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Public Transportation in Philly: How can you have an impact?
Tue, November 18, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
From local issues to national challenges, effective change-making begins with understanding your own power and how to use it. Join UR Action Executive Team members Michelle Wecksler and Kira Hamman as they introduce a practical framework to help you analyze your sphere of influence and…
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group
Tue, November 18, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. Join the W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group as we read, explore…
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Discover the Story of Bukharian Jews : A Free Community Presentation
Mon, November 24, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Discover the Story of Bukharian Jews or Jews from Central Asia Join us for a captivating evening exploring the rich history and vibrant culture of Bukharian Jews. Who are they? Where do they come from? What languages do they speak? How do they identify within the broader Jewish community? …
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group presents 'Darkwater: Narratives from within the Veil'
Tue, November 25, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
The Du Bois Reading group is wrapping up a year of reading, studying, and engaging in lively discussions about the writings of James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Jr. and W.E.B. Du Bois at Blackwell Regional Library. And now as the year concludes, you are invited to come out for a celebratory…
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Beyond Solidarity: Co-Liberation for Palestine and Our World
Tue, November 25, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
4th Floor Skyline Room For Joyce Ajlouny , General Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee , a Quaker activist, and a Palestinian-American, life under occupation revealed the insufficiency of the current solidarity model, which too often perpetuates a savior complex, ignoring how our…
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Jonathan Karl | Retribution
Tue, December 2, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jonathan Karl | Retribution In Conversation with Tamala Edwards In Retribution, Jonathan Karl’s unparalleled access brings us behind closed doors deep inside the White House and presidential campaigns, revealing the extraordinary moments that ended…
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How Antisemitism Made a Comeback in the 21st Century : a lecture by Jonathan S. Tobin. Presented in Partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia and Congregation Mikveh Israel
Thu, December 11, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Congregation Mikveh Israel Synagogue 44 N 4th St. Philadelphia, PA 19106
Since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel, antisemitism has surged worldwide, becoming normalized in public discourse. Journalist Jonathan S. Tobin, editor-in-chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, will explore how antisemitism differs from ordinary prejudice, why defining it has become…