Posts tagged with Protests

Last Updated: Feb. 20, 2016 · 9:50 p.m.

Activists shut down the school board meeting last night, right after a 7-2 vote to mandate metal detectors in all high schools

Protestors rallied inside City Hall today against PGW’s proposed natural gas plant in Southwest Philly

Expect a protest rally during Trump’s State of the Union address

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Philly Women’s March: Pics from the crowds, despite conflict and chill

People came out from all corners of the city.

T-minus two days until the Women’s March. Here’s everything you need to know, including street closures and parking

INBOX: Streets near the Parkway will be closed Saturday for the Women’s March(es)

Here are the road closures for Saturday’s Women’s March

There are two competing groups being organized, but both plan to use the Ben Franklin Parkway.

Federal workers are set to rally against the ongoing government shutdown at Independence Mall this morning

The Philadelphia Women’s March is still on for Jan. 19, despite controversy between local and national chapters of the group

Philly’s Sudanese community staged a local protest in solidarity with anti-government demonstrators in Khartoum

There’s a protest at Wolf’s Philly office because people behind bars won’t get holiday cards this year

Two competing Women’s Marches are planned for Philly in January, and there’s infighting among organizers of each one

Trump is coming to Philly for the Army vs. Navy game on Saturday, and yes protests are planned

Crowd size comparison: ‘We the People’ rally vs counter-protest

Counter-protesters and police surround Independence Mall on Saturday, Nov. 17

Jewish man mistakenly identified as Proud Boy attacked at right-wing rally in Philadelphia

The Fellow Worker Gritty Coalition has since started a GoFundMe for the victim.

Alex Swinney, a known Proud Boy, was at the rally

There are a ton of Gritty signs in the counter-protester crowd at Independence Mall

Counter-protesters are getting into scuffles with police as they wait for the ‘We The People’ rally

Social justice groups filed a petition calling on the National Park Service to pull the permit for the Proud Boys’ rally on Saturday

Comcast fired a technician linked to a hate group

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