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a flyer says Rally for Formerly Incarcerated People May 12 4 - 6 PM and lists a number of demands

Friday, May 12th: Rally for Formerly Incarcerated People at City Hall

May 5, 2023
Right now there are forces in society that want to take us backwards. We won’t let them. On the eve of the election we are proud to co-sponsor a rally...
A billboard says 'Underfunded Communities Make Us Less Safe. On May 16 vote Helen Gym to turn things around.'

Leading CJ Reform Organizations Sponsor Billboards Backing Helen Gym

May 1, 2023
This week, Amistad Movement Power, Free The Ballot, and Straight Ahead sponsored billboards in support of Helen Gym for Mayor. The billboards...
Judge recommendations from the movement against mass incarceration

Our Recommendations for Judge in the Court of Common Pleas

May 1, 2023
Judges have so much power over our lives and the lives of those in our communities. Every week dozens of judges show up for work at the CJC at 13th...
Chantelle Todman speaks in front of a banner that reads Moms Say No to Stop and Frisk

100 Moms Coalition Holds Press Conference Against Stop-and-Frisk Policing

April 27, 2023
On Thursday, April 27 at 11 AM, the 100 Moms Coalition of Philadelphia held a press conference at City Hall decrying recent calls from political...
a graphic says 'judicial candidates forum' and lists the logos of HRC, Free The Ballot, 215 People's Alliance, Straight Ahead and Amistad Movement Power

April 25th: Judicial Candidates Forum

April 21, 2023
Judge races in Philadelphia are often obscured by the hubbub over other higher level political contests and the glut of candidates who are running for...