Living in Germantown
Living in Germantown: All Together
On Wednesday, June 30, 2010, Germantown Community Connection and
West Central Germantown Neighbors co-hosted an event,Living in Germantown at
the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown This event was a community
dialogue to imagine a more perfect Germantown and the road we can take to get there. Motivated by President Obama's More Perfect Union speech, and his call
to action for Americans to talk to each other about race and class. Living in Germantown
is a collaborative effort among individuals and organizations to identify and promote
commitment to activities conducive to a more harmonious Germantown.
Facilitators for the event included Susan Guggenheim, Tom Grundy, Barry Cross,
Kenyatta James, Marshall Freeman, Nadine Rosechild Sullivan and Betty Turner.
Volunteers, Joanne Sharpless and Marney Hague, baked cookiesand brought cooling
sun tea and water. Photos by Pamela Bracey.
Over 70 people attended this event and many shared their experience in
Germantown and their vision for Germantown. Households, business, community
organizations, representatives of elected officials, and a number of institutions.
One of the facilitators, Nadine Rosechild Sullivan, led us to a place of vision and
then, commitment as individuals. These commitments were shared: things like picking
up trash; greeting people on the street; shopping locally, socializing locally and just
walking in the neighborhood.
Kenyatta James, another facilitator summed up the event challenging everyone
to take a step, any step, no matter how small on this Great Road of Change.
Marshall Freeman, Human Relations Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia,
(a Germantowner from birth) pledged Commission support.
Living in Germantown: All Together # 2 will be co-hosted by GCC, WCGN and
the Germantown Historical Society on September 22, 2010. Save the date.
More information will be coming soon.
If you would like to share your vision and make a commitment to a more perfect Germantown
Contact: Germantowncc.org or Betty Turner at bettyturner1@gmail.com or call (267) 421-1863
wcgn.orbius.com or Susan Guggenheim at susan.duggenhiem@gmail.com or call (215) 284-6038
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD. WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER THAN WE ARE APART. AN INFORMED COMMUNITY IS A HEALTHY COMMUNITY