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Understanding the City Budget: How Philadelphia Sets Priorities and Spends Your Money
Join us on Wednesday, February 26, at 5:30 PM for the first webinar in our three-part series on the City budget process. We’ll explore the City budget as a tool for civic engagement, equipping residents with the knowledge and tools to effectively participate in the budget process and advocate for their communities.
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Understanding the City Budget: Investing in a Safer, Cleaner, and More Prosperous Philadelphia
Join us on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 5:30pm for the second webinar in our city budget learning series. This session will explore Mayor Parker’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal, breaking down investments aimed at her priorities of making Philadelphia the safest, cleanest, and greenest big city, with economic opportunity for all.
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Understanding the Judicial Rating Process
Did you know judges are elected in Pennsylvania? The Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission (JEC) evaluates the qualifications of candidates to appellate courts in Pennsylvania to help voters make an informed decision at the ballot box. Candidates can earn a rating of "highly recommended," "recommended," or "not recommended" based on the JEC's evaluation. Join us to learn more about the Judicial Rating Process!
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Understanding the Judicial Ratings Process
Did you know judges are elected in Pennsylvania? The Philadelphia Bar Association's Judicial Evaluation Commission evaluates the qualifications of judicial candidates to help voters make an informed decision at the ballot box. C70 welcomes Chimdi Tuffs and Matt Olesh of the Campaign for Qualified Judges for a conversation about the judicial rating process, why electing qualified judges is so important, and what you can do to help inform voters.
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Unit 1: Laying the Foundation
E Pluribus Unum?: Can we still be 'out of many, one.'
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Unrigged with Dave Daley
Best-selling author Dave Daley joins C70 CEO David Thornburgh and Civic Engagement Consultant Chris Satullo to discuss his new book, Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy.
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UPDATED: C70 Statement on the Attack Against Fmr. Pres. Trump
C70 condemns this violent attack and calls on leaders across all ideologies and sectors to speak out against violence publicly and in no uncertain terms.
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Urgent Election Reform Release
Seventy reviews the job Act 77 started by improving efficiency in local elections.
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Voices of Voting
Back by popular demand! Voices of Voting returns from its successful runs last summer and during election season, just in time for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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Voices of Voting on November 7
Targeted to middle and high school students but open to the general public, Voices of Voting is a short play commissioned by the Committee of Seventy and written and directed by award-winning Philadelphia artistic director David Bradley that ties the personal struggles and political courage of the 1960’s campaign to secure the vote to the present-day challenge of engaging young people in our electoral process.