Since the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., opened in 2004, detainees and their families, civil rights activists and the community have protested the inhuman conditions from the use of solitary confinement to tainted meals. The monthly demonstration and vigil will be held there at 1623 E. J St., Sunday, . . .
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Philadelphia #HomeRun4Julian issued the following news release June 9. John and Gabriel Shipton, the father and brother of award-winning publisher Julian Assange, will visit Philadelphia June 11 to headline a #HomeRun4Julian event near the Liberty Bell. The Shiptons will be joined by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill and representatives of local . . .
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If we are to adopt the name of abolitionist, let us do so openly, mindfully and aware of its great and true significance. For guild history has rewritten the texts and penned what Black historian Lerone Bennett has called “theology” rather than truth to depict some figures of the past, . . .
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Gig workers are essential workers As pandemic business closures escalated in 2019-2020, many immigrant workers who lost jobs at hotels and construction sites turned to the gig economy for work with Lyft, Uber, DoorDash, GrubHub and Instacart. Labelled as independent contractors by the companies, these workers have few labor protections. . . .
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