“Last week I had the opportunity to visit James Talib-Dean Camp, an encampment community named after James Talib-Dean Campbell, who passed away this month. Talib-Dean Campbell was a co-founder of […]
COVID-19 and Shelters -July 4, 2020
by Sterling Over the last three weeks, James Talib-Dean Camp has had only one positive COVID-19 case out of 58 tests completed. We have come together as a community to […]
Temple Law Professors Endorse Parkway Encampment
A group of more than 30 Law professors from multiple institutions, including Temple, Drexel, and the University of Pennsylvania, drafted a letter to Philadelphia’s Mayor Kenney urging “against any action […]
On Supervised Consumption, No Cop Zones and Liberatory Space
by Sterling This is Philadelphia where we have had the most overdoses in the whole country. We’ve averaged about 1,000 overdose deaths over the last 4 years. Many advocates have […]
City threatens Benjamin Franklin Encampment
As we write, the City is threatening to dismantle the homeless encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Stay tuned for more detailed updates.