Fishtown in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

We Are Universal

Mural By: Kah Yangni

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 18, 2022

1. We Are Universal Marker

Inscription. This mural is a culmination of a two-year partnership between Mural Arts Philadelphia and Resources for Human Development (RHD) Morris Home, the only residential recovery program in the country to offer comprehensive services specifically for the trans, gender non-conforming, and non-binary communities. The portraits feature RHD Morris Home residents Tazmere Stephens (left) and Jourdyn Carter (right).

Erected 2021 by City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program; Kah Yangni, artist.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 2012.

Location. 39° 58.226′ N, 75° 8.073′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fishtown. It is at the intersection of Frankford Avenue and West Thompson Street, on the left when traveling north on Frankford Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1308 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia PA 19125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Persistence (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Street Goes Green! (approx. ¼ mile away); Anthony Palmer

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Penn Treaty Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Great Elm (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Penn Society Obelisk (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Additional keywords. addiction recovery; LGBT; LGBTQ; 🏳️‍🌈

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 18, 2022

2. We Are Universal

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.