Philly Progressive Thinkers Forum

Philly Progressive Thinkers Forum The Forum hosts two events each month. At the beginning of the month, we host an unstructured networking happy hour. Tony Payton, Rep. Dwight Evans, Rep.

The Progressive Thinkers Forum exists to bring together leaders in Philadelphia's progressive community and to give them access to experts on different key issues. In the middle of each month, we host a BYO lunch at which experts on various fields speak and answer questions about topical issues. Bookmark this page to get details and RSVP for upcoming events. Previous lunchtime speakers have includ

ed Rep. Mike Ge**er, Councilman Bill Green, Sharon Ward of the PA Budget and Policy Center, Jeff Shields of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Susan Gobreski of PA Education Voters, and political consultant Dan Fee.

10/16/2017

2 REPUBLICANS FROM PENNSYLVANIA VOTED AGAINST HELP FOR PUERTO RICO:

Scott Perry
Keith Rothfus

Time to vote against them!

"There is a fundamental difference when it comes to core economic issues," Sirota writes. "It seems to me that tradition...
02/06/2016

"There is a fundamental difference when it comes to core economic issues," Sirota writes. "It seems to me that traditional 'liberals' in our current parlance are those who focus on using taxpayer money to help better society. A 'progressive' are those who focus on using government power to make large institutions play by a set of rules."http://www.npr.org/2016/02/05/465671983/democrats-debate-what-is-a-progressive-and-who-wants-to-be-one

The term has also been used to cover certain ideas, attitudes, movements and schools of thought. It has been affixed to leading American politicians, in both major parties, including Teddy Roosevelt.

If you're serious about gender equality, then get serious about climate change. "Extreme weather events kill more women...
10/29/2015

If you're serious about gender equality, then get serious about climate change.
"Extreme weather events kill more women than men globally – the more extreme, the bigger the gender gap. Among the 150,000 people killed by the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, 90% were women."

Climate change isn't gender-neutral. The effects are likely to hit the world's poorest women hardest of all, because they are more likely to lack the resources to escape natural disasters or disease.

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03/28/2012

The results so far. Give us your thoughts at the link below.

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