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Upcoming

115th Anniversary Luncheon

Celebrating the 15th & 19th Amendments: Race, Gender and the Vote in 2020 with Akhil Reed Amar and Sherrilyn Ifill

Vote for US

Come join us for a moderated discussion with Joshua A. Douglas, author of the new book Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting, and the Committee of Seventy's CEO, David Thornburgh.

Can We Talk?

Please join us to strike a blow for the notion that America isn’t doomed to division. Some hard work needs doing, but we can do it. Beginning here, in Philadelphia.

Connecting Current and Future Leaders

Join NExT Philadelphia - Urban League of Philadelphia Young Professionals and Temple University Masters of Public Policy program as we provide a forum for millennials to engage with a current leader in the Philadelphia region. This will be a great opportunity to network while adding your voice towards strengthening the experience of urban young professionals in the city.