, I’d get the occasional “kid who came to class with a gunshot wound.” Heck, we’ve got kids here in Philly making last wills and testaments in preparation for the worst. While I admire everyone’s desire to protest these kinds of things happening in nice, bucolic, mostly white settings, I can’t help but wonder why these remembrances, and heartfelt cries for gun laws not made out of Swiss cheese, aren’t heard for kids in Philly, Chicago, Miami, Houston… for kids like Courtlin Arrington.
cause it is a NO-PAY JOB…. REPUBLICAN FILINGS for committeeperson took a NOSEDIVE from 788 in 2014 to 513 in 2018?? NEW JERSEY Gov. Phil Murphy led the region’s best St. Patrick’s Parade in Gloucester City, N.J. on March 4. Grand it was, over five hours, featuring many Philly string bands, and the 2nd Street Irish Society! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Capt. Louis CAVALIERE, president of the Chapel of Four Chaplains. This ageless man has breathed new life into the Chapel, which you can visit at the Navy Yard!... Danny BAUDER’S born day was yesterday. He was destined to play an important role at the Philly AFL-CIO.... Jimmy HARRITY, Philly’s Tip O’Neill, had a birthday. He can teach Philly pols about DELCO politics in the 5th Congressional District race. Speaking of which, LINDY LI has entered that race. 12 candidates from DELCO, and NOW TWO from Philly. TALK ABOUT openness
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in Corporations vs. Government – I phoned EXPRESS SCRIPTS headquarters in St. Louis, and was told by each operator there that I cannot talk with anyone without knowing an extension number, and need to have a working relationship with the person. Such relationships must have a beginning, yes? How can you start one – if you are not allowed to start it? Shades of life under the Soviets? We read a lot in the press about politics in Philly from reporters. Yet many have no experience in politics and government. Many do not live in Philly, or pay PROPERTY taxes HERE. They tell you whom to vote for? They tell us about corruption (but not in their hometowns). They are critical of the earnings of officeholders – yet may not have income concerns with GUARANTEED pay checks (?). Daily editors supply email ADDRESSES for reporters at the end of most articles. Don’t be AFRAID to write, (Cont. Page 13) PHEN HARMELIN stopped by and LT. GOV. MIKE STACK presented a citation to Malpass that included her favorite quote from RALPH WALDO EMERSON. The St. Patrick’s Day Observance Committee met at SugarHouse Casino to honor SISTER MARY SCULLION as the grand marshal of the Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Among those in attendance for the event were master of ceremonies BILL IVERS, JUDGE FELICE STACK, Supreme Court JUSTICE KEVIN DOUGHERTY, Irish Edition editor JANE DUFFIN, former president of the St. Patrick’s Day Observance Association ANN MARIE BYRNE, COUNCILMEN BOB HENON and AL TAUBENBERGER, CONGRESSMAN BRENDAN BOYLE and Lt. Gov. Stack. U.S. SEN. BOB CASEY marched with Stack at the Scranton St. Patrick’s Day parade along with CONGRESSMAN MATT CARTWRIGHT. RICH LAZER appears to be the foremost of two (Cont. Page 13) 3/14/2018 11:25:00 AM
(Cont. From Page 12) to be critical If YOU DISAGREE. The Northeast BUDD Co. site was just sold. It is massive. So why wasn’t it offered as an AMAZON location? Stop offering locations WE want developed, and show sites that THEY might want. PEOPLE: City Controller Rebecca RHYNHART is examining the City ABATEMENT Program to see if it is still relevant. It is STILL RELEVANT! That she is looking at it could mean she will push some modification to it
– leaving her mark. Abatements have been portrayed in the media as for the rich, yet multitudes of individuals USE IT. Dentist Anna MEYERSON in West Chester fought to get out of Russia a few years ago. She and her husband Boris, an aircraft engineer, fought hard and made it. WELCOME! The call by Mayor KENNEY
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for a larger list of School Board nominees is SPOT ON. We need MORE NAMES in a city of 1 million! How about UBER and LYFT being light on needed data for transit planners! While TAXI-OWNER data requirements are large, and demanded. I say again, EQUITY DEMANDS EQUALITY for treatment disparity.
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(Cont. From Page 12) Philadelphians running for what used to be CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY’S seat. Delaware County is making the same fatal error that Montgomery County made four years ago by running multiple candidates from the same county and allowing Philadelphia to have only one party-supported candidate.
City of Philadelphia The Committee of the Whole of the Council of the City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 1:00 PM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on the following items: 180108
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An Ordinance authorizing the City of Philadelphia to enter into lease agreements with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development under which the City would lease to PAID on a project-by-project basis certain land and facilities in the Fairmount Park system, recreation centers, playgrounds and branches in the Free Library of Philadelphia system, and which would permit PAID to sublease such Facilities on a project-by-project basis to other organizations in conformity with the Economic Development Financing Law, Act 1967-102 (P.L. 251), as amended, all under certain terms and conditions. Resolution approving the Rebuild Project Statement, including annual budgets for Project expenditures for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019, a list of City properties to be included in the program and a master Economic Opportunity Plan.
Immediately following the public hearing, a meeting of the Committee on Licenses and Inspections, open to the public, will be held to consider the action to be taken on the above listed items. Copies of the foregoing items are available in the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Council, Room 402, City Hall. Michael Decker Chief Clerk
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understanding BANKRUPTCY BY: MICHAEL A. CIBIK AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED uestion: Did you ever want to live the lifestyle of the rich and famous? Celebrities file bankruptcy too! In the mid ’80s to early ’90s, a television show, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” was broadcast in America with its host, Robin Leach, showing the everyday American how the rich and famous lived their lives, often on exotic vacations. Celebrities are often admired, imitated and fawned over in our society. But when you look closely, those celebrities are not any different from the average “Joe” on the street. However, unlike “Joe,” who can file for bankruptcy protection and have privacy, celebrities filing for bankruptcy make headlines and fingers get pointed about why or how or what caused financial distress. While the celebrity lifestyle may be quite different from “Joe’s,” financial distress has the same effect on everyone, and everyone is entitled to a fresh start, no
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matter how many (or how few) paparazzi stalk them. Listed below are a few (not all) bankruptcies of film and television stars who have filed for bankruptcy protection: Real Housewives of New Jersey: Terese & Joe Giudice, Danielle Staub, Chris Manzo (his company); Real Housewives of New York: Sonja Morgan; Real Housewives of Orange County: Alexis & Jim Bellino, Simon Barney, Tammy Knickerbocker, Lynne & Frank Curtin; Real Housewives of Atlanta: Lisa Wu Hartwell; Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Taylor & Russell Armstrong; Real Housewives of D.C.: Michaele & Tareq Salahi; Stephen Baldwin, one of the Baldwin brothers/acting family; Gary Busey, who continues to have financial difficulty with the IRS; Kim Basinger, who bought a town house for $20 million right before she was sued for more than $8 million (breach-of-contract case); Lorraine Bracco, who admitted when interviewed that bankruptcy is a humbling experience; Tia Carrere, who was accused of filing bankruptcy to get out of her contract with ABC; Gary Coleman, now deceased, but who was once the highest-paid child actor in his era; Francis Ford Coppola, who had many box office successes, also had failures
that put his studio at risk; Walt Disney, who created Mickey Mouse AFTER his bankruptcy and went on to fantastic success; Burt Reynolds, whose bad investments caused his financial distress; Zsa Zsa Gabor, who filed bankruptcy after losing a libel suit filed by Elke Sommer; Mickey Rooney, who also became a victim of elder financial abuse after his bankruptcy Corey Haim, now deceased, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Haim was best known for his roles in Lost Boys and Lucas; Don Johnson, another actor who rose to success in the ’80s and fell hard in 2004; Margot Kidder, actress, whose mental illness amplified the financial turmoil in her life in the late ’80s and early ’90s; Randy Quaid, another ’80s star, who filed for bankruptcy in 2010, then fled to Canada with his wife and sought refuge; Debbie Reynolds, who had to sell her celebrity memorabilia during the bankruptcy process; John Wayne, “The Duke,” was among the top box-office draws for three decades; Nadya Shuleman, otherwise known as “Octomom,” Heidi Fleiss, aka the Hollywood Madam, whose financial troubles continued post-bankruptcy; John Wayne Bobbitt, whose angry wife dismembered him, and went on to become an adult-film star; Casey Anthony, who was found not guilty for the murder of her child while most of America believes she was guilty; Anna Nicole Smith, whose real name was “Vicki Lynn Marshall”, rose to fame as the 1993 Playboy Bunny of the Year. Next Week’s Question: What can Lenny Dykstra teach you about the perils of bankruptcy fraud? 3/14/2018 11:00:22 AM
ELEPHANT CORNER (Cont. From Page 12) County side of 63rd Street. The center has a natural barrier that isolates it from Delaware County communities. If the homeless men create problems in their neighborhood, it will be in Philadelphia (at our taxpayers’ expense). Oh should understand the Health/Beauty: IF YOU HAD HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND SUFFERED AN INFECTION between 2010 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation.
message the Delaware County sent us. This homeless center is across the street from his ward. Quiñones Sánchez also wants to increase affordable housing. She put together a bill that would require developers of mid- and higher-end housing to include low-income units in their projects. While this does not take taxpayers’ money, mandat-
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ing that developers put low-income housing in the same complex as more-expensive units will dampen the value of the higher-end apartments/ condos. I fear developers will react to this law by investing in communi-
ties that do not have similar requirements. Thus, the revenues from property taxes will be going to other communities. Jobs related to the construction and management of the buildings would also go elsewhere.
Court of Common Pleas Phila. County Civil Action – Law No. 180105101 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, Plaintiff vs. The Unknown Heirs of Irma Brittingham, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s) To: The Unknown Heirs of Irma Brittingham, Deceased, Mortgagors and Real Owners, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 3753 Avalon Street, Philadelphia, PA 19114. This firm is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt owed to our client. Any information obtained from you will be used for the purpose of collecting the debt. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Phila. County, PA, docketed to No. 180105101, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 3753 Avalon Street, Philadelphia, PA 19114, whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Phila. County. Notice: You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below. This office can provide you with information about hiring a lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a Lawyer, this office may be able to provide you with information about agencies that may offer legal services to eligible persons at a reduced fee or no fee. Community Legal Services, Inc., Law Center North Central, 1410 W. Erie Ave., Phila., PA 19140, 215.227.2400/215.981.3700. Phila. Bar Assn., One Reading Center, Phila., PA 19104, 215.238.6333. Michael T. McKeever, Atty. for Plaintiff, KML Law Group, P.C., Ste. 5000, Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market St., Phila., PA 19106-1532, 215.627.1322.
Court of Common Pleas Phila. County Civil Action – Law No. 171204122 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2016-3, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not Individually, but Solely as Trustee, Plaintiff vs. Antoine Mack, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Oweda Mack, Deceased, Oscar Mack, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Oweda Mack, Deceased, Theodore Mack, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Oweda Mack, Deceased & The Unknown Heirs of Oweda Mack, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendants To: Antoine Mack, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Oweda Mack, Deceased, Oscar Mack, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Oweda Mack, Deceased, Theodore Mack, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Oweda Mack, Deceased & The Unknown Heirs of Oweda Mack, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owners, Defendants, whose last known address is 5013 Gransback Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120. This firm is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt owed to our client. Any information obtained from you will be used for the purpose of collecting the debt. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2016-3, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not Individually, but Solely as Trustee, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Phila. County, PA, docketed to No. 171204122, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 5013 Gransback Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120, whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Phila. County. Notice: You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below. This office can provide you with information about hiring a lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a Lawyer, this office may be able to provide you with information about agencies that may offer legal services to eligible persons at a reduced fee or no fee. Community Legal Services, Inc., Law Center North Central, 1410 W. Erie Ave., Phila., PA 19140, 215.227.2400/215.981.3700. Phila. Bar Assn., One Reading Center, Phila., PA 19104, 215.238.6333. Michael T. McKeever, Atty. for Plaintiff, KML Law Group, P.C., Ste. 5000, Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market St., Phila., PA 19106-1532, 215.627.1322.
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On April 26th, The Philadelphia Public Record will publish its first annual Salute to Labor Special Issue and award ceremony. We will recognize five labor leaders who have each made significant contributions to the labor movement and to the community as a whole. Lifetime Achiever
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John Meyerson Political Consultant UFCW 1776
Reesa Kossoff SEIU PA State Council
Jerry Jordan President, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
Linda Fields Senior Representative District 1199C
Esteban Vera Jr Business Manager Laborers, Local 57
Please join us for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and award ceremony Thursday April 26th, 2018 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Penn’s Landing Caterers 1301 Christopher Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door or 10 tickets for $350
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Please join us in honoring their accomplishments by purchasing a congratulatory ad in the Salute to Labor Special Issue Publishing April 26th, 2018
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DEADLINE April 20th Please send your ad to mbarrett@phillyrecord.com or call Melissa Barrett, 215-755-2000 Ext. 5
325 Chestnut Street, Suite 1110 • Philadelphia PA 19106
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