Betsey Piette

Celebrating Pride Philly style

Pride Month kicked off in Philadelphia with a massive march of thousands of people from Washington Park at 6th and…

June 6, 2023

Activistas trans y queer al Marriott: No dejen entrar a ‘Madres por la Libertad’

Filadelfia Grupos de personas trans y queer protestan contra el Marriott Downtown de Filadelfia por haber aceptado acoger la conferencia…

May 31, 2023

Corporate media whitewashes book-banning hate group ‘Moms for Liberty’

A recent Washington Post analysis of book challenges in the U.S. gave the book-banning draconian hate group Moms for Liberty…

May 30, 2023

Trans, queer activists to Marriott: Keep ‘Moms for Liberty’ out

Trans- and queer-led groups are protesting the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown for agreeing to host the Moms for Liberty (M4L) national…

May 23, 2023

U.S. plagued by lack of affordable housing

This talk was presented at the May 11 webinar: “U.S. Women need what Cuban Women have: Socialism” sponsored by Workers…

May 17, 2023

Black immigrant’s family torn apart by ICE

Philadelphia Immigrant worker Christian M’Bagoyi was deported May 3, separating him from his spouse and two young daughters, ages 5…

May 8, 2023

UC Townhomes residents demand ‘right to return’

Philadelphia Leading chants of “we saved the peoples townhomes” and “housing is a human right1” activist Krystal Strong opened a…

April 28, 2023

Celebration for Mumia’s birthday in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 69th birthday was celebrated in his hometown of Philadelphia on April 23, with a march starting at…

April 25, 2023

Only a mass, united movement can push back anti-abortion attacks

On April 21 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a brief, unsigned ruling allowing the stay on the Texas judge's reactionary…

April 21, 2023