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We Ready, We Coming: AMP Endorsements for 2023 Philly Elections

February 18, 2023
The 2023 Philadelphia election will shape our city and the policies that impact our neighborhoods for years to come. We are ready to move out...
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February 6th: Get Involved in the Fight for Second Chances in PA

February 16, 2023
Should our society permanently seal off people who cause harm from the rest of us? Or should the goal of our criminal legal system be accountability...
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March 5th: AMP Volunteer Celebration and Movement Meet and Greet

February 15, 2023
This past fall we moved out to defend our communities with our movement family. Through both issue based canvassing and direct efforts to mobilize...
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Our First Round of Movement Endorsements in the 2023 Philly Elections

January 24, 2023
Today, Amistad Movement Power, Free The Ballot , and Straight Ahead announced our initial endorsements for the 2023 election Mayor: Helen Gym for...
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VIDEO: POWER MEETING - State of the Movement Spring 2023

January 13, 2023
Last fall the far right tried to resurrect the ‘tough on crime’ politics of the 1990s that brought about mass incarceration. But we said ‘no more.’ We...