Protests

Jefferson Nurses Pediatric

Jefferson Einstein Hospital nurses protest system's cuts to pediatric care

'Task' creator Brad Ingelsby, star Mark Ruffalo sign letter against Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

WB Paramount merger letter

Penn community says proposed changes to guidelines on campus demonstrations infringe on free speech

Penn open expression guidelines

'No Arena' exhibit links Chinatown's fight against 76 Place to America's founding

No Arena exhibit

'No Kings' organizers in Philly suburbs seek to build community and visibility

No Kings protest

What to know before filming police: Your phone is a camera and a tracking device

video ice agents

Protests escalate in Minneapolis after ICE agents shoot and kill Alex Pretti

Alex Pretti minneapolis

Protesters in Philly join national campaign to get Capital One to dump Israel arms corp

Capital One Cafe

Malvern man who brought guns to No Kings rally in West Chester pleads guilty

No Kings bomb

Billboard along I-95 in Bucks County calls for release of Epstein files

Low Cut Connie's music video for new protest song features ICE raids, National Guard

Low Cut Connie

Volunteers are cataloging NPS markers targeted by Trump, including at Independence National Park

NPS signs archive

Demonstrators say they were 'forcibly' ejected from Phillies game for holding pro-Palestinian posters

Palestine protesters Phillies

For some, Overdose Awareness Day is more than a remembrance. It's a way to protest the city's approach to the crisis

Overdose Awareness Day

A mural of the bald baby JD Vance meme is going up on a Fishtown restaurant

JD Vance bald baby

As municipal strike hits its 7th day, protesters dump trash in City Hall — and get arrested

Philly trash protest

How Philadelphia became the central hub of the anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest

no kings philly

'No Kings' protest' against Trump administration to close Ben Franklin Parkway, other streets on Saturday

California governor's office points to Eagles' Super Bowl win in decrying Trump's National Guard deployment

Protesters call for the release of Philly asylum seeker

ICE protest

Trump administration likely violated Constitution in Columbia activist case, judge says

Low Cut Connie releases Trump protest song 'Livin in the USA'

Cory Booker breaks record with 25-hour speech on the Senate floor

Detention of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil threatens Americans' free speech rights, protesters say

Mahmoud Khalil Protest

Philly director's documentary on 1960 fight to desegregate amusement park has two local screenings this month

Civil rights documentary

Philly's Women's March drew 50,000 in 2017. A much smaller protest is planned ahead of Trump's second inauguration.

People's March Philadelphia 2025

76ers arena opponents plan car caravan protest in Center City during rush hour Thursday

76ers Traffic Protest

Protesters interrupt Philly school board meeting, calling for Northeast High teacher's reinstatement

School board protest

Protesters pack City Council to object introduction of legislation for new 76ers arena in Center City

Arena legislation introduction

Temple suspends pro-Palestinian student group after protesters disrupted job fair

Temple Palestine group

Rallies for contraception rights, Palestine and more are planned ahead of tonight's presidential debate

ICE Detention Bridge

Battle over proposed 76ers arena heats up as Chinatown activists and project developers try to sway City Council

Anti-arena medical students

Rittenhouse church ends bike-lane parking on Sundays after weeks of protests

Bike lanes Spruce

Hundreds of cyclists protested in Center City for protected bike lanes

Bike Lane protest

Seniors protest Wells Fargo's investment in fossil fuels outside Center City branch

Seniors climate protest

Police arrest 6 people at pro-Palestinian march outside City Hall on Fourth of July

07052024 protest city hall.jpg

Penn bans encampments as part of temporary guidelines on campus demonstrations

Penn encampment ban

Philly Dyke March is back for Pride Month, but a schism spawned a new event with a similar purpose and name

Philly Dyke March Pride

Pro-Palestine protesters depart Drexel encampment following police order

Drexel Palestine Encampment

Drexel resumes in-person classes after university calls on pro-Palestinian encampment to disband

Drexel university encampment

Pro-Palestinian encampment set up on Drexel University campus

drexel university encampment

Demonstration erupts at Penn after pro-Palestinian protesters attempt to occupy academic building

University of Pennsylvania Penn police

Protesters in Center City demand Pennsylvania divest from Israel

Israel divestment protest

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