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The problems with judicial and prison gerrymandering and the solutions to all of it
In 2021, every state—including PA—will redraw its state and federal congressional districts. This process often becomes partisan and unrepresentative of the people due to something
ONE YEAR OF COVID: HOW PHILADELPHIANS STEPPED UP
BY KATHERINE RAPIN – The Philadelphia Citizen Last March, as the Covid-19 lockdown got underway in Philadelphia, Cristina Martinez and Ben Miller of South Philly
We Need To Occupy the Streets If Trump Claims Victory
By Max Freedman, 215 PA Member In her seminal 2009 book A Paradise Built in Hell, esteemed writer Rebecca Solnit chronicles the resilience of, and
Reimagining Philadelphia Series: Building Resilience Before and After the Election
The 2020 election is only a few weeks away, and we are all working hard to mobilize around voting Trump out of office, yet there
Trump’s Version of Populism: Trickle Down Economics on Steroids
By Ron Whitehorne, 215PA Executive Committee Member Donald Trump’s run for the presidency in 2016 proclaimed to white working people in the “Rustbelt” states that
Reimagining Philadelphia Series – Solidarity with Essential Workers
Reimagining Philadelphia: Building Power with 215 People’s Alliance Saturday Sept. 19 11:00 AM Join us for the next meeting of online conversations on how we can organize
The USPS is under attack and we all need to stand up and fight back!
Pictured above: 215 People’s Alliance, NE chapter, and friends rallied at the Roosevelt Mall post office. With the Covid19 pandemic still in full swing, many people
Reimagining Philadelphia: A New Vision for Volunteering and Service
Join Aug. 29 us for the next meeting a series of online conversations on how we can organize and build power during the COVID-19 pandemic
People’s Kitchen at El Compadre Featured on 6 ABC
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The restaurant industry has been struggling to survive this pandemic, but even in times of loss, we are seeing a tremendous amount
Reimagining Philadelphia: Housing is a Human Right
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically exposed a system that promotes profits over people. We need to build a movement that demands transformative changes that empowers
Reopening restaurants is a death sentence for workers and the industry | Opinion
Alexandra Jones, For the Inquirer “Many owners are so focused on their business that they can see only two paths out of this seemingly interminable,
The People’s Kitchen at El Compadre serves free meals and social justice to those in need
COLUMN Craig LaBan | @CraigLaBan | claban@inquirer.com At 7 a.m. one recent Tuesday morning, the crew from El Compadre already had their hands in the dirt of an urban