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Dr. Lenore J. Daniels | 08.06.2011
Mostly Black, elderly, fixed-income, disabled residents are being pushed out of their apartment homes, homes they have occupied for 20, 30 years or more, by the ruthless determination of housing corporations, whose only goal is to further their growth and to increase profits. And these corporations accomplish their goal in Style with the misuse of young Black managerial staffs all too eager to please, too eager to "get rich quick." This is one reason we must participate in the October2011 movement. Watch Video Post Brothers Rental Apartments and 633 West Rittenhouse Street:
Max Rameau, an organizer with Take Back the Land, will be speaking at the University of Pennsylvania. Take Back the Land is a Miami-based grassroots group that has been moving families into foreclosed homes and reclaiming public land since 2006. Max Rameau is coming to Philly to talk about the national Take Back the Land Campaign and work with communities in Philadelphia facing similar struggles. This is a great opportunity to hear from someone doing direct work to confront both gentrification and the economic crisis. Please join us!
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Asian Americans United | 11.17.2008
AAU was alerted that this morning, 24 hours after the Mayor met with members of the Chinatown community, Mayor Michael Nutter signed into law the legislation re-zoning the Gallery to a casino district. Asian Americans United is disappointed but not surprised by the Mayor's decision. It has been clear from the start that there has been no intent to engage in an inclusive process that respects the voices of residents and communities. Worse still has been witnessing the dismantling of processes that have been established in our city precisely to protect residents from capricious and self-serving development.  Asian Americans United is disappointed but not surprised by the Mayor's decision. It has been clear from the start that there has been no intent to engage in an inclusive process that respects the voices of residents and communities. Worse still has been witnessing the dismantling of processes that have been established in our city precisely to protect residents from capricious and self-serving development. We're disappointed that a "new day" has become a new way of doing business as usual. In fact, it is worse. Mayor Nutter's first major project since his election is his effort to force slots at Market East in the largest and most fast-tracked project in recent memory.
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Defenestrator | 10.10.2008
It is of deep concern to the Shoe Store that people understand this raid in the context of gentrification and police brutality in Francisville, and in the city of Philadelphia. And that it’s not just the Shoe Store feeling this sort of pressure, the rest of the neighborhood has felt it much more consistently. As organizers and radicals, it’s imperative we extend that sort of solidarity to others as well, to people beyond our direct communities of friends who feel the brunt of displacement and state violence, but may not have access to this kind of political network. Raid On Gilbert’s Shoes Demystified
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Community Leadership Institute | 06.03.2008
The Community Leadership Institute is calling a meeting to discuss what has been and continues to happen in our neighborhood--the forced migration of our community. Come and let's figure out a plan together because: We Chose to Stay Here!  Many of us know of friends and family who have been forced to move because they can no longer afford the mortgage, can't afford their taxes, have been forced out through eminent domain, etc.
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Rachel Goffe, Media Mobilizing Project | 04.29.2008
A community meeting with Philadelphia Mural Arts Program was held this past Monday April 21 at Songhai Cultural Center. Jane Golden, director of the Mural Arts Program, and other program staff and artists were there to listen to the concerns of the city’s residents at large. The meeting was well attended, with residents from all over the city including Norris Square, Center City, Brewerytown, West Philly, and others. Listen to the Audio Interview with Bonita Cummings from Strawberry Mansion Community Concern on the meeting with Mural Arts: Part I | Part II The meeting was facilitated and framed with the intention of getting constructive criticism that Mural Arts can implement. Ms.
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Todd Wolfson, Media Mobilizing Project | 04.17.2008
Local community members and organizations join the Mural Arts Program to craft a new way of creating public art that is more reflective of its communities. Come to a groundbreaking meeting to:
 Why: Since 1996, The Mural Arts Program has produced vibrant public art that works to aesthetically beautify our neighborhoods.
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onion | 03.02.2008
Help send the Movement for Justice in the Barrio to kick the asses of global corporate slumlords!
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