Lauren Chief Elk Speaks at South Philly Barbacoa Dine For Justice Series

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Practise Something: Hear Lauren Main Elk

The abet for Native American women speaks at South Philly Barbacoa Mon night. Plus, talk police and guild with Chris Hayes, welcome a new program past Al-Bustan and more than ways to be an engaged citizen this week

Do Something: Hear Lauren Master Elk

The advocate for Native American women speaks at South Philly Barbacoa Monday night. Plus, talk law and order with Chris Hayes, welcome a new program by Al-Bustan and more ways to be an engaged denizen this week

Mar. twenty, 2017

Every Monday we round upwards a scattering of fun means to get involved throughout the calendar week to make your urban center better. Have ideas for upcoming events? Email tips here. And find more than evergreen ways to get engaged—from helping local schools and fighting homelessness to greening upwards your neighborhood—in our Exercise Something guides.

Sip Agua Fresca, Dine on Justice

Every Monday night throughout the month of March, South Philly Barbacoa hosts an educational forum called "Justice and Agua Fresca" that covers a wide range of topics affecting cities and overlooked communities. Yous have two more chances to check it out this month. Monday, March 20, the guest speaker is Lauren Chief Elk, from Save Wiyabi Project, an advocacy group working to fight violence confronting Native American women. Her layered discussion takes on policing and the non-turn a profit industrial complex through the lens of untested rape kits. On March 27, Ian Brendle, a third-generation farmer from Lancaster, PA, enlightens guests on what they may not know almost laws surrounding "organic" produce and sustainability practices. As the title of the serial suggests, agua fresca will be served along with vegan grub and rice. Monday, March 20, vi p.m., $five, South Philly Barbacoa, 1703 Due south. 11th Street.

Talk Constabulary and Order With Chris Hayes

In his latest page-turner, A Colony in a Nation, Emmy-winning MSNBC host Chris Hayes pinpoints 1968, when Richard Nixon became our offset "law and order" president, as the year our country ceased moving in the right direction toward racial equality. This week, he appears at the Free Library for a lecture that touches on the dangers of law and order, and "how a country founded on justice now looks like something uncomfortably close to a police state." The bailiwick hits close to dwelling house. As we've written, the concept of law and order conjures non only Nixon but Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo. And we all heard Donald Trump breathe new life into the concept during his speeches throughout the 2022 presidential campaign. Auditorium seats for the event are sold out, simply you can catch an in-house simulcast ticket for $vi. Thursday, March 23, 6 p.thou., $vi, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street.

Catch a Moving-picture show With Girls on the Run

A new documentary by physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston delves into a rather new miracle that's unfolding in living rooms and backseats across the country: kids glued to their tablets and phones. Ruston did some research and constitute that young people spend an average of 6.5 hours a day between home and school (!) looking at screens. In this documentary, chosen Screenagers, she analyzes what kind of impact Internet addiction could have on their developing brains and offers upwards some solutions for parents on how to help their kids observe balance in a relentless—and sometimes cruel—digital age. The film gets screen time at the Community College of Philadelphia this week courtesy of Girls on the Run Philadelphia (GOTR), a group that uses running to encourage good wellness and leadership skills in local youth. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring a well-rounded collection of voices, like Philadelphia public school teacher Mimi Romeo and an 8th grader from McCall School named Emily Maiorano. Gain support scholarships for GOTR participants. Thursday, March 23, 6:xxx p.1000., $5-$10, Community College of Philadelphia, 1700 Spring Garden Street.

Sleep Out for Homeless Youth

Friday night, toss your cozy covers bated and crash outside on a cardboard box to enhance coin—and bear witness support—for local homeless youth. Philly homeless youth shelter Covenant House hosts its annual Sleep Out: Young Professionals Edition that seeks to heighten $125,000—money that will provide more than beds and ensure that Covenant Business firm doesn't have to plough away any young person who needs a warm place to stay. The night unfolds at the Germantown branch of the shelter, where you'll dine on a boxed luncheon—probably a tuna sandwich—with residents. Once that's wolfed down, the kids go upstairs to their beds, while Sleep Out attendees catch a cardboard box and find a place to sleep in the parking lot. It's perhaps the ultimate gesture of support for these youth, who range in age from xviii to 24 and take statistically been subject to traumatic experiences like LGBTQ-related hate crimes, sexual and physical abuse and sex trafficking. Each Sleep Out attendee is asked to raise a minimum $ane,000 for the cause. Read more about Sleep Out here, then get out at that place and start raising some dough for these kids. Friday, March 24, vii p.m.-7 a.g., The Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street.

Contemplate Displacement

This weekend, Al-Bustan Seeds of Civilization, an organization dedicated to spotlighting Arab civilization through arts and education, launches a brand new year-long projection that explores displacement and identity in Philly's minority and refugee communities. "With Iraqi and Syrian refugees moving into the city equally local African American residents are displaced by gentrification, [(DIS)PLACED] will shed critical light on what it means to exist 'home,'" explains an result organizer. They'll practise that through a serial of customs engagements that feature storytelling, live music, poetry readings and visual art created by a group artists in residence who will create artworks inspired past stories of Philadelphians who have been affected past deportation. (DIS)PLACED gets official kickoff handling at a public forum Saturday afternoon, which features an itinerary of performances, an audience-participatory discussion and food from a local Arab restaurant. Organizers ask that everyone interested in attending RSVP here. For more on upcoming events, go here. Saturday, March 25, 1-four p.m., free, Philadelphia History Museum, 15 Due south. Seventh Street.

Gather Under the Large Pinnacle for the Homeless

Nobility Housing (DH) goes to the circus—at least in theme—for their annual charity gala. Taking identify Sat evening at the Majestic Ballroom, the night promises live entertainment, dancing and games on top of a decadent spread of cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. DH is a program founded and guided by homeless people and activists that works to intermission the cycle of poverty by providing quality housing and other support services for homeless families and individuals. Coin raised will help the nonprofit maintain its 58 affordable housing units and provide clients—mostly single African American women and their children—with counseling that promotes cocky-sufficiency and opportunities to detect work and more than permanent housing. If y'all can't brand the party, and would like to donate to DH's mission, go here.Saturday, March 25, 7-10 p.1000., $125-$v,000, Regal Ballroom, 5411 Oxford Artery.