Activism

Who are all those people standing outside City Hall with their bicycles?

During Covid, South Philly’s El Comite De Trabajadorxs de Restaurante helped keep restaurant workers safe. Now, they have a new mission: Protect immigrants from unconstitutional actions on the part of ICE

Twenty-two years ago, a veteran from West Philly felt left out of the parenting equation. Today, he’s turned thousands of local dads into successful child-rearers

August marks the 130th anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois’s seminal research on Black Philadelphians. It’s a chance to ask — and answer — hard questions about Philly today

A group of PA Masons, our Citizens of the Week, have come up with an ingenious way to surprise, delight and assist growing military families: mass baby showers

How one local resident is bringing neighbors together to fight flooding, one cleanup at a time

How to find your city, state and federal representatives, and tips on how to contact them — because it's our responsibility to hold them accountable

When a city is in crisis, the instinct is to pull inward. That instinct, a local connector says, is the problem.

Your guide to civic action in Philadelphia, all year long

The local organizer of an international event believes Philadelphia can still become a beacon of nonviolence and cooperation