Big steps towards Land Sovereignty and Community Design Dear Urban Creator friends, family, partners, and allies, We wanted to share some exciting updates with you all! At the beginning of June, we officially submitted our application to the Philadelphia Landbank for ownership of Life Do Grow farm!   This is an extensive process, and will likely take 6 months …

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Mobile Market 2.0 New Locations, Neighborhood Marketplace, and Free Breakfast Program  After 15 amazing weeks of running our Mobile Market throughout North Philly, we are ready to embrace the transition into fall and will be refocusing our efforts towards our more immediate neighborhood with an increased focus on building food sovereignty and economic opportunity in …

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Dear Urban Creator family,  After 6 months of organizing and design work, we are excited to officially announce the launch of our BRAND NEW WEBSITE! We have designed this site as a Virtual Tool-Kit to inspire creative cross-pollination and resource sharing throughout our extended community. Please visit our new website at www.urbancreators.org to learn more about our …

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In response to the Covid-19 Crisis, we are now running a Mobile Market to make fresh produce, hot meals, PPE, diapers, feminine hygiene products, books, voter registration, and social service navigation accessible at key locations throughout North Philadelphia. Come shop with us at any of our Market Locations (including Church of the Advocate, Uptown Theater, …

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To all of our Family, Friends, Loved Ones, Partners, Comrades, Supporters, Followers, Government Officials, and fellow Earth keepers:  The Urban Creators stands proudly and proclaims — Black Lives Matter. We are a Black-led organization inside a Black community, and we exist to meet the needs of our People. Everyday we experience the well-documented institutional racism that is …

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Dear Family and Friends, In these challenging times, we wanted to share some good news. Thankfully, members of our immediate family and community are all healthy, and we are ready to get back to work. The Urban Creators was recently approved as an ‘essential business’, and we officially began our growing season this past Monday! …

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