from facebook
On Dec 15th 2014 Brandon Tate Brown was murdered by 2 Philadelphia Police officers in the North East section of philly. Tues Dec 15th 2015 Join us as we demand justice for Brandon. 4pm in front of City Hall.
RALLY: JUSTICE for BRANDON TATE BROWN
The Age of Extremes- Climate Change, Terrorism, and Capitalism: A Talk and Discussion with Journalist Arun Gupta
from facebook
Award-winning journalist Arun Gupta, in conversation with Sally Eberhardt, will discuss the state of America on the eve of the 2016 election. In recent years Gupta has gone undercover to police conventions, investigated the migrant crisis in Tijuana, stood on the frontlines of “Blockadia,” uncovered an FBI terrorist-entrapment plot, examined profiteering in the prison industry, traveled through the marijuana industry in California, infiltrated the Tea Party, covered Occupy Wall Street, and told the stories of Iraqi refugees, low-wage workers, and Black Lives Matter activists.
With more hot air than action coming out of the U.N. summit on climate change in Paris, Gupta will explain how terrorism, capitalism, and climate change are interconnected, and why there needs to be credible alternatives to capitalism or most Americans will continue to fall for demagogues like Donald Trump or pro-Wall Street, pro-war Democrats like Hillary Clinton.
Arun Gupta contributes to outlets including the Washington Post, The Nation, In These Times, The Guardian, The Progressive, YES! Magazine, Telesur, ZNet, Counterpunch, and Al-Jazeera America.
This event is free. The space is wheelchair accessible though the bathroom is not.
[December 11 at 7pm at Wooden Shoe Books 704 South St]
Me and My Friends Don’t Go to Jail
from facebook
How do we keep fighting when our struggles are targets of repression? In other words, what is security culture, and how does it apply to our everyday lives? This workshop, the second in a series called “Anarchist Interventions,” will seek to practically engage with these questions. We’ll feature short presentations and interactive discussions on how to reduce risk of arrest or harassment, communicate more safely, and how this relates to the local context of political action and activism in Philly. This conversation feels especially pressing to us in light of state and autonomous attacks on Black Lives Matters movements by white supremacy.
[December 10 at 7:30pm at A-Space 4722 Baltimore Ave]
Black Out Black Friday
from Instagram
#Philly Coalition for Real Justice is calling on people to #BlackOutBlackFriday. For #JamarClark #LaquanMcdonald and all the others taken from us by the state and white supremacy. #4thprecinctshutdown #blacklivesmatter #acab #ftp #philadelphia
Solidarity With Minneapolis
from Instagram
Yesterday four white supremacists shot five people at #4thprecinctshutdownin #Minneapolis. Protesters have been at the precinct to mourn and fight for #jamarclark who was killed by police. Philly Coalition for REAL Justice is calling for a demonstration in solidarity tomorrow November 25 at Broad and Erie at 5pm.
#philly #ftp #acab #justice4jamar #blacklivesmatter #philadelphia
[Facebook Event]
Militant Anti-Fascism and the Black Lives Matter Movement: A Panel Discussion and Q&A
from private event page with permission
As part of our 2015 Network Conference, Antifa Philadelphia is proud to present a short panel discussion and Q&A with a group of Anti-Racists from all over the U.S.
We will be discussing the Black Lives Matter movement, specifically the role Neo-Nazis and other White Supremacists have played in trying to destroy it and how Anti-Fascist tactics and individuals can help stop them.
[November 7th at 2pm at The Rotunda 4014 Walnut St]
Suspect dead after confrontation with SEPTA police officer in Kensington
from mainstream media
SEPTA released video showing a SEPTA police officer clashing with a man in Kensington early Monday morning. Authorities say the man attacked the officer and the officer fought back with a taser. The accused attacker is dead.
SEPTA police tell FOX 29 there is still a lot to cover in the investigation, but wanted to show us the surveillance video they’ve recovered and the information they have so far.
We Will Be Everywhere You Are, Commissioner Ramsey!
from FTW/WTF
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey has complained that “…there’s no opportunity for dialogue” after members of the Philly Coalition for Real Justice (PCxRJ) and Trayvon Martin Organizing Committee/Action Against Black Genocide (TMOC/AABG) disrupted a meeting he was speaking at last week.
He’s absolutely right: our tactics are designed to force him to do something he doesn’t want to do; they’re intended as a demonstration of power, an act of war against an enemy, not a gesture of civility in a barbarous system.
Protestors interrupt Philadelphia Police Commissioner Ramsey during community relations speech
from mainstream media
Protestors interrupted a speech by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey Tuesday night.
They shouted down the commissioner during an event at Eastern State Penitentiary which was actually on the topic of improving police relations with the community in the wake of Baltimore, Ferguson and Staten Island.
Commissioner Ramsey at first tried joking, then waiting them out, but their chants continued, even as he left.
The demonstrators continued outside, calling for justice for Brandon Tate-Brown and others.
Tate-Brown was shot to death by police officers last December in Mayfair, but the officers were cleared of any wrongdoing.
Summer Film Screening: La Haine
from Wooden Shoe Books & Records
When: Mon, August 24, 7pm – 9pm
Where: Wooden Shoe Books, 704 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, United States (map)
Description: Over the last several years revolts against the police and the state they protect have spread through France, Greece, England and most recently the United States, due to the murder of a young person by those forces. In light of this we will be screening a fictional film adaptation of these notions of police violence targeting young marginalized peoples, and their responses, in La Haine.
Set in France, local youth Abdel is beaten unconscious by police and a riot ensues on his estate during which a policeman loses his gun. The gun is found by Vinz who threatens he will kill a cop if Abdel dies.
A magnificent film, that is both poignant and engaging.
20 years old this year!
An Interview with one of its stars
Crashing the Party: Revisiting the RNC 2000 with activist and author Kris Hermes
from facebook
This August marks the 15-year anniversary of direct action against the prison-industrial complex and arrest of hundreds of activists during the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. In response, dissidents confronted new forms of political repression by pushing legal boundaries and establishing new models of collective resistance.
Join activist and author Kris Hermes for a discussion on his new book, Crashing the Party: Legacies and Lessons from the RNC 2000, an engrossing combination of social history and courtroom drama that explains the origins of contemporary protest policing and the creative political resistance used to overcome it. Hermes will discuss his experiences on the ground in Philadelphia and how they relate to the movement today. Books will be available for purchase and signing following the discussion!
[August 20 at 7pm at Wooden Shoe Books 704 South St]
NO COP ZONE: Bar-B-Q and Strategy Session
from facebook
Please join Action Against Black Genocide, Trayvon Martin Organizing Committee, & Revolutionary Student Coordinating Committee, PHL to continue to build neighborhood resistance against police murder and the movement to *Disempower, Disarm, and Disband* the police.
We will be building with neighbors, sharing some food, and launching a Rapid Response Network for police brutality. Come be a part!
#BlackLiberationMatters
#NoCopZone — They Know Better!
[August 16 at 3pm at Malcolm X Park]
Anti-Cop Posters in Grey’s Ferry
from instagram
Spotted some anti-cop posters in the Grays Ferry neighborhood, today, on the first anniversary of Mike Brown’s murder by the Ferguson PD.
New Pamphlet on Justice
received via email
Philly 1 Year Commemoration of the Murder of Michael Brown, the Ferguson Rebellion, & the Black Lives Matter uprising
from facebook
It’s been one year since the murder of Michael Brown, which sparked off the Ferguson Rebellion & created the Black Lives Matter uprising. While millions of people have taken the streets in protest to police terror and court injustice, and social media disseminates information daily on ever more brutal police violence, the killings continue at a rate even higher than last year’s deplorable numbers. We can’t stop now.
KEEP UP THE HEAT! Demonstrate for justice for Mike Brown, Sandra Bland, Brandon Tate Brown, Mya Hall, Frank McQueen, Merle Africa, Eric Garner, Malissa Williams, and too many others unjustly killed for the “crimes” of driving, walking, biking, shopping, playing or breathing while Black.
– Demonstrate at Broad & Erie. [6pm]
– Help hold up a 125 foot-long scroll of the names of women killed by cops or died in police custody.
– Speak out on the question:
“If cops don’t say or do anything when they witness fellow police behaving violently and unjustly, is it fair to say there are no good cops?”
