Join Grid Magazine at the BOK Bar for Grid Alive and the continuation of the 2030 Series where we will look at the past, present and future of sustainable infrastructure and parks use in Philadelphia.
This month will feature conversations with two of Grid’s journalists and City's Chief Information Office Mark Wheeler covering these issues. Grid staff writer Bernard “Billy” Brown discuss his coverage of flooding in Eastwick and the potential for more from the FDR Park redesign and Anisa George will take Grid readers on her journey to why she decided to speak out through her pen to let the community know about the potential loss of the South Philly Meadows and what that means for Philadelphians. The City's Chief Information Officer Mark Wheeler
Anisa George is a Philly-based writer, mother, theater artist, forest therapy guide, and aspiring farmer. Her work focuses on the intersection of ecology, culture, and performance. Her plays have been seen at The Public Theater, Ice Factory Festival, Philadelphia International Festival, Fringe Arts, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her written work can be found in the American Poetry Review, Iowa Review, Emergence Magazine and The Hopper.
Bernard “Billy” Brown is a writer, podcaster, environmental educator and environmental organizer who strives to spark a love of the natural world in others and hopes to move them to protect it. Billy’s a staff writer for Grid where he has been covering environmental injustices through the loss of tree canopy in Cobbs Creek and other parts of Philadelphia. His current work covers the proposed redesign and potential loss of natural habitat in Cobbs Creek. Billy is also the author of the forthcoming book due out in July Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide for All Four Seasons.
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Your ticket doubles as a reservation at Bok Bar from 5pm-6:45pm. Attendees can order food and drink a la carte. This event will be postponed in inclement weather.