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Enid Adler is a lawyer, a journalist and an artist, but above all she is a philanthropist dedicated to securing justice for those persecuted at home and abroad. For her human rights activisim as a lawyer and a founder of the International Criminal Court, Adler will be recongized with the Marian Anderson Historical Society's Legacy Humanitarian Award on May 31.

GPA and the Philadelphia Global Water Initiative hosted a seminar to discuss the future of the world's growing water problems and the city's role in solving them.

Later this year, the city of Philadelphia will be the site of the fifth annual Beyond Sport Summit. The 2013 Summit will be held from the 9th to the 11th of September, and will consist of everything from practical workshops to large-scale panels about global sports. Topics will range from sustainability to social inclusion and securing funding. Attracting delegates from six continents, the idea behind these events is to bring together prominent leaders in sports, government and business to discuss how global sports can be used to address social issues such as the environment, education and health.

This fall, Global Philadelphia Association is showing Philadelphians the world within their own city. Kicking off on September 15 and running through November 1, GlobalPhilly™ 2013 will be the city’s first showcase of international programs and activities in Philadelphia, including arts, advocacy, commerce, and food, among others.

This November, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show will present the largest collection of Lithuanian crafts and design ever in the United States. It is no coincidence that this and several other Lithuanian cultural events are coming to Philadelphia in the fall. This Northern European nation and largest of the three Baltic states assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1, 2013, and Philadelphia is helping to celebrate.

This weekend marks the kick-off of the third annual Philly Tech Week held every April throughout the city of Philadelphia. Since 2011, the founders of Technically Philly have planned and organized Philly Tech Week, a week-long celebration of technological happenings that occur in the area. With 10,000 in attendance and 75 events in 2012, Tech Week is aimed to be a community organizing effort, where projected attendance for this year exceeds 15,000 and events number in the 85 and above range.

Philadelphia, November 12, 2013 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter returned to Philadelphia this morning after a 10-day trade mission to the United Kingdom and Israel, which he described as a “great success.” Mayor Nutter reflected on the visit at City Hall after arriving at Philadelphia International Airport early this morning on the direct US Airways flight from Tel Aviv.

President of Drexel University, John A. Fry, contributed the latest edition of our International City series. Access this article, and all of our International City articles, here. And join the conversation on our Global Philadelphia Facebook page.

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In 2012, we developed our efforts to highlight GPA Members' remarkable array of international activities and contributions. We invite you to read our Annual Report and share in this great, Global Philadelphia story and to learn about GlobalPhilly™2013 the exposition taking place in the Fall.