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Our Schools Are Not For Sale

September 23, 2013

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Clip Length: 8:58

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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Clip Length: 3:11

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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Clip Length: 15:03

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...

What Olney Teachers Know About Education

July 26, 2013

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Clip Length: 5:08

This is "What Olney Teachers Know About Education" by Movement Alliance Project on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

MMPTV – Teacher Action Group Advocates for Students

July 1, 2013

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Clip Length: 15:31

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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Clip Length: 2:13

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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Clip Length: 3:38

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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Clip Length: 8:25

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...

Join the Fight to Save Lives – End the Brownouts

June 16, 2013

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Clip Length: 7:46

Fire fighters, paramedics, community organizations, and neighbors have joined together to proclaim with one unified voice that no amount of money is worth the loss of human life. Join in the fight to save lives -- watch MMP's recent video that documents these communities as...

The Big Listen

June 7, 2013

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Clip Length: 2:59

Next year 23 schools in Philadelphia will be closed, and schools that remain open will be receiving hundreds of new students relocated from closed schools. At schools like South Philadelphia High School students are taking the lead to make sure the transition is as smooth a...

Walkout215 – Philadelphia Students Say ‘No’ to Budget Cuts

May 18, 2013

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Clip Length: 1:59

Thousands of students walked out of class Friday May 17th to say no to drastic budget cuts that will eliminate extracurriculars, nurses, support staff and other programs in schools. They marched from the Phila. School District Headquarters at 440 N. Broad street to City Hal...

Put People First in Pennsylvania

April 29, 2013

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Clip Length: 1:13

Do you want to build a force in Pennsylvania that can get us our rights? No one is going to do this for us, we have to do it ourselves. Put People First is growing, but we need you! If you relate to the questions this video asks, please share with a friend!Do you want to b...

Community Unites to Save Beeber Middle School

April 12, 2013

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Clip Length: 23:59

At Dimner Beeber Middle School in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood, students, parents, teachers, and community members are passionate about saving their school. In this episode of MMPTV, we hear from three members of the Beeber Middle School community about why their s...

Families Honor Fallen Firefighters

April 11, 2013

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Clip Length: 4:44

A year ago Lieutenant Robert Neary and firefighter Daniel Sweeney lost their lives in a factory fire in Kensington. This past weekend, Captain Michael Goodwin lost his life while battling a blaze on Fabric Row in South Philadelphia. IAFF Firefighter and Paramedic's Union - ...

Philly KEYSPOTS – Enhance your Education Today

April 10, 2013

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Clip Length: 0:45

This is "Philly KEYSPOTS: Enhance your Education Today" by Movement Alliance Project on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Philly KEYSPOTS – Get Connected, Volunteer

April 10, 2013

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Clip Length: 0:32

This is "Philly KEYSPOTS: Get Connected, Volunteer" by Movement Alliance Project on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Philly KEYSPOTS – Advance your Career

April 10, 2013

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Clip Length: 0:45

This is "Philly KEYSPOTS: Advance your Career" by Movement Alliance Project on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

MMP s Media Institute – Learning to Tell Our Own Stories

April 5, 2013

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Clip Length: 12:08

MMP's Media & Communications Institute is an intensive weekend workshop that brings together leaders from the Philadelphia region seeking solutions to the problems faced by poor and working people. The Institute is an opportunity for these leaders to gain messaging skills a...

Comcast Stop Lobbying Against Earned Sick Days

March 13, 2013

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Clip Length: 3:12

Before Thursday's vote to expand earned sick days citywide, MMP led other groups urging City Council members to stand with working families, not corporate lobbyists. Philly-based Comcast spent $108,429.25 in 2012 lobbying Council to block the bill.

Philadelphia City Council Debates School Closings

January 28, 2013

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Clip Length: 30:39

City Council engaged in an important debate last week when Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell introduced a resolution for the Council to support a one-year moratorium on school closings. The resolution, backed by the Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools, calls fo...

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