Occupy Philadelphia Day 20
The Occupation of Dilworth Plaza right outside City Hall in downtown Philadelphia continues. It's in its 20th day at this point. Brandywine Peace Community is joining the Occupation every Tuesday from...
View ArticleBlack is Back Coalition: Defining our own place in the 99%
The Black Is Back Coalition's responsibility, on November 5 in Philadelphia, is to put forward a strong, unabashedly Black analysis and program for the world revolution, and share it with everybody.
View ArticleSEIU 1021 Joins the November 2nd General Strike
"The SEIU 1021 Executive Board calls on all members of SEIU 1021 to join a day-long “Peaceful Day of Action” in support of Occupy Oakland and against the banking industry and last week’s police...
View ArticlePhiladelphia November 5 protest unites emerging movement against Wall Street...
Black is Back Coalition sets the standards for Justice and leads humanity to a truly progressive future. Update: Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations Conference to "Stop...
View ArticleAscetics Among Us
On Saturday, October 29, Philadelphia's Alternative Seminary hosted a public screening of the documentary film Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer. This article is a response to that screening. It was...
View ArticleOccupy Philadelphia and Occupy Wall Street march in Solidarity
On the evening of Sunday the 13th of November, marchers from Occupy Wall Street (OWS) joined up with members of Occupy Philadelphia (OP) to collaborate in a night-time march. The OWS people were on...
View ArticleFrom Los Angeles: South Central Farm Land Again Under Attack
On October 15, City Council voted to support a proposal to release developer Ralph Horowitz from the 2.6-acre green space requirement, making it easier for him to sell property at 41st and Alameda....
View ArticleEmergency meeting at Arch Street Methodist Church 3:00pm Saturday the 26th...
Mayor Nutter has insisted that Occupy Philly abandon its camp by 5:00pm Sunday the 27th. An emergency meeting has been called at the Arch Street Methodist Church for 3:00pm Saturday the 26th to discuss.
View ArticleOccupy Philly Eviction Resistance
11/30 UPDATE: Police re-took Dilworth Plaza starting at 12:30am. Approximately 50 arrests were made last night. Jail solidarity at roundhouse starting at 9am; organizers are asking for folks to sign up...
View ArticleThe Occupations Report, from around the World, for December 2
This report includes updates from Occupy sites and related efforts across the country and the globe. It includes big wins, local organizing efforts, protests/events, police activity reports and calls...
View ArticleThe Occupations Report, from around the World, for December 2
This report includes updates from Occupy sites and related efforts across the country and the globe. It includes big wins, local organizing efforts, protests/events, police activity reports and calls...
View ArticleRound-up of Perspectives on the Occupation of Dilworth Plaza
Occupy Philly was only in place for a little under two months, but the echoes of it will remain. Here is a round up of the perspectives that were posted to the phillyimc newswire.
View ArticleSupporters Mark 30th Anniversary of Mumia Abu-Jamal's Arrest
On Wednesday, Dec.7, DA Seth Williams announced that he would not seek the reinstatement of the death penalty by not calling for a new sentencing hearing for death row journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. Read...
View ArticleNo Execution for Mumia: 30 Years after a Police Shooting, Abu-Jamal Backers...
The mood was both celebratory and angry among a 1000-plus overflow audience packed into the balcony space of the Constitution Center in Philadelphia on the evening of Dec. 9. The crowd, surely the...
View ArticleYesterday's Preliminary Hearing: What We Learned Concerning Joe Paterno (Part...
Yesterday's preliminary hearing shed new light on Joe Paterno's minor, but important, role in reporting allegations of sexual molestation up the chain of command, but also to the person in charge of...
View ArticleGrim Holiday Season Tidings
class war Rich sez: "What can I say? This was the best piece we could find for a new feature, but I just hadda put up a rockin' video to go with it. The words are all in Russian, but the tune's pretty...
View ArticleFrantz Fanon Fifty Year Years Later
Fifty years after Fanon’s death in Bethesda, Maryland new generations of young people encounter his books with electric excitement. Re-posted from NYC.Indymedia.org | More from Richard Pithouse: video...
View Article40 Years of Service!! WHYY Highlights Longtime Philly IMC Editorial Team...
Baba Bob Shipman is a longtime community activist in Philadelphia. He’s involved with various organizations around the city including the Institute for the Study of Civic Values, Phillyneighborhoods,...
View ArticleDeath of Key Witness in Mumia's Case: William Dale Singletary
December 31, 2011 — I learned from William Singletary's wife, Jeannette, that he died this morning. Bill was a courageous man who lived fighting to make the truth known — that Mumia is innocent in the...
View ArticleEnd of "Final Friday" vigil
The First United Methodist Church of Germantown calls it a wrap after conducting a monthly vigil in opposition to the Iraq War since late 2006. Fox News is terribly upset that Iraq War veterans didn't...
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