This summer, progressive-left organizations like Reclaim Philadelphia, Amistad Law Project, and Philadelphia Community Bail Fund electrified a local #Defund movement that succeeded in curbing the PPD’s budget, forcing the resignation of Kenney’s managing director, and launching several Behavioral Health initiatives to address mental health crises in the wake of Walter Wallace Jr’s fatal shooting last October
Read MoreKenney is also eyeing a potential run for governor, but many city and state political watchers doubt he will ultimately pull the trigger on a statewide campaign. Check out our Political Director and Co - Founder Amanda McIllmurray
Read More“All three of their campaigns were endorsed by Reclaim Philadelphia, an organization formed in 2016 by staff and volunteers from the Bernie Sanders campaign. Nikil Saval was a Reclaim founder; so was Amanda McIllmurray, Elizabeth Fielder’s campaign manager.”
Read MoreThis essay is part of a collection of stories exploring people’s relationships with policing across Philadelphia. The first essay in the series explores interactions with police while homeless.
Read MorePhiladelphians understand that every vote should count and that the government should work for all people, regardless of where you come from or the color of your skin. But yesterday white supremacists, stoked by lies from the president and members of the Republican Party, stormed the Capital to disenfranchise the will of voters. This was an attack on our country.
We [at Dwell] ask the newly elected urbanist and organizer about his ongoing fight for workers’ rights, affordable housing, and a Green New Deal.
Read MoreCheck out this video of Reclaim Philadelphia’s last Citywide meeting!
Read MoreA half-century ago, committee people were foot soldiers and ward leaders were generals in a powerful political army known as the Democratic City Committee.
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![From The Philadelphia Citizen - "Leading up to the June [2020] primary election, Nikil Saval’s campaign organized 500 volunteers who made thousands of phone calls to 1st District voters."](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba1c911ee17596840490cd7/1625720837577-VUXXXQF17KL736X6UKD7/Screen+Shot+2021-07-08+at+1.05.34+AM.png)