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Census data has been released, and we are going to help unpack what it means for PA.

Join us for a discussion with some of our favorite special guests: Adam Bonin, Election Attorney; Stephen Caruso, Pennsylvania Capitol-Star House Reporter; Lara Putnam, Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh; and Ben Forstate, Political Analyst.

We'll take a look at PA's population shifts and demographic trends and analyze the potential political ramifications of these changes. We'll also review the redistricting process in PA and the status of new maps.

If you love data, maps, and talking PA politics, this event is for you!

From sundown the evening before the official first day to nightfall the second day.

State lawmakers, officials, student advocates, and representatives from anti-hunger organizations will gather on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at 10 a.m. for a roundtable discussion on food insecurity on college campuses, in Philips Autograph Library, 700 South High Street, West Chester, PA. Due to indoor capacity limits, please confirm your attendance by contacting [email protected]

On the panel:
State Senator Carolyn Comitta
State Senator John Kane
State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta
State Representative Kristine Howard
State Representative Christina Sappey
State Representative Tim Briggs
Dr. Julie L. Dietrich, WCU Executive Director for External Relations
Dr. Zebulun Davenport, WCU Vice President for Student Affairs
Dr. Ashlie Delshad, WCU Professor of Political Science and founder of the WCU Campus Community Garden
Dr. Seth Jacobson, Senior Director, WCU Center for Civic Engagement and Social Impact
Kim McCurdy, Director, Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Postsecondary and Adult Education
Jennifer Wilburne, Chief of Staff to Pennsylvania First Lady Frances Wolf
Miriam Lipschutz, Director of Advocacy, Challah for Hunger
Student Advocates from WCU

This roundtable discussion on the impacts of food and basic needs insecurity on college campuses will not only include comments from student advocates and campus leaders currently facing these issues firsthand, but will also offer potential solutions from state lawmakers, university officials, and representatives of nonprofit anti-hunger organizations.

In Pennsylvania, lawmakers have introduced the Hunger-Free College Campuses Act (Senate Bill 719 and House Bill 1363), legislation that calls for establishing a grant program for institutions that take certain actions to eliminate hunger on their campuses, including providing a food pantry and establishing a hunger task force. The bill would also direct further study on the issue of food insecurity at Pennsylvania colleges and universities, in order to inform the development of additional long-term solutions.

WCU has made available a Resource Pantry aimed at supporting student success by minimizing food and basic need insecurity and preparing students for life after graduation. The Resource Pantry offers non-perishable food, fresh produce from campus gardens, personal care items, school supplies, and winter and career clothing. It is open to all undergraduate and graduate students regardless of need level.

Following the roundtable discussion and schedule permitting, participants may briefly visit and tour the Resource Pantry and community garden.

Masks must be worn indoors…

The observance, officially tomorrow, begins at sundown today and ends at sundown tomorrow. Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, which many spend in fasting and praying.

Yom Kippur observance begins at sundown Sept 15.

New Pennsylvania Project fundraiser: Robert McKinstry, Jr., Mike Sklaroff, and Kadida Kenner cordially invite you to an afternoon reception and fundraiser in support of defending democracy by transforming and expanding Pennsylvania’s electorate so it reflects the Commonwealth’s demographically changing population. Please join the festivities as we gather in person to safely enjoy light refreshments on Saturday, September 18, at 3 p.m. IN SUPPORT OF New Pennsylvania Project at the Kennett Square home of Robert McKinstry, Jr. Address will be emailed upon RSVP.
 
SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE Congresswomen Mary Gay Scanlon, Chrissy Houlahan, and Madeleine Dean; Kadida Kenner, Executive Director, New Pennsylvania Project; more speakers to be announced soon.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Maya Haber by Thursday, 9/16 at [email protected]. 
 
Sponsor - $1,000 | Host - $500 | Supporter - $250 | Friend - $100 | Committeeperson- $50. Personal Check contributions should be made payable to: New Pennsylvania Project (Memo: Chester County Fundraiser) or contribute online at: https://bit.ly/ChesCoFundraiser. Mailing Address: New Pennsylvania Project - 717 Market Street, Suite 295, Lemoyne, PA 17043
 
Rain date is September 18th at 3pm on Zoom - link will be emailed upon RSVP, and if necessary.
 
The New Pennsylvania Project (NPP) was founded in May 2021 to expand Pennsylvania’s electorate, so it reflects the Commonwealth’s demographically changing population. In the next four years, NPP will engage and empower young residents and those living in underrepresented and often neglected communities of color and immigrant communities. We will register them to vote, provide education about the issues that matter in their neighborhoods, and mobilize people to vote in every election - twice a year. The New Pennsylvania Project's targeted constituencies live in the Capital region, Northeastern PA, Bucks and Allegheny counties, and several cities in the collar counties of Philadelphia. We will engage communities year-round, educating neighbors, colleagues and friends about civil rights, policing reform, fair education funding, marijuana legalization, economic justice, and environmental justice and stewardship. We will host events and conversations, canvass, inspire and encourage participation in the electoral process. 
 
When our democracy and our voting rights are under a sustained attack, our work is more vital than ever before. We must engage and empower new voters if we are to protect…