Joe Piette

Hedge funds move to kill vital community hospital

Pressure is growing on Philadelphia and Pennsylvania officials to find a way to prevent hedge fund owners from shutting down…

July 17, 2019

‘Shut down our hospital? Hell, No!’ say Philly workers, community

In a classic case of capitalism not caring about the needs of the community, Hahnemann University Hospital’s hedge fund owners…

July 11, 2019

Philadelphia on horizon in Domestic Workers drive for justice

Domestic caretakers, nannies and house cleaners are, like farmworkers and people with disabilities, excluded from many local, state and federal…

June 30, 2019

Hundreds protest ICE in Philly

Just a few days after President Trump announced and then postponed his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, about 200…

June 26, 2019

Philadelphia library workers and allies demand more funding

About 50 members and allies of Friends of the Free Library rallied June 13 inside Philadelphia City Hall, demanding city…

June 18, 2019

Protest camp keeps going as Philly Housing Authority evicts #OccupyPHA

Over 60 cops and counterterrorism officers were mobilized at 6:30 a.m. on June 3 to allow Philadelphia Housing Authority officials…

June 11, 2019

Ramona Africa honored

Friends, family and political activists held a "Birthday Celebration of Life" for Ramona Africa in Philadelphia on June 8. Africa…

June 11, 2019

Groups who helped put Philadelphia DA Krasner in office demand he not oppose Mumia’s reopening an appeal for justice

Over a dozen community groups and individuals who had campaigned or voted for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner delivered a…

February 14, 2019

Thousands of petitions for Mumia Abu-Jamal delivered to Philly DA

A community delegation delivered thousands of petitions to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Jan. 7, asking him to not…

January 13, 2019