The People Deserve Housing!
Mayor Kenney and his allies in the PHA have been desperately trying to clear out three homeless encampments around the city. After narrowly losing an injunction from a federal judge, the city moved to evict residents of Camp JTD …
We open this edition of the newsletter with a call to help the sister of long-time friend of Lilac, Karl Blumenthal. Lore Elizabeth Blumenthal was arrested in the early morning of June 15, 2020, on charges of arson during the recent uprising. Lore is a care worker in Philadelphia and …
Philadelphia--In the upcoming election on November 3th, the US electorate is engaged in a gargantuan struggle against two demons.
First is the demon of a viral pandemic that threatens the health of all voters who may congregate at polling places if they choose to vote in person. The second demon …
While Philadelphia’s courts have been closed since March, arrests and preliminary arraignment hearings have continued. This means that DA Larry Krasner's broken promises of bail reform keep thousands of people incarcerated without trial, 91% of which are Black. Jails have been some of the …
The people of the United States reacted in horror to the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police (See Lilac’s statement here). Thousands took the streets in Philadelphia alone to defund the police and stand against police brutality. …