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Please Support These 5 Standing Rock Legal Defense Funds to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline
In December, you sent over $3 million in supplies from Amazon to Standing Rock.
Then you sent over $1 million in cash to purchase trucks, trailers, warehouses, and to complete a full service medical center.
Now, it’s time for us to step up again, but for legal aid. As you likely know, Donald Trump issued an executive order yesterday ordering that construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) continue. The order not only violates the rights of the people of Standing Rock, but it also violates the current order from the Army Corps of Engineers to halt construction while a true environmental impact study is completed. Read more.
People's Emergency Center opening affordable housing for artists in West Philly
A new low-income housing development has been built in West Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood, designed specifically for artists.
The 20 apartments at 4050 Haverford Ave. were built by the People’s Emergency Center, a community development corporation that has built 270 housing units around the troubled neighborhood that recently has been seeing a lot of new construction. Read more.
How to turn these huge Philly protest marches into action
At any point Thursday while President Donald Trump and the GOP were in Philly, you could have gone to a protest or demonstration. At some points, you could have seen upwards of 5,000 people taking to the streets. All that action in Philly was less than a week after an estimated 50,000 people crowded the Parkway for the Women’s March on Philadelphia Saturday.
Since Trump was inaugurated, Philly has turned out to protest and take action. Many participants have said this is the first time they protested anything. And if you’re still motivated, there are ways to take your action a step further, whether it’s joining an online community, donating to a group or calling a politician. Read more.
Philadelphia police reformer resigns from citizen watchdog commission
Kelvyn Anderson, a longtime reformer who headed Philadelphia's Police Advisory Commission, has resigned.
Anderson, 57, who has worked on the commission since 2000 and served as its executive director since 2013, said he plans to pursue “opportunities for consulting around police and community issues.” Read more.