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Criminal Justice ReformNewsPublications

Black pastors criticized for lauding President Trump

Some local clergy leaders are critical of inner-city pastors who recently lauded President Donald Trump during a recent White House round table that focused on…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithAugust 4, 2018
EducationNewsPublications

More parking tickets should mean more school books, activists tell PPA

BY: JIM SAKSA This story originally appeared on PlanPhilly. — Why does the Philadelphia Parking Authority exist? This isn’t just the lament of drivers filled with…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJuly 24, 2018
EducationPublications

Interfaith Group Urges Senator Wagner to Commit to Pennsylvania’s Children

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT: Beulah Osueke, (215) 696-0700 bosueke@powerinterfaith.org Interfaith Group Urges Senator Wagner to Commit to Pennsylvania’s Children PHILADELPHIA,…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJuly 20, 2018
EducationNewsPublications

Gov. Wolf calls for drastic school funding shake-up in surprise announcement

BY: Avi Wolfman-Arent Governor Tom Wolf called for a major change to the way Pennsylvania funds schools Friday, advocating for the state to distribute its…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJuly 2, 2018
NewsPublications

Philly leaders bash Supreme Court’s decision on Trump travel ban

BY: Sam Newhouse Philadelphia leaders of faith gathered on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the travel ban on citizens of Muslim-majority countries to…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJune 27, 2018
EducationNewsPublications

Pottstown School Board adopts $62.7M budget with 3.5% tax hike amid fight for fair school funding

BY: Evan Brandt One day before the Pennsylvania General Assembly adopted its $32.7 billion budget, and one day after local parents and school officials rallied…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJune 22, 2018
Economic JusticeNewsPublications

It took 6 years for PHL airport workers to double their pay to $12 an hour. Here’s how they did it

BY: Juliana Feliciano Reyes In 2012, Onetha McKnight and her coworkers would vent about what seemed unfair about their jobs. Their biggest worry, said McKnight, who had…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJune 12, 2018
Publications

Language of the Unheard

“I think we’ve got to understand that a riot is the language of the unheard.” -Dr. Martin L. King It’s been three days since Donald…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithJune 8, 2018
Criminal Justice ReformEconomic JusticeNewsPublications

Clergy stage sit-in at Philadelphia Starbucks over arrest of two black men

BY: Julia Hatmaker Outrage over the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks continued on the evening of April 16. The two men had…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
Criminal Justice ReformEconomic JusticeNewsPublications

Protesters stage sit-ins at two Starbucks

BY: Samaria Bailey Philadelphians Organized to Witness Empower and Rebuild (POWER) staged sit-ins at two separate Starbucks in Center City Monday evening, protesting what they called…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
Criminal Justice ReformEconomic JusticeNewsPublications

Spokesman: Philly Starbucks manager no longer employed at store

BY: FOX 9 PHILADELPHIA -  The Center City Starbucks manager who called police, leading to the controversial arrest of two black men, is no longer an…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
Criminal Justice ReformEconomic JusticeNewsPublications

Churches encourage congregations to be civically engaged

BY: Samaria Bailey  As they work to close the gap where public programs have not been able to support the city’s underserved communities, Philadelphia churches know,…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
Criminal Justice ReformEconomic JusticeNewsPublications

Starbucks to Close Stores for an Afternoon for Bias Training

BY: Alexandra Olson and Joseph Pisani Starbucks, moving swiftly to confront a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
Economic JusticeNewsPublications

Workers fast to recognize anniversary of King’s assassination

BY: Ayana Jones Local hospitality workers, clergy and allies recognized the 50th anniversary of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithApril 5, 2018
NewsPublications

Community groups keep pressure on Temple over stadium proposal

BY: Michael D’Onofrio As Temple University presses forward with a proposed $130 million stadium, community leaders and groups continue to dig in for a long battle.…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithApril 2, 2018
NewsPublications

North Philadelphia residents fiercely battling Temple stadium proposal

BY: Michael D’Onofrio When resident Gail Loney looks around her North Philadelphia neighborhood, she sees a building bonanza of luxury apartments and new developments. But that…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithMarch 28, 2018
EducationPublications

Public schools should be everyone’s priority

Whether we have children in the public schools or not, every Philadelphian should be concerned about the state of our education system. The quality of…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithMarch 27, 2018
NewsPublications

Temple Stadium Stompers pack town hall

BY SAMARIA BAILEY Nearly 400 people packed in the Carver Engineering and Sciences High School on Thursday evening, declaring “We will not move,” in opposition…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithMarch 5, 2018
Criminal Justice ReformPublications

Rev. Holston Speaks at the Bail Reform Press Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyowlrDK0qM On February 21, 2018 at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced an end to cash bail in Philadelphia for low-level…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithFebruary 23, 2018
Publications

Soaring to Possibility Beyond the Bowl

When the football hit the ground and the clock showed zero, joy erupted across the city. We did it. Neighbors and strangers flooded the streets…
POWER Interfaith
POWER InterfaithFebruary 12, 2018
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