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Four years without a contract, but Philly teachers can’t strike. However, there are creative ways to get the message across.
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eorge Bezanis used to grouse with colleagues over beers in dimly lit barrooms on school nights, bemoaning that they, unionized workers represented by the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, have worked nearly four years without a contract and five without a raise, and more often than not those gripe sessions used to end with empty glasses and a sense that nothing could be done. Under Pennsylvania’s Act 46, which went into effect in 2001, teachers in “distressed” school districts such as Philadelphia’s are not guaranteed a contract negotiation. The act also stripped teachers of their right to strike, and they were placed under the vice grip of the School Reform Commission. In short, the toolkit of organized labor has long been denuded for the PFT. Without a strike, how could the teachers make a case for their labor, let alone in light of the school district’s hellishly numerous woes? How could they even gain media exposure? SEE PAGE 9
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haka Fattah. Leslie Acosta. Seth Williams. The list of minority politicians in this city who are now disgraced minority politicians continues to grow. Personally, as a black man, it’s disgusting. It’s bad enough that racial disparity prevails both inside and outside the city limits, but if you’ve jumped online, turned on your television or (gasp) opened a paper in the last year, you’ve probably witnessed at least part of the shame circus. Following his high-proďŹ le trial last year, former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah is on his way to a 10-year prison sentence for federal corruption charges, while his son, Chaka Jr., is already behind bars. Former State Rep. Leslie Acosta stepped down after confessing to felony misdemeanor for her role in a money laundering scheme. The antics of her replacement process, thanks to feuding North Philly politicos, added to the embarrassment. And the shady shit just keeps piling up against district attorney Seth Williams. If the cringeworthy allegations in his 23-count federal indictment don’t make you want to punch a wall, now federal authorities are also looking into whether the politically mighty Local 98 union, led 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
by power broker John “Johnny Docâ€? Dougherty, paid money to send the DA’s daughters to summer camp. Also, Williams is conveniently selling his house now? I’m sure that’s normal. Say what you want, but racial disparity in Philadelphia is a thing and these politicians aren’t helping to sway any notions. It’s gotten to the point now that when I watch the news and a story comes on the ďŹ rst thing I think is “oh Jesus, please don’t be black.â€? And it sucks to have this as a mindset. Look, politicians aren’t perfect, nor do I expect them to be. But as the voice that people listen to on behalf of others, they are held to a higher regard. If given a position of power and authority, abusing it by allegedly getting a free roof put on your house, a late model luxury car on the sly or bouncing a few checks at your friend’s health clinic isn’t the best way to endear yourself and change perceptions as it pertains to minorities and race. If the recent presidential election has shown us anything, it’s just how raw and downright mean race relations are in this country. We need our minority public ďŹ gures to step up to the plate and show people that the only thing “minorityâ€? about them is the label that has been afďŹ xed to anyone not of European ancestry. We all believed we’d have that when we elected people such as Williams, Fattah and Acosta to their seats. But we were wrong. So much for bucking the trend. TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR
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When a Philly union worker (pictured in red bandana) clashes with antifa protesters (pictured in black bandanas) during a Center City march, yelling gems like “faggots� and “you’re the fucking fascists� and “you’re gonna talk shit because the cops are here.� The cops intervene, shake hands with union guys, and call it a day.
Feibush in flames Real estate developer Ori Feibush, who has built properties all over the city, saw his latest venture go up in flames (literally) last week. A row of high priced townhomes along the stretch of 20th andWharton Streets in Point Breeze caught fire on the same morning Feibush was about to close the deal and break ground on another stretch of 11 townhomes on the same block. As he watched fire department office sift through debris, it was a comment he made to media on hand that makes one believe that Feibush knows this was no accident. “We’re waiting to hear from officials on what seems like the obvious,�he said.“We’re eager to demolish what needs to be demolished, get back in, and complete the project.�
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The number of arrests made by Philadelphia Police in the aftermath of the Parkway being flooded with an estimated 250,000 people for the three-day NFL Draft event. No, really. Philly.com reported the number Monday which was later confirmed by PPD. Impressive, Philly.
Thumbs up As predicted, Philly played the consummate host during last week’s NFL Draft, garnering praise from attendees, football executives, and national sports media. “Philly came out in force,� wrote Fox Sports. “That's how to host a draft,� tweeted one NFL insider. ESPN co-host Trey Wingo summed it up best here.
On the record, now and forever after Mural Arts Philadelphia just unveiled the design for a new mural at St. Ignatius School in West Philadelphia. The subject will be late 60 Minutes correspondent and journalist legend Ed Bradley. Bradley was one of the ďŹ rst African Americans to break into network journalism. Why here? Why now? Because Bradley, God rest his soul, passed away last year, but as a Philly native, you’re damn right he’s going to live on forever on our walls. 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
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Bollocks! British review of Philly’s new American Revolution Museum BY AUSTIN MACFADDEN
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mong the crowd that attended the unveiling of the American Revolution Museum, Rodney Sachs was probably one of the attendees who was – let’s just say – less than impressed. Sachs, 26, a British tourist from Devon, located in the southwest part of England, truly believes the museum’s displays are only “somewhat factual,â€? like a “docudrama,â€? or “made for tele-special.â€? He believes a majority of the blurbs next to museum artifacts regarding the practices of the British Empire “may be trueâ€? though (surprisingly) declined to comment what in particular was inaccurate or falsiďŹ ed. “What’s wrong with it? Everything’s wrong, but I guess you can’t help since it’s your history [...],â€? said Sachs. “Look, it was a waste of tea to dump it in the harbor. And you [Americans] have the nerve to call it a ‘Party.’â€? Sachs’ beratement didn’t end there; oh, no... 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
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According to one Brit, the information the American Revolution Museum provides is all up for interpretation. “I saw Independence Hall, just like on the back of your $100 bills, like in all those rapper videos – where the Declaration or some bollocks was signed. [Look], I just feel like the whole museum here just keeps rubbing my face in how you won. I get it, it was nearly 300 years ago, though. “Yesterday I went around to a socalled British themed pub that was so far removed from anything we have at home, they didn’t even serve proper ďŹ sh and chips [...] I’m unsure if I should take offense.â€? Sachs paused as if to collect his thoughts before adding this ďŹ nal anecdotal gem: “Everything’s fuckin’ strange about this country though [...] I saw a guy smoking, and asked [him] to spare a ‘fag.’ The look he gave me was insane and told me to get the fuck outta here. I just wanted a cigarette. There’s nothing homosexual about asking for a cigarette.â€? When asked to comment what’d he change about the museum, Sachs had this to say: “I thought I was going to see a museum on the Revolution. Instead, I got the feeling that my country was evil and pardon me, utter shite. But hey, at least we’re allies now.â€? Q 0$<
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Philadelphia district attorney candidate Jack O’Neill.
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ultiple sources tell Philadelphia Weekly that the political action committee associated with Local 98 leader and political power broker John Dougherty has purchased at least $125,000 in broadcast and cable ads to support Democratic candidate Jack O’Neill in the race for district attorney of Philadelphia. For weeks, rumors have been circulating that Dougherty and his politically powerful electricians union, IBEW Local 98, have had their eyes on the 38-year-old newcomer to the DA race. News of the six-ďŹ gure ad buy comes just a week after O’Neill landed the endorsement of eight building trades unions, although Local 98 was not one of them. 0$<
Sources familiar with the situation, however, say the Doughertylinked super PAC, Building A Better Pennsylvania, is behind the purchase. “Honest to God, I don’t know anything about that,â€? O’Neill said when asked for comment on the development Monday afternoon. It would be a problem if he had. Independent expenditure-only committees like Building A Better Pennsylvania are not beholden to campaign ďŹ nance spending limits, which, in Philadelphia, cap contributions at $2,900 from an individual and $11,900 from organizations and businesses. They can raise and spend as much money as they please. The hitch: They’re not allowed to coordinate with any of the campaigns they plan to spend money
on. Building A Better Pennsylvania has exed muscle in several big races. The group supported Democratic congressional candidate Brendan Boyle and helped him secure victory in the 2014 primary to replace U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, and in 2015, it purchased television support for Jim Kenney’s mayoral campaign. All told, Local 98 has donated nearly $600,000 to the PAC since 2014. A campaign ďŹ nance report ďŹ led in January from the super PAC showed $255,725 in its coffers, although it is unclear how much of that money came from Local 98. Another campaign ďŹ nance report, ďŹ led by Building a Better Pennsylvania in May 2016, was signed and submitted by Tara Chupka, a Local 98 employee who earned $120,522 for a position listed as “ofďŹ ceâ€? in 2015, according to ďŹ lings with the U.S. Department of Labor’s OfďŹ ce of LaborManagement Standards. Dougherty and Local 98 are currently under FBI investigation, which media reports say is over the union’s inuence on both job sites and in polling booths. O’Neill is not the only candidate to receive outside help. A national PAC funded by billionaire George Soros is looking to spend nearly $300,000 in broadcast advertising for criminal defense attorney Larry Krasner. The Soros-backed PAC purchased another $290,000 in pro-Krasner ads this week. With just two weeks until the election, other campaigns are purchasing airtime as well. Rich Negrin, the city’s former managing director, dropped his ďŹ rst $100k on television ads. Former prosecutor Joe Khan spent $100k on commercials last week, and his campaign plans to make additional buys in the coming weeks. Attorney and real estate tycoon Michael Untermeyer has been airing TV spots for weeks. Q City & State PA’s Greg Salisbury and Ryan Briggs contributed to this report. TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN
Hey, DAs: Any thoughts on Philly’s stop-and-frisk policy? conducted by the Philadelphia Police Department were unconuring a presidential de- stitutional. Guns were recovered bate in September, Don- in only 0.25 percent of the stops ald Trump and Hillary and contraband was recovered Clinton had a heated exchange in 2.3 percent. The report also over stop-and-frisk. Both candi- demonstrates people of color in dates talked about stop-and-frisk Philadelphia are stopped in a proas an issue of the past. Trump ar- portion that is signiďŹ cantly larger gued, “stop-and-frisk had tremen- than their proportion of the popudous impact on the safety of New lation. Larry Krasner (D) said “it is York City,â€? and Hillary Clinton not logical that if there really is arresponded, “stop-and-frisk was ticulable reasonable suspicion that found to be unconstitutional and crime is afoot in two-thirds of these in part because it was ineffective.â€? cases, that the suspicion bears fruit Although the then-candidates used only 2 percent of the times... how “wasâ€? and “had,â€? in many Ameri- reasonable is it to say that we are can cities people (mainly people of stopping people for guns because color) are still being stopped, ques- they did something that suggests tioned and frisked by police regu- there is a gun but we ďŹ nd a gun larly, often at the expense of their only 1-out-of-every-400 times?â€? constitutional rights. Philadelphia After all, Krasner says, “there are is one of those cities. more guns than human begins in Philadelphia’s district attorney the United States!â€? primary election will take place Philadelphia is one of the most May 16. I talked to each of the racially segregated cities in Amerieight DA candidates about the fu- ca. A recent Pew study about Philature of stop-and-frisk. delphia states that "in 84 percent Philly’s DA candidates uniform- of the city’s 372 residential census ly agree stop-and-frisk as a proac- tracts, one group constitutes an tive policing policy is harmful. Beth absolute majority of the populaGrossman, the sole Republican tion." When police ofďŹ cers go out candidate, said “if you are in a hot- to make stops in a neighborhood, spot neighborhood, you can’t just they are de facto engaging in racial stop people.â€? Joe Khan (D) called proďŹ ling. Teresa Carr Deni (D) employing a right to stop as a pro- shared it is obvious police are doactive policy “silly.â€? For all can- ing stops in some neighborhoods didates, proactive stop-and-frisk but not others. “I live in the Northmeant directly reducing the trust east, and I’m quite sure that there of the communities in the police. would be outrage if it happened up Rich Negrin (D), who received the here on a regular basis,â€? says Deni. endorsement the Fraternal Order “I understand why there is outrage of Police (which supports stop- in the neighborhoods that it is hapand-frisk), said, “I don’t think ag- pening on a regular basis.â€? gressive applications of stop-andStopping a pedestrian without frisk have ever been proven by the reasonable suspicion or stopping data to be effective‌ you do more pedestrians in a racially biased harm by breaking the trust with manner is a civil rights violation, the community when you do that not a criminal offense. As such, kind of initiative.â€? federal civil rights law applies, and A 2016 report to the Eastern it is under the purview of the fedDistrict Court for the Eastern Dis- eral government and not the DA’s trict of Pennsylvania showed that ofďŹ ce. The Department of Justice in the ďŹ rst half of 2015, 33 percent doesn’t seem to be interested in of stops and 42 percent of frisks pursuing these cases. Recently At3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20 BY ABRAHAM GUTMAN
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torney General Jeff Sessions said, “it is not the responsibility of the federal government to manage non-federal law enforcement agencies.â€? This means we need a DA who is willing to use the full power of the ofďŹ ce to protect Philadelphians of color and poor Philadelphians from having their civil rights violated. Usually federal suits result in consent decrees that force the department to reform. Khan said this is the ďŹ rst time in his life that the federal government can’t be trusted to play that role. He also reminds that in extreme cases of police brutality and corruption, criminal charges could be brought forward, “cops don’t fear their department being sued. They fear going to prison.â€? Although all candidates agree the proportion of unconstitutional stops is unacceptable, they had different explanations for the high number. For Michael Untermeyer (D), it comes down to three things, “it’s their [police ofďŹ cers’] attitude, education, and training.â€? For Tariq El-Shabazz (D) it comes down to racial proďŹ ling, “systemic racist view, systemic prejudice view, whether it’s economic or racial, fed into these stops. It’s cultural differences that make ofďŹ cers believe that people in certain zip codes are more likely to carry weapons.â€? Krasner and Jack O’Neill (D) also mentioned the compensation structure of police ofďŹ cers, which incentivizes arrests. O’Neill says police “are incentivized to get good numbersâ€? and arrest statistics are taken into account in deciding who gets promoted. More arrests, constitutional or not, also equal more overtime.
Most candidates endorsed improving training, though El-Shabazz, Krasner, and O’Neill were skeptical that without dramatic changes to culture of policing and incentive structures it would be enough. El-Shabazz suggested using the legislation unit at the DA’s ofďŹ ce to create legislation to “protect the constitutional rights of the citizen from the unlawful actions of police ofďŹ cers,â€? to ďŹ ll the void of the federal government. Both O’Neill and Krasner said when speciďŹ c police ofďŹ cers show a pattern of unconstitutional stops, they will reject any arrest brought by that police ofďŹ cer. Grossman suggested a hotline in the DA’s ofďŹ ce for community members to anonymously complain about police stops. In Philadelphia, we are lucky to have candidates who agree on one campaign promise regarding stop-and-frisk – that they will not press charges in cases in which the police ofďŹ cer failed to articulate reasonable suspicion. The task at hand is large, and the next DA is facing a history of decades of racist policing. As a city, we can be hopeful – there is variation in what the candidates view as the locus of the problem, but they all agree stop-and-frisk erodes trust with communities, that unconstitutional stops are unacceptable, and that the DA has a role to play. Now our job is to vote and hold the next DA accountable to their promise to end the policy of proactive stop-and-frisk and to reduce dramatically the number of unconstitutional stops conducted by the Philadelphia Police Department. Q
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When The Smoke Clears Following April’s bust, the city’s underground pot community regroups BY COLT SHAW
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ollowing the big bust in Frankford, where does Philly’s underground pot community go from here? Police narcotics ofďŹ cers and members of the city’s SWAT division executed a raid on a Frankford warehouse April 22 where hundreds had gathered to party and smoke pot. The raid landed N.A. Poe (real name Rich Tamaccio), the prominent Philly marijuana activist and comedian, and 21 others in jail, facing charges ranging from possession with the intent to sell and conspiracy, as well as “causing a catastrophe.â€? Simultaneously, police conducted a search of Poe’s South Philly home. Daily News columnist Will Bunch speculated in a recent post that the targeted enforcement was a gotcha by the police, carried out three months to the day after Poe posted a video on Twitter of himself and a passerby smoking a joint next to an undercover, mocking the plain clothed cop’s inability to stop him. In an emailed response to a request for comment, a PPD spokesperson provided only a summary of the night’s haul: 50 pounds of bulk marijuana, approximately $50,000 cash, four handguns, approximately 100 pounds of THCinfused edibles. The spokesperson also said the party was a ďŹ re hazard because of the size of the crowd, the use of butane torches and the presence of only one exit. The party was advertised on Instagram and requested a $50 buy in. According to Philly.com, Poe’s girlfriend, Rachel Friedman, and father, also named Richard Tamaccio, were among those detained; both were released after posting a percentage of their bail. Last week, Poe retained high-proďŹ le defense attorney Chuck Peruto. And on Monday, he received a bail reduction from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, from $250,000 with a Nebbia to just $10,000. Poe’s mother then posted the required 10 percent to free her son. Following his release, Peruto told the Daily News that Poe is not a ight risk because he views the coming trial as a “cause cĂŠlèbre.â€? 0$<
Regardless of the speculation that the bust was many months in the making, the bust came as a surprise to some in a time when pot use has become lax in the eyes of the city’s law enforcement ofďŹ cials. In October it will be three years since Mayor Michael Nutter signed the decriminalization bill, making possession punishable by a mere $25 ďŹ ne. Those who partake have Poe and Chris Goldstein, a marijuana activist and Philly.com columnist, to thank for lobbying Nutter. The downsizing in the punishment meted out for pot has led many to become more cavalier in their use. And activists such as Poe, Goldstein and Mike Whiter, a vet and marijuana activist focusing his efforts on fellow military members returning home in need of safer medication, have not let up in their push for further legislation, lobbying for both statewide decriminalization and legalization. Goldstein and Whiter were at the party on April 22; both were briey detained and released. And Goldstein, who was out front with security guards having a cigarette when the cruisers rolled in, tweeted that a narcotics ofďŹ cer said “we are doing this because marijuana is still illegal.â€? The next day, the two were out in front of the Philadelphia Police Head-
quarters with others holding signs. They made their point. But the question for many is where the group’s activism efforts, and the city’s marijuana community, go from here. Activists in Philly and elsewhere have made a show of getting arrested publicly in the past, attempting to highlight the seemingly-capricious and absurd use of resources to target marijuana. So, in an interview with PW, Goldstein insisted the raid changes nothing for them going forward. “There’s no adjustment,â€? Goldstein said. “All they did was make it a case for legalization. That’s exactly what Poe has been doing this whole time in all of his actions. By raiding a marijuana party and shutting down what is a small underground marijuana party, in the scale of every day’s Pennsylvania underground marijuana market‌ it makes the case for legalization; it won’t have an impact on the activists around here. We’re still going to push hard for legalization. And this is a shining example of why we need to keep doing it.â€? Given many in custody are facing conspiracy charges, others involved have been tight-lipped when it comes to speciďŹ c aspects of the night. And because of that, Whiter said there will need to be a brief period of retreat before activists consider their plans for future pushback. “We’re really still trying to ďŹ gure [the near future] out,â€? Whiter said. “Some of those people are still in jail. We don’t want to hinder their case‌ so we need to be really careful about what we do here. I think that jailhouse solidarity like we did – you know, standing outside the jailhouse, holding signs – is effective – people see it; it gets put on the news; people see that there are people in jail that really shouldn’t be in jail, and there are people outside of the jail that are ďŹ ghting for them. That’s probably the most we’ll do‌ for now. And once everyone gets out, then we’ll start formulating plans.â€? Considering the size of the bust and who was caught up in it, the raid was merely a more highly-publicized example of what happens every day when tokers brush with law enforcement, Goldstein said. “Philadelphia narcotics have prosecuted and enforced marijuana laws a great deal at gunpoint for decades,â€? he said. “What we experienced was very par for the course.â€? Whiter, a vet who uses marijuana to treat PTSD and insomnia, stressed the
importance of events such as the one held Saturday for those who can’t get reliable medicine elsewhere, considering the medical marijuana bill passed this time last year is extremely limited and won’t be fully-implemented for some time. These events “provide an invaluable service,â€? Whiter said. “This is the only place that medical marijuana patients in Philly can get reliable medicine,â€? he continued. “And you’re coming in, you’re shutting this down, and Pennsylvania has a medical marijuana bill that won’t be active for another two years. So what the hell are we supposed to do in the meantime?â€? For White, the raid highlighted the reason they protest in the ďŹ rst place. “Am I sad that my friends are in jail? Absolutely I’m sad that my friends are in jail... I’m sad that all this went down,â€? Whiter said. “But I’m angry. Because what am I supposed to do for medicine now? This is where I got reliable medicine; this is where I got tested meds that I know help me. And now I can’t get them anymore.â€? Where many involved in activism might not be deterred by the April 22 raid, casual users who attend similar events to medicate might reconsider in the future with the threat of hypothetical SWAT raids looming, and given the presence of handguns found at the Frankford event, something Goldstein and Whiter deny knowledge of. “When Poe was arrested at the Liberty Bell, and when Chris was arrested at the Liberty Bell, that was a civil disobedience event,â€? Whiter said. “It was a different situation. We were righteous in that situation. They can paint us as the bad guys in this situation. And that’s what I think is a little scary about this.â€? When asked if the bust will have the cooling effect the police department might hope for, of course Goldstein afďŹ rmed the underground community’s presence. “We experienced what happens every day,â€? Goldstein said. “They’re raiding underground parties and events; the underground cannabis community faces this kind of raid every day and it happens every day‌ They arrest and raid people at gunpoint – 20,000 arrests a year here in Pennsylvania. Prohibition and gunpoint raids haven’t chilled things out for the last hundred years. It’s not gonna start doing it now.â€? TWITTER: @COLTSHAW_
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Class warfare from page 1 Sometime in the last year, a lightbulb came on: they would buy a billboard. “I was really disappointed when the DNC came and the Pope came and nothing was brought up,â€? Bezanis said. “A lot of the ideas just come from the other teachers, and I’m the one that sort of says, you know what, instead of just talking to each other over a beer, let’s do it.â€? It soon became clear that the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers wouldn’t support a publicity stunt to the tune of, say, the Fraternal Order of Police, which erected a billboard calling for District Attorney Seth Williams’ replacement earlier this year. So Bezanis, a Fox Chase resident, acted alone to shame the city and the school district over the lack of contract and the raise. He crowdfunded $5,000 through meager donations from parents, teachers and public school advocates. He bought ad space on the heavily trafďŹ cked I-95 corridor just as city ofďŹ cials prepared for budget season. The message had sauce: “Welcome to Philadelphia: Where we don't value our public school children. 5-plus years without a raise for our teachers." In April, Bezanis seized on the NFL Draft in the way he had hoped for during other national and international events. He fundraised $2,000 for an aerial banner that ew over the draft festivities on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. This time, the message, chosen by donors, had even more punch: “City Hall <3 Sports But Hates Our Teachers.â€? Since starting as a social studies teacher at Central High School in the Logan neighborhood six years ago, Bezanis, 38, has witnessed one contract ratiďŹ cation vote and one extension. For the lion’s share of his tenure, he’s one of the 11,000 PFT members who haven’t seen a pay raise, let alone a contract. In a recent op-ed, Bezanis noted that he has personally lost $38,958 in promised wages in the time since the contract freeze began in 2013. By his calculations, Central High School staff members have collectively sacriďŹ ced more than $2 million. Central is just just one of the district's 220 public schools. In the meantime, the School District of Philadelphia hemorrhaged teachers, librarians, school nurses and psychiatrists at an alarming clip — including a nearly 4,000 staffer layoff in 2013 — and only began rehiring employees again last year. Bezanis and others teach on, trying to sep3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
arate their moonlight activism from their daily lessons. His theatrics have been met with criticism. This isn’t the way things are done. The union leadership did not expressly approve this message. Who’s the rogue new guy anyway? That backlash, however, is best seen in the context of PFT’s intraunion political drama. Bezanis is the union’s representative at Central High School. But he also serves as the political secretary on the steering committee for the Caucus of Working Educators, a social justice caucus established within the PFT three years ago by some of the union’s youngish members who were hankering for more grassroots tactics. Last year, the caucus challenged the union’s 30-year incumbent bargaining collective, the Collective Bargaining Team, which is led by PFT president Jerry Jordan. Ultimately, the incumbent prevailed, but Bezanis and the new caucus crowd had boiled the political waters within the union structure. “When you have an organization that’s 11,000 large, of course you’re going to have some people who don’t agree with all your methods,â€? Bezanis said, adding that for now “...the point for partisan politics is done. It’s time to unify. Whenever we have our next elections, we’ll have that discussion then. For now, I really don’t like that type of division. We’re all PFT, regardless of whether you’re in the Caucus of Working Educators or part of the [Collective Bargaining Team].â€? Jordan was tied up with negotiations and could not be reached for comment. Right now, Bezanis feels their energies should be focused on a mutual target. Both the PFT and the Caucus of Working Educators endorsed Mayor Jim Kenney in 2015. On the campaign trail, Kenney, a veteran city councilman, promised to implement a PILOT program (payments in lieu of taxes) as well as a zero-based budgeting plan that would generate hundreds of millions for the cash-strapped school district. Today, the zero-based budgeting proposal has been scrapped for a program-based funding plan. PILOTs are on hold, according to Kenney spokeswoman Lauren Hitt, although the administration continues to beseech the city’s large nonproďŹ t institutions. Under state law, however, PILOT payments are voluntary. Kenney focussed his ďŹ rst year on passing a landmark sugar-sweetened drinks tax, better known as the soda tax. Bezanis says he and other caucus members had hoped that the PFT would have a role the pre-K programs funded by the soda tax, bringing back more unionized teaching positions, but
in the end Kenney opted to outsource those jobs to third-party operators. Bezanis says he understands the city’s ďŹ nancial straits, but compares PFT’s treatment to other unions that do work with the city. “We’re the largest union in the city, but we’re the weakest,â€? Bezanis said. “Would they do this to any other profession or union? It’s a profession that’s 80 percent women. It’s sexist. It’s all about the building trades. It’s all about the male-dominated unions. When you talk about the femaledominated unions, the PFT, they don’t give us a contract, and then they outsource our jobs.â€? The last offer made by the school district was for a $150 million contract. Jordan counteroffered with a $550 million contract, which he said would make up for lost wages that have been frozen at 2012 levels the last four years. But it was a nonstarter for the school district, which is planning around a projected $900 million budget deďŹ cit by 2021. Hitt said that the Kenney administration has been trying to facilitate an agreement among the union, the district, and the School Reform Commission since the mayor took ofďŹ ce. “We were at the table every day last week – and we’ll be at the table every day this week,â€? she wrote via email. After the school district’s recent discovery of a $65 million annual windfall, the PFT asked it be put entirely toward the teachers’ contract. In response, school district spokesman Harold Whack told the Inquirer that the PFT contract would bleed the windfall and leave "no money for educational investments for children.â€? Things are heating up more than expected. On Monday, May 1, the school district reported that about 1,000 teachers were absent. Many but not all of them attended a protest over the contract. No more than 10 percent of school teachers may take a leave of absence. Teachers who took an unapproved absence will be subject to discipline. “The School District was aware of the planned action and the potential for a number of absences on Monday,â€? Whack wrote in a prepared statement to PW. “We have been actively working with our principals and substitute providers to ensure that there will be no disruption in education for our students. We thank all the teachers and school staff who are in school every day putting the education of the children of Philadelphia ďŹ rst.â€? Q TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PHILADELPHIA TEACHERS’ STRIKE <PM Å OP\ JM\_MMV \PM Philadelphia School Dis\ZQK\ IVL Q\[ \MIKPMZ[Ÿ ]VQWV XZMLI\M[ [UIZ\ JWIZL[ IVL Q8IL[ 0MZMŸ[ I TWWS I\ \PM JIKS IVL NWZ\P JM\_MMV \PM \_W \PZW]OP \PM aMIZ[ 1970
ACT 195 is passed, granting all public employees in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the right to organize and collectively bargain.
1981
Facing a $235 million deficit, school district officials informed the then-22,000-member Philadelphia Federation of Teachers that a new contract would not be negotiated. The union embarked on a 50-day strike, which ended in the school district rehiring 3,500 laid-off employees and subsequently entering in negotiations for a new contract to replace their contract.
1992
Under former Gov. Bob Casey, Harrisburg passed ACT 88 into law, which effectively stripped some of the rights of limiting teacher strikes to ensure that students receive a mandated 180 instructional days, prohibited “selective strikes�and required 48 hours notice before any strike.
1998
ACT 46 is born. This law permits the PA secretary of education to declare a school district as “distressed.� Philadelphia is the only such district in the state. The term has many implications, but for unionized teachers, it meant that contracts are no longer guaranteed and strikes are prohibited.
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ACT 46 goes into effect. The School District is taken over by the state, and the governor is given majority control over the newly established School Reform Commission.
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FOOD
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Tunde Wey says his dinners offer a bit of medicine to his own immigration woes.
Dinner conversation One chef serving up a side of immigration with authentic African cuisine
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unde Wey is on a mission. Wey, 34, a self-taught chef who has worked in a variety of ďŹ ne dining restaurants, is also a undocumented immigrant from Nigeria, so it’s safe to say that as a black man, there are a lot of intersectional issues that touch his life. To deal with the anxiety around these issues, he’s channeled his energy into a series of conversational dinners across the country. About a year ago, he hosted a conversation on blackness at South Philly Barbacoa (1703 S 11th St); recently he came back to the beloved South Philly restaurant to host a dinner about anti-immigration sentiment. These dinners shared learning experience both for him and the guests. He’s learned these conversations are difďŹ cult, intense, 0$<
confrontational, and they take a great deal of emotional energy. While dining out can be an escapist exercise, Wey’s dinner and conversation events enable guests to confront, learn and discuss the current issues that affect a percentage of the population. Perhaps the greatest thing this past presidential election brought to light is there are some deep seated anxieties among American citizens as it relates to immigrants. However, it’s no secret immigrants fuel a huge part of our food system, from farm to table, literally. Whether they’re out in the ďŹ elds picking crops or in the kitchen preparing meals, it’s generally likely the food we consume passed through the hands of an immigrant. Being an immigrant can present a series of challenges depending on what age you are when you get here. The number of systems and cultural cues you have to become adept in can be staggering, you’re learning new geography, having to ďŹ nd housing, schooling, and a job, it’s no small feat. But the entrepreneurial spirit that fuels the immigrant’s drive to leave his own country and culture to start anew is the same one that helps make them strong economic contributors and business owners.
Humble beginnings About 17 years ago, Wey decided he’d move to Detroit. His foray into the culinary world arrived by chance; a former roommate wanted to open a restaurant, so they pooled about $10,000 and started an eatery in about three or four months. The restaurant opened only on weekends and served contemporary American food made by a rotating series of guest chefs. Wey wasn’t cooking at the time, but after a year he became disillusioned and conicted with the concept along with its limited menu. So he left to travel and learn how to cook; born Nigerian, he still had to teach himself to make Nigerian food via YouTube videos – along with some assistance from his mom and aunt. Wey describes Nigerian food as a series of starches, stewed vegetables, smoked ďŹ shes, assorted fried seafood, along with fermented legumes and seeds. His primary goal? The food he prepares has to be as African as possible. In 2015, he settled in New Orleans after he got an opportunity to cook there. However, it’s his status as an undocumented immigrant that serves up a consistent plate of anxiety. His visa expired in 2007, and although he’s married to an American citizen, he’s in the process of going through deportation proceedings; he has a court date in November. His spouse also ďŹ led a petition on his behalf to help him start the path toward citizenship. For that to go through, they have to prove their union is authentic. In preparation for an upcoming interview with immigration authorities, he said he’s asked to remember mundane details that most of us never have to pay attention to, such as the color of a bathroom wall in the home he shares with his wife. They’ve had to create a paper trail of their union to prove it’s real, they’ve even kept receipts for their wedding ring. Once his marriage is approved by immigration services, he has a better chance of getting on track toward achieving legalized documented status. Depending on what type of communities you’re in or your social circles, being undocumented can be extra challenging. He has no state-issued ID card. He has his Nigerian passport, but he still can’t open a bank account. Wey said the most challenging thing is being detained and having to constantly be prepared for something to go wrong. To confront the feelings of powerlessness surrounding his immigration status, he ďŹ gured that what he could do was create spaces where he can assert his own perspective of this issue. Self-medication: That’s really how his dinner and conversation were spawned. Q TWITTER: @SWABREENBAKR
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THEATRE
Not playing around
Jacqueline Goldfinger: The Arsonists
Three local playwrights get incendiary with original new BY A.D. AMOROSI shows this week
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t a time when Trump-trouble rules the roost and the notion of controversy is a daily utterance, the challenges of creating original theater that educates, permeates and provokes – the best kind – means more now than anytime in our history. Race, glass, gender identiďŹ cation, sex, ďŹ re: these are the hallmarks of what a great aggressive play must have. For three youngbut-veteran Philadelphia born-or-based playwrights (James iJames, Jacqueline GoldďŹ nger, Tracey Scott Wilson) this May, trouble is their collective middle name with the May openings of, respectively, WHITE, The Arsonists and Buzzer.
Tracey Scott Wilson: Buzzer The pitch: Jackson, an upwardly-mobile black attorney, has just bought an apartment in a transitioning neighborhood in Brooklyn. He sees the potential of his old neighborhood, as does his white girlfriend Suzy‌ at ďŹ rst. When Jackson’s childhood friend Don leaves rehab to crash with them, the trio quickly becomes trapped between tensions inside their own home and the dangers that may lurk outside. “Hopefully, it ends without any clear answers,â€? says Tracey Scott. “Hopefully, the ending is a conversation starter.â€? Temple University alum Tracey Scott Wilson – a writer and coproducer on the highly politicized FX Network show The Americans – must barely break a sweat when it comes to tackling rough subjects such as gentriďŹ cation, race and class via Buzzer. “I ďŹ rst wrote the play four years ago as part of a commission with the Guthrie Theater and Pillsbury House Theater, both in Minneapo 0$<
lis, but as I went to grad school at Temple in the 90’s, I’m very familiar with Philly and how it gentriďŹ ed,â€? says Wilson. “The issues in Brooklyn are the same here: different neighborhoods and architecture, same problems. As Wilson trafďŹ cs in theater (Neon Mirage, The Good Negro) that move through “the intersection of sex, race and classâ€? Buzzer ďŹ ts as snug as a rug, a dramatic tale perfect for the current climate of fear and loathing that’s personal, political, racial and sexual. “I wrote the play – at ďŹ rst a shorter version -in reaction to everyone saying that we were living in a “post-racialâ€? climate after Obama was elected. Now, we know that was a complete lie but a few years ago many people, both black and white, believed it. It started out as a short play. 10 minute play centered around a very common situation that occurs when neighborhoods start to gentrify and people who have lived in a neighborhood for years ďŹ nd themselves unable to access new goods and services that come along with gentriďŹ cation. I couldn’t stop thinking about it so I kept writing it.â€? As to whether or not Wilson believes all theater – be it newly produced or freshly staged – should provoke, and she says calmly, “I don’t know if it should but I wish it would.â€? Q Buzzer | May 4-28, Theatre Exile’s Studio X, 1340 S. 13th Street. $10-$35, theatreexile.org
James iJames: WHITE The pitch: Gus wants his artwork to be in an important museum. Vanessa wants to be an actor on her own terms. Gus asks Vanessa to play the role of a lifetime. The persona they create proceeds to eat the rest of the play. Along the way, Vanessa and Gus grapple with their own assumptions about race, class and gender. In the end, everyone gets their greatest desire, but it costs them something. And ends with a “bang.â€? Self-proclaimed “baby playwrightâ€? James iJames’ idea for WHITE came from a controversy at the Whitney Museum a few years ago when a white artist hired black actresses to help him create a piece of art for the museum’s biennial. “One of the parts of that piece was having the actresses pretend to be the sole creator of the art, which caused a huge backlash from black artists in the biennial, speciďŹ cally The Yams Collective,â€? says iJames of the self-deďŹ ned, mostly black and mostly queer international artists group. “I was trying to quit smoking at the same time this was happening and decided that I would write every time I had the urge to smoke. I wrote the play in like a week.â€? iJames has pretty much handed his baby off to director Malika Oyetimein, actor Justin Jain and Erin Reilly at Theatre Horizon, who has been with WHITE since its ďŹ rst PlayPenn reading in 2015. With but a few self-penned plays in his canon, iJames believes WHITE falls at a moment where he’s clarifying how he wishes to discuss race and identity. “I wanted to approach these topics with large theatricality, humor and horror/ violence. So in that respect this play sits at the beginning of a shift in how I talk about a race and how I want an audience to witness race.â€? Q
The pitch: Think in the realm of Lucrecia Martel’s The Headless Woman or a throwback to 1970s cinema a la Peckinpah or early Scorsese. Inspired by Electra and touched by Southern Gothic lyricism, a father-daughter arson team escapes to the Florida swamp after a ďŹ re they set rages out of control. The story ends with a promise, a blessing and a renewal. Jacqueline GoldďŹ nger states that she wrote the ďŹ rst draft of The Arsonists over three long wine-soaked nights by the seaside in Lisbon while at the Disquiet Literary Conference, an event whose goal is to “help support the creation of provocative and disruptive literature, so the play seemed destined to be born at that time, at that place, among those people,â€? she says. “However, this idea – scored with music from my childhood: roughed up hymns, reimagined folk tunes – has been around since 2011 when we produced Terrible Girls at Azuka, and caught ďŹ re in my imagination when I was teaching Frank McGuinness’ adaptation of Electra after giving birth to twins.â€? The unbreakable bond between Electra and her father, Agamemnon, the betrayal she felt by her mother, and GoldďŹ nger’s fear she might not be a good mother rattled her bones. “Around the same time, my father had some health issues, which pushed me to think even more about our relationship and that he’s not going to be around forever.â€? The Arsonists grew from a more intimate, personal place of having just given birth and intense, sometimes deeply disturbing, connections to her children which, “went far beyond the Disney-ish sanitized sentimental love and parenthood. They were primal emotions, so visceral, that they could only be tackled through the lens of Greek theater. We’ve been told that we are beyond these emotions, too civilized and intelligent, yet they are there and can be equally damaging and empowering.â€? For GoldďŹ nger, good theater regardless of genre, stands up to societal lethargy, ignorance, intolerance and stupidity; especially if “you’re writing characters true to themselves and cultural realities. Whether it’s a light touch or a bold-faced, ripped-from-the-headlines theme – anyone who interacts with the world is going to both be shaped by, and shaping, what happens in society. Martha Lavey of Steppenwolf said: “This is the central conviction of the theater: that by listening closely to the lives of others, we will know ourselves more fully, locate ourselves in a more generous world.â€? Q
WHITE | May 3-21. 7:30pm. Theatre The Arsonists | May 3-21. 8pm. Azuka Theatre. 302 Horizon, 401 DeKalb Street. $20-$35. S. Hicks Street. Pay what you decide. azukatheatre.org theatrehorizon.org 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
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FILM
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Flashback Films
Film society’s new Throwback Thursday Quizzo and Movie Series is a hit
ANNE JOHNSON
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here’s something to be said for old movies. Not necessarily black and white ďŹ lms, but movies you saw for the ďŹ rst time with friends in high school, you know, the ones you rented from Blockbuster for a sleepover. For this type of nostalgic viewer, the Philadelphia Film Society recently announced a new movie event series, “Throwback Thursday Quizzo and Movie.â€? Recognizing the fuzzy feelings we have for the ďŹ lms of yesteryear, these monthly events feature trivia, drinks and your favorite new classics. The series is held each month at the Prince 0$<
Theater (1412 Chestnut St.), and improves upon the ďŹ lm society’s old bring-your-own Wednesdays with a full bar, a better venue and quizzo that challenges even die-hard fans. I attended the most recent event for a screening of Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion and loved it. The theater was packed full of sentimental fans – there mainly to watch Romy and Michele convey how they were the original brains behind the Post-It-Note. If you don’t catch my random reference, Romy and Michele is a light-hearted comedy from 1997, one of several movies from the past 20-30 years that PFS decided to screen, going off of feedback from its former BYO series. But while the now-retired series may have appealed more to an older crowd, a quiet viewing with a bottle of wine has been amped up for a younger crowd. Romy and Michele certainly caught my eye, but PFS has also screened A League of Their Own and has plans to screen She’s All That and The Birdcage in the next two months. With movies that surprisingly appeal espe-
cially to young Millennials in Philadelphia, it’s no surprise the series has been such a hit so far. The movies are also perfect in that fans are almost certain to have seen them multiple times, making the three rounds of challenging quizzo particularly fun. A note to the competitive: The quizzo portion is completed before the movie starts, so study up if you don’t want to give your long-term memory a workout. Questions range from songs in the soundtrack to the career paths of its stars to quotes from the movie itself. Each round gives teams a short break in between, allowing you to go over tricky answers or to grab a drink if you need a reďŹ ll. The fully stocked bar is also an improvement upon the old BYOB, allowing you to get anything from beer to whiskey. And besides the novelty of being able to drink at the movies (which actually is becoming more commonplace these days), PFS sets up a drinking game before the movie begins. Repeated lines and prompts from the movie have audience members shouting out “Drink!â€? and holding their glasses up in unison. I’ve got to say, the event is a really great time. If you have memorized the performance art scene from She’s All That or can’t get enough of Albert’s dramatic outbursts in The Birdcage, you’ve found your fam. Everyone is there because they’ve seen the movie a million times, and because all of the movies are fun. The event series is a perfect ďŹ t for anyone who wants to watch their favorite icks, sip on a cocktail or two and show off some niche movie knowledge. “PFS is very pleased with the response to the program so far,â€? says Kait Calabro, marketing manager at PFS. “Everyone that has attended has been a huge fan of the ďŹ lm, has studied for the quizzo, and is ready to win. The room always has a great atmosphere.â€? “Through [the BYO] series we found that Philly has an enthusiastic audience hungry (or thirsty) for the chance to revisit some of their nostalgic favorites from the 80s and 90s on the big screen while sharing a few drinks with friends,â€? adds Scott Hudson, director of ďŹ lm operations, about the series. “Throwback Thursday Quizzo and Movie is a natural expansion of that experience. We pair great and much-loved 80s and 90s fare with Philly’s spin on bar trivia with questions centered around the ďŹ lm selections.â€? She’s All That is slated for Thursday, May 4, and The Birdcage for June 1. Want to check it out for yourself? Visit ďŹ lmadelphia. org/pfsquizzo. Q TWITTER: @LNPB_REVIEWS
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PCAC Sponsored Happy Hour Get to know fellow residents across industries, talk shop, have a couple drinks, or just hang out. With happy hour specials at unbeatable prices, both alcoholic and non, there’s sure to be a comradery atmosphere unique from any other on a Wednesday night. |5pm - 7:30pm. Free. Independence Beer Garden. 100 S. Independence Mall West. philaculturalaccess.org MUSIC
The Black Lips The story of the Black Lips began in Dunwoody, Ga., a quiet, conservative suburb of Atlanta in ‘99. The former classmates have since immersed themselves in a whirlwind of touring and rock ‘n roll. | 7:30pm. $17-$19. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com
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verybody’s been to a block party at some point in their lives. They’re one of our city’s most well-known traditions and are a vital component to what makes the spring and summer months around town so much fun. Celebrate the season with a festival in true South Street style: a rockin’ block party that stretches over 10 city blocks and will feature more than 35 bands, three stages, seven performance areas and hundreds of vendors. Now in its ďŹ fth year, Spring Fest has grown exponentially in attendance, scale, local vendors and attractions. With last year’s attendance just over 50k, this year is supposed to be even bigger. More than 150 shopping vendors are anticipated. Plus, as part of the festival, Atomic City Comics will be celebrating Comic Book Day. Not to mention, the Philly Taco Eating Contest, which is not even a taco in the traditional sense. Having begun last year, the challenge is to be the ďŹ rst to ďŹ nish eating a “Philly Taco.â€? Don’t know what a Philly Taco is? Apparently it’s quite the delicacy: a cheesesteak from Jim’s Steaks (400 South St.) wrapped inside a slice from Lorenzo’s Pizza (305 South St.). Winner receives a year’s worth of cheesesteaks and pizza. Saturday, May 6, 11am-8pm. Free. South St. southstreet.com/spring-fest/
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THURSDAY, MAY 4 BOOKS
Mark Twain Tonight! Hal Holbrook stars in the show he’s been performing for the better portion of the last half-century. This one-man show, in which he depicts the famous writer reciting from some of the esteemed writer’s most famous works, cuts through today’s culture and chorus of opinions with humor and wisdom that the late, great, American author ensured would be timeless. | 7:30pm. $49-$79. Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org MUSIC
The MovieLife The Long Island band formed in the late ‘90s and not long after released its ďŹ rst full-length album. Having released its ďŹ rst album this year since 2003, the melodic hardcore punk band is back and letting its chops speak for themselves. | 8pm. $20-$22. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. kungfunecktie.com
BOOKS
Gabourey Sidibe | This is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare In a conversation with longtime journalist, Tracey Matisak, Gabourey Sidibe received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her debut role in the 2009 ďŹ lm “Precious.â€? Sidibe won instant acclaim for her heart-wrenching portrayal of the ďŹ lm’s eponymous character. Her memoir is the behindthe-scenes-story about her rise to fame. |7:30pm. $7 - $15. Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org
FRIDAY, MAY 5 MUSIC
The Besnard Lakes The sessions for their past album, “A Coliseum Complex Museum,â€? ended up yielding more material than could ďŹ t on a single LP, so, instead, they released “The Besnard Lakes Are the Divine Wind’ a limited 12â€?. With the dynamics of Zeppelin mixed with My Bloody Valentine and the romance of Fleetwood Mac, the music is a microcosm both in this time and harkening back. | 8pm. $12. Johnny Brendas, 1201 Frankford Ave. johnnybrendas. com ART
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Clubs, 20 Cooperative Businesses, according to Anderson, who serves as commercial corridor coordinator for New Kensington CDC. “We started as a book club and we started to study cooperative business and working together as a group in September,â€? Anderson said. “We discussed everything from business models, to obtaining funding, to solving conicts and met twice a month.â€? Currently a South Philly resident, Davis lived in Fishtown for seven years and was a member at the now defunct Sculpture Gym. “We really want the makers economy of Frankford Avenue to ourish,â€? she said. “I came from Sculpture Gym and that was a similar concept. There was a collection of artists who shared tools, and once that left, we felt that void. And, we also want people to feel empowered to ďŹ x their houses.â€? Meeting basic needs of the community through tool sharing, education and collaboration is the driving mission of the Kensington Tool Library and the group is working with NKCDC to possibly adopt its mobile tool library truck concept, but the library itself is nebulous, too. “It could be a lot of things,â€? Anderson said. “It could be a storefront location, a storage container in a vacant lot and a co-op space for people to create together.â€? The co-op is applying for grants and trying to partner with other community organizations and civic groups to obtain tools. Davis added: “We want everyone in the community to take advantage of what we’ll offer,â€? Davis said. “We want the community’s input so what we’re doing is sustainable.â€? – MELISSA KOMAR | @STARNEWSPHILLY
omething that seemed like a good idea 15 years ago was really a death sentence for some Mayfair trees. Maples and oaks never stood a chance inside the 69 masonry planter boxes installed along Frankford Avenue by the old Mayfair Community Development Corporation. The original intent was to line the neighborhood shopping district with environmentally friendly and aesthetically pleasing greenery. The CDC chose hollowed-out, four-foot concrete cubes for the jobs. Sadly, any arborist will tell you that you can’t bury a tree trunk in a yard of soil and expect the plant to survive. Further, tree root systems generally need an area at least double the diameter of the tree crown. In time, most of the Frankford Avenue trees withered and died. Last week, one of the old CDC’s successors, the Mayfair Business Improvement District, teamed with City Councilman Bobby Henon, a crew of operating engineer trainees and two local waste businesses to remove the old planter boxes, which will soon be replaced with more-sustainable ones. “They were dubbed ‘tree cofďŹ ns’ because nothing stayed alive inside of them,â€? Henon said as Local 542 members used a heavy forklift to load the planters onto a atbed truck. Waste Management and Revolution Recovery, both based in Tacony, will repurpose the old planters, which lined the avenue from Harbison to Cottman avenues. Many of the boxes have cracked and will be crushed into aggregate stone, according to Avi Golen, a Revolution Recovery co-founder. The aggregate may be reused as base layer for new roads, driveways and sidewalks. It may also be used as a bed for laying drainage pipes. Some of the intact planters may
end up outside the company’s building products recycling yard at 7333 Milnor St., Golen said. Clayton Setzler, an instructor with the Local 542 training program, said that the planters each weighed more than 2,500 pounds, including the soil. The job offered his apprentices a great chance to learn in a practical setting. “It’s like a learning job,â€? he said. “We try to get these guys out into real life as much as we can. And secondly, we’re helping the city. We’re making life better for people who live around here.â€? The CDC has a reconstituted board and staff from 15 years ago. In 2015, the CDC led the effort to create Mayfair BID, along with the Mayfair Business Association and Henon’s council ofďŹ ce. The BID is funded by assessments of businesses within the Frankford Avenue commercial district. It promotes the district through cleaning, public safety, marketing and capital improvement programs. According to Executive Director Sam Siegel, the planters project grew from a public survey in which the BID asked what type of improvements local folks wanted to see. “(The planters) were an eyesore. They were acting as giant trash bins,â€? Siegel said. “We’re replacing them with new ones that are going to be better maintained and more attractive.â€? The new planters will be round and resemble terra cotta pots. Instead of trees, they will be planted with owers, vines and shrubs that attract butteries. The plantings will tie into the community’s effort to replenish the Monarch buttery population in the area. “They will be more durable over time and easier to keep clean,â€? Siegel said. Businesses and residents will also soon see the installation of 150 seasonal banners on utility poles. “This is the largest beautiďŹ cation project Mayfair has seen in many years and it’s because of the establishment of the Mayfair BID,â€? Henon said. “(Businesses) are going to see the results of their involvement with the BID.â€? Q
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