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Pro-Palestinian Rally in Center City Sparks Controversy

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 23:46:17 +0000

A pro-Palestinian rally took place in Center City on Sunday night, demanding an end to the ongoing war in Gaza. Natalie Abulhawa, a Temple alum, spoke about the purpose of the rally. “We are organizing for a free Palestine. We want our land back. We want the bombing to stop. We want Gaza to be free.” However, the protest faced criticism when a group of demonstrators targeted the Israeli…

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Protect The Nest Safety Walk-Out

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 19:12:06 +0000

Some students and activists say they are fed up with what they say is negligence from the university regarding campus safety. These students expressed their concern at the Protect the Nest Safety Walk-Out on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Keep Us Safe TU, student-led movement, strives to hold Temple accountable for its lack of transparency on crime, They organized the walk-out after they said…

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Protestors March in Center City, Demand “Count Every Vote”

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 21:02:04 +0000

As election results come in, Philadelphia residents have began protesting the possibility of a stolen election. The “Count Every Vote” protestors, coordinated by multiple organizations, are demanding that President Trump does not declare an early victory and instead wait until all votes are counted. Organizer Hayley Ratcliff says she does not want her hard work to go to waste.

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Protesters Gather at City Hall to Protest for Breonna Taylor

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:04:55 +0000

Protesters gathered outside of City Hall Wednesday night for a peaceful protest against the ruling of Breonna Taylor’s case. Earlier in the afternoon, a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against the Louisville police officers that killed Breonna Taylor. Instead, Attorney General Daniel Cameron said officers who killed Taylor, were acting in self-defense. Officer Brett Hankison…

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天普时刻 Temple Moment News Brief 09/15/2020

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:51:37 +0000

来自Temple Update新闻室，您收看的是天普时刻： – 总统特朗普在本周二访问国家宪法中心以及公共安全措施 – 天普大学新冠病例减少 – 天气预报…

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Temple Coalition for Change Hosts Protest on Campus

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:39:53 +0000

A new organization, Temple Coalition for Change, spearheaded a protest against racism on campus and police brutality. Students, faculty, and community members took to Cecil B. Moore to protest and march. While marching, they stopped next to Temple’s Campus safety services administration building and held a moment of silence for victims of police brutality. At the Bell Tower…

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City Provides Update on Parkway Protest Camp

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:39:30 +0000

Philadelphia officials are giving those who have been camping on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in protest of permanent housing until July 17 to leave. The camp, which has existed at 22nd St and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway since July 7, has grown to about 70-80 people sleeping outside in tents every night. According to Chief of Staff of Homeless Services David Holloman, the number is very fluid…

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Mayor Kenney Waives Protest-Related Code Violation Notices

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:33:02 +0000

City officials have announced today that Mayor Kenney approved for Philadelphia to waive all protest-related Code Violation Notices (CVNs) from May 30th until June 30, 2020. The recommendation comes from the Law Department and Office of Administrative Review (OAR). This approval covers all CVN forms of disorderly conduct and offenses listed in Section 10-615 of the Code. Failure to disperse…

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Temple Update News Brief | June 16, 2020

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:52:39 +0000

Temple releases guidelines for the Fall 2020 semester Temple Update’s Monica Logroño was at the Bell Tower with students protesting the university’s latest statements on racial injustice Matt Silverman has your three-day forecast View More » ]]>

Temple students hold forum and march for racial equality on campus

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 21:51:28 +0000

Temple students came together in the form of a town hall Friday, June 13th to protest the university’s latest statements on racial injustice in Philadelphia and within the Temple community. The organizers goal was to get the student body’s opinion though to the university. One of the organizers, Andreya Anderson, a senior Psychology major, spoke about why she and her friends wanted to…

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