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		<title>Foxwoods Defeat. Good News For Chinatown.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Interesting things always happen in my absence. I should go away more.
Last Friday, good news came to Chinatown and all those who have been opposing the plans for slots casinos in Center City as Foxwoods pulled their plans for pursuing the 8th and Market St site (Formerly the Strawbridge &#38; Clothier building). Foxwoods is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saying No To Casinos in Chinatown Part 8</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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 Some highlights from the No Casino in the Heart of the City Coalition press conference
It is amazing how many Chinese churches/orgs have joined this coalition. They may not be at the forefront speaking but they can certainly get things done and mobilize Chinese in the Philadelphia and surrounding regions just as we have seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saying No to Casinos in Chinatown Part 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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UPDATE: The battle against proposed casinos in the heart of Philadelphia ensues. It&#8217;s now a citywide effort and not just a Chinatown matter. The thing is that it was never just a Chinatown matter but now a coalition has been formed (The No Casino in the Heart of the City Coalition) that includes major groups [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8230;And Justice For All</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;True peace is not merely the absence of tension:
it is the presence of justice.&#8221; -MLK
Just think. Today is about &#8220;the peaceful transfer of power.&#8221;
What an incredible day to live and pray no matter where we stand on issues. It&#8217;s a day we should all pause for at least a moment. How can we not be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saying No to Casinos in Chinatown Part 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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***Updated***
WHYY, &#8220;Now Chinatown must take the fight directly to Foxwoods&#8221;
- John Chin, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
Pressure must to put on the City Planning Commission, City Council and the Mayor to ensure that this process that they enacted is an “open and transparent” process.  They must be held to the highest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saying No to Casinos in Chinatown Part 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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Our Center (Community Outreach) Director, Harry Leong,  had a 10 minute interview with WHYY and other news station before a press conference called at City Hall. Harry also led off that press conference in front of the Mayor&#8217;s office speaking about the petitioning and efforts by our church and many others. Our staff had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and the Kingdom of God</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was so overjoyed that my church was able to be a polling station this year. The line wrapped around the block. There were probably people that never even knew that a church existed on that corner. Perhaps many never even stepped foot inside of a church building before. I hope each person was able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saying No to Casinos in Chinatown Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some 600 or 700 people marched from the Chinatown Friendship Gate to City Hall 9AM Saturday. Many Chinese churches in the Philadelphia area also showed their support with us.  This was definitely a historic occasion on many fronts particularly for our church and for Chinatown.  It was historic for City Hall because they&#8217;ve never held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saying No to Casinos in Chinatown Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.abcpastor.com/saying-no-to-casinos-in-chinatown-part-3/10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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The heat has turned up to oppose the Foxwood Casino Proposal in the Gallery at Market East. This past Saturday members from my church and some other organizations stood on the corners to inform the community and gather support to march to City Hall this coming Saturday, Nov 1. For three hours I was able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saying No to Casinos in Chinatown Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some video that I was able to capture last night during one of the more vulnerable and emotional moments at the forum. This has certainly become a very volatile situation. There was no hearing last night, no dialogue. People were just very angry.


Whether these politicians and investors realize it or not building a casino [...]]]></description>
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