Here are some volunteering opportunities with mutual aid groups. Since distros can shift and change, please RSVP with each individual group before you show up. I'm trying a new calendar format this month, so please let me know if you like this version, or the list better! Yes,
Philly's Food and Nutrition Security Task Force has recommendations, but you can take matters into your own hands
The P.A. Groundhogs have released a study to share how effective drug test strips can be, and why more of us should have them around.
There’s no smoking gun in these files that points to any one person or group doing anything blatantly vile or wrong. Instead, we can see dysfunction over how to provide long-term care for our most vulnerable.
Department of Health Resource Hubs across Philly, which provided public health supplies, testing and emergency-need products, are closing. Some of the services offered will move to other locations.
A heat emergency is called when This kind of declaration is made when temperatures and humidity reach levels that can put vulnerable people, like those with chronic illness or the elderly, at high risk for medical emergencies. Meaning, people who are vulnerable and alone need our help.
(and volunteer ops for the week) Most Fridays, The Platia joins mutual aid groups, Food Not Bombs and Punks With Lunch, for a picnic in South Philly where we distribute free food and talk about harm reduction on a local level. These Mifflin Square Park picnics are a blast. (We&
Leaky roofs and bedbugs push people to sleep on the street instead of staying in a Philadelphia shelter — and that's only if a bed is even available. It could soon get harder to find any space at all.
Hi everyone. May has been a really big month and I am so happy to have you here. Please read up on why The Platia believes that mutual aid and information will save the world and message me if you have thoughts and want to chat about it! I was
While coming in for one of its infamous vegan pop tarts, you can throw in a few extra dollars and make sure that someone's bad day instantly gets better with a free meal.
Join our Free food picnic every Friday at Mifflin Park - plus other volunteer ops.
And how to look for the helpers.
Civics
When celebrities use our communities to make a point of making themselves look like saviors, our most vulnerable are who suffer. Case-in-point: I was flooded with texts this week about the Dr. Mehmet Oz videos from Philly. In the videos Oz, the doctor known for promoting the use
As someone who writes a lot about place, and eating together and small businesses and being in community, I'm really exhausted of all the recent political events that put our most vulnerable in danger. And yet, I also know we need to keep fighting. But, when you are
Since Pandemic days, you may have utilized one of the free resource hubs located around Philadelphia. These city-funded public health centers started with immediate needs, like masks and COVID-19 tests. They flourished into community centers, with baby equipment, hand sanitizer and wipes, and harm reduction items like Narcan
Volunteering
After meeting the encampment of people living on the Delaware River, also known as Camp Chloe after the beloved camp pet dog, I started looking into the shelter system here in Philadelphia. As someone without deep personal experience in homelessness, it can be confusing why people wouldn't go
Knowing your neighbors is proven to reduce fear by turning unknown people into known demographic communities. Because block parties are a great way to meet those neighbors and come together over a common goal, I'm throwing a block party with Block2Block at Prevention Point on April 25th. To
Mutual Aid
Prosfygika sits in Athens near stadiums, hospitals and municipal buildings. While other areas sprout hotels and condos, this corner has fought to resist gentrification.
I’ll be giving out free drug testing strips at the Dark Side Burlesque show on April 19th at 8pm at Franky Bradleys. The show is bird-themed and features some of the most fun burlesque and drag performers in Philly. Get tickets here and come and find me for
Civics
Knowing your neighbors is proven to reduce fear by turning unknown people into known demographic communities. One way to engage with those neighbors is to work together to host a block party.
There are so many people who can benefit from community that it sometimes feels disorienting to know where to begin. Instead of waiting for a grand plan, you can do a small action today to make a connection with a neighbor. This is why The Platia revolves around a concept
Arts
Writing the Eater guide to Philly’s best cheesesteaks, I have had dozens. So I wanted to spend National Cheesesteak Day with artist Doomed Future talking about his grandfather and Jim's West
Food waste is a major concern for me, as someone who eats a lot for a living. After an article last year where I explored all the kinds of waste that are created in kitchens and catering, I became fascinated with the ways that ingredients can be reused. For example,
With a few No Kings events coming up, I want to remind people about a right you can exercise any day. Citizens of Pennsylvania have the right to request access to state and local government records as part of the Right-To-Know Law. Active since 2009, this law makes