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What YOU can do

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THANK COUNCIL

Sample language:
 
“THANK YOU for passing the Healthy Outdoor Spaces (HOPS) Bill #200425 which prioritizes health over herbicides, creates transparency with the use of pesticides, and implements organic land management strategies to preserve the safety of public open spaces in our city.
 
 
Thanks to you, parks, playgrounds, and other public spaces in Philadelphia will not use toxic herbicides. Thanks to you, the use of pesticides will be transparent and limited wherever possible. We can now manage Philly’s public open spaces without the use of toxic agrochemical sprays, which will ultimately create more healthy and sustainable outdoor spaces in our city.
 
Thank you for supporting and passing bill #200425, which addresses the health of our communities at a time when we are experiencing both a pandemic and a climate crisis.  You have risen to the occasion and shown it is possible and necessary t to protect the public, including people with chronic health conditions and essential workers exposed to Covid-19. Both groups happen to be disproportionately people of color.​


Contact your City Councilmembers.

At Large City Councilmembers:
*Brooks, Kendra: kendra.brooks@phila.gov
         215.686-0461
        Twitter: @KendraPHL
        Facebook: @Kendraphlcouncil
 
* Domb, Allan: Allan.domb@phila.gov
          215.686.3414
Twitter: @TeamDomb
Facebook: @CouncilmemberAllanDomb
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*Gilmore-Richardson, Katherine: Katherine.Gilmore.Richardson@phila.gov
        215.686.1454       
         Facebook: @CouncilmemberKGR
Twitter: @Kathy_Gilmore

*Green, Derek: derek.green@phila.gov
         215-686-3450
        Twitter: @CouncilmanDerek
         Facebook: @councilmemberderekgreen
 
*Gym, Helen: Helen.gym@phila.gov
          215.686.3420
          Twitter: @HelenGymAtLarge
          Facebook: @CouncilmemberHelenGym
 
*Oh, David: David.oh@phila.gov
           215.686.3452         
           Twitter: @DavidOhPhilly
          Facebook: @DavidOhPhilly
 
*Thomas, Isaiah: isaiah.thomas@phila.gov
           Twitter: @CMThomasPHL
           Facebook: @CMThomasPHL
 
District Councilmembers:
District 1: Mark Squilla: 215.686.3458, mark.squilla@phila.gov
Twitter: @CMMarkSquilla
Facebook: @CMmarksquilla
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District 2: Kenyatta Johnson: 215.686.3412, kenyatta.johnson@phila.gov

District 3: Jamie Gauthier: 215.686.3418, jamie.gauthier@phila.gov

District 4: Curtis Jones, Majority Whip: 215.686.3416, curtis.jones@phila.gov
Twitter: @Mr4thDistrict
Facebook: @Fourthdistrict
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District 5: Darrell Clarke, 215.686.3442, darrell.clarke@phila.gov

District 6: Bobby Henon: 215-686-3444, bobby.henon@phila.gov

District 7: Maria Quinones-Sanchez: 215.686.3448, Maria.Q.Sanchez@phila.gov
Twitter: @MariaQSanchez
Facebook: @MariaQSanchez

District 8: Cindy Bass: 215.686.3424, cindy.bass@phila.gov
             Twitter: @cindybassphilly
             Facebook: @cindybassphilly

District 9: Cherelle Parker: 215.686.3454, cherelle.parker@phila.gov

District 10: Brian O’Neill: 215.686.3422, brian.oneill@phila.gov
 
Weaning off our city’s addiction to toxic herbicides does not mean our lands will not be managed at all; they will just be managed more responsibly – organically.  Help us help you, as all of us are exposed and at risk.
 
Not sure who your Councilmember is?  You can look it up here:
 

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In partnership with: 

PHILADELPHIA
One Art Community Center
bioPhilly

City Parks Association
​District 1199c Training Fund
​Friends of Fernhill Park
Friends of Manatawna Farm

Friends of Vernon Park
​Northwest Philly Climate Action Network

​Our City, Our Schools Coalition
​PhilaPOSH

​Soil Generation
Temple Environmental Law Society
Weaver's Way Co-op







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STATE/REGIONAL
The Black Institute
Clean Air Council
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Clean Water Action
​Delaware Riverkeeper Network

PennEnvironment
PennFuture
PennPIRG
NATIONAL
​Beyond Pesticides
​Humane Society of the United States
​Non-Toxic Communities
Physicians for Social Responsibility
​Rodale Institute
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