How taxi drivers pay to work
June 11, 2014
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Taxi drivers pay steep fees every day just to go to work. Ron Blount of Unified Taxi Worker's Alliance describes how taxi drivers struggle to earn a living wage.
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When our work goes unpaid
June 11, 2014
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Mamadou Kante of the Philadelphia Worker's Association describes the all-too-common reality of wage theft, when day laborers' employers refuse to pay them once their work is done.
Working for Our Rights – Full Episode
June 11, 2014
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As our economy changes, workers are finding new ways to build power for regular people. When a growing number of jobs today pay wages that barely allow survival, how are workers reimagining and reinvigorating a labor movement that can secure human rights for all? This epi...
As parents, we ve always been here
May 29, 2014
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Philadelphia public school parent Maurice Jones Sr. talks about how parents live are at the forefront of solutions for our schools.
Healthcare Should Be A Public Good
May 5, 2014
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Our healthcare system should work more like our firefighters - everyone gets the help they need, when they need it. Watch the full episode of The Spark - Healthcare Not Health Insurance here: https://www.youtube.com/audio?v=GfPif3piVSMOur healthcare system should work mor...
Organizing for Healthcare
May 5, 2014
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In a library in North Philadelphia, Put People First PA worked with community members to sign up for the Affordable Care Act, and learn about what how they can help demand that healthcare become a human right in Pennsylvania. Watch the full episode of The Spark - Healthcar...
How do we make healthcare a human right
May 5, 2014
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What will it take to ensure quality affordable healthcare for every person? Our guests talk about what's already happening in states around the country, and why they are optimistic. Watch the full episode of The Spark - Healthcare Not Health Insurance here: https://www.yo...
Full Episode – Healthcare Not Health Insurance
May 5, 2014
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Everyone gets sick, but not everyone can access healthcare when they need it. The Affordable Care Act has expanded access, but millions are still left out, and most people with insurance still struggle to afford the care they need. In Pennsylvania and in states across the c...
2013: What We Fought For
December 27, 2013
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For many in Philadelphia 2013 was one of the hardest years in recent memory. From the closing of two dozen public schools, to the cuts in public services and the people who work to keep our city running, to continued deportation and denial of immigrant rights, and workers f...
AFSCME Workers Settle Philadelphia Parking Authority Contract
December 23, 2013
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This is "AFSCME Workers Settle Philadelphia Parking Authority Contract" by Movement Alliance Project on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the…
This is Student Territory!
November 20, 2013
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October 21, 2013: Constitution High Students and Philadelphia Student Union protest budget cuts in front of Governor Corbett's office.
Full Funding Friday at Sayre High School
October 14, 2013
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Teachers, students and parents gathered before school outside Sayre High School in West Philadelphia on October 11th to demand full funding for public schools. This event is part of an ongoing series of community protests of education budget cuts happening every Friday at ...
Full Funding Friday at Locke Elementary
October 7, 2013
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Teachers, students and parents gathered outside Locke Elementary School in West Philadelphia at the start of the school day on October 4th to demand full funding for public schools. This event is part of an ongoing series of community protests of education budget cuts happ...
Our Schools Are Not For Sale
September 23, 2013
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Public education is under attack. Will we learn to live with a two-tier education system where money comes first, or will we come together to guarantee a quality education for every child and young person? Our Schools Are Not For Sale is the story of Philadelphia's teacher...
Community tells law enforcement human rights are for everyone
August 12, 2013
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Imagine a Place Where... Agents can come into your house uninvited and take your family members away without explanation. You can be questioned and harassed in a language you don't understand. Your children can be cornered, frightened and questioned without your presence or...
Fasting for Public Education
August 1, 2013
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Philly public school lunchroom workers Juanita Jones and Roberta Thomas went on a fast to protest cuts to public school services along with a group of parents and other school district workers. Hear about why they committed to putting their bodies on the line in the fight f...
MMPTV – Teacher Action Group Advocates for Students
July 1, 2013
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Nicole Son-Culbreth, a Special Education teacher, tells us about how the Teacher Action Group (TAG) is fighting for public education in Philadelphia. Watch as Nicole and other members of TAG discuss the importance and value of their classrooms and creating a vision for tran...
Parents and Workers Fast for Safe Schools
June 18, 2013
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Parents and school workers are enter the second day of a fast for safe schools. Watch and see why they have taken this step to demand the city an state make safety in Philadelphia schools a priority. "The fast is to protect our children... Without funding to keep the stude...
From Chicago to Philadelphia – A New Vision for Public School Teacher Organizing
June 16, 2013
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In September of 2012 the Chicago Teachers Union led a successful seven day strike that garnered widespread public support and a new vision of quality public education for all students. At the heart of the successes of Chicago Teachers was CORE, a small group of teachers tha...
Media Mobilizing Project 2012 Montage
June 16, 2013
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MMP's video montage is our annual love letter to the work we do throughout the year - to everyone we have organized with, studied with, created with, mourned and celebrated with day in and day out. Thank you to all the leaders, families, organizations and communities who ar...