Protests
Philly’s Top Cop Weighs In on Protests, Possible DNC Mayhem
Let’s face it: the last week has been brutal for just about everyone in the law enforcement world. The shocking fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling […]
Black Lives Matter Protest Hit Center City This Morning
Familiar protest chants echoed through the streets of Center City early Monday morning — “Whose lives matter? Black lives matter!” — but this time, they were being […]
Scenes From a Night of Protests in Philly
Lisa Bennett had a firm grip on her grandson’s little hand as they scurried along the sidewalk on Allegheny Avenue, trying to keep up with […]
What Philly Cops, Activists Are Thinking Before a Weekend of Protests
At this point, Philadelphia is well versed in seeing its streets fill up with demonstrators who lead passionate, hours-long marches to protest police shootings of people […]
Philly Police Will Travel in Pairs Following Dallas Shooting
Philly Police Commissioner Ross says his self will again go back to 2 officers in all cars after Dallas @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/UnTM4f9wKR — Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) […]
12 Arrested in Center City Protest of Alton Sterling Shooting
Justice rally rolling NB on 15th from JFK Blvd. pic.twitter.com/ERAHCA7XCm — Thomas J. Nestel III (@TNestel3) July 6, 2016 Activists gathered for nearly two hours in […]
Activists: We’ll March on DNC, Not Just in a Pen at FDR Park
They’re planning a march from North Philly down Broad Street. They’re planning to assail the politicians in town during the Democratic National Convention. They’re even […]
Pro-Immigration Protesters Temporarily Blocked I-676 Ramp, Got Arrested
Couple dozen @PhillyPolice here, #immigration protesters shut down expressway exit, @KYWNewsradio #DAPA pic.twitter.com/GdKJSwCoLm — Cherri “I'm Just Here for the Comments” Gregg (@cherrigregg) June 28, […]
Local Democrats Join Unprecedented House Sit-in For Gun Control
In a nod to decades-old, traditional-style protesting, several local Democrats were among more than 200 total to participate in a sit-in on the floor of the U.S. […]
PHOTOS: Soda-Tax Opponents Rally at City Hall
Nothing like a caravan of tractor trailers laying on their horns and blocking traffic to strike sympathy in the hearts of passersby. On Wednesday afternoon, […]
Scenes From Yesterday’s “Day of Action” Demonstration in Center City
Several coalitions joined together on Thursday — Fight for 15’s national Day of Action — to not only demand a $15 minimum wage, but to also protest local issues like […]
Philadelphia Children Demand End to Excessive Force by Police
Today, dozens of children marched from the steps of the Art Museum to City Hall in protest of excessive force by police. It was their second such rally in […]
Survey: Today’s College Freshmen Are Leftist, Altruistic, Money-Hungry and Very Likely to Protest
If it seems like every time you look, those crazy kids at Penn and Princeton and Swarthmore and Temple are protesting something … they […]
25 Signs From the Anti-UberX Protest That Shut Down Center City
About 100 cab and Uber Black drivers shut down traffic in Center City today with a protest against Lyft and UberX outside City Hall. The […]
Union Protest, 3 Inflatable Rats Close Down Spruce Street
A protest by scores of building trades union members closed down Spruce Street during the morning rush hour on Friday. The protesters were outside the […]