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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...

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Helen 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...

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Helen 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...

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Helen 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...

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Helen 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,...

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Helen 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...

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UPDATE: 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...

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AFT 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...

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Thank 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...

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Helen 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...

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Push 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...

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We 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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