Joyful as many of them were, taken together, the rally performances exuded a kind of collective loneliness, a longing to be united in shared space, to dance together, breathing the same air without fear.
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Bryn Mawr Student Activists Demanded for Change as Tri-College Strike Manifested
Working to change an institution is a radical and revolutionary attempt; the act requires not only immediate responses to injustices but also requires long term plans for accountability.
“A Test For India and Its Future”: Philadelphia Stands With Kashmir
Nick MillmanTwitter: @n_millman Photo: Nick Millman Two weeks ago, on August 5, India’s right-wing ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party … More
Queer Liberation, Not Rainbow Capitalism
By Collin Zastempowski Photo by Nick Millman If you were at Philly Pride in June, “Pride was a riot, don’t … More
Local Anarchists, Neighbors Call For More Participation And Transparency At A-Space
By Suzy Subways [Note: Names with an asterisk * have been changed as protection against the police, who have historically … More
2019: The Fight Continues for Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal
by Julie Liebershuck Photo by A.K.H. from Mumia Media Team In 1982, journalist, activist and political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was … More
Philadelphia Students Don’t Want Cops in Schools
It’s important to note that these young people were not only expressing solidarity with Parkland students, but also rallying against school policing.
Tough as Nails: Tenants Displaced by the Penn Wynn Mass Eviction Move Out — and Onward
Photos and text by Geoff Reed In June, all 239 tenants of the Penn Wynn House apartments in Wynnefield, West … More
REAL Justice Demands Black Community Control of Police
Despite this firsthand story of out-of-control police, no City Council members would support the coalition bill or any of its parts.
The Philadelphia Partisan 