Coalitions
Alliance for a Just Philly
A broad alliance of grassroots organizations in Philadelphia that have come together under the banner of the Alliance for a Just Philadelphia. Members of the Alliance represent the families of Philly, the long term residents and newcomers, students, workers, and the underemployed.
Our City Our Schools
A campaign to abolish the state-run School Reform Commission that runs Philly's schools and return the schools to local control. They fight for fairly funded schools that transform the lives of Black, Brown & Working class young people and their families, educators, school communities & neighborhoods by supporting their needs and desires.
Soil Generation
A Black & Brown-led coalition of gardeners, farmers, individuals, and community-based organizations working to ensure people of color regain community control of land and food, to secure access to the resources necessary to determine how the land is used, address community health concerns, grow food and improve the environment.
Campaigns
Save Hoa Binh
July 25, 2019, WHYY — On July 24 at 9 a.m., chants of “Whose Streets, Our Streets!” roared at the entrance of 1515 Arch Street . . .
November 22, 2019, KYW Newsradio — The Vietnamese plaza at 16th Street and Washington Avenue that contains one of the oldest Vietnamese supermarkets in Philadelphia is still open for business, even though a developer plans to buy it . . .
The Action Network — After Southeast Asian refugees resettled in Philadelphia in 1980s, Hoa Binh Plaza, or “Peace Plaza” opened in 1990 . . .
End Tax Abatement/Healthy Schools
April 11, 2019, The Philadelphia Citizen — Last spring, a group of students was laying the foundation for a multi-generational garden behind Horace Furness High School . . .
May 7, 2019, The Notebook — Parents and students joined advocates in City Council on Monday to call for a new “community connector” staff position in every public school and funds to make $170 million in emergency building repairs identified by the teachers’ union . . .
July 31, 2018, South Philly Review — Long beds of soil lie in the shadow of Horace Howard Furness High School . . .
Community Defense
January 28, 2019, WITF — In 1992, Hung Le got in trouble with the law. The son of a U.S. service member and a Vietnamese mother, Le had recently arrived in Philadelphia, following a short stint in Virginia, thanks to the Amerasian Homecoming Act, which helped children of U.S. soldiers get immigration status in this country . . .