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Lilac Monthly News: January

By Lilac, Jan. 23, 2021

Housing Collage
Housing Collage

An Eviction Crisis is Looming

In 2020, Pennsylvania received $150 million from the Cares Act to help its residents who had fallen behind on rent and mortgages, but only $54.4 million of this ear-marked aid made it into the hands of people fighting to keep their homes. …

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#StopTheFOP Twitch Stream

By Mark and Eamon, Dec. 23, 2020

#Stop the FOP

On November 18, Lilac hosted a watch party for a hearing held by the Philadelphia City Council on the Philadelphia Police Department’s contracts with the city. We worked with #StopTheFOP organizers to produce a public event to help people understand why this contract is so important.

The …

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The Lilac Monthly News: December

By Lilac, Dec. 23, 2020

People in the streets
People in the streets

#StopTheFOP Twitch Stream

On November 18, Lilac hosted a watch party on Twitch for a hearing held by the Philadelphia City Council on the Philadelphia Police Department’s contracts with the city. We worked with #StopTheFOP organizers to produce a public event to help people understand why …

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The Lilac Monthly News: November

By Lilac, Nov. 22, 2020

Demo outside the Convention Center
Demo outside the Convention Center

Stop the FOP

Join us Wednesday morning to Stop the FOP! City Council is holding a hearing about the police contract and Lilac invites you to watch along with us on Twitch. We will discuss what's going on over text chat in our Twitch stream. …

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