local – Temple Update

North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 08:37:17 +0000

Over the summer Temple University’s Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative received a grant from The Lenfest Foundation. On Wednesday September 25th The Esperanza careerlink center hosted representatives from 16 partner organizations of Temple University to strategize about how they can connect more North Philadelphia residents to employment using the grant. Shirley Moy…

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Stadium Stompers Host Town Hall to Address Community Updates

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:35:23 +0000

A city-wide town hall was held at the George Washington Carver High School of Science and Engineering by the local Temple community to discuss the plans for a new Temple stadium. During the meeting on October 30th, a local activist group Stadium Stompers informed attendees that plans for an on-campus Temple Football Stadium have effectively been halted. Temple will now have to renegotiate with…

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The Women’s Mobile Museum

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:40:44 +0000

A new Philadelphia museum is bringing its exhibit to a neighborhood near you. The Women’s Mobile Museum aims to make its exhibits accessible to neighborhoods where art spaces are limited. Artist-activist Zanele Muholi, along with the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, selected ten female artists of color who have little to no experience in the arts and provided them with resources to develop as…

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Rad Dish Co-Op’s Garden Doubles as an Organic Classroom

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 22:16:58 +0000

Rad Dish is Temple University’s student run Co-Op, and once you get past the clever name you’ll realize the people behind Rad Dish are quite clever as well. The Co-Op provides Temple students and faculty with local, sustainable, and organic food five days out of the week. Established over a year and a half ago, Rad Dish has continued to grow in popularity and reputation amongst people in the…

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