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GPA Members bring in the Chinese New Year
This year of the Year of the Rooster and GPA members are celebrating with parades, dances and more. The Penn Museum kicked off the celebration with their 36th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration this Saturday alongside the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival.
The International House of Philadelphia, the Independence Seaport Museum and Reading Terminal Market will be putting on their own events this weekend and next.
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Do you have international expertise that serves the world & Philadelphia?
Become a member of the Global Philadelphia Association
and tell us why you or your business/organization
is a global gateway for the Philadelphia region.
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From Our Executive Director
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Dear Global Philadelphian:
With the New Year well under way, we are delighted to share with you our new members who have joined the Global Philadelphia partnership. They are highlighted at the top of this news.
Reading this first edition of the 2017 Insider, you will see that many countries are touched, in so many ways, by our member's work in Philadelphia and the region...travel, art, sports, science. There are numerous and tremendously exciting ways to connect and engage with the world, right here in Philadelphia!
Thinking about this, lead me to start cataloging how many of our leaders in city and civic institutions are indeed from other lands. Canada, India, Britain, France, Australia, China and Colombia are among some of the nations well represented by our civic leaders; an attribute that is pertinent to Philadelphia but perhaps not always to other North American cities. We can be proud! With this notion In mind, we will feature a "Global Conversation" with a global leader from Philadelphia every month. This month's conversation took place with George de Lama, when he first took the leadership of Eisenhower Fellowships.
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The staff at the Association has begun working on Globalphilly17, the third iteration of the Global Expo taking place September 15 to November, 1st 2017 - 45 days of global events showcasing the world through the work of our members. Find out how you can take part in this fantastic event and let us know what you are planning. It's a winning formula for our global city and great fun to boot!
Recurring in this edition of the Insider, you will find the subject of faith. Our city founded on the principles of religious freedom has much to share and so many faiths are welcomed here. Indeed this month we were thrilled to be present for the launch of the Faith and Liberty Center, an interactive welcoming space celebrating the bible in numerous forms, iterations and languages to be built on Independence Mall by the American Bible Society. Additionally, Dr. Leonard Swidler, founder of the Dialogue Institute celebrates 50 years at Temple University!
We are always here to help you put the focus on our global city.
Be in touch!
Best Wishes
Zabeth Teelucksingh
Executive Director
215 563 2482
P.S. The famed Philadelphia Flower Show is global this year. Holland is the theme - tulips, windmills, fellow World Heritage Cities, and so much more. Mark your calendars for some Dutch sensations!
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Organization of World Heritage Cities – Regional Secretariat Conference, Stralsund, Germany
Monica Genuardi, Global Philadelphia Ambassador Philadelphia, approaching our first year anniversary of membership in the OWHC and as the only member from the United States, was proudly represented by Zabeth Teelucksingh (Executive Director, Global Philadelphia Association), Sylvie Gallier-Howard (Chief of Staff, Department of Commerce, City of Philadelphia), and Monica Genuardi (Master’s student in World Heritage Studies). From September 27 through September 29, our Philadelphia representatives in this regional group were introduced to colleagues, reconnected with old friends, learned from other city leaders, and shared what we have been working on back home in Philadelphia with our own designation.
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Global Conversations: our new monthly feature!
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International House Philadelphia is bringing a major touring retrospective of Spanish animation cinema to the region for the first time. From Doodles to Pixels: Over One Hundred Years of Spanish Animation, consists of eight programs of select animated works that span decades and showcase a little known history – that of Spanish animation cinema. Read More
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 Business & Commerce
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PHLCVB has expanded its global efforts in the Nordic region by adding an office in Copenhagen in hopes of boosting the city's international tourism. Read More
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The second season of the PHL Diversity podcastseries, supported by the Pennsylvania Convention Center, launches last month.The series gives brief insights, views and opinions from Philadelphia's tourism and hospitality leaders, meeting/convention professionals and academics, regarding industry topics and diversity.. Read More
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 Community Development
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Suhag Shukla of the Hindu American Foundation and partner of the Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia was named one of the 12 faith leaders to watch by the Center for American Progress. Read More
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Philadelphia is home to the largest Martin Luther King Day of Service in the country with more tham 145,000 volunteers taking part in 1,800 service projects throughout the region. One of the Key this year's focuses this year was on educational justice. The centerpiece project was the Free Library's "Read by 4th" literacy initiative. Read More
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 Higher Education & Research
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Professor Leonard Swidler is 88 years old and for nearly 60 years has been at the forefront of ecumenical and interreligious / intercultural dialogue work as a pioneer of the interfaith movement. For 50 of those years he has been Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue at Temple University and continues to teach both undergraduate and graduate seminars. Read More
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The William Penn Foundation as part of its Watershed Protection Program has given a grant to the Chestnut Hill Conservancy for their joint project with Chestnut Hill Community Association for there Residential Conservation, Preservation and Development Study. Read More
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 Hospitality & Promotion
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For the 2017 PHS Flower Show, in celebration of Holland, the Grand Hall will be transformed into the World Market, a fun, lively space featuring a Dutch shopping village Read More
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Due South is an artistic exchange focused on Sicily encouraging global dialogue in a moment of heightened isolationism and xenophobia. The second in a quartet of island-based investigations initiated by Marianne Bernstein, Due South brings together works by thirty-eight artists who have traveled or lived in Sicily. Read More
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For Drexel’s scientists and engineers, inspiring others outside the University to take an interest in the subjects they study themselves is a natural part of being in the academic community. The University’s best outlet for building that excitement and energy is the annual Philly Materials Science & Engineering Day, set for Feb. 4 in the Bossone Research Enterprise Center. Read More
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The 2017 Philadelphia Unity Cup will be an official GlobalPhilly 2017 event. The tournament will take place between September 8, 2017 and November 4, 2017. For more information regarding registration see here.
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Many thanks to our Sponsoring Members for their generous support of the Global Philadelphia Association.
  
  
 
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