Protests Archives

Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus continues to divide those who view the explorer as a representative of Italian Americans’ history and those horrified by an annual tribute that ignores the native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people

Activists say efforts to end a formal holiday in Columbus’ name remain stalled by politicians and organizations focusing on Italian American heritage.

1 week ago

Community

Philly Trans March returns to demand justice, equity, and liberation

Violence against trans women of color and housing insecurity are just a few of the issues that organizers hoped to highlight at this year’s march.

2 weeks ago

Spiral Q co-directors Jennifer Turnbull (left) and Liza Goodell work on memorial banners to be carried in the Philly Trans Parade. The banners survived the flood at Spiral Q's storage facility in Mont Clare, Pa

Arts & Entertainment

After Ida destroyed most of its protest puppetry, Spiral Q takes stock — and gets back to creating

After losing almost all of its 25-year archive of protest puppets to the floods, the Philly nonprofit is making a more focused effort to track the histories of its work.

2 weeks ago

Signs are held up as marchers walk from the art museum to Philadelphia City Hall as part of an abortion rights rally held in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Hundreds gather in Philadelphia as part of

Politics & Policy

About 1,000 march in Philly as part of national day of support for reproductive rights

The rally, one of hundreds Saturday, comes ahead of the new Supreme Court session and amid moves by states to limit abortion access.

3 weeks ago

CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Pro-choice activists march to the house of U.S, Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh for a protest September 13, 2021 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Members of ShutdownDC held a demonstration in support of abortion rights and to protest Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh

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Politics & Policy

Abortion rights hang in the balance, as advocates rally in Philly and across the country

Women's March is helping put on Saturday's protests against Texas' restrictive abortion law, with a flagship march to the Supreme Court planned in Washington, D.C.

3 weeks ago

Joel Leon protested in solidarity with Haitians at the border and against the Biden administration’s deportation of Haitian asylum-seekers at City Hall in Philadelphia

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Community

Philly Haitians, members of City Council slam Biden’s border policies

“What we saw was against humanity,” said Numa St. Louis, a Haitian-American Philadelphia resident, of the scene in Del Rio, Texas.

3 weeks ago

Supporters of those charged in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol attend the ‘Justice for J6’ rally near the U.S. Capitol September 18, 2021 in Washington, DC

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Courts & Law

Hundreds rally in support of Capitol riot suspects amid heightened police presence

The crowds were demonstrating in support of people who are accused of participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection, which left several people dead.

1 month ago

Police stand outside a security fence ahead of a rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The rally was planned by allies of former President Donald Trump and aimed at supporting the so-called

Politics & Policy

Police say they’re ready for rally supporting Jan. 6 rioters

The U.S. Capitol Police have requested assistance from nearby law enforcement agencies, including the National Guard.

1 month ago

Protesters outside City Hall calling for vacant land to be given for community development

Urban Planning

Community groups call on City Council to make more land available for development

A coalition of community organizations contend some of the city’s vacant land should go to them rather than to private developers.

1 month ago

Community

Billy Penn

The ‘war tax’ resistance movement and the Philly athlete who pioneered anthem protests

After they were arrested at a 1961 sit-in, Philadelphians Juanita and Wally Nelson and Eroseanna Robinson continued their activism throughout their lives.

1 month ago

Education

PA students protest school board’s ban on anti-racist teaching materials

The list of books, articles and movies was conceived to create awareness about racism and Black history

1 month ago

Masterman teachers protest outside school.

Health

A day before Philly schools reopen, facilities woes take center stage

As Philadelphia prepares to fully reopen its public schools for the first time in 18 months, the spotlight is again on facilities woes. ...

2 months ago

Demonstrators demand action on voting rights.

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Politics & Policy

Fed up with inaction over voting rights, thousands are planning a march on Washington

Thousands of activists are expected to converge Saturday in Washington and other cities across the country on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

2 months ago