Historical & Cultural Significance of Chinatown For 150 years, Philadelphia’s Chinatown has been the cultural heart of Philly’s Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and our community is worth fighting for. Chinatown has been the place where we share community, culture, and language. It is where generations of immigrants have found home. It is where…
By Kathleen Cancio · Thursday, January 02, 2025 Photo: Philly Cultural Workers United After 16 months of negotiations, workers at Please Touch Museum United have approved their first collective bargaining agreement. The workers, who are part of AFSCME Local 397 (District Council 47) announced the Nov. 24 victory in an Instagram post. Contract highlights include paid parental leave, which…
Job Title: Coalition ManagerDepartment: PolicySupervisor: Policy Director, Nicole BrunetStatus: Exempt, Full TimeSalary: $56,000- $62,000 with medical benefits, employer matched 401k and generous PTO,vacation time and holidays off*The Bicycle Coalition has in-person office space and staff work on a hybrid schedule. JOB DESCRIPTIONTransit Forward Philadelphia (TFP) is a transit advocacy coalition amplifying the voices of ridersand…
March 2024 marks exactly three years since a pregnant immigrant mother was detained outside a public elementary school in South Philadelphia, an arrest that sparked widespread fear and concern for immigrant and newcomer students and families. Despite the unanimous approval for the Welcoming Sanctuary Schools resolution in 2021, there have been continued instances of institutional…
On the first day of the City Council’s session, we were out in full force to win new anti-retaliation protections for all Philly workers and fully fund the Office of Worker Protections in 2024! Dozens of workers and supporters along with 12 local organizations showed up at City Hall to talk to Councilmembers about the challenges they face on the job and…
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With a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants to earn the City of Brotherly Love another accomplishment: the nation’s first unionized Whole Foods Market. On November 22, Whole Foods Workers United officially declared its intention…
Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love! Per WHYY and Pew Charitable Trusts’s 2024 State of the City report, “immigrants now make up the largest percent of Philadelphia’s population since the 1940s” (15.7% or 1,550,000 residents, to be exact). If you were born in another country and want to connect with other new Americans, learn more…
No Way Home traces the story of Lorraine Haw, known as Mrs. Dee Dee, as she grapples with the trauma of living on both sides of the epidemic of gun violence in Philadelphia. Earlier in life, Mrs. Dee Dee’s younger brother was shot to death in his apartment complex after an argument over a gold…