This afternoon, people from all over the city gathered at the brand-new No Slots Spot, right across the street from the proposed slots parlor, for an Anti-Casino Circus. "Because when it comes to bringing slots to Philly, it's not a democracy, it's a circus!"

I work every day with home care attendants - workers who support people with disabilities and seniors who live independently at home.  As we come to a climax in our national conversation about how to provide every person with quality, affordable health care coverage, I find myself thinking a lot about home care attendants like the folks covered in this front page story in last week’s Philadelphia Weekly.

 
On Thursday, thousands of workers congregated at Love Park in downtown Philadelphia to let Mayor Nutter know that they are prepared to fight and potentially strike for a fair contract. During the rally, workers from AFSCME District Council 33 were chanting "No Contract No Peace" and carrying signs which read "Shut it Down," and "On Strike-Municipal Workers D.C. 33."  The contract between the City and four municipal unions including D.C. 33 and 47, and the police and firefighters unions, expires at midnight on June 30th. While the city seeks to flatten workers' wages and cut contributions in healthcare and pension to mitigate the budget shortfall, union leaders explain that they will not give up already hard won benefits, as workers did not "create this crisis."

Miles de personas en el estado de Pennsylvania han recibido sus licencias de manejar con un Número de Identificación Tributaria (TIN).

 
For over 30 years Bread & Roses Community Fund has been supporting movements for racial and economic justice by providing grants, technical assistance and leadership development to local, community-based organizations working for social change. Our philosophy is change, not charity because we believe that changing public policy and public opinion to address the fundamental problems that cause inequity makes the need for charity obsolete. This year, for our annual Tribute to Change event, we are curating a collection of photographs that document communities coming together to build power and self-determination, empowerment, and working for social change. These photos will be exhibited alongside the work of renowned documentary photographer Harvey Finkle who has produced a substantial body of work concerned with social, political and cultural issues.

 
In recent weeks, the City of Philadelphia has been providing new sidewalk trash bins around Center City, for the beautification of our most trafficked neighborhoods. Some question the trash bins on aesthetic grounds, and others hail the new receptacles as an important element of the effort to beautify Philadelphia while making it environmentally conscious. While these are noble pursuits,  there is another more telling aspect to Philadelphia's new trash bins, they are made to be “homeless proof.”