Honoring and celebrating Anthony Glass for his outstanding work as a Legislative Director for the office of Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and wishing him luck with his future endeavors at The University of Notre Dame Law School.
Recognizing the 10th through 13th days of the Islamic month of Dhul-Hijr as Eid al-Adha’ in the City of Philadelphia during June 2024
Honoring and congratulating Philadelphia’s James Beard Restaurant and Media Award winners Vietnam Restaurant; Inquirer critic Craig LaBan and photographer Jessica Griffin; and authors David Suro, Gary Paul Nabhan and Danny Childs.
Honoring and celebrating Maurice Mitchell, a community organizer, social movement strategist, and national leader in the Movement for Black Lives, and the National Director of the Working Families Party, on the occasion of his visit to Philadelphia.
Recognizing the week of June 17th through June 23rd as “Sanitation Workers Week” in the City of Philadelphia.
Honoring and recognizing The Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity for being a pillar of strength and a symbol of hope for Philadelphia through its social justice activism.
Honoring and recognizing the labors of brotherly love, sisterly effectiveness, and sibling solidarity committed by Aid Workers who have crossed rivers and oceans of tears to feed the hungry, to build shelter, to bring music, and to bring healing and the warmth of compassion to those in greatest need.
Honoring and celebrating Palestinian theologian and educator, Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, the Pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem and the Lutheran Church in Beit Sahour, Dean of Bethlehem Bible College, Director of the Christ at the Checkpoint Conference, and Coordinator of Global Kairos for Justice.
Commemorating and celebrating June 19th as Juneteenth, when final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation was ordered in Texas, marking the end of the enslavement of Black and brown people in the United States.
