Here's something for our comrades in central PA to do.
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March to End State Violence; Fight for Human Rights
Event in Lancaster, PA, United States by PA Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and 5 others on Wednesday, August 5 2020 with 112...
Let's not forget that over 138,000 people have died nationwide from the pandemic, and as of this writing almost 7,000 have died in PA, the 5th highest number of deaths in the U.S. Poor and dispossessed working class people, Black, Latinx and Indigenous people have been disproportionately impacted. When we say #blacklivesmatter we mean in ALL arenas of life. Find out more and sign onto our Coronavirus demands as an individual, elected official, candidate, or organization at
https://www.putpeoplefirstpa.org/coronavirus/
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A Musical Call To Action For Breonna Taylor!!!!!!!!! It’s been 4 months since Breonna was unjustly murdered by Louisville, KY Police! Today and everyday forward is a good day to arrest them! We seek justice!!! Along with my co-organizers Sam Gellerstein, and Tre Lambert, we Call on All Horn players from the tri-state area and beyond to join us in this Historic, Peaceful, Musical Protest For Change! We will play music to the high heavens to Combat Racism and Hatred around this country wherever It Lives!!!!! All lives matter, BUT Black lives are under siege as racism has once again poked its ugly head out from hiding with reckless abandon for Black Lives Once Again! So Join Us As We Seek Justice For Breonna Taylor, a beautiful black life that was Stolen!!!!
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Join us for a rally to demand PILOTs from David Cohen, the Chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees! If you’ve been impacted by the public school funding crisis, if you’re a member of the Penn community, or if you’re a concerned Philadelphian, we need your voice to win this urgently-needed source of revenue for our schools.
We will be gathering in front of the Walnut Street entrance to the Inn at Penn, where the Board of Trustees holds their meetings. Penn Board Chair David Cohen is out of excuses–we need PILOTs now!
Philly’s public schools are in crisis, and Penn’s Board of Trustees have the power to change that. The Philadelphia Inquirer has made us all aware of the deadly consequences of asbestos in the schools, and students, teachers, and staff are risking their lives every time they step into a school building.
At the same time, Penn is a multi-billion dollar institution and the largest private landowner in the entire city, but pays no property taxes. In a city where most of the local funding for our school district comes from property taxes, mega-nonprofits like Penn are directly contributing to our public school funding crisis. Our public schools serve mostly low-income Black children, and Penn’s refusal to pay their fair share is part of the long legacy of racist disinvestment in Philadelphia’s Black community.
Penn’s Trustees are some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country. The President of the Board of Trustees, David Cohen, is especially powerful here in Philadelphia. In 2017, the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, led by Cohen, sued the city over a law that aims to close the gender pay gap. He was also one of the highest-paid executives at Comcast, with a total compensation package of $19.1 million in 2018.
We’re calling on Penn to contribute just a fraction of the yearly value of their property taxes. We need schools with teachers, librarians, nurses, and safe buildings. David Cohen and the rest of the Trustees have evaded paying PILOTs for decades, and we’ve had enough.
We will have masks and hand sanitizer. If you would like to participate but aren’t able to join the crowd, please reach out to aiden@phillyjwj.org for a more socially-distanced option.
Join us for a rally to demand PILOTs from David Cohen, the Chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees! If you’ve been impacted by the public school funding crisis, if you’re a member of the Penn community, or if you’re a concerned Philadelphian, we need your voice to win this urgently-needed source of revenue for our schools.
We will be gathering in front of the Walnut Street entrance to the Inn at Penn, where the Board of Trustees holds their meetings. Penn Board Chair David Cohen is out of excuses–we need PILOTs now!
Philly’s public schools are in crisis, and Penn’s Board of Trustees have the power to change that. The Philadelphia Inquirer has made us all aware of the deadly consequences of asbestos in the schools, and students, teachers, and staff are risking their lives every time they step into a school building.
At the same time, Penn is a multi-billion dollar institution and the largest private landowner in the entire city, but pays no property taxes. In a city where most of the local funding for our school district comes from property taxes, mega-nonprofits like Penn are directly contributing to our public school funding crisis. Our public schools serve mostly low-income Black children, and Penn’s refusal to pay their fair share is part of the long legacy of racist disinvestment in Philadelphia’s Black community.
Penn’s Trustees are some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country. The President of the Board of Trustees, David Cohen, is especially powerful here in Philadelphia. In 2017, the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, led by Cohen, sued the city over a law that aims to close the gender pay gap. He was also one of the highest-paid executives at Comcast, with a total compensation package of $19.1 million in 2018.
We’re calling on Penn to contribute just a fraction of the yearly value of their property taxes. We need schools with teachers, librarians, nurses, and safe buildings. David Cohen and the rest of the Trustees have evaded paying PILOTs for decades, and we’ve had enough.
We will have masks and hand sanitizer. If you would like to participate but aren’t able to join the crowd, please reach out to aiden@phillyjwj.org for a more socially-distanced option.
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Sign up using the form below to participate in an action on the final day. There will be two groups: in cars and on the ground. This for is for participating in the car portion. We will reach out directly with specific instructions. Please contact aiden@phillyjwj.org…
Gun violence within our communities is skyrocketing. The time has come to unify and take a collective stand against ending violence in Philadelphia.
We will meet at 52 and Haverford Ave in West Philly and March south down 52nd street to Malcolm X Park where we will Rally and have an anonymous gun turn in!
We will meet at 52 and Haverford Ave in West Philly and March south down 52nd street to Malcolm X Park where we will Rally and have an anonymous gun turn in!
We have announced our next Black Lives Matter march which will take place here in Ridley Township, Delaware County.
On Saturday, August 1st, we would love for you to meet us at Frederick L. Mann Park in Folsom at the intersection of Academy & Kedron Avenues; from there we will march to Ridley Police station.
Please join us again in standing with our black community and showing Delaware County residents that racism will not be tolerated here.
We would like to give Ridley and the surrounding communities a platform to speak out safely about any injustices they’ve faced as we continue our quest for true justice and true equity.
Date: Saturday, August 1st, 2020
Location: Frederick L. Mann Park (Academy Ave. & Kedron Ave.)
Time: 12 PM
End Location: Ridley Police Station
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them”
– Ida B. Wells
P.S. Please remember to bring your masks and your signs!
With love and in solidarity,
On Saturday, August 1st, we would love for you to meet us at Frederick L. Mann Park in Folsom at the intersection of Academy & Kedron Avenues; from there we will march to Ridley Police station.
Please join us again in standing with our black community and showing Delaware County residents that racism will not be tolerated here.
We would like to give Ridley and the surrounding communities a platform to speak out safely about any injustices they’ve faced as we continue our quest for true justice and true equity.
Date: Saturday, August 1st, 2020
Location: Frederick L. Mann Park (Academy Ave. & Kedron Ave.)
Time: 12 PM
End Location: Ridley Police Station
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them”
– Ida B. Wells
P.S. Please remember to bring your masks and your signs!
With love and in solidarity,