Philly Liberation Radio

This month in the Socialist Roundtable, we are joined by Jackie Mautner and Irene Zarate Rivera from the Philadelphia Liberation Center to discuss the Philadelphia District Attorney election results, the theft of MOVE bombing victims' remains by elite universities in Philadelphia, and Philly Proud Boys president Zach Rehl playing a key role in the January 6th raid on the Capitol.To support the programs organized by the Philadelphia Liberation Center and to listen to the early release of the Socialist Roundtable, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter. All power to the people!

For the May episode of Philly Liberation Radio, co-hosts Adiah Hicks and Jasper Saah are joined by Amelia Carter, an organizer from Penn Community for Justice, and Kayla Trimble and Saruh Almendarez from the Party for Socialism and Liberation. To commemorate the one year anniversary since the police attacks on 52nd street and I-676, we discuss the Philadelphia Police Department tear-gassing West Philadelphia residents at 52nd Street on May 31st, 2020, and against protesters demanding justice for George Floyd on I-676 on June 1st, 2020 during last summer’s historic uprising against racist police terror. We talk about the implications of those events on the mass mobilizations that followed, how community members fought back, and how Philadelphia residents are uniting to heal.Join Philly Human Rights Appeal, Black Lives Matter - Philly, Reclaim Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Liberation Center, and community members on Monday, May 31st at Malcolm X Park from 12pm-4pm for a day of participatory art, advocacy, and action to commemorate the one year anniversary of these attacks.To support the programs organized by the Philadelphia Liberation Center and to listen to the early release of the Socialist Roundtable, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter. All power to the people!

For the April episode of Philly Liberation Radio, co-hosts Adiah Hicks and Jasper Saah are joined by Nicole Henriquez, cousin of Christian Hall and Director of Communications for the Christian J. Hall Foundation, and Tina Ngo, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation. In our newest episode, we discuss the murder of Christian Hall by Pennsylvania State Police on December 30th, 2020, the family’s demands for justice, and the links between police brutality, mental health, and U.S. aggression in Asia.This month in the Socialist Roundtable, we are joined by Jackie Mautner and Timour Kamran from the Philadelphia Liberation Center to discuss the deployment of the Pennsylvania National Guard as Philadelphia prepared to repress righteous protest ahead of the Derek Chauvin murder trial verdict, and a follow up discussion after he was found guilty. We also discuss Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney’s new budget proposal, the district attorney election, and Philadelphia police officer Michael Kennedy charged with stealing cash while conducting a search warrant in Kensington. To support the programs organized by the Philadelphia Liberation Center, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter. All power to the people!

This month in the Socialist Roundtable, we are joined by Elaheh Farmand and Walter Smolarek from the Philadelphia Liberation Center to discuss activist, journalist, and political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal’s exposure to COVID-19 at Mahanoy State Correctional Institution in Frackville, PA. We also discuss a socialist perspective of Pennsylvania’s upcoming senate election, Biden’s recent visit to Pennsylvania, and the inadequacy of the Biden administration’s new stimulus plan. To listen to the early release of the Socialist Roundtable, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter. All power to the people!

For the March episode of Philly Liberation Radio, co-hosts Adiah Hicks and Jasper Saah are joined by Talia Giles, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation and member of West Philly Neighbors for Healthy Community Development, and Christina Jackson, a professor of sociology, author, community advocate, and member of the Gentrification in Kingsessing community meeting. In our newest episode, we discuss the ongoing gentrification of West and Southwest Philadelphia, and how community members can organize our neighborhoods against gentrifying developers.

This month in the Socialist Roundtable, we are joined by Adam Bailey, a building representative with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ Local 3, and Lorenzo Pierce from the Philadelphia Liberation Center to discuss the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ struggle against an unsafe reopening of Philly schools. We’ll also be discussing the announcement of a new police station in Kensington, newly released reports on police conduct during the uprisings last summer, and steep increases in residential water prices in the City — another sign that the City government has left the financial burden of the pandemic for the working class to bear. To listen to the early release of the Socialist Roundtable, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter. All power to the people!

For the February episode of Philly Liberation Radio, co-hosts Adiah Hicks and Jasper Saah are joined by Angel Nalubega, a social studies teacher at Philadelphia’s St. James School and member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and Reverend Dr. Renee Mackenzie. We discuss the founding and history of the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia, and the distinct relationship between religious institutions and working class organizing in the struggle for freedom.This month in the Socialist Roundtable, we are joined by Adam Bailey, a building representative with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ Local 3, and Lorenzo Pierce from the Philadelphia Liberation Center to discuss the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ struggle against an unsafe reopening of Philly schools. We’ll also be discussing the announcement of a new police station in Kensington, newly released reports on police conduct during the uprisings last summer, and steep increases in residential water prices in the City — another sign that the City government has left the financial burden of the pandemic for the working class to bear. To listen to the early release of the Socialist Roundtable, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter. All power to the people!

For the January episode of Philly Liberation Radio, co-hosts Adiah Hicks and Jasper Saah are joined by Karla Martin from the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Eman Abuawadeh, former president of Temple Students for Justice in Palestine, and Asantewaa Nkrumah-Ture from the Black Alliance for Peace and more to discuss coalition building and organizing united fronts.This month in the Socialist Roundtable, we are joined by Liberation Center volunteers Gabriel Rockhill (author of the forthcoming book The Intellectual World War: The CIA’s Failed Attempt to Kill the Idea of Communism) and Mackenzie Stocum to discuss the rise of fascism in the U.S. and its formations in Philadelphia. We’ll also be discussing the City’s haphazard COVID vaccine distribution, and the resignation of the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. To listen to the early release of the Socialist Roundtable, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter.

This month in the Socialist Roundtable, we are joined by Liberation Center volunteers Tina Ngo and Wai Lee Chin Feman to discuss the latest coronavirus developments in Philadelphia. The panel also discusses updates in the Philadelphia student struggle, and provides a socialist analysis of the recent changes to the Philadelphia tax abatement. To listen to the early release of the Socialist Roundtable, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter.

For the December episode of Philly Liberation Radio, co-hosts Adiah Hicks and Jasper Saah are joined by Nijmie Dzurinko from Put People First! PA to discuss the political goals and strategies of serve the people programs, and Put People First! PA’s work with the Nonviolent Medicaid Army. We are also joined by Hope Wilson from the Party for Socialism and Liberation to discuss the Unity and Survival Program in Philadelphia, a free food distribution program which has served over 100,000 meals since the beginning of the pandemic.Learn more and support Put People First! PA here: https://www.putpeoplefirstpa.org/and the Unity and Survival Program here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-free-grocery-delivery-in-phillyThis month in the Socialist Roundtable, we are joined by Liberation Center volunteers Tina Ngo and Wai Lee Chin Feman to discuss the latest coronavirus developments in Philadelphia. The panel also discusses updates in the Philadelphia student struggle, and provides a socialist analysis of the recent changes to the Philadelphia tax abatement. To listen to the early release of the Socialist Roundtable, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter.

For the November episode of Philly Liberation Radio, co-hosts Adiah Hicks and Jasper Saah are joined by Asantewaa Nkrumah-Ture from the Black Alliance for Peace, the Green Party of Philadelphia, and more to discuss the struggle against imperialism and capitalist state violence in Philadelphia. We are also joined by Mecca Bullock from the Party for Socialism and Liberation about the struggle against racist police terror in Philadelphia.This month in the extended version, we are joined by Liberation Center volunteers Jay Sharma and Gabriel Rockhill to discuss Philadelphia’s role in the U.S. presidential election. The panel also talks about skyrocketing positive cases of COVID-19 in Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania’s recent pledge to donate $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia. To hear the extended version of our podcast from Philadelphia Liberation Center volunteers, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter.

For this episode of Philly Liberation Radio, co-hosts Adiah Hicks and Jasper Saah are joined by Ismael Jimenez, an organizer from the Caucus of Working Educators and the Melanated Educators Collective to discuss the heightened teachers’ struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Saudia Durrant from the Philadelphia Student Union to discuss the student movement in Philly.This month in the extended version, we are joined by Anlin Wang, an organizer from LILAC, RECLAIM Philadelphia, and Philly DSA, and Elijah Blanton, an organizer with the Philly Liberation Center and member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation to discuss the state of the U.S.’ presidential election in Pennsylvania. To hear the extended version of our podcast from Philadelphia Liberation Center volunteers, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter.The Philadelphia Liberation Center condemns the brutal police murder of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia on October 26th, and condemns the outrageous targeted arrest of long-time Philadelphia activist Ant Smith. Free Ant Smith! Justice for Walter Wallace Jr. NOW!

Article written by Erik Ayala and narrated by Jasper Saah.Originally published 9/30/20 by the Philly Liberation Center.https://phillyliberationcenter.org/2020/09/30/bad-things-happen-in-philadelphia/

Article written by Hope Wilson and narrated by Jasper Saah.Originally published 9/29/20 by the Philly Liberation Center.https://phillyliberationcenter.org/2020/09/30/fascism-on-the-rise-why-the-proud-boys-are-organizing-in-philadelphia/

For the September episode of Philly Liberation Radio, co-hosts Adiah Hicks and Jasper Saah are joined by Sterling Johnson, an organizer of the encampments for the homeless on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and Spiros Tsonos from the CASA Network on the struggle against evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.To hear an extended version of our podcast featuring local news and analysis from Philadelphia Liberation Center volunteers, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/phillyliberationcenter. This month in the extended version, the Liberation Center volunteers Hope Wilson and Walter Smolarek talk about Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Philadelphia, contract negotiations between the teachers union and the school district and Amazon’s plan to open a new warehouse in the city. The panel also discusses the Labor Day rally for essential workers, planned city council hearings on police brutality, and the ongoing struggle between Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner and right wing U.S. Attorney William McSwain.Support the fight to free the anti-racist organizers in DenverSign on to the solidarity statement below, post it on your website and circulate it to your allies and supporters.Sign the petition to drop all the charges!Donate to the legal and political support campaign for the arrested organizers