Betsey Piette

Hundreds in Philly rally to rehire Monteiro

Hundreds of students and community activists gathered at Temple University in Philadelphia on May 8 for a rousing rally calling…

May 18, 2014

Manifestantes les dicen a los jefes de restaurantes

Washington, DC — Era lluvioso, ventoso y frío, pero esto no disminuyó el entusiasmo de decenas de manifestantes que se…

May 7, 2014

Mumia’s 60th birthday re-energizes the struggle to free him

Philadelphia — Three days of events organized to accelerate the struggle to bring political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal home kicked off…

May 6, 2014

April 29 protesters tell restaurant bosses: ‘What’s outrageous – poverty wages!’

Washington, D.C. --It was rainy, windy and cold, but this didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of dozens of protesters gathered outside…

May 2, 2014

Philadelphia: ‘Reinstate Temple Prof. Monteiro’

Community activists and students marched through the North Philadelphia neighborhood surrounding Temple University on April 16 to demand the immediate…

April 26, 2014

Drive for new legal review for Mumia

It seems almost too good to be true. On April 15, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced the creation of…

April 25, 2014

Philadelphia teachers’ seniority rights stripped away

After failing to settle a contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers for over nine months, on March 24 the…

April 18, 2014

$15 and a union!

Philadelphia -- Low-wage workers and their supporters gathered outside a McDonald’s restaurant here on April 3 for the second time…

April 10, 2014

All out for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 60th birthday

Philadelphia -- On April 24, political prisoner and world-renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal turns 60. He has spent over half his…

April 8, 2014

Free Mumia 60th birthday events

A broad coalition of individuals and organizations committed to seeing political prisoner and world renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal released from…

March 2, 2014