Protests

On the eve of the dinner honoring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, organizations including the local NAACP chapter and the Black Clergy of Philadelphia called for a protest.

Members of City Council, the local NAACP, and Philly’s Black clergy are hoping to draw a crowd of hundreds to the storied Republican bastion.

Central Bucks educators, students, and parents rallied outside the administration’s meeting about a policy that bans Pride flags and other inclusive classroom decor.

Images on TV channel Globo News showed protesters roaming the presidential palace, many of them wearing the colors that have come to symbolize the Bolsonaro government.

Dozens of Chinatown residents and supporters came out on Christmas to sing carols to protest against the proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena.

Protesters symbolically mourned the Atlantic Sturgeon during a mock funeral to urge regulatory agencies to protect the endangered species.

Students were protesting the Southeast DelCo School District's decision to ban hooded sweatshirts and hats.

Residents want the tank farm associated with the former PES refinery permanently shut down, but the new owner has left the door open to restarting it.

It’s the latest hearing in a high-profile case that some see as a symbol of a broken criminal justice system.

Over a dozen protesters were arrested after they disrupted Penn’s homecoming game. They still want the school to drop any investments in fossil fuels.

Tens of thousands rallied in Berlin and hundreds in Washington in solidarity with protesters facing a violent government crackdown in Iran.

After picketing outside the museum for 19 days, workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art will vote to ratify a new contract Sunday.

The effort is designed to end a Philly tradition which animal activists say is unsafe and unhealthy for the horses.

Two union groups affiliated with Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals are in negotiations with hospital leadership for new three-year contracts.

Activists say the company should be using its economic muscle to force companies to de-carbonize. But instead, they say it has increased its investments in fossil fuels.