Advocacy for Social Justice Work in GRP’s Local Ecosystem
Girls Rock Philly’s work does not exist in a vacuum. We know that our practice towards building liberatory futures must be informed by - and done in solidarity with - the movement organizers in our city.
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+Actions and Initiatives
Beyond the Black and white binary
- Work to uplift (and other resources) in response to Atlanta and the continued violence against gender minorities of Asian descent
- Demanding a strategic re-evaluation of the hiring process for Philadelphia's next Managing Director.
- Penn faculty and staff who believe our institution should make payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) to an Educational Equity Fund governed by the school district and city of Philadelphia.__Penn is the seventh wealthiest university in the country. Philadelphia, meanwhile, has the highest poverty rate of the ten largest cities in the United States.
Artist Coalition for a Just Philadelphia & the Emergency Art Action to Fund Black Futures
+Resource Guides
Black Trans Lives Matter Resource Guide
Support Philly Uprisings: Philly Resource Guide
- Resource overview created by members of the Black trans & queer community on the ground in Philly.*
Police Abolition & Defunding Police: Resources for Philly Arts, Culture & Education Organizations
Links for Justice: Petitions, Email Templates and Actions for Black Lives
- A public interest law firm inspired by the struggle of political and politicized prisoners, and organized for the purpose of abolishing class and race based mass incarceration in the United States.
+Open Letters
Alliance for A Just Philadelphia: The People’s Platform for a Just Philadelphia
- Including Art is Essential Platform.
- An open letter to Mayor Kenney and City Council denouncing racist police conduct and demanding immediate divestment from the police.
- Open Letter Supporting the Residents of Camp James Talib Dean and Camp Teddy
Our Love Letter to Philly Students
- From Black Philly Women & Trans Educators
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