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Rally on Rotunda steps in Harrisburg NewsPublications

More than 1,000 people rally in Harrisburg for fair school funding

BY: The Notebook The Rev. Phyllis Harris of Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia volunteers in a kindergarten class at Alain Locke Elementary School every…
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POWERJune 26, 2019
NewsPublications

Gov. Wolf brings fight for $15 minimum wage to Philly

BY: Michael D’Onofrio Gov. Tom Wolf took his campaign to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour to Northern Philadelphia on Friday. Fresh off…
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POWERMay 15, 2019
City Council At-Large Candidates NewsPublications

City Council at-large candidates hear from the people at a People’s Forum

BY: Erin McCarthy David Lipscomb, who said he’d been handcuffed during a traffic stop in South Philadelphia, called for an end to stop-and-frisk. Teresa Herrera, who…
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POWERMay 15, 2019
NewsPublications

Gov. Wolf brings fight for $15 minimum wage to Philly

BY: Michael D’Onofrio Gov. Tom Wolf took his campaign to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour to Northern Philadelphia on Friday. Fresh off…
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POWERFebruary 11, 2019
NewsPublications

Council Approves Bills For ‘Fair Workweek’ And $15/Hr. Wage Hike

BY: Juliana Feliciano Reyes Terrence Wiggins is trying to support his family, but it’s been difficult. The 24-year-old graduate of Olney High School left his job…
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POWERJanuary 11, 2019
NewsPublications

Plans for Temple’s proposed football stadium on hold, but not off the table

BY: Antoinette Lee PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The fight over Temple University's proposed plan to build a $130 million football stadium in North Philadelphia continues. Temple’s current…
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POWEROctober 30, 2018
EducationNewsPublications

Rural/urban poll finds common ground on school funding, corporate influence

BY: J.D. Prose A new statewide poll of urban and rural Pennsylvania voters released last week shows they share similar opinions on corporate influence, school…
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POWEROctober 30, 2018
Climate JusticePublications

Uprooting racism is the answer to the Climate Crisis

BY: Anthony Giancatarino It is ironic, or maybe just a tragedy, that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest Special Report on…
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POWEROctober 16, 2018
PublicationsVoter Engagement

POWER Congregations Branch Out in Election Season

BY Mary Laver As the 2016 general election on Nov 6 gets closer, Mary spotlights a congregation within the POWER interfaith network that’s working hard toenhance voter…
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POWEROctober 3, 2018
Economic JusticeNewsPublications

Mayor Kenney proposes minimum wage hike for Philly employees, contractors

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced legislation on Wednesday to incrementally raise the minimum wage for city employees and contract workers to $15 by July 1,…
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POWERSeptember 28, 2018
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