While Trump’s rise to the presidency has heightened our political awareness as a country, we also know that he is just one symptom of the injustice and inequality that have been part of our realities for centuries. And while Trump didn’t come from nowhere, the resistance to him, his policies, and his sympathizers hasn’t come
Reimagining Resistance: Community is Power "All we really do is look to our ancestral and cultural ways to find the answer." Our final video in the Reimagining Resistance series is with Lan Dinh of VietLead. VietLEAD focuses on sustainability, and self-determination for the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian communities in Philadelphia and South Jersey. Under the
Reimagining Resistance: Sanctuary in the Streets "Especially in this hostile political environment, we need to offer sanctuary for each other." In our 6th video of the Reimagining Resistance series, Stevanie Theresa of New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia talks about the collective power of community, NSM’s emergency hotlines, and creating sanctuary spaces to fight back against
Reimagining Resistance: At war with the 1% "We have to link the struggles in the workplace with the struggles at home." Spring 2017, 215 People's Alliance led a campaign calling for the City of Philadelphia to divest its payroll funds from Wells Fargo Bank. And won. Our fifth video in the Reimagining Resistance series is
Reimagining Resistance: Real Change Comes from Being Prepared "You need to find the folks that have been moving towards a vision for a long time, and throw down with those folks." Our forth video in the Reimagining Resistance series is with Pep Marie of the PhillySUN Project. Philly SUN is currently building a network of
Reimagining Resistance: Freeing Philly Mothers For Mama's Bail… "Cash bail doesn't keep communities safe." Our third video in the Reimagining Resistance series is with Reuben Jones and Elizabeth Long of the #No215Jail Coalition. On May 13th, Members of #No215Jail Coalition, Philadelphia Student Union, and 7 other organizations bailed out Philly mamas as part of the
Reimagining Resistance: We Want Justice for PHL "Without us, these planes not taking off." Our second video in the Reimagining Resistance series is with Briheem Douglas, vice president of @Unite HERE Philly, local 274. Unite HERE represents over 5000 workers in the service industry. They recently protested with LSG Sky Chef paying its workers poverty
Reimagining Resistance: A statewide vision for healthcare "We've been eating off their menu for years… that's why we are all sick."Our first video in Reimagining Resistance is with Robert Fields, a leader of Put People First – PA. Put People First! PA is a statewide membership organization of everyday people. Their current campaign is for