PhiladelphiaDaily Record

Vol. II No. 78 (238) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia June 8, 2011

PHILLIES 2nd baseman Chase Utley, left, and his wife Jennifer applaud as Mural Arts Program Exec-

utive Director Jane Golden, center, speaks during dedication of “Kindness to An-

imals” mural at 22nd & Dauphin Streets in N. Phila. Students from nearby Pratt

ES helped Utleys paint mural on home owned by Phila. Housing Authority. Prin-

cipal Denise Young and students are shown to right of Ms. Golden. Utley Foun-

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ioned Family Carnival at 1150

Wharton St., rain or shine. All wel-

come.

Jun. 11-

State Rep. Louise Bishop hosts

Spring Fling Kids Health Fair at

Universal Bluford Charter Sch.,

5720 Media St., 4 p.m.

Jun. 13-

Student Mayoral Forum for 7th- and

8th-Graders with Mayor Nutter at

Laboratory Charter Sch., 800 N.

Orianna, 2 p.m.

Jun. 15-

Oxford Circle Chapter of National

Active Retired Federal Employees

meets at Northeast Older Adult Ctr.,

8101 Bustleton Ave., 12 m. City

Controller Alan Butkovitz to speak.

Jun. 16-

American Diabetes Ass’n honors

Michael A. Rashid, president of

AmeriHealth Mercy Family of

Cos., as 2011 Father of the Year

honoree at 1200 Awards Dinner at

Loews Hotel, cocktail reception

5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m.

Jun. 17-

Annual Health Tech graduation at

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Chil-

dren, 3601 A St., 10 a.m. Funded by

Kal & Lucille Rudman Foundation.

RSVP Barbara A. Liccio (215) 427-

5398.

Jun. 29- PRO-ACT 2-hr.

workshop on “How to Talk to Your

Legislators & Get Them to Hear

You, ” at 6 p.m. at PRO-ACT Re-

covery Training Ctr., 444 N. 3rd St.,

Suite 307. Again on Sat., Aug. 13 at

10 a.m. at the same location. Free.

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Williams: SugarHouse Casino Accepting

Bids For Printing MaterialsState Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D-W. Phila.) an-

nounces that SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia is

now accepting proposals from qualified printing firms

for promotional printing materials.

“This is a great opportunity for local printing busi-

nesses, start-up or established,” Williams said. “And

I’m encouraging those businesses to take part in the

bidding process.”

As a member of the State House, as chair of the Black

Elected Officials of Philadelphia Co., and as State

Senator, Williams has remained steadfast in his view

that if gaming came to be in Pennsylvania, it needed

to be as beneficial as possible to as many constituents

as possible.

The most likely area that impact would be positively

felt would be economically – not only through job

creation, but also vendor contracting, which could

multiply employment opportunities.

“We know that thriving small businesses keep com-

munities stable and people employed,” Williams said.

“In this climate, we’re looking to every industry to

provide viable Pennsylvania firms – including those

owned by women and people of color – ample and

fair chance to compete.

“Creating and sustaining these kinds of opportunities

will help ease economically stressed communities in

Philadelphia and elsewhere onto surer footing. And

that’s good news for the Commonwealth,” Williams

added.

For more information and an application, contact

Michelle Cook at mcook@sugarhousecasino.com and

include the Request for Proposal (RFP) number

MKC05252011 and the applicant’s company name in

the e-mail. Submissions are due Wednesday, Jun. 16

at 9 a.m.

Earn Money with Streets’ Tire Cleanup The Streets Dept. is proud to an-

nounce the return of the Tire

Round-Up Program. The six-week

program will take place on the fol-

lowing Saturdays: Jul. 16, Jul. 23,

Jul. 30, Aug. 6, Aug. 13 and Aug.

20. The hours of operations will be

from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Only

registered Block Captains, organ-

ized community/civic organiza-

tions, Town Watch organizations,

and Partnership Recycling Groups

who are registered for the Tire

Round-Up Program and received

an ID number are eligible for par-

ticipation.

The Tire Round-Up Program is an

excellent opportunity for block

clubs and community groups to

raise funds and at the same partici-

pate in neighborhood clean-ups

and beautification efforts. This

year’s program will kick off on

Jul. 16.

The Tire Round-Up Program was

developed by the Streets Dept.’s

Sanitation Division to address the

serious problem of illegally dis-

carded tires in Philadelphia. The

program serves as one of several

Streets Dept. programs that sup-

port the Mayor’s initiative to make

Philadelphia the “greenest” city in

the country. Since the inception of

the program in 1995, registered

participants have collected approx-

imately 222,042 tires.

Piles of tires pose both a fire and

health risk, as they are highly com-

bustible and provide breeding

grounds for rodents and mosqui-

toes. By collecting illegally dis-

carded tires and properly disposing

of them, participants help to elimi-

nate the health risk and reduce the

amount of materials that contribute

to the deteriorating conditions of

our city neighborhoods.

To participate in the program, resi-

dents may call the Philadelphia

More Beautiful Committee

(PMBC) at (215) 685-3981. An

agreement form will be mailed to

each participant that must be com-

pleted and returned to the Streets

Dept. Once the completed form is

received by the Streets Dept., an

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ID # will be mailed out for participation in the pro-

gram.

The deadline for participants to register is Friday, Jul.

1. Registered participants are offered a “tire bounty”

of $.50 for each illegally discarded tire they collect

and drop off at one of the designated sites around the

city. The tire dropoff limit will be 1,000 tires per

group. Reimbursement is limited to up to $500 per

registered participant. Participants are urged to use

their proceeds from the Tire Round-Up Program for

worthwhile community projects. The first ten regis-

tered participants to drop off tires at each site will re-

ceive a Tire Round-Up t-shirt.

Tires from auto-repair shops, mechanic shops, car

dealers and private storage lots are required to be dis-

posed of by the merchant, for a fee. These tires will

not be accepted at the dropoff sites. For more infor-

mation regarding the Tire Round-Up Program or any

other Streets Dept.-related issue, please contact the

Customer Affairs Unit at (215) 686-5560. For all City

services, please call 3-1-1.

Philadelphia Latino Labor Leader

Wins Residency Award Local Latino labor leader Fabricio

Rodriguez received a prestigious

Windcall Residency this year ac-

knowledging him as an excep-

tional social-change professional.

Fabricio Rodriguez first started

fighting for workers’ rights as a

young sub-surface miner in

Juneau, Alsk. in 1998. His father

and he led an organizing effort

which won guaranteed lunch

breaks for the workers in that

mine. Rodriguez continued his ac-

tivism as a student at Arizona State

University, where he earned a

bachelor’s degree in economics.

In 2002, Rodriguez moved to

Philadelphia to become executive

director of Philadelphia Jobs with

Justice, a coalition of organiza-

tions fighting for workers’ rights.

At the helm of Jobs with Justice,

Rodriguez led efforts to fight back

against the anti-immigrant law that

was passed in Hazleton, Pennsyl-

vania. In 2008, Jobs with Justice

also won a $150,000 class action-

lawsuit against the MOPACK

meat-processing facility in Souder-

ton, Pa. after the company violated

the rights of five Latino workers.

During his tenure at Jobs with Jus-

tice, Rodriguez also made his mark

as a social entrepreneur when he

founded the independent labor

union, the Philadelphia Security

Officers Union.

The PSOU signed their first col-

lective bargaining agreement for

130 security officers at the

Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The agreement will result in more

than $500,000 in new wages to the

museum security guards over the

next three years.

Rodriguez, who continues to play

a role with the PSOU, has just

transitioned from Jobs with Justice

to found a new innovative worker

center called the Restaurant Op-

portunities Center of Philadelphia

(Philly ROC).

Philly-ROC is the newest worker

center to open within the Restau-

rant Opportunities Centers United

(ROC-U) network and joins New

York, Chicago, Detroit, New Or-

leans, Los Angeles, Miami and

Washington, D.C. in improving the

rights of restaurant workers.

In 2010, Rodriguez was also

awarded a Fellowship from the

Center for Progressive Leadership.

The Windcall Residency has been

awarded to only 56 individuals

since 1992. Winners include Van

Jones, former White House advi-

sor on green jobs; Arturo Vargas,

executive director of the National

Association of Latino Elected &

Appointed Officials; and Stewart

Acuff, organizing director of the

International AFL-CIO.

“Fabricio is one of our nation’s

most important Latino labor lead-

ers,” says Miguel Concepcion, for-

mer state director of Democracia

and nonprofit consultant.

Rodriguez plans to take his three-

week residency in September at a

remote cabin in the Olympic

Peninsula in Washington State.

Once in the cabin, Rodriguez says

he plans to “Pause, reflect and get

ready for my next project with

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Philly ROC and the next phase for

the PSOU.”

Rodriguez says that he will also

spend some of his time planning a

book that he hopes to write about

how working people can win their

rights in the work place through

non-traditional, grassroots strate-

gies.

As final preparations are made for the upcoming 8th

annual West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Festival, the

Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation reports 13

local businesses are already supporting the annual

festival.

Brown’s Family Shoprite will again serve as a princi-

ple sponsor of the event. The festival is proud to an-

nounce the addition of several new sponsors

representing nationally known brands and organiza-

tions; these are Chevrolet, Dyson, Bottom Dollar

Food, Susan G. Komen On The Go™ mobile experi-

ence and Zipcar. Chevy is the Official Vehicle of the

West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival.

Other returning sponsors include Fineman, Krekstein

& Harris, State Farm Insurance, PECO, Colgate, Veri-

zon Wireless, Community College of Philadelphia,

Health Partners, the City of Philadelphia and Com-

monwealth of Pennsylvania. The festival’s media

partners are WPHL 17, Clear Channel Radio, Yelp-

Philadelphia and WRTI. The festival is being co-pro-

duced by Lifeline Music, Everett & Associates and

World Village Management, LLC.

Featured this year are dozens of award-winning, in-

ternationally renowned artists including Chaka Khan,

The Men of Soul (featuring Jeffrey Osbourne, Peabo

Bryson, Freddie Jackson and Howard Hewett), Eddie

Palmieri Salsa Orchestra, Chrisette Michele, Chris-

tian McBride, Tia Fuller, Roy Ayers and many others.

“Just a couple weeks out and we already have more

than a dozen national and local businesses supporting

the festival,” said Rick White, co-producer of the

West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival. “We’re proud

to have such great sponsors on board without which

this event would not be possible.”

In addition to the musical performances, the festival

will feature the popular Marketplace filled with

unique, hand-crafted, original art creations and ex-

hibitors from across the country that have been se-

lected to deliver a multicultural mix of jewelry,

clothing, photography, paintings and much more. At-

tendees can also enjoy the diverse array of cuisine

from around the globe and around the corner. Local

eateries participating include Relish Restaurant and

Victoria’s Kitchen, as well as Green Soul and Sweets

by Sonya, both of which opened last month. In total,

more than 60 food vendors and market exhibitors are

participating.

For more information regarding sponsorship or exhi-

bition opportunities, contact Rick White at (215) 927-

9546. The West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Festival is

Philadelphia’s Music and Culture Festival. For more

information about the Festival, go to www.westoaklane-

festival.com.

Brown’s Family Shoprite Key Sponsor

To W. Oak Lane Jazz Fest

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A national reunion of the Castor

family of Philadelphia commemo-

rating the 275th year since Hans

George Gerster (Castor) arrived in

Philadelphia in 1736, will be held

Aug. 12-14, 2011 in venues

throughout the Greater Philadel-

phia area.

Philadelphia’s Castor Avenue

honors the Castors’ colonial roots

and achievements. The event will

be held at the Radisson Philadel-

phia Hotel, Northeast in Trevose,

with workshops, speakers, and

tours, featuring a program at the

Historical Society of Frankford,

where Castor family archives and

artifacts are housed which docu-

ment 12 generations of the Castor

family in America. Registration re-

quired; for more information con-

tact Robert Castor

bcastor16@msn.com.

Colonial Castor Family Celebrates 275

Years in Philadelphia