Vote with the People’s Platform!
It’s time to vote for candidates who will advance a platform to serve the people. Will you sign on? The past two years have transformed the political landscape both nationally, and within Pennsylvania. Donald Trump’s election turned politics-as-usual on its head, and the congressional districts of Pennsylvania have been redrawn to avoid gerrymandering that had stacked […]
Volunteer for the People’s Platform
Here’s how you can volunteer for candidates aligned with the People’s Platform on Primary Day (May 15)! Rich Lazer (5th Congressional District) Interested volunteers can contact Andrew Heyman. He is overseeing our volunteer coordination for Election Day. His email is andrew@richlazerforcongress.com and his phone number is +1 (484) 432-2728. We will also be taking anyone at IATSE […]
Job Opening for 215 People’s Alliance Field Organizer
Field Organizer 215 People’s Alliance 215 People’s Alliance is a multiracial organization dedicated to fighting for equity and justice in Philadelphia at the ballot box, and in the streets. Since hiring staff in the Fall of 2016, 215 People’s Alliance has been active in multiple campaigns, including the Our City Our Schools campaign to regain […]
The Record Behind the Rhetoric
Philly Power Research, a group of volunteer researchers, has released a report called “The Record Behind the Rhetoric: A Guide to the Philly DA Democratic Primary,” breaking down the backgrounds of each of the seven Democratic candidates for district attorney, their backers and their donors. The 2017 DA primary has swung left in response […]
215 People’s Alliance Endorses Larry Krasner
We know that elected officials don’t change the system — we do. It’s our popular protest and organizing that changes our political system and holds politicians accountable. But our work is much more effective when we have people in office who already feel accountable to us. That’s why 215 People’s Alliance is proud to endorse […]
Why We Need to Abolish the SRC and Fight For An Elected School Board
Every community in Pennsylvania elects a school board to oversee the education of its children except one – Philadelphia. Fifteen years ago a predominantly white, rural legislature decided that Philadelphia, a city in which the majority is black and brown, could not properly run its schools and took away local control. In the manner of […]
215PA Campaign Organizer & Field Organizer Job Call
215 People’s Alliance is hiring a full-time contract Campaign Organizer to support an innovative public education campaign. Please read below for details. 215PA is a multiracial collaborative dedicated to fighting for equity and justice in Philadelphia at the ballot box, and in the streets. We are parents and neighbors, teachers and students, union members and block […]
There’s no staying home for the most important PA election of the century
November 3rd is the most important election of the century? A pretty wild exaggeration isn’t it? Actually, no; if anything, maybe it’s an understatement. Here’s the deal. There are three seats that will be filled on the PA Supreme Court on November 3rd to join the two Democratic and two Republican holdovers. The result will […]
Should billionaires choose Philly’s next mayor?
Joel Greenberg, Jeff Yass, and Arthur Dantchik, the partners of the Susquehanna International Group (SIG), spent six million dollars in 2010 to get Anthony Hardy Williams elected Governor. Now they want to make him Mayor. Their PAC, American Cities, has spent over a million dollars on TV ads with more coming to put Williams in […]
Philadelphia’s Energy Future
Philadelphia’s energy future and adaptation to changing environmental conditions is increasingly important to working families’ health, safety, and economic security over the long term. For this reason, 215 People’s Alliance supports Council defending municipal ownership of PGW; we uphold public ownership and local governance as paramount to the democratic energy future we need. The acquisition of […]