Betsey Piette

Pack the court for Mumia on Jan. 17!

In a case that could lead to freedom for political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Judge Leon…

January 13, 2018

New York Legal Aid lawyers protest ICE courthouse arrests

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of immigrants in courthouses have skyrocketed since the inauguration of Donald Trump in January…

January 1, 2018

Delegation from Philadelphia makes #Big Push for Puerto Rico

A delegation from Philadelphia that included members of the International Action Center, Philadelphia REAL Justice and Workers World Party traveled…

December 24, 2017

Mumia Abu-Jamal events raise question: ‘Have Black lives ever mattered?’

Philadelphia – “Have Black Lives Ever Mattered,” the title of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s latest book, was also the focus of Dec.…

December 13, 2017

Philly elects progressive DA

By a 3-to-1 margin, Larry Krasner, one of Philadelphia’s most progressive defense attorneys, was elected district attorney on Nov. 7.…

November 15, 2017

‘Stop criminalization of dissent!’

Nearly 100 people, complete with a giant Trump puppet, marched and rallied outside the Philadelphia Art Museum on Nov. 11…

November 15, 2017

Protest denounces U.S. for Puerto Rico crisis

More than 100 people gathered for a late afternoon, rush-hour rally outside Philadelphia City Hall on Sept. 29 to demand…

October 4, 2017

Breakthrough in Mumia’s fight for justice

DA ordered to release entire case file In the latest development in a months-long judicial tug-of-war between attorneys for political…

September 20, 2017

More Labor Day 2017: When we fight, we win!

On Labor Day 2017, along with traditional union parades, workers in U.S. cities from coast to coast held direct actions…

September 14, 2017

On heels of DA scandal: Free Mumia Abu-Jamal!

Scores of demonstrators brought afternoon rush-hour traffic in Philadelphia’s Center City to a halt on July 7 as they took…

July 12, 2017