Philadelphia Daily Record

Vol. II No. 158 (318)

Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia

October 11, 2011

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It’s Life For Mumia US SUPREME COURT has turned down DA Seth Williams’ request to impose a new death sentence on Mumia Abu-Jamal, who killed Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. Earlier, the federal Court of Appeals in Phila. had said prosecutors could settle for a life sentence for Abu-Jamal or seek another death sentence. “The District Attorney will not be making on comments on today’s Supreme Court ruling,” said DA spokeswoman Tasha Jamerson. “The District Attorney, along with members of the office’s Law Division, need to determine the next course of action in this case and no decision will be made today.”

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Oct. 11Lunch with Karen Brown For Mayor at Vesper Club, 1 p.m.

Guest of Honor Eagles’ Curtis March. $250-$500. RSVP by Oct. 7 (215) 279-7210.

Oct. 11Prevent A Child From Abuse fundraiser art at Tavern On Broad at Bellevue, Broad & Walnut Sts., 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sponsored by Joseph Pultrone. Tickets $50. For info, tickets, and other details Joe (267) 977-3776.

Oct. 12Reception for Chairman House Dem. Campaign Committee State Rep. Brendan F. Boyle and special guest Minority Leader State Rep. Frank Dermody at PFCU, 1600 Locust St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Gold $5,000, Silver $2500 and Bronze $1,000. Checks payable to Friends of Brendan Boyle. RSVP Nicole Simmons, (717) 238-1998, nsimmons@pahdccc.com.

Oct. 13Youth United for Change Reception honors Mayor Michael Nutter and Laura Shubilla at Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut St., 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Oct. 14State Rep. John Sabatina Golf Outing at John F. Byrne G.C., 9550 Leon St., 4-Man Scramble, registration, registration 12 m., shotgun 1 p.m. $125 includes entry to all events, 18 holes of golf, lunch, dinner, awards and after-party at 3 Monkeys Café, 9645 James St. For info Steve Campanile (215) 4604697 or Sabatina Assoc. (215) 7428600.

Oct. 15W. Poplar NASC hosts Fall Fashion Show & Luncheon at Zoar THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD

United Methodist Ch., 1204 Melon St., 2 p.m. Donation $20. For info (215) 765-0960.

Oct. 15“Deep Roots – John Myers and Germantown” celebration honoring State Rep. John Myers’ birthday at 5547 Germantown, 6-9 p.m.

Tickets $50. For info Cornelia Swinson (215) 740-8493.

Oct. 15State Sen. Anthony Williams walks through Bartram’s Garden, 54th & Lindbergh Blvd., 10-11:30 a.m., as part oip f his health and fitness program.

Oct. 16Sheriff Barbara Deeley and Team Jewell Williams, Democrat candidate for Sheriff host Eagles vs.

Redskins Fundraiser for Sheriff candidate Jewell Williams at Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring Garden Sts., 1 p.m. Beer, wine, hot and cold foods. Tickets $50. Make personal checks only out to Citizens for Jewell Williams, 2343 Smedley St., Phila. PA.19132. For info (215) 919-1120.

Oct. 16State Rep. John Myers celebrates his Birthday at 5547 Germantown Ave., 6-9 p.m. Appetizers, drinks, music and dancing. Tickets $50.

For info Cornelia Swinson (215) 740-8493.

Oct. 16St. Mary Cyclefest to benefit St. Mary Medical Center Emergency Dept. at Brian’s Harley Davidson, 6009 S. Flowers Mill Rd., Langhorne, Pa. Registration 9-11 a.m.; ride ends at Core Ck. Pk., Langhorne, Pa. Advance tickets $25/rider, $20/passenger; event day $30/$25. For info (215) 752-9400.

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Novelist And Arts Leader Is Tapped For SRC senior lecturer in creative writing in the English Dept. of the University of Pennsylvania, Cary founded Art Sanctuary in 1998 as a means of using African American art to enrich the city and region, to bring the arts to schools and to build and strengthen a network among artists.

LORENE CARY Mayor Michael A. Nutter has appointed Lorene Cary, a respected novelist, educator and founder of Art Sanctuary, a community arts organization that showcases African American art, to the School Reform Commission.

“Lorene Cary is a nationally recognized writer, she has a tremendous education background, but for me what is truly outstanding is that she has an incredible passion for the well-being of children; she cares very personally about parents and she’s very much focused on supporting teachers. She will be a tremendous asset to the School Reform Commission and the children of Philadelphia,” said Nutter.

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Ron Tomalis, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, said, “I am pleased to welcome Lorene to the SRC, as I believe her experience will be beneficial to the school district and the Commission. I look forward to working with her and her colleagues in the coming months as we address many of the critical issues facing the district.”

A 2002 winner of the prestigious Philadelphia Award, Cary said, “I am honored to serve Philadelphia’s students, teachers, and school leaders, and through them, our entire city. My parents were both Philadelphia public school teachers; I attended elementary school here; our children have spent about half their school life in District schools; and as a writer and arts organization director, I’ve worked with schools and with kids, parents, and grandparents who know that a good education is their only real hope for success. I am grateful to be called to serve them on this committed and talented team.”

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ate degrees from Penn. She also won a Thouron Fellowship and earned an MA in Victorian Literature from Sussex University in the United Kingdom.

She graduated from St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H. and later taught at the school. Her first book, Black Ice, is a powerful coming of age memoir about her time as a student at St. Paul’s and as a teacher and trustee at the school.

For more than a decade, the Art Sanctuary has been a labor of love for Cary. Originally based in North Philadelphia at the Church of the Advocate, where Cary also taught Sunday School, Art Sanctuary has relocated its staff offices, gallery and classroom to a renovated building at 16th & Bainbridge Streets.

Cary lives in East Falls with her husband, Rev. Robert C. Smith, rector of the Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd. The couple has two daughters.

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two members to the commission.

“Lorene brings a spirit of openness and energy to everything she does, and her skill sets and commitments will nicely complement those of the sitting members,” said Dr. Lori Shorr, the Mayor’s Chief Education Officer and a newly installed Executive Advisor to the SRC and School District. “She knows first-

hand how tough this work is on the ground, and it’s a testament to her passion for educational opportunity that she is willing to take on an assignment that is so central to the city’s well-being.”

Cary will join the Mayor’s other recent appointee, Dr. Wendell E. Pritchett, Chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden, on the SRC.

The new members will join two current gubernatorial appointees – Denise McGregor Armbrister and Joseph A. Dworetzky. Gov. Tom Corbett has nominated Pedro Ramos to serve on the SRC and he’s awaiting confirmation by the Pennsylvania Senate.

Chris Matthews Will Talk Kennedy At Constitution Ctr. The American public has long been fascinated with the Kennedy family, particularly President John F. Kennedy. Despite his largerthan-life public persona, JFK remained elusive even to those closest to him.

MSNBC “Hardball” host and bestselling author Chris Matthews will

join the National Constitution Center on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7:00 p.m. for a special program about his new biography, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero. Matthews will be joined by nationally syndicated radio host, author and political commentator Michael Smerconish, who will facilitate the discussion.

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For years, Matthews has been researching and collecting first-hand encounters of Kennedy’s life in order to paint a uniquely personal portrait of our 35th president. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero traces Kennedy’s journey from his school days to the White House, detailing his toughest trials including family tragedy and a life-threatening disease, and celebrating his greatest triumphs, among them his stand on civil rights, his role in the creation of the Peace Corps, his push to send a man to the moon, and his famous decree to the American public to “ask what you can do for your country.”

“In searching for Jack Kennedy my own way,” Matthews writes, “I found a fighting prince never free from pain, never far from trouble, never accepting the world he found, never wanting to be his father’s son. He was a far greater hero than he ever wished us to know.”

This program is sponsored by Hersha Hospitality and is part of the “Book Club with Michael Smerconish” series. A book sale and signing will follow the program, courtesy of Joseph Fox Bookshop.

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Admission is $7 for members, students and teachers and $10 for

non-members. Reservations are required and can be made online at www.constitutioncenter.org or by

calling (215) 409.6700.

Williams Hosts Bartram’s Garden Walk For Health Awareness

STATE SEN. ANTHONY WILLIAMS invites public to join him and the residents of Bartram Village as they walk through the historic Bartram’s Garden this Saturday. It’s a part of a series of free events throughout October which are Senator’s Heath Awareness Month initiative. Others include a muscletraining workout at Kingsessing Rec Center, an introduction to Zumba at W. Phila. YMCA, a health fair at the Pennsy Flea Market, line dancing at KIPP W. Phila. Charter School, Wake Up yoga, and Senator’s traditional Health Walk on Cobbs Creek Parkway on Oct. 29. Bartram’s Garden Walk with Bartram Village will be this Saturday, 10 to 11:30 a.m., at 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard. Visit http://www.senatoranthonyhwilliams.com/eventhome/events/health-awareness-month for the full list of events.

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