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    Friday, October 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM

    A queer Egyptian-American Mennonite pastor and one of his congregants lead protests against Christian Zionism in solidarity with besieged Palestinians. With rigorous analysis and deep faith, Pastor Jonny Rashid explains how Christian support for Zionism is entangled with the growing tide of Christian nationalism and guides his community toward fighting back. 

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    Scribe Video Center is a non-profit media arts center founded in 1982, with a focus on participatory community filmmaking
    We are located in West Philadelphia at 3908 Lancaster Avenue
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    Five sessions: Tuesdays, October 27, November 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2026 - 7:00 PM - 9: 00 PM

    Explore short-form speculative fiction writing in prose and on the screen. Participants will watch and discuss short speculative fiction films by upcoming national and international filmmakers and engage in writing exercises on world-building and script analysis. 

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    Friday, October 30, 2026, 5:00 - 7:00 PM

    Filmmaker Peter Nicks will discuss the range of factors that precede filming, from access negotiation to relationship building and camera and lens choices. The workshop will also explore different ways of approaching the direct cinema style of documentary filmmaking, and the practice of editing (which can radically inform one’s approach to filming).

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    On Display from July 24th - October 16, 2026

    A closing reception will be held at Scribe Video Center on Friday, October 16 at 5 pm. 

    This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Sherry Shine, DeJeonge Reese, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. 

    The Gary Smalls Gallery Project at Scribe is curated by Tamara J. Mason. 

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    Tenants of Lenapehocking in the Age of Magnets is a story about a land and its inhabitants, focusing on the everyday moments and influential movements of a thriving Black community in an area between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers known as North Philadelphia, and the original homeland of the Lenape people.

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    September 25 - 27, 2026

     

    North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF): The John Coltrane Edition is a multi-site celebration of Black and Puerto Rican cultural history in North Philadelphia.

    Centering community archives and the theme of Jazz. Spirit. Stories. History, the festival will explore the creative and spiritual legacy of John Coltrane (1926-1967) through projects led by Philadelphia-based artists, historians, filmmakers, and others. 

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    WPEB 88.1FM is a member-supported, noncommercial, community radio station that provides West Philadelphia with a much-needed local, progressive, and accountable media outlet serving as a voice for its many diverse communities.

    Interested in becoming a broadcaster?

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WPEB - West Philadelphia’s Community Radio Station

Broadcasting live from Scribe, WPEB is an independent, noncommercial community radio station dedicated to reflecting, representing, incorporating, empowering, and serving West Philadelphia. Tune in on 88.1 FM, 95.1 FM, or here on the live stream. 

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