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Funding SEPTA: A Matter of Justice
Every evening on my walk from Drexel’s library, I watch packed SEPTA buses pass by. Many are packed with healthcare workers from nearby hospitals and riders returning from medical appointments. Many are packed with students returning from college. Others are traveling to restaurants in Center City or a Flyers game. Over 750,000 rides are taken on public transit daily through SEPTA.

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Apr 295 min read
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Students: Turn Your Emotions Into Action!
The upcoming election carries a lot of weight for Philly, the biggest city in one of the biggest swing states.

VoteThatJawn
Nov 4, 20243 min read
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2024 Trend That Jawn
Eight University of Pennsylvania students who attended Trend that Jawn offered their reflections from the evening.

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Nov 1, 20244 min read
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City Hall’s #TrendThatJawn
Youth voting is trending all over America; it only made sense to create an event that would highlight and support these efforts.

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Nov 14, 20222 min read
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Party with a Purpose: Trend That Jawn!
Vote That Jawn Hosts Social Event Celebrating Philly Youth Vote, Oct. 26, 6-7 pm Vote That Jawn, a nonpartisan group of youth, educators,...

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Oct 12, 20222 min read
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Can We Make the Change?
By Kyla Downs March for Our Lives, a youth-led movement that began after the 2018 Parkland, FL, school shooting, has a policy titled “It...

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May 25, 20223 min read
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The Fair Fight is On
An America where every vote matters, our leaders work for us and defend our civil rights, and the government helps when it can and steps...

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Jan 4, 20215 min read
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Let's Say Black Lives Mattered
Someone has slit in half the 30-foot-long Black Lives Matter banner outside our St. Luke and the Epiphany. For the second time.

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Dec 20, 20204 min read
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America, Dude! Learn from Black Lives
For our nation to heal, we must open our ears and hearts to the messages our young people are sending us By Lorene Cary This article was...

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Nov 29, 20203 min read
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Op-ed: Youth Need to Vote
By Carson Eckhard This article originally appeared in Philly Metro. You can view the original post here. In my Tampa, Florida high school...

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Oct 30, 20203 min read
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Op-ed | Vote That Jawn
In January, a handful of young organizers perched in my office in the English Department at the University of Penn planning the 2020...

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Oct 25, 20204 min read
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Out of the Mouth of Babes
VoteThatJawn and Fresh Artists tap an army of kiddos to turn out the parent vote.

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Oct 25, 20205 min read
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A Program that’s Philly-Bred, Woman-Led — Plus MERCH!!!
What’s your jawn? For Monique*, it’s the underfunding of Philly schools. For Sofia*, it’s the loss of a friend to gun violence...

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Oct 16, 20202 min read
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A Summer of Voter Registration and Empowerment
I walked up the slight hill on Ogontz and Olney to arrive in front of what used to be my educational sanctuary. Overgrown weeds seemed to in

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Sep 25, 20202 min read
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Storm: From Whitman's Election Day to Ours
Philadelphia Youth Poets Laureate and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society respond to Walt Whitman's "Election Day: November 1884" On...

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Sep 17, 20201 min read
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A Brand New (Virtual) Community
Youth power and passion.
With these words, signed together in American Sign Language on the first pandemic-driven Zoom call...

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Jul 30, 20202 min read
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Philly Youth Vote (Online) Registration House Party!
You’re Invited! Ft. DJ Jazzy Jeff, LGP Qua, DJ Diamond Kuts, Bobby Flowers, Aijee Evans, and DJ Sophia Vote that Jawn Philly House Party...

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May 13, 20201 min read
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#VOTETHATJAWN 2020
Think, for a moment, about the fanfare that comes with life’s milestones: marriage, birth, quinceañera, driving, graduation… and so on.

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Apr 18, 20205 min read
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Mar 25, 20202 min read
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CAN VOTE-BY-MAIL SAVE THE ELECTION?
The coronavirus is likely to upend the April 28 primary. That's why Philly 3.0’s engagement director doubles down on his call for mail-in vo

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Mar 23, 20204 min read
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PROTECT THE VOTE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
With the April 28 primary approaching in the midst of calls for social isolation, Philly 3.0’s engagement director urges the state to send e

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Mar 13, 20203 min read
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THE CITIZEN RECOMMENDS: MAP THE VOTE
At least 40,000 eligible Philadelphians are not even registered to vote. You can help change that with a new app

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Mar 11, 20205 min read
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Save the Date: Saturday, 22 Sept 2018
Every year, in addition to our blogsite, SafeKidsStories.com creates a few great events, like two days with iconic children’s illustrator...
Lorene Cary
Aug 23, 20182 min read
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