Events for Thursday 10/27, Friday 10/28/, & Saturday 10/29

Submitted by LaInteligentsia on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 02:55

Thursday
9am - Black is Back Coalition will hold a press conference and demonstration at Dilworth Plaza of City Hall to protest the Philadelphia City Commissioner’s decision to deny the Black is Back Coalition permit application to hold its November 5th march entitled “Stop the Wars! Build the Resistance!”

10 am - City Council hearing on extending the curfew ordinance permanently, City Hall.

12 noon - Save Our Homes Coalition leads a "Stop the Foreclosures" march to Governor Corbett's Office at 200 S. Broad street. Gather at Dilworth Plaza, City Hall

6:30 pm - Brian Willson, Activist/Author of Blood on the Tracks, speaking at the Friends Center, the Rufus Jones Room (15th and Cherry Sts)

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Events Occupy Philly

Why I Oppose the Curfew Bill

Submitted by Suzy Subways on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 02:42

We are gaining ground against the curfew bill! Councilmembers have already made some changes in response to community opposition. I'm ready to testify tomorrow morning at 10am in City Council. This is what I'm going to say:

Good morning. I’m a medical editor, I live in Southwest, and I’m with Occupy Philly.

In order to support the curfew bill, we would have to be able to trust that the police would not use racial profiling when enforcing it, and that the media would tell us if the police abused their power. I don’t think that trust is realistic.