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

Get involved and help build power and relationships to prevent displacement and create Beloved Community in Germantown.In 2019 GREAT began hosting community discussions and events about housing and development in Germantown. That work generated many relationships, connections, collective learning, analysis, and a strong foundation to build on. This year marks a shift toward a stronger action / community-organizing approach.Our Info & Action-Planning Meeting on June 5th is a call for Germantown folks who want to get more involved, to get started with us.The format of the event will be very interactive. GREAT / Housing Committee folks will share information about

This is a gathering of like minds and hearts to celebrate the winter solstice and to learn by processing seeds together.

This is a gathering of those interested in saving seeds from their garden spaces and or are interested in learning more in a group setting.

Knowledge and skill-building for Germantown housing and developmentLearning Our Community PowerTeach-In Series ::: March - May 2025A knowledge & skill-building series of presentations and workshops for neighbors who want to support low-income affordable housing and Beloved Community in GermantownThere have been some changes to the schedule for this series. The info posted here is updated. Due to political factors outside of our control we needed to postpone the start date for the series, find a few new presenters, and flip the order of topics. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigated this!Session 1: RCOs and the Community's Rolew/

Knowledge and skill-building for Germantown housing and developmentLearning Our Community PowerTeach-In Series ::: March - May 2025A knowledge & skill-building series of presentations and workshops for neighbors who want to support low-income affordable housing and Beloved Community in GermantownThere have been some changes to the schedule for this series. The info posted here is updated. Due to political factors outside of our control we needed to postpone the start date for the series, find a few new presenters, and flip the order of topics. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigated this!Session 2: Planning & Zoning 101Speakers: Keyana

Knowledge and skill-building for Germantown housing and developmentLearning Our Community PowerTeach-In Series ::: March - May 2025A knowledge & skill-building series of presentations and workshops for neighbors who want to support low-income affordable housing and Beloved Community in GermantownThere have been some changes to the schedule for this series. The info posted here is updated. Due to political factors outside of our control we needed to postpone the start date for the series, find a few new presenters, and flip the order of topics. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigated this!Session 3: Community Benefits AgreementsSpeakers: Keyana Johnson:

Knowledge and skill-building for Germantown housing and developmentLearning Our Community PowerTeach-In Series ::: March - May 2025A knowledge & skill-building series of presentations and workshops for neighbors who want to support low-income affordable housing and Beloved Community in GermantownThere have been some changes to the schedule for this series. The info posted here is updated. Due to political factors outside of our control we needed to postpone the start date for the series, find a few new presenters, and flip the order of topics. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigated this!Session 4: What Do We Want?Facilitated by

Join us at the Germantown Food & Seeds CommUNITY Expo to celebrate local food, seeds, and community connections!Welcome to the Germantown Food & Seeds CommUNITY Expo! Join us at the Wyck Historic House And Garden for a day filled with live demonstrations in relation to our theme "Food Is Medicine". Look out for free seeds and seedlings, foraging and a chance to build commUNITY. Hosted by Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives.@greatgtown on Instagramfacebook.com/greatgtownwww.greatgtown.org215-839-9508

Knowledge and skill-building for Germantown housing and developmentLearning Our Community PowerTeach-In Series ::: March - May 2025A knowledge & skill-building series of presentations and workshops for neighbors who want to support low-income affordable housing and Beloved Community in GermantownThere have been some changes to the schedule for this series. The info posted here is updated. Due to political factors outside of our control we needed to postpone the start date for the series, find a few new presenters, and flip the order of topics. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigated this!Session 5: Advocacy PracticeFacilitated by: Jayson Massey,

Take a walk with neighbors and members of GREAT on a beautiful Sunday morning.

Bring your homegrown seeds to process, trade and or share with other Germantown gardeners, share stories about how they were grown and more!This is a gathering of Germantown neighbors of various ages and gardening/seed keeping experiences. It is nice to keep seeds alone but its even better when we can gather to chat, chew and work alongside one another. We will also chat about home seed libraries and share our current gardening/seed keeping goals for the summer/fall.

Join GREAT's Climate Resilience Team for this family-friendly community eventCat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.Hosted by GREAT's Climate Resilience Team in partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences, part of our 2-year neighborhood climate resilience planning project. All ages welcome!

Come celebrate with us and get a copy of the Housing Justice Values!The Housing Justice Values document is a project of and reflection of Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together (GREAT). It has been informed by several community conversations we’ve hosted over the years and is a collaboration amongst GREAT Organizers, Housing Committee members, and Learning Circle participants. GREAT writers integrated feedback from folks involved in GREAT’s housing work, via surveys and meetings. This document is not an action plan. It is a living document which can guide the development of solutions, projects, plans, and initiatives.:: Open-house style :: Readings

You are invited to join the GREAT Germantown Food & Seeds Collective for a community wide harvest event!!

A panel discussion - Hear from Germantown leaders, activists, and neighbors already building resilience right here in our community.Join us for a panel discussion facilitated by Maleka Fruean, Germantown resident and GREAT member.Hear from Germantown leaders, activists, and neighbors already building resilience right here in our community. Learn how you can generate community and climate resilience with your neighbors.3:30 Snacks & refreshments & mingling4:00 - 5:30 Project info and panel discussion 5:30 - 6:00 More snacks & refreshments & mingling You can also get info about the Germantown Climate Resilience Planning project, which this event is part of.