peopleSep. 17, 2019 1:47 pm
Power Moves: Big changes at the Office of Immigrant Affairs
OIA Director Miriam Enríquez will be leaving September 20. Her successor will be Amy Eusebio, who is currently the program director of PHL City ID.
purposeAug. 28, 2019 2:34 pm
Artist activists, policy lobbyists, early childhood educators: The great diversities in making a difference
Guest columnists Eric Hartman and Stephanie Keene lay out the five types of justice work they’ve identified through research and practice.
purposeAug. 27, 2019 10:18 am
At the corner of art and solidarity: ‘Sanctuary City, Sanctuary Neighborhood’ mural to be unveiled today
The mural at 5th and Huntingdon — which will be dedicated today at noon — is a collaboration between artists Ian Pierce and Betsy Casañas. It is also a celebration of community and of the rich Latinx tradition of political art.
purposeJul. 29, 2019 12:00 pm
‘Expanding Sanctuary’ is a success story. And a record of how immigrants changed policy in Philadelphia
Filmmaker Kristal Sotomayor: "I think that this offers a different perspective on immigration ... Immigrants are not helpless. They are incredibly strong people.”
peopleJul. 11, 2019 11:49 am
Semra Filikçi’s year of living resolutely
If you did not speak English, could not work in your profession, and knew nobody but your husband (who was busy getting his doctorate), what would you do to feel at home in Philadelphia?
peopleJul. 1, 2019 8:00 am
Building for the long fight: Two of New Sanctuary Movement’s promotoras
Generocity asked nonprofit leaders whose work centers immigrants to write about immigrant leaders they know. Here, one of the NSM co-directors highlights the work of Gloria and Bertha, two members of the Promotoras program.
peopleJun. 30, 2019 1:24 pm
Meet Hazami Sayed, immigrant leader and founder of Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
"Leadership can be at every level and can take many forms ... In all cases, it requires grit — passion and perseverance with a long view," she says.
peopleJun. 30, 2019 8:34 am
Mariam Ibrahim wants to increase English classes in Northeast Philadelphia
Generocity asked nonprofit leaders whose work centers immigrants to write about immigrant leaders they know. Here, the director of civic engagement at the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians profiles Mariam Ibrahim.
peopleJun. 29, 2019 12:42 pm
Carmen Guerrero: From survivor of kidnapping to Philadelphia immigrant leader
"Living in uncertainty and as if I was stepping on quicksand, I participated in and organized marches ... Without realizing it, we had organized the community — groups of women, young Dreamer students, day laborers."
peopleJun. 29, 2019 8:00 am
Escaping Zurnita’s box: An Indonesian immigrant’s journey to find community
Adjusting to life in the United States isn’t easy when home still feels like thousands of miles away.
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