When 200 residents of the Lindley Court Apartments in Logan lost their homes with two hours’ notice on Saturday, June 21st, the building' fire alarm system didn’t work, raw sewage festered in the basement, putrid garbage piled up atop overflowing dumpsters, and there was no water because the copper pipes had been stolen.
When these guys say 'neighborhood activists' who do they really mean? What are the interests of a bank?
Wachovia Foundation's Neighborhood Planning Workshop (Jun 24)The Wachovia Regional Foundation is again offering a series of workshops aimed at helping neighborhood activists through the steps of developing a neighborhood plan. Participants will learn how to identify the challenges, opportunities, and synergies that commonly emerge during a neighborhood planning process. Attending the workshop is particularly important if your organization is considering developing a neighborhood plan or applying for Wachovia Regional Foundation' Neighborhood Planning Grant. Workshops will be held in Philadelphia on June 24th and in Trenton on June 26th.<!--[if !vml]-->
Philadelphia like the nation is suffering from the devastingeffect of the mortgage foreclosure crisis. This national crisis, which has left families and neighborhoods devastated, can partly be attributed to "subprime and predatory lending practices" in the banking and mortgage industry. A weak economy symptomic of high unemployment and rising interest rates fuels an already disparaging circumstance.
However, Philadelphia unlike the nation has a unique advocacy pilot programin place to help distressed families. With foreclosures surpassing a record high forhomeowners across the nati
Soon to air on in West Philly on 88.1FM WPEB, ADSC's new radio show explores issues of housing, development and displacement. Through interviews with residents who have been displaced or who are fighting to keep their communities intact and stories highlighting the effects of redevelopment, this show will ask the question, "Who is the 'revitalized' city for?"
This is a repost of an article I wrote on the phillyimc.org newswire. Please see posts below for comments from a participant after the meeting.
A community meeting with Philadelphia Mural Arts Program was held this past Monday April 21 at Songhai Cultural Center. Jane Golden, director of the Mural Arts Program, and other program staff and artists were there to listen to the concerns of the city's residents at large. The meeting was well attended, with residents from all over the city including Norris Square, Center City, Brewerytown, West Philly, and others.
"The Nigerian-born, Temple-educated Solanke, a married father of four who's been an American citizen since 1994, was stunned last year when taxes on his own Francisville properties headed for the moon. Solanke's eyes popped when his tax bill on 1514 Parrish St. jumped from $66 to $1,983 a year; 818 N.
In the midst of so many families losing their homes through mortgage foreclosure and tax foreclosure, the Board of Revision of Taxes moves ahead with it's plan to reassess all commercial and residential properties in Philadelphia at 100% market value.
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