Philadelphia City Council Candidate Forums 2011 Academy of Natural Sciences- 19th St and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Thursday, March 17, 2011

5:30 p.m. Launch of Next Great City Agenda for City Council- Butterfly Room- RSVP for the launch

6:30 p.m. - Philadelphia City Council At-Large Candidate’s Forum- Auditorium- RSVP for the forum

The Next Great City coalition, made up of over 100 civic, health, business, labor, and environmental organizations has created a common-sense and cost effective agenda for City Council candidates to help make Philadelphia the Next Great City. The coalition will share new polling data and the details of the agenda that will help transform Philadelphia's neighborhoods, economy and community quality of life.

Speakers include:

• Terry Madonna, Terry Madonna Opinion Research
• Bryan Collins, Philadelphia Outreach Coordinator for PennFuture and Next Great City
• Jon Wybar, Revolution Recovery
• D.L. Wormley- Philadelphia Urban Food and Fitness Alliance (PUFFA)
• Kate Clark, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
• Nilda Ruiz, Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) L
• iz Robinson, Energy Coordinating Agency

Immediately afterward, a forum for all At-Large City Council Candidates will be held to provide an opportunity to highlight candidate positions on issues such as energy, waste, transportation, land reuse and food access.

Chris Satullo, Executive Director of News and Civic Dialogue at WHYY will moderate the forum.