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  • Brian Rudnick | 02-11

    This week will be the last issue of both the Germantown Courier and Mount Airy Times Express which succumbed to the triple whammy of the recession, hard times for print media,and the poor health of its parent, the Journal Register Company which is closing other weeklies i the city as well. Here Editor Karl Biemuller talks about the situation and expresses confidence that people in the community, especially the Mount Airy community associations will rally to fill the void. (2)
  • Watchdog | 02-02

    It's one story that Philadelphia City Council voted to endorse Single Payer health care; it's another story that (it seems) Not One Local news outlet, even so-called "public" broadcasting, failed to inform the public. Just about the entire point of such Resolutions is to "send a message" to the public and create discussion. (1)
  • Global Women's Strike | 01-30

    From January 31 to February 8, 2009, activists from Philadelphia’s Every Mother is a Working Mother Network traveled to London to meet with women from Bolivia, Canada, China, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, India, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Palestine, Peru, Scotland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, US, Venezuela, and Wales for an International Gathering of the Global Women's Strike and the International Women Count Network. See the schedule of speakers below. To interview one of the speakers, contact womensstrike8m (at) server101 (dot) com. Report from London Indymedia | Photos from the Strike: Day1, Day2 | globalwomenstrike.net

    Past Coverage: March 8 Events Connect the Dots Between War and the Oppression of Women Worldwide

  • | 01-27

    Organizations in Philadelphia, or who serve constituencies that seek care at Northeastern Hosptial: sign on to a letter to editor requesting that Temple University Health System allow employees and community members on their Task Force determining the future of healthcare services, including maternity care, at Northeastern Hospital. To sign on contact kcarolan@momobile.org (4)
  • | 01-26

    Today, Monday, from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM, at the Franklin Institute which is located at 222 N. 20th Street, the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia is hosting an event for former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf. Several groups have indicated they plan to protest [...] including (75) members of Pakistan Justice Coalition/National Lawyers Guild, and members of the Pakistan-USA Freedom Forum ... (2)
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