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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Join C70 and other incredible organizations for a day of gratitude at Girard College as part of the 29th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service.

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C70 Statement on Fake Video of Destroyed Ballots in Bucks County

The Committee of Seventy released a statement regarding the recent fake video of mail-in ballots being destroyed in Bucks County.

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Can We Talk?: A Statewide Student Dialogue

Can We Talk? is an experience for young people to learn how to develop skills in productive civil dialogue with other students from a range of different backgrounds.

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Lesson 3: Finding Credible News on Social Media

This lesson aims to equip students with skills to identify credible information online, evaluate news sources on social media and beyond, and build a balanced media diet.

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Beyond the Supreme Court: How Appellate & Lower Courts Shape Justice

In Part Two of Navigating Pennsylvania’s 2025 Judicial Elections, C70’s Andrew McGinley and Tanisha Bezue will turn the spotlight on Pennsylvania’s appellate and lower courts.

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Statement on Proposed Election Reforms

Seventy addresses Senate Bill 224

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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.

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Lesson 1: Is the right to vote guaranteed?

It's not as simple as you think. (20 minutes)

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City Green

by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

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Spring 2025 District Attorney Candidate Forum

On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM, the Committee of Seventy, along with WHYY News, the Philadelphia Bar Association, and other civic partners, is hosting an in-person forum between the two Democratic candidates for Philadelphia District Attorney: incumbent District Attorney Larry Krasner and former Municipal Court Judge Pat Dugan. The conversation will be moderated by Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, legal analyst and journalist, and Cherri Gregg, civil rights attorney and award-winning journalist.

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