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New Podcast Episode: How Violence Intersects with the Drug Economy

February 7, 2023
US media and policymakers have long focused on the connection between violence and the drug economy. Since the 70s, the War On Drugs has shaped our...
a graphic advertises a February 9th call in day urging DA Steele to support geriatric parle and shows a group of people holding signs that read 'DA Steele Support Geriatric Parole'

February 9th: Call Montco DA Steele and Ask Him to Support Geriatric Parole

January 25, 2023
Leaders in the criminal legal system have a duty to support humane policies that foreground rehabilitation. Over 8,200 people in Pennsylvania have...
Kris Henderson speaks at the launch of the 2023 People's Platform

Alliance for a Just Philadelphia Launches 2023 People's Platform

January 17, 2023
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Amistad Law Project and 26 other people’s organizations in the Alliance for a Just Philadelphia came together to launch...
Blue and others dance at the Decarcerate and Be Merry Movement Holiday Party

Celebrating Our Community at the Decarcerate and Be Merry Holiday Party

December 19, 2022
“Without community, there is no liberation…” - Audre Lorde As we close out the year and the days grow shorter, we are the light for each other. And we...
a flyer says 'Decarcerate and Be Merry Holiday Party' and provides details on the event as well as logos of organizations involved

Saturday, December 17th: Join Us for a Movement Holiday Party

December 15, 2022
It's been the same way for millennia. When the days get darker we gather together to build warmth and community. And we know that know struggle to get...