Our Schools Are Not For Sale
September 23, 2013
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September 23, 2013
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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...
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...
July 26, 2013
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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...
June 18, 2013
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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...
June 16, 2013
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June 16, 2013
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June 7, 2013
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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...
May 18, 2013
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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...
April 29, 2013
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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...
April 12, 2013
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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...
April 11, 2013
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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 - ...
April 10, 2013
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April 10, 2013
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April 10, 2013
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April 5, 2013
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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...
March 13, 2013
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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.
January 28, 2013
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