Gay man’s killing prompts anti-hate rally
More than 1,000 people turned out Monday for a protest against hate crimes, ending their march at West Eighth Street [...]
Tea Party plans protest outside Boston IRS office
Local Tea Party members are planning a protest outside the local IRS office in downtown Boston Tuesday afternoon.
PHOTOS: Protestors participate in demonstration against lawmakers’ salary demands in Nairobi
Kenyan fired teargas to disperse about 200 people demonstrating against lawmakers’ demands for a salary 130 times the legal minimum [...]
Kenyan police fire teargas at protest over MPs’ pay
Kenyan police fired teargas and water cannon outside parliament on Tuesday to disperse about 200 people demonstrating against lawmakers’ demands [...]
Unions protest outside Fox 29′s Philadelphia studios
Three Philadelphia unions – complete with rat mobile – protested outside Fox 29, whose camera technicians have been working for months without a contract.
Animal advocates protest push to extend horse-drawn carriage hours
The Peace Advocacy Network is protesting Councilman Mark Squilla’s proposal to extend horse-drawn carriage hours during Philadelphia’s tourist season.
Number of city workers living in poverty doubled under Mayor Nutter
The number of D.C. 33 and 47 municipal employees who earn less than federal poverty standards has doubled since Mayor Michael Nutter took office in 2008.
Pa. legislature introduces statewide LGBT nondiscrimination bills
The nondiscrimination legislation would prohibit sexual orientation or gender identity-based bias in employment, housing, and credit in Pennsylvania.
‘Broken wheelchairs, bodily fluids:’ PHL workers file OSHA complaints
Philadelphia International Airport wheelchair attendants filed federal complaints alleging broken equipment, no training and exposure to blood and vomit.
Tuesday is ‘Taxi Appreciation Day’ in Philadelphia
City representatives will on Tuesday hold a “Taxi Appreciation Day” event at the Pennsylvania Convention Center to honor the cabbie community.