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| APRIL |
- Transformation Talk: Strategic Partnerships: Crafting a 21st-Century Education
- John Chin P’83, Executive Director, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC)
- Melissa Levy ’91, Executive Director, Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
- Gerald Lopez P’31, ’34, Director of Operations and Business Development & Center Associate Director, University of Pennsylvania Singh Center for Nanotechnology
- Rachel Zimmerman ’85, Founding Executive Director, InLiquid
- Upper School Visiting Writer-in-Residence: Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters, Playwright
- Upper School Voter Registration Drive: Seth Bluestein, Philadelphia City Commissioner
- Upper School Assembly on the Legacy of Gamble + Huff: Caliph Gamble ’95, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, and Founder of Gamble Companies and the Sons of Legends Foundation
- Quakerism Panel Discussion
- Dwight Dunston, Hip-hop Artist, Activist, and Educator
- Dyresha Harris, Director, Catoctin Quaker Camp
- George Lakey, P’89, GP’27, Activist, Author
- Middle School Assembly: Dwight Dunston, Hip-hop artist, Activist, and Educator
- Upper School Engineering Course: Alanna C. Raffel, Assistive Technology Specialist, Pennsylvania Initiative on Assistive Technology
- Upper School Latin V Course: Vicki Landers, Founder & Executive Director, Disability Pride PA
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Keynote Speakers
- Kurt Evans, Chef and Activist
- Rodney Glasgow, Head of School, Sandy Spring Friends School
- Zarinah Lomax, Artist, The Apologues
- Blanca Pacheco, Co-director, New Sanctuary Movement
- Asian American Experiences:
- Wei Chen, Civic Engagement Director, Asian Americans United, Co-founder of the Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance Pennsylvania (APIPA)
- Fariha Khan, Co-director, Asian American Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania
- Urvashi Pathania, Writer and Director
- Raquel Villanueva Dang and Taizu, Co-founders, Philly Solidarity
- Community and Police Relations
- Keir Bradford-Grey, Former Chief Public Defender for Philadelphia, and Current Partner at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP
- Kermit O, Community Organizer
- Christopher Rabb, Pennsylvania House Representative
- Drugs and Opioid Crisis
- Eriach Fox, Counselor, Spilove Psychotherapy
- Dr. Daniel Teixeira da Silva, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- Dr. Annika Vaughn-Cooke, Psychiatrist, Jefferson University Hospital
- Food Insecurity: Abbe Stern, Food Pharmacy Manager of the Healthy Weight Food Pharmacy, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Immigration Reform
- Leslie Castrejon, Assistant Dean for Student Support and Belonging, Bryn Mawr College
- Joanne Gottesman, Director of Clinical Programs, Camden and Clinical Professor of Law, Rutgers University
- Indigenous Peoples’ Experiences
- Tailinh Agoyo, Co-founder and Director, We Are the Seeds of CultureTrust and Rise & Thrive Podcast
- Brianna D'Agostino, Speaker on Indigenous Religion
- Math and Social Justice
- Samantha Caiola, Gun Violence Prevention Reporter, WHYY
- David Holloman, Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services
- Media’s Role in Social Justice: Ernest Owens, Journalist and President, Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists
- Mental Health
- Eben Hilpert, Counselor, Arrive Therapy
- Emily Torchiana, Speaker About Mental Health and Social Media
- Mixed Tracks
- Karina Gutierrez-Noriega, Owner, Strategic Soul
- Achola Simkins, Instructor, Uprising ACM Studios
- Religious Identity and Discrimination
- Deborah Bowen, Rabbi, Congregation Temple Beth’El
- Eli Freedman, Rabbi
- Michelle Horton, Minister
- Aaron Rock-Singer, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Cara Rock-Singer, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Women in Power
- Melissa Gerber, President and CEO, Access Matters
- Sarah Podemski, Actor
- Transformation Talk: Creating and Educating a More Sustainable Philadelphia
- Rich Freeh, Green Building United
- Micah Gold-Markel ’95, Solar States
- Caroline Goodbody, Comcast Smart Solutions
- Nidhi Krishen, Philadelphia Office of Sustainability
- Wellness Program: The Anxiety Paradox: Why Helping Kids Feel Bad Can Help Them to Feel Good
- Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, Psychologist, Author, and Anxiety Researcher
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| JANUARY |
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Family Experience 2023
- Amanda McIllmurray, Democratic Candidate for City Council at-Large,
- Briannah Stoves, Youth Leader, Care, Not Control
- Jorian Rivera-Veintidos, Prevention and Education Manager, POP Program, GALAEI
- Ebony Ali, TINGS Program Coordinator, GALAEI
- MLK Teach-in
- Amplifying Voices of Indigenous People: Adam DePaul, Tribal Council Member, Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, and Storykeeper and Coordinator of the Rising Nation River Journey
- Apologues: Art and Advocacy: Zarinah Lomax, Artist, The Apologues
- Beyond the Bell Tours: Badass Women's History of Philadelphia: Joey Leroux, Co-founder, Beyond the Bell Tours
- Books Through Bars: Dr. Tom Haney, President, Books Through Bars
- Connecting The Dream to Reality:Michael Butler, Reporter, Miami Herald
- Continuing MLK's Legacy at North Philly Peace Park: Brother Tommy Joshua Caison, Founder and Executive Director, North Philly Peace Park
- Crown Them King: Reinterpreting a Legacy: Aaron Smith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Africology and African American Studies, Temple University
- Education Through the Lens of Social Justice: Darien Headen ’11, Associate Head of School, Greene Street Friends School
- Handball in Philadelphia: Emerald Martez, Founder, Urban Eminence
- Policing and Youth Violent Crime Rates: Jarreau Thomas, Inspector, Philadelphia Police Department
- Storytelling for Social Change: Reva Stover, Playwright, Director, and Producer
- Using Your Voice for Freedom: Marshall Mitchell, Pastor, Salem Baptist Church
- We Love Philly Podcast: Using Your Story to Inspire Action: Carlos Aponte, Founder and Executive Director, We Love Philly, Thayid Wilson, Graduate, We Love Philly
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| NOVEMBER |
- Concerts for Lower, Middle, and Upper School: People of Earth
- Indigenous Peoples Month Assembly: Chief David “Stands with Song” Hughes, Principal Chief, Eagle Medicine Band of Cherokee Indians
- Upper School History Class: Natasha Danielá de Lima McGlynn, Executive Director, Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia
- Upper School History, Current Events Course: Natasha McGlynn, Executive Director, Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia
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| OCTOBER |
- Upper School Assembly: Helen Gym, Philadelphia City Councilmember at-large
- Middle School Assembly: Kwame Alexander, Author
- Upper School Spanish Course: Samu Cortez, Mexican-American Artist
- Upper School Spanish Course: Perla Trevizo, Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist
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