Food Pantry
April 17 LRI’s Food Pantry, 11:00 AM until food supplies are exhausted. The Food Pantry is open on the third Tuesday of every month! Please bring a bag.
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Organizers Forum: Disability and Running for Office
"Although one in six voters has a disability, we are underrepresented and under-recognized as political candidates and public servants." The Organizer's Forum will be hosting a call-in about the importance of running for and serving in public office as person with a disability. RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeNr5KrSSbNPkQ_Q…/viewform… Call-in: 1-515-739-1285 Passcode: 521847# Or join the meeting online: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/organizersforum http://www.advocacymonitor.com/organizers-forum-disability…/
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Community Land Trusts: A Tool for Permanent Affordability
The City of Philadelphia is changing and as some neighborhoods undergo rapid redevelopment rising housing costs can lead to people being displaced from the communities they call home. Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are a tool to ensure permanent affordability as neighborhoods change. CLTs have been used for rental housing, home-ownership, businesses, community gardens, and much […]
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SciFi Connections
View a science fiction television pilot followed by discussion. Refreshments!! Call Patrick, Ext. 695.
You & You & You
LRI’s newest social group. The group will meet every 3rd Friday. Call Bill, ext. 197. The April 27th meeting will have an expert speaker on disability rights. View the PDF flyer here.
Young Adults with Disabilities Club
Anyone 18-29 years is welcome to attend. Call Mary Beth, Ext. 335 or Bill Krebs, Ext. 197.
Mapping for Accessibility
What: Participants will meet at JFCS at 2pm for an opening presentation. You will then be given a map of a small area of Lower Merion where you will go and identify the accessibility of local stores and restaurants and record that information in a smartphone app called “Access Earth.” Access Earth is a new mobile and online website aiming to become the world's leading […]
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Intro to American Sign Language
Join us for this intro to ASL course, which is for Hearing Staff and Consumers. John Lewis will be the instructor for this 6 week course, held on both Mondays and Wednesdays each week. Space is limited. First-come first-serve. Register by contacting John Lewis at 267-314-8689, or email: johnlewis@libertyresources.org. Registration closes Thursday, April 26, 2018.
Free for staff and Consumers
Intro to American Sign Language
Join us for this intro to ASL course, which is for Hearing Staff and Consumers. John Lewis will be the instructor for this 6 week course, held on both Mondays and Wednesdays each week. Space is limited. First-come first-serve. Register by contacting John Lewis at 267-314-8689, or email: johnlewis@libertyresources.org. Registration closes Thursday, April 26, 2018.
Philly Fun Run 2018
Potluck lunch to follow from 12pm-1pm at in the Wade Blank Room (second floor of LRI) 112 N. 8th St., Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Please contact Mary Jo Rohrer at 215-634-2000 ext. 322 or maryjorohrer@libertyresources.org with what you’re planning on bringing. Sign up: 1. Follow this link: https://www.adaptfunrun.net/ 2. Click “Register for a Fun […]
Poor People’s Campaign Kickoff
Protests in over 30 state capitals across the US the day after Mother’s Day! Somebody's Hurting Our People: Children, Women & People with Disabilities in Poverty. Together, we will rise up and challenge the evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, environmental devastation, and the nation’s distorted morality! We are building a moral movement to […]
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Board of Edu. Listening Session
Mayor Kenney appointed nine members to the Philadelphia Board of Education (BOE) in April 2018. Beginning in July 2018, the Board will oversee the School District of Philadelphia. In April and May 2018, the new Board members will participate in a series of community listening sessions across the city. Students, parents, educators and residents are […]
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