University of Pennsylvania

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Universities nationwide used pro-Palestine protests to expand surveillance

New technology and support from law enforcement and federal agencies allows universities to monitor student activists like never before

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5 Min
By: Sophie Hayssen

Families of MOVE bombing victims demand final return of loved ones’ remains

Advocates organized a press conference after the discovery in November that the Penn Museum still possessed remains of 12-year-old Delisha Africa

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5 Min
By: Tamar Sarai

Activists and survivors gather at the University of Pennsylvania to discuss reparative justice for those impacted by Holmesburg Prison experiments 

50 years after the Holmesburg Prison experiments ended, survivors and their families launch two events in Philadelphia calling for public education and reparations

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5 Min
By: Tamar Sarai

University of Pennsylvania-led medical experiments harmed incarcerated women

Decades ago, University of Pennsylvania’s Dr. Albert Kligman’s tests impacted and harmed incarcerated women irreparably. Today, they continue to fight for reparations

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11 Min
By: Tamar Sarai

Holmesburg Prison’s medical experiments are Philadelphia’s ‘lasting shame’

For over 20 years, Dr. Albert Kligman experimented on incarcerated men at Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison. Those who profited have yet to redress the harm

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18 Min
By: Tamar Sarai

Philadelphia’s Chinatown unites to fight back against Sixers’ covert arena development

From casinos to stadiums, Philadelphia’s Chinatown has been targeted by predatory development for decades. Now, youth and elders have rallied together against the community’s newest threat

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9 Min
By: Rikki Li

Housing activists and UC Townhomes residents fight gentrification in West Philadelphia

Housing activists, university students, and residents have staged protests and encampments to defend low-income housing in UC Townhomes

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7 Min
By: Jared Ware

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