Harsh disciplinary policies, such as zero tolerance, contribute to the school to prison pipeline by criminalizing students and pushing them out of school. Restorative practices, on the other hand, offer an opportunity to repair & move forward after a problem arises, keeping more students engaged in their education.
 

This Friday, Media Mobilizing Project is premiering "Infection in Our Health Care System" at the Freedom Theatre as part of our launch of MMP TV. The hour-length investigative report focuses on the experiences of poor and working people within a health care system that places profit over people. Spanning from Pottstown to northeast Philadelphia, the special report tells the story of workers struggling for dignity and communities fighting for survival in the face of corporate and university greed. The launch of MMP TV also marks an important moment for Philadelphia's media landscape. At a time when the freedom of the Internet is in jeopardy and our mass media is increasingly consolidated offering the perspectives of the wealthy and well-connected, MMP TV is  made by, for and from the perspective of the majority poor and working class communities of Philadelphia and beyond. It tells the stories that FOX News and the Philadelphia Inquirer will not tell, giving voice to those that have long been silenced.

On August 12th, 2010 friends, family, neighbors and many others gathered to protest the detention and deportation of Hov Ly Kol, an active and valuable member of Philadelphia's Cambodian-American community.

This Friday August 27, Media Mobilizing Project is premiering "Infection in Our Health Care System" as part of our launch of MMP TV. The event is taking place at Freedom Theatre in North Philadelphia.  The hour-length investigative report focuses on the experiences of poor and working people within a health care system that places profit over people. Spanning from Pottstown to northeast Philadelphia, the report tells the story of workers struggling for dignity and communities fighting for survival in the face of corporate and university greed. The launch of MMP TV also marks an important moment for Philadelphia's media landscape. At a time when the freedom of the Internet is in jeopardy and our mass media is increasingly consolidated offering the perspectives of the wealthy and well-connected, MMP TV is  made by, for and from the perspective of the majority poor and working class communities of Philadelphia and beyond. It tells the stories that FOX News and the Philadelphia Inquirer will not tell, giving voice to those that have long been silenced. Come celebrate the launch of Media Mobilizing Project Television:
When: Friday, August 27th, 6:30 p.m
Where: Freedom Theatre, 1346 North Broad St (At Broad St and Master St)

Private corporations like Google and Verizon are making a stake on the terms and rules of the internet. They of course want to set those rules to favor their business models over access to tools and resources that are important for health, education, and creating jobs. Their couldn't be a more important time for the public to have our voice heard on the future of the internet. 

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Modern Day Slavery Museum came to Philadelphia earlier this month, as part of a nationwide tour to raise awareness about the recent cases of farmworker slavery that have surfaced in Florida and elsewhere. Shakoya Patterson, a member of Philadelphia Student Union, visited the museum and interviewed Oscar and Romeo, who are both farmworkers and members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW).

In the past few years, residents of Point Breeze in South Philadelphia have seen enormous growth in the construction of expensive new housing in their neighborhood.  This housing is unaffordable for most Point Breeze residents.  The median income in Point Breeze in 2008 was $26,150, but the majority of this new housing is being  priced from between $250,000 to $400,000. Even in the best circumstances most banks will not allow a borrower to take out a mortgage more than three times their income.  It is clear that this housing is not being built to meet the housing needs of of people who already live in Point Breeze.