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 prefer to vote by mail in order to avoid potential exposure to the virus in lines and in voting areas. A fully functional and reliable postal system is necessary for […]
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 and beyond. Topic: A new vision for volunteering and service August 29 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM As a response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdowns, […]
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 of generosity and care coming out of those kitchens. A celebrated culinary couple in South Philadelphia is using their space and their skills to serve the underserved. For Ben Miller […]
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 working people and marginalized communities, while challenging the power of corporations and the rich. Now is our time to reimagine a transformative city. Saturday August 8th at 11:00 AM Join […]
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, yet entirely avoidable crisis: restaurants stay closed through the pandemic and shutter, or dining rooms reopen and everything’s fine. This dichotomy is false. We’ve seen what happened when cities nationwide resumed service […]
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 farm in Point Breeze, clearing-out fallow beds and turning the soil of their newly acquired garden plots, even gathering their lucky first harvest, a bushy green purslane left by previous […]
Reimagining Philadelphia: What do we mean by defund the police?
Join us for the next meeting in our series of online conversations on how we can organize and build power during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. We’ll discuss the recent efforts to defund the police, the work toward police free schools, and our vision for safe communities. July 18th 11:00 – 12:30 – Register here. […]
The People’s Kitchen featured on Fox 29 News
Bill Anderson of Fox 29 News visited the People’s Kitchen. Watch the video here.
City Councilmember Kendra Brooks delivers meals to families as food insecurity continues to grow
In midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 215 People’s Alliance and South Philly Barbacoa support meals for families and workers PHILADELPHIA — For many families, the loss of income due to the economic shutdowns means struggling for their next meal. This reality is particularly intense for the families of those in undocumented communities, serivce-industry workers and […]
At South Philly Barbacoa, Guest Chefs Are Taking Over the Kitchen in a Series of Summer Pop-Ups
The celebrated Mexican restaurant doubles as a community hub, lending its space to chef friends and activists by Rachel Vigoda@RachelVigoda Five nights a week, the kitchen sits empty at South Philly Barbacoa. Cristina Martinez and Ben Miller’s famed taqueria in the Italian Market serves only Saturday and Sunday, from 5 a.m. until the barbacoa and tortillas sell out. But why […]