Please add Philadelphia, PA! Thank you!

[ghost]

We are currently handling a lot of requests - please include the following information with your request:

• A subject message for the email: "defund PPD"
• A list of emails (at least one) for the government officials you’d like to receive the message: City Council members +legislative staffers: Cindy Bass Cindy.Bass@Phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Rodnie Jamison Rodnie.jamison@phila.gov Kendra Brooks Kendra.Brooks@phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Alison Stohr Alison.Stohr@phila.gov Kenyatta Johnson Kenyatta.Johnson@Phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Joshu Harris Joshu.Harris@Phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Brett Nedelkoff Brett.Nedelkoff@phila.gov Helen Gym Helen.Gym@phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Shanee Garner Shanee.Garner@phila.gov Jamie Gauthier Jamie.Gauthier@phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Max Weiss Max.Weiss@Phila.gov Maria Q Sanchez Maria.Q.Sanchez@phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Eric Bodzin Eric.Bodzin@Phila.gov Derek Green Derek.Green@phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Frank Iannuzzi Frank.Iannuzzi@Phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Duwayne Terry Duwayne.Terry@Phila.gov Curtis Jones.Jr Curtis.Jones.Jr@phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Samantha Williams Samantha.Williams@Phila.gov Bobby Henon bobby@bobbyhenon.com Legislative Staffer – Lauren Atwell Lauren.Atwell@phila.gov Katherine Gilmore Richardson Katherine.Gilmore. Richardson@phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Shawn Baldwin Shawn.Baldwin@Phila.gov Allan Domb Allan.Domb@Phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Eryn Santamoor Eryn.Santamoor@Phila.Gov Legislative Staffer – Laurel Grbach Laurel.Grbach@phila.gov Cherelle Parker Cherelle.Parker@Phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Rachel Meadows Rachel.Meadows@Phila.gov Isaiah Thomas Isaiah.Thomas@phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Dan Lodise Daniel.Lodise@Phila.gov David Maynard David.Maynard@phila.gov Darrell Clarke Darrell.Clarke@phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Jessica Sanchez Jessica.Sanchez@Phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Mary McDaniel Mary.McDaniel@Phila.gov David Oh David.Oh@Phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Tyler DeBusi Tyler.DeBusi@Phila.gov Brian ONeill Brian.ONeill@phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Robert Yerkov Robert.Yerkov@Phila.gov Mark Squilla Mark.Squilla@Phila.gov Legislative Staffer – Sean Mcmonagle Sean.Mcmonagle@phila.gov

City’s Managing Director – Brian Abernathy – brian.abernathy@phila.gov Mayor of Philadelphia – Jim Kenney – James.kenney@phila.gov

• A detailed message concerning the budgeting decisions that are at stake in your community "To whom it may concern,

My name is [NAME], and I am a resident of [CITY, STATE]. Mayor Kenney’s proposed Philadelphia budget for fiscal year 2021 has proposed a $14 billion increase for the Philadelphia police department during a time of economic strife and while other essential social budgets that support the community are being slashed: for example, budgets for library, homeless services, Parks and Recreation, and public health (during the global COVID-19 pandemic!) are all being slashed and the city is eliminating its budget for arts and culture entirely.

I urge you to consider pressuring the office of the mayor towards an ethical and equal reallocation of the Philadelphia expense budget, away from PPD, and towards social services and education programs, effective at the beginning of FY 21.

I am emailing to ask city officials to please reject any proposed budget that increases taxpayer spending on police while cutting funding for important social and community projects. I am asking that city officials lobby the same amount of attention and effort towards finding sustainable, long term change.

Black Lives Matter.
Sincerely,
[NAME]"

See our current links for examples at https://defund12.org.

Thank you!!

[cstrouse]

Philadelphia was included in both #42 and #96

[teddywilson]

Since Philadelphia was already added I'm going to close this out. Feel free to make a PR against the current Philadelphia template.