Online Teach-In: Demystifying the Courts and the District Attorney’s Office
Next Tuesday May 18th Philadelphians will vote for District Attorney and Judicial candidates in the primary election. Learn about more about who we will be voting for and what roles the District Attorney and Judges play in our criminal legal system. Join the 215 People’s Alliance Justice for All team for an online teach-in on Wednesday May […]
215 People’s Alliance announces primary endorsements and how you can support
We believe in a Philadelphia where we’re all safe and where all of us have what we need to heal and thrive. Too many families don’t have what they need to survive because of corrupt politicians. Instead of investing into our housing, education, jobs, and healthcare, the corrupt politicians funnel money into a police force […]
South Philly Barbacoa Helping to Serve Up Food, Social Justice During Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic kickstarted the People’s Kitchen, a community kitchen that feeds people in need while simultaneously addressing inequality in Philadelphia. By Rudy Chinchilla, NBC 10 Philadelphia Watch Online.
Join on WURD as we discuss how to Heal our Communities with CM Kendra Brooks
All Philadelphians deserve safe, healthy, and thriving neighborhoods, yet communities are being torn apart by both mass incarceration and community violence. Join us Monday 4/19 at 10AM to discuss how to build a Philadelphia where all members of every community can regularly access the resources needed to heal, thrive, and end mass incarceration. Watch Recording here. Speakers Include:Kurt Evans, […]
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 known as gerrymandering. Learn all about it—and how, among other things, previous gerrymandering may currently be depriving Philly of two state representatives—in this teach-in. Speakers include Andrew Davies of Fair […]
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 Barbacoa welcomed friend and fellow chef Aziza Young to use their kitchen at El Compadre to provide free meals for low-income and elderly Philadelphians. Collaborating with furloughed chefs, Young prepared […]
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 networks formed by, communities in times of disaster. She discusses, among other events, the near-spontaneous genesis of outdoor soup kitchens and mutual aid efforts in the wake of the devastating […]
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 are many real threats to our democracy. What are some of the potential scenarios that might happen on November 3rd and beyond? How can we be resilient in these stressful […]
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 he would bring back manufacturing jobs, raise stagnant wages and reduce the tax burden. This appeal was certainly a factor in his victories in the four swing states of Michigan, […]
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 and build power during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. In this meeting we’ll focus on how we can be in solidarity with essential workers, as they provide critical services during […]