From Reclaim:
- As coalition members of the Alliance for a Just Philadelphia, Reclaim has been challenging Mayor Parker and City Council to BE ABOUT US and fight for a people’s budget. You can read all our coalition’s demands here.
- We will need your help lobbying city council members, giving public testimony, and taking actions to make sure City Council follows through on our demands. Join the Alliance’s budget brigade now to learn about ways to get involved in this work.
- Our movement is focused on an equitable tax plan. Last week we stood with Working Families Party Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke as they unveiled their “People’s Tax Plan.”
- While Parker’s plan has been pushing millions in tax cuts to the ultrawealthy, she refuses to fight for popular tax exemptions for small businesses. Former Councilmember Maria Quinones-Sanchez says she doesn’t buy Parker’s excuses adding “Let’s go and protect it. Let’s defend it.”
- With Trump’s federal cuts looming, staffing struggles, and cuts to offices for homelessness, many are asking why Parker and Council would back a plan to cut taxes for the ultra wealthy in this political moment.
- Confused about all this tax stuff? That’s okay – join the People’s Budget Office from 6-7pm on Monday April 7 and other dates in April on Zoom as they partner with the Alliance for a Just Philadelphia and Tax the Rich PHL to talk about the budget and all things taxes!
- This Tax Day, April 15 join Reclaim, the Pennsylvania Policy Center, Pennsylvanians Together, and the Federal Unionists Network at noon at city hall to sound the alarm on Mayor Parker’s Tax Plan!
- Mayor Parker’s budget does not include money for the popular Zero Fare program that provided free SEPTA passes to Philadelphians living in poverty. Former Mayor Kenney wrote an op-ed arguing to keep it and Councilmember Nic O’Rourke is pitching a plan to save free transit for low-income people. Mayor Parker also plans to cut free SEPTA fares for city workers, even after mandating city workers return to office full time earlier this year.
- Council Majority Leader Katherine Gilmore Richardson has a survey for residents to voice their priorities in the city budget.
- This week City Council launched their Your City, Your Budget Neighborhood Townhalls with their first stop in West Philadelphia. Unlike Parker’s Pro-Arena townhalls last fall, these townhalls actually center on hearing from the community. The next neighborhood townhalls this month will be April 14 in Northwest at the Kroc Center and April 22 in Kensington at Julia De Burgos Elementary School.
