Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together

Learn about GREAT's initiative to build emergency preparedness and community self-reliance in Germantown.This event is NOT in Market Square. EventBrite doesn't recognize THE PEOPLE'S LOT as a location. It's across from Market Square, on East Church Lane, just a few doors past Uncle Bobbie's. It's an outdoor lot with colorful chair and lots of murals. We will use GREAT's Organizer’s Guide for Emergency Preparedness & Community Self-Reliance, switching between presenting content from the Guide to small group / individual brainstorm time. The main topics include: * Building connections & resource-mapping* What to do in an immediate emergency situation* Longer-term resiliency

Share what you have an take something home!This will be our first crop swap. Think of it as an old fashioned trading post, but informal. We will have tables and coolers for the items, and folks can take whatever they'd like. If you've been to one of our other swaps (for clothing, household items, and so on) it will be the same style of event. Abundance not scarcity. If you're part of a community garden, consider letting other gardeners know they can bring their excess harvests here, if they won't be able to use them! This event is at THE

A collective activity of canning for food preservationDetails coming soon!

Community-Powered Solutions for Housing Affordability: an action-oriented dinner & facilitated conversation by and for Germantown neighbors A Beloved Community doesn't let its neighbors be displaced from gentrification. Home/shelter is too basic a human need to let “the market” decide who your neighbors will be. Let's use our power (collective resources, voice & knowledge) to act on this. Event facilitators will provide a few prompts for discussion in small groups and for the whole room. Folks who participated in GREAT's recent Learning Circle on housing & beloved community will also share some of their experiences and learning moments.

Help us kick off our upcoming relaunch!GREAT's time bank has about 100 members. In 2019, members were meeting at monthly potluck gatherings, and a website called Hourworld helped track and facilitate the exchanges.At this time we are not pushing members to "do time banking." Our dear time bank was just getting started before COVID began, which really threw off momentum. The project became quite dormant, but it still has serious potential. Through the Spring and Summer of 2023, we are breathing life back into the time bank, looking for new leaders, and will Re-Launch in the Fall of 2023. The

A water-focused event in GREAT's Emergency Preparedness InitiativeWhere does YOUR water come from?What does your filter actually remove? During the March water contamination, did you rush out to the store to find bare shelves? Store water without spending money on plastic bottlesTips to prevent flood damageAll this and so much MORE on June 24th! *Event schedule coming soon*Confirmed partners so far: Tacony-Takoony-Frankford Watershed PartnershipKrista Unearthed Philadelphia Water DepartmentGreenTreks

Collaborate with other Germantown Block Captains, RCO, and Community leaders to make an action plan for your neighbors group.Hosted by GREAT - Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Togetherwww.greatgtown.orgLUNCH, COFFEE, & PASTRIES PROVIDEDFree professional childcare available (have clearances: child abuse / FBI / criminal background checks approved)Location is wheelchair accessible at building rearRSVP now (we've extended the date, but the sooner the better please because this helps us with planning)Seating is limited!There is no formal definition here for community "leader." However rather than personal or household level fire safety, the focus of this workshop is on collective leadership / responsibility and

5th Annual...We invite Germantown neighbors to come explore themes of Beloved Community, mutuality, and neighborhood organizing, with a focus on housing and gentrification. This is an interactive workshop and discussion-style event.Sign up by January 12thChildcare, snacks, and refreshments providedLots of free parking is available in Center in the Park's parking lot, located where West Rittenhouse Street meets McCallum Street. The main door facing Vernon Park will also be open. www.greatgtown.orgPrior year MLK Day event photos

Share your stories about “home,” change, neighborhoods, development, and housing in Germantown. THEME: Homecoming, departures, stayingThis is Part 1 of 3 in the seriesShare your stories about “home,” change, neighborhoods, development, and housing in Germantown. Let’s keep the stories alive, and help inform solutions for the future of Germantown.A facilitator will help bring out the stories of the group.Sharing is optional. You can also just listen.Light food and refreshments, childcare available (please register).A collaboration between: Germantown Info Hub, Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together, and storytellers of GermantownALL THEMES AND DATES IN THE SERIES: Sunday, February 11th 3:00 - 5:00pmHomecoming,

Share your stories of Germantown. THEME: Affordable housing and keeping itThis is Part 3 of 3 in the seriesShare your stories about “home,” change, neighborhoods, development, and housing in Germantown. Let’s keep the stories alive, and help inform solutions for the future of Germantown.A facilitator will help bring out the stories of the group.Sharing is optional. You can also just listen.Light food and refreshments, childcare available (please register).A collaboration between: Germantown Info Hub, Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together, and storytellers of GermantownALL THEMES AND DATES IN THE SERIES:Sunday, February 11th 3:00 - 5:00pmHomecoming, departures, stayingstories about returning to the

Community discussion for Germantown Block Captains, leaders, and caring neighborsWhat We’ll Do Together:Identify what creates trust and what brings people togetherIdentify barriers and ways to be more accessibleBrainstorm a variety of ideas to help build the trust on your blockBuild our own network of relationships to support one another’s effortsPlease RSVP so we know how many people to expect.Let us know if childcare would be helpful.Light food and refreshments providedwww.greatgtown.org