Betsey Piette

Betsey Piette

Police attack on ICE encampment condemnedPolice attack on ICE encampment condemned

Police attack on ICE encampment condemned

Police raided an encampment outside the Philadelphia Immigration Customs and Enforcement facility for the second time on July 5. It…

July 12, 2018
WW interview with Debbie and Mike AfricaWW interview with Debbie and Mike Africa

WW interview with Debbie and Mike Africa

Following a 15-month-long siege on a MOVE compound in Philadelphia’s Powelton Village neighborhood, police launched a major assault on the…

July 10, 2018
MOVE 9’s Debbie Africa, released after 40 years, speaks at news conferenceMOVE 9’s Debbie Africa, released after 40 years, speaks at news conference

MOVE 9’s Debbie Africa, released after 40 years, speaks at news conference

East Lansdowne, Pa. — At a press conference in East Lansdowne, Pa., on June 19, MOVE 9 member Debbie Sims…

June 24, 2018
MOVE member Debbie Africa releasedMOVE member Debbie Africa released

MOVE member Debbie Africa released

Philadelphia — In the early morning of June 16, after nearly 40 years of unjust imprisonment by the state of…

June 17, 2018
Philadelphia protesters honor nurse slain in GazaPhiladelphia protesters honor nurse slain in Gaza

Philadelphia protesters honor nurse slain in Gaza

As demonstrators gathered outside the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia for a solidarity protest with Palestine on June 8, passersby…

June 16, 2018
Philadelphia Orchestra protests gain supportPhiladelphia Orchestra protests gain support

Philadelphia Orchestra protests gain support

Philadelphia — Since early April, Palestine solidarity activists have gathered outside the Kimmel Center every week to tell the Philadelphia…

May 16, 2018
DA caves to cop pressure, denies justice for MumiaDA caves to cop pressure, denies justice for Mumia

DA caves to cop pressure, denies justice for Mumia

Philadelphia, April 30 — Despite District Attorney Larry Krasner’s campaign promises to address decades of injustice in the Philadelphia DA’s…

May 1, 2018
Protesta 30 de abril en Filadelfia: ‘Meek está libre, ahora liberar Mumia’Protesta 30 de abril en Filadelfia: ‘Meek está libre, ahora liberar Mumia’

Protesta 30 de abril en Filadelfia: ‘Meek está libre, ahora liberar Mumia’

El rapero Meek Mill fue liberado de prisión el 24 de abril luego de que la Corte Suprema de Pensilvania…

May 1, 2018
April 30 protest in Philadelphia: ‘Meek is free – now free Mumia!’April 30 protest in Philadelphia: ‘Meek is free – now free Mumia!’

April 30 protest in Philadelphia: ‘Meek is free – now free Mumia!’

The rapper Meek Mill was released from prison on April 24 after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered Philadelphia Judge Genece…

April 29, 2018
Fill the streets for Mumia on April 30!Fill the streets for Mumia on April 30!

Fill the streets for Mumia on April 30!

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s latest Post-Conviction Relief Act petition will be heard in Pennsylvania’s Court of Common Pleas before Judge Leon Tucker…

April 27, 2018