Illustration Fundraiser: Keep Families Together, Abolish ICE
Hey all, one our EDGE members created this image and we are using it to raise funds for La Puerta Abierta (ICFamWell), an awesome local organization that provides pro bono comprehensive, trauma-informed mental health services – including individual, family, and group therapy – to the Latino immigrant and refugee community in the five-county Philadelphia region. Specifically, LPA serve those who are unable to access mental health services elsewhere due to lack of legal status
Scrapyard Fire in Kensington/Port Richmond
Photo From NBC 10, Around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, the fire was first spotted at the scrapyard on Tulip and Somerset streets. NBC 10 article: Smoke Billows From Massive Junkyard Fire in Philly for Hours https://tinyurl.com/y9g9ctyf IMPORTANT INFO about the scrapyard fire in Kensington/Port Richmond: - Richmond, VA issued a shelter-in-place warning for a similar scrapyard fire in January. Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management's latest tweet is about bringing water to 4th of Ju
Mariner East 2 pipeline construction block
From Middletown Coalition for Community Safety FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2018 Media contact: (484) 441-3308 or middletowncoalition@gmail.com MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2018— Six mothers and grandmothers blocked construction of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline early Tuesday morning, in Middletown Township, Delaware County. Accompanied by numerous supporters, the area-residents staged a sit-in protest of the pipeline construction early Tuesday morning, re
Shutdown of Bayou Bridge Pipeline Worksite
From L'eau Est La Vie Camp - No Bayou Bridge PLEASE SHARE! This morning Mark Tilsen, an Oglala Lakota water protector locked-down to a critical construction site for the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in southern Louisiana. All construction was SHUT DOWN. When police arrived on the scene they arrested all support people at the site, including those across the street from the action. Those arrested include direct support people, media, and Cherri Foytlin. A total of seven people were a
Information Tabling: River Down the Street
A night of history, art, food, community and the sharing of stories inspired by the river and the people who live along its shore. A showcase of various performers and speakers will shed light on the complex and rich history of Kingsessing and Southwest Philadelphia. Sample some of Southwest’s finest flavors provided by local vendors and enjoy a relaxing evening by the water’s edge.
- FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!
- RAIN OR SHINE! We’ll be in the Barn and Coach House if it’s raini
#OccupyICE going down at 8th and Cherry
#OccupyICE going down at 8th and Cherry. Presence, jail support, etc needed. Philly’s ICE office is one of the most active and out of control in the U.S. #AbolishICE #OccupyICEPHL Updates and a list of requests here: https://mobile.twitter.com/no_ice_PHL?fbclid=IwAR1SaAgPGd5-tzn8jy55UqbYZjWAWz7CUbvG_GNqulDUl4ah0DCj7MeJOjE #occupyice #immigration #abolishice #philadelphia #sanctuarycity #mayorkenny
