Event Archive

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…

Join the Committee of Seventy, Temple University’s MPP Program and Young Involved Philadelphia for a panel discussion on the critical relationship between Harrisburg and Philadelphia.   State Representatives Chris Rabb and Donna Bullock will be on hand to discuss how this relationship works, what issues are impacted by decisions in the State House and how Philadelphians can effectively advocate…

Join the Committee of Seventy and the University of Pennsylvania’s Office of Government and Community Affairs on September 17th to Celebrate Constitution Day and Slay the Gerrymander.   The event will feature a brief conversation with Chris Satullo, Draw the Lines PA Program Director and co-founder of the Penn Project for Civic Engagement; and Ken Stief, PhD,…

Seventy’s Chris Satullo will interview Controller candidates Rebecca Rhynhart (D) and Mike Tomlinson (R) separately, then moderate a discussion of campaign issues. The entire forum will be streamed live on Seventy’s Facebook page. A limited number of seats are available to attend in person. Reserve your seat today.

October 18, 7pm: Commonwealth Court October 25, 12:30pm: Supreme Court October 31, 12:30pm: Superior Court Candidate forums for all three appellate levels of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System are taking place at Widener Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg and will be telecast on PCN. Learn more about the state’s judiciary and review the candidates in Seventy’s 2017 Election Guide.

Join Citizen University CEO Eric Liu for a conversation about civic engagement and his new book: You’re More Powerful than You Think. Mr. Liu is the founder of Citizen University and executive director of the Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program. He served as an aide for President Bill Clinton and is a regular columnist for CNN. and a correspondent for TheAtlantic. Register online. Each attendee…

What will the Philadelphia political scene look like in 20 years? Join the nonpartisan Committee of Seventy, the Free Library of Philadelphia and Philadelphia 3.0 for a panel discussion about the future of city politics with veteran political reporter Dave Davies on August 10. Davies will sit down with Mara Kunin, campaign manager for Rebecca Rhynhart and former Obama deputy field director, Dan Pearson, a young Philly GOP board…

Young Involved Philadelphia – in partnership with the Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia, the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania, Seventy, and Temple University’s Master of Public Policy Program – is hosting a Candidates’ Forum and Convention on Criminal Justice Reform for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s race. Reserve your tickets for the April 25 forum at Temple University’s Howard Gittis Student Center.

Join Code for Philly for #CELaunchpad: a month-long, project-launching event focused on civic engagement with local government and democratic systems. Engage local government with your skills, knowledge, ideas—no permission needed. The kickoff weekend March 24-25 will consist of brainstorming, project design, and hacking with a strong focus on identifying ideas that will meet real needs in our city. Teams will then have…

Philadelphia is often cited as “America’s poorest big city.” Here’s what that means: 26 percent of Philadelphians are living below the poverty line. For a family of four, they are subsiding on $24,250 a year. What’s worse? Imagine “deep poverty,” a term describing living on half that amount. Among the nation’s 10 largest cities, Philadelphia…