DNC 2016
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DNC 2016 in KensingtonWelcome to Clintonville: Kensington Shantytown Built in Protest of Hillary Clinton and DNC
“Clintonville,” a pop-up community that reflects the pain and anxiety of the poor and homeless, has been established in a lot at the corner of Somerset and American Streets in…
Shane English and Megan Matuzak | 07/25/2016 -
DNC 2016How Will the Democratic National Convention Affect Your Ability to Get Around Philly?
We all remember the transportation dilemmas posed by the Papal visit in September 2015. At the time, 4.7 square miles of Philadelphia was closed to travelers and commuters trying to…
Spencer Homan | 07/20/2016 -
DNC 2016The Local Lens: Will This DNC Lead to the “New World Order?”
When the DNC comes to Philadelphia, we can expect crowds, a cacophony of different accents filling the city’s hotel lobbies, more taxis and limos on the street than we’ve seen…
Thom Nickels | 07/14/2016 -
DNC 2016 in KensingtonPhiladelphia Denies Kensington-Based Activists Permit for Economic Justice Rally at 2016 DNC
The City of Philadelphia has denied a permit application for an economic justice rally scheduled during this summer’s Democratic National Convention. Regardless, Kensington-based Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign…
Jack Grauer and Austin Nolen | 05/19/2016