Helen Gym Stands with Students to Protest Kensington School Closure
Update (4/28/2015) Helen Gym reiterated her support for the students and communities opposing the planned closure of Kensington Urban Education Academy. She decried the School Reform Commission for...
View ArticleHelen Gym Endorsed by the Philadelphia Inquirer
Today, Helen Gym was endorsed by the Philadelphia Inquirer. After a week in which Helen’s campaign was endorsed by three additional labor unions (CASA-IBT, AFT Local 2026, & AFSCME DC47), two...
View ArticleHelen Gym’s Statement on Commonwealth Court of PA Dismissing School Funding...
PHILADELPHIA (April 21st, 2015) – Today, Helen Gym education advocate and candidate for City Council At-Large, issued the following statement in response to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania...
View ArticleHelen Gym Slams Susquehanna Billionaires for Trying to Buy Philly Municipal...
PHILADELPHIA (April 30, 2015) – Today, Helen Gym mother of three children in the Philadelphia Public Schools and candidate for City Council At-Large, joined Keystone Progress and Action United to...
View ArticleHelen Gym Endorsed by National Organization for Women
PHILADELPHIA (May 6, 2015) – Today, the Philadelphia chapter of Americans for Democratic Action endorsed education advocate, Helen Gym, for City Council At-Large in the Democratic primary. Nina Ahmad,...
View ArticleHelen Gym Emerges as Frontrunner in Council At-Large Race
PHILADELPHIA (May 9, 2015) – Late Friday, as candidates for City Council At-Large filed their first public finance reports of the year, Helen Gym, education activist and mother of three children in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Helen Gym Outraises Every MAYORAL Candidate in Small Contributions
PHILADELPHIA (May 11, 2015) – As details emerged from campaign finance reports published over the weekend, Helen Gym led the field of candidates in total unitemized contributions. Helen not only...
View ArticleAFT National President Stumps for Helen Gym; Joined by Jim Kenney and D.A....
PHILADELPHIA (May 15, 2015) – TODAY, Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers came to Philadelphia for a rally and press conference to support Helen Gym for City Council...
View ArticleThank you!
Yesterday was an amazing day. As I criss-crossed the city visiting polls in every neighborhood, I was continuously inspired by the excitement and the passion I saw in volunteers and supporters like...
View ArticleHelen Gym Offers Fair Share School Funding Proposal, Urges Council to Meet...
PHILADELPHIA (June 3rd, 2015) – Helen Gym, education advocate and Democratic nominee for City Council At-Large re-issued her Fair Share Funding Proposal for Philadelphia Schools and urged Council to...
View ArticlePush to narrow the digital divide
As Philadelphia and Comcast negotiate a new franchise agreement, we have a unique opportunity to narrow the digital divide and provide expanded digital and media opportunities to the next generation of...
View ArticleWe did it!
With over 143,000 of your votes, our campaign finished in 1st place in the City Council At-Large race. You showed our City what happens when communities unite. In the spring, when millionaires and...
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