BY JULISSA ON MARCH 11, 2021

Julissa, a young daughter of two immigrant parents, is a member of MILPA (Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania) and fights for a standard driver's license for all, regardless of their immigration status.

BY BECCA HAYDU ON FEBRUARY 18, 2021

On Monday, February 8, public elementary schools in Philadelphia were set to reopen. Teachers, students and the community came together to protest against unsafe conditions in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

BY LAURA ANAYA-MORGA ON FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The Shut Down Berks Coalition continues to advocate for the release of immigrant families seeking asylum in the U.S. — they are cautiously hopeful that positive change will come with the Biden administration.

POR ANA LAURA PEREZ FLORES EL 2 DE FEBRERO DEL 2021

En México hay una guerra contra las mujeres y la situación no parece mejorar. Vivimos en un país donde tres feminicidios[1] ocurren cada día y, de acuerdo con fuentes oficiales, 40% de estos crímenes son cometidos en casa.

BY LAURA ANAYA-MORGA & PHOTOS BY BECCA HAYDU ON JANUARY 21, 2021

Community fridges have popped up all across Philadelphia in a time where Mutual Aid resources have become more crucial than ever. Philadelphia's long standing history with Mutual Aid societies has served as a catalyst for these modern resources, and has inspired the creation of The People’s Fridge by two sisters in West Philly and South Philadelphia Community Fridge.

BY EMMA RESTREPO AND JANE M. VON BERGEN ON DECEMBER 9, 2020 | PUBLISHER: PLAN PHILLY

The SEPTA bus line connects newer, growing Mexican and other Central American communities in South Philadelphia to more established Puerto Rican and Dominican communities in North Philadelphia, an area represented by Maria Quiñones-Sanchez, the city’s first Latina City Councilmember. There are many stories along Route 47 — stories of commerce, love, work, families, friendships, struggles, success and joy.

BY EMMA RESTREPO AND JANE M. VON BERGEN ON DECEMBER 9, 2020 | PUBLISHER: PLAN PHILLY

When Luis Uribe was growing up in Puebla, Mexico, soccer, or fútbol, as it is known in every Latin American country, was his life. Luis Uribe with members of the Los Lobos soccer league. Uribe has been leading the league for over ten years.

BY EMMA RESTREPO AND JANE M. VON BERGEN ON DECEMBER 9, 2020 | PUBLISHER: PLAN PHILLY

Philly Boricuas’s mission is to give voice to Philadelphia’s Puerto Rican community and amplify the voices of their families on the island. Puchi De Jesus, a young activist who grew up in Puerto Rico and moved here in 2019, wants to increase political involvement among Latinos in her new home, Filadelfia.

POR MELISSA BEATRIZ EL 11 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2020

Mientras la pandemia del COVID-19 comenzó a impactar en Estados Unidos a principios de marzo de este año, Filadelfia no fue la excepción. Alrededor del 13% de la población de Filadelfia está compuesta por inmigrantes, y aproximadamente 25% de los extranjeros entre ellos son indocumentados.

POR MICHELLE MYERS EL 2 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2020

A medida en que Pennsylvania se convierte en un campo de batalla electoral, la comunidad latina tuvo que aprender a votar por sí misma. Solo en Filadelfia, 12.3% de los Latinos son elegibles para votar, pero la falta de información en español puede influenciar en el número final. Teniendo eso en cuenta, Philatinos Radio, ALA PHL y Philly Boricuas lideran iniciativas para informar a la comunidad.

BY MICHELLE MYERS ON NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As Pennsylvania turns into an election battleground, the Latinx community must teach themselves how to vote. In Philadelphia alone, 12.3% of Latinos are eligible to vote, but the lack of information in Spanish could tip the balance. Philatinos Radio, ALA PHL, and Philly Boricuas are leading initiatives to inform the community.

BY EMILY NEIL ON OCTOBER 29, 2020

Nationwide, Latinx voters hold an unprecedented power in the 2020 election cycle, now making up the second-largest electorate in the country. In battleground states like Pennsylvania, Latinx voters have the numbers to sway results in favor of one candidate or another. More specifically, Puerto Rican voters could hold the key to this election.

BY MELISSA BEATRIZ ON OCTOBER 27, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic started to impact the United States in early March of this year, Philadelphia was no exception. The city is known as a “sanctuary city,” or more officially as a “welcoming city,” which the Office of Immigrant Affairs says means that City employees, including police officers, cannot ask individuals about their documentation status.

BY ANA LAURA PEREZ FLORES ON OCTOBER 6, 2020

Every single step we take, every single place we visit, every single person with whom we interact, has turned into a potential threat to our lives. Well, this is nothing new for Mexican women: for many decades now, our daily lives have been a permanent struggle for survival.

BY MELISSA BEATRIZ & FARRAH RAHAMAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The Shut Down Berks Coalition held an action in response to Judge Gee’s ruling that children be released from immigrant detention centers by July 17th, 2020.

BY GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT AND MELISSA BEATRIZ ON JULY 27, 2020

On June 13, Philadelphia-based immigrant justice groups, Juntos and New Sanctuary Movement, formed 'Marcha en Solidaridad con las Vidas Negras,' to join the protests against systemic racism. They marched in solidarity with other grassroots groups that organized 'Defund the Police: The Whole System is Guilty!,' a protest to demand that the City revise its proposed budget by investing in community-based services and defunding the police department.

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON JUNE 20, 2020

En las últimas semanas, los residentes de Filadelfia han estado protestando contra la brutalidad policial y el final de importantes programas culturales y artísticos. Entre los temas principales se encuentran los recortes en el presupuesto propuestos para 2021 por el alcalde Jim Kenney. Estos cortes eliminan el Fondo Cultural de Filadelfia (PCF) y la Oficina de Artes, Cultura y Economía Creativa (OACCE).

BY MELISSA BEATRIZ ON JUNE 20, 2020

El 16 de junio, la Coalición de Artistas para una Filadelfia Justa, organizó la Acción de Arte de Emergencia para financiar los Futuros de Afro Descendientes en los escalones del Museo de Arte de Filadelfia. El objetivo de la acción era para "utilizar el poder de la expresión artística en forma de música, danza y artes visuales para exigir un presupuesto de la ciudad que financie los futuros Afro Descendientes, desfinancie la policía, y salvar el Fondo Cultural de Filadelfia.”

BY MELISSA BEATRIZ ON JUNE 20, 2020

On June 16, the Artist Coalition for a Just Philadelphia hosted the Emergency Art Action to Fund Black Futures! on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The action’s goal was to “use the power of artistic expression in the form of music, dance and visual art to demand a city budget that funds black futures by Defunding the Police and Saving the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.”

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON JUNE 19, 2020

Over the past few weeks, Philadelphians have been protesting police brutality and the end of dire cultural and arts programs. Among the main issues are Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposed 2021 budget cuts that eliminate the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) and the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE). This same budget allocates an additional $19 million for the Philadelphia Police Department.