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50 years after Martin Luther King was slain, debate simmers on how to honor him

BY: Valerie Russ People across the city and suburbs will take the day off work Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.: with volunteering, fund-raising,…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJanuary 15, 2018
News

King Day of Service aims for record turnout

BY: Ayana Jones A record 150,000 volunteers are expected to participate in more than 1,800 community service projects for the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJanuary 8, 2018
News

‘Watch Night for Racial Justice’ a jazzy new Philly event on New Year’s Eve

BY: David Patrick Stearns “Why should the devil have all of the good music?” –– 1960s “jazz ministry” pioneer Rev. John G. Gensel Worship, jazz, the…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJanuary 8, 2018
News

Krasner set to be sworn in as D.A.

  District Attorney-elect Larry Krasner and City Controller-elect Rebecca Rhynhart are scheduled to be inaugurated along with 26 members of the judiciary Tuesday morning. Rynhhart…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJanuary 3, 2018
News

Protesters urge Costello to vote ‘no’ on GOP tax bill

BY: Bill Rettew Jr As part of two different demonstrations, diverse groups of protesters met Monday outside U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello’s, R-6, office, at the Historic…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithDecember 19, 2017
News

Clergy to GOP reps: Vote no on tax bill

BY: Rick Kauffman Faith-based leaders were on a mission Monday to change the hearts and minds of a congressman ahead of the tax bill vote set…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithDecember 19, 2017
News

City Council hears litany of concerns in a hearing about forming new school board

Philadelphia City Council members heard arguments from parents, activists, the Mayor’s Office, and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers on school-related issues this week as they considered a formal…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithDecember 18, 2017
News

Local parents, educators excited, cautious following SRC dissolution

BY: Sue Ann Rybak Local politicians, educators, advocates, parents and other community members said they are both excited and concerned after the Philadelphia School Reform…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithNovember 27, 2017
EducationNews

Rally outside District headquarters declares victory with end of SRC

BY: Greg Windle The crowd spilled over the steps of District headquarters and out into the parking lots as Randi Weingarten, president of the American…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithNovember 17, 2017
Criminal Justice ReformNews

The inside story of how Trump united a city of activists to elect the most progressive district attorney in a generation

BY: HARRISON JACOBS By the time Larry Krasner entered the William Way LGBT Center in Philadelphia Tuesday night, his victory party had already become something…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithNovember 16, 2017
Criminal Justice ReformNews

Coalition outlines ‘First 100 Days’ for incoming D.A.

BY: Samaria Bailey A group of civil rights and community organizations working together as The Philadelphia Coalition for a Just District Attorney has announced a set…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithNovember 10, 2017
News

Mayor seeks vote to dissolve School Reform Commission

BY: Ryanne Persinger City Council was packed Thursday morning as Mayor Jim Kenney asked members of the School Reform Commission to vote to dissolve and return…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithNovember 3, 2017
News

Let’s create a true People’s School Board to undo the damage of the SRC | Opinion

Over a year ago, we launched the Our City Our Schools campaign to end the 16-year-long failed experiment of the state-controlled School Reform Commission (SRC). The SRC…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithOctober 30, 2017
News

Letters to editor: Thanks to Costello for hearing concerns

BY: Mary Michael A few weeks ago I joined other members of POWER, a progressive nonpartisan inter-faith activist group comprised of concerned citizens from Philadelphia…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithOctober 30, 2017
Economic JusticeNewsPublications

Clergy protests for Aloft hospitality workers

BY: Samaria Bailey A group of 12 clergy and hospitality workers were arrested for staging a sit-in on behalf of workers’ rights at the Aloft Hotel…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithOctober 24, 2017
Criminal Justice ReformNews

Interfaith effort targets city’s cash-bail system for reform

BY: Samaria Bailey The Jewish-based advocacy group Tikkun Olam Chavurah and the Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower and Rebuild, or POWER, announced an effort to end…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithOctober 6, 2017
EducationNews

Education advocates celebrate school funding lawsuit ruling with a City Hall rally

BY: DARRYL C MURPHY City Councilwoman-at-large Helen Gym and fellow education advocates held a rally Monday at City Hall to celebrate a milestone victory in…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithOctober 4, 2017
HealthcareNews

Protesters take health-care message to Meehan’s office again

BY: Susan L. Serbin SPRINGFIELD >> Sidewalk rallies on Sproul Road outside of U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan’s, R-7, office have become routine, and Monday was no…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithOctober 2, 2017
News

Janes Memorial United Methodist welcomes new pastor

BY: SAMAIRA BAILEY Janes Memorial United Methodist Church formally welcomed the Rev. Gregory Holston as its new pastor at a special service on Sept. 17.…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithSeptember 22, 2017
News

Facing a warming planet, these organizers are offering their Philly neighborhoods hope and solutions

BY: JIM IRBY August 2016 was the hottest month ever — until it wasn’t. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggest that 2016 and 2017 will be…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithSeptember 18, 2017
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