Power Assembly

Baltimore activists launch cop watch campaign

The Baltimore People’s Power Assembly held a People’s Tribunal Against Police Terror on June 6 that brought many members of…

July 20, 2015

Baltimore City Councilmember proposes moratorium on water shutoffs

Baltimore is a city that has been in the headlines in recent weeks because of the Black Lives Matter movement…

June 30, 2015

Baltimore people’s assembly a resounding success

Call passed for national and local actions The Baltimore People’s Power Assembly and the Greater Baltimore chapter of the Southern…

June 9, 2015

Disabilities caucus condemns attempted execution of Mumia by medical neglect

The People with Disabilities Caucus of the People’s Power Assembly joins the international progressive community in condemning the attempted execution…

June 1, 2015

Baltimore anti-police brutality protest says ’Amnesty for all’ arrestees

On May 16, hundreds of protesters gathered at downtown Baltimore’s McKeldin Square in a show of solidarity with more than…

May 20, 2015

Baltimore protest set for May 16; struggle demands amnesty for arrestees

May 11 -- Close to 500 people have been arrested here since the rebellion that began on April 25 after…

May 11, 2015

Emergency appeal from the Baltimore People’s Power Assembly

Demand Justice for Freddie Grey! Indict, Convict & Jail Killer Police! AMNESTY FOR ALL JAILED YOUTH Approximately 350 people have…

April 30, 2015

Baltimore PPA protests new killings by cops

Within a two-day period in late January, the Baltimore City Police Department shot two Black people, killing one of them.…

February 2, 2015

Sara Benjamin’s story: Arrested mother speaks out on incarceration of young, Black women leaders

Baltimore --  I have been actively working with the People’s Power Assembly of Baltimore for more than six months. In…

January 19, 2015

Dr. King and Black lives today

If the great Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he would unequivocally lend his name…

January 16, 2015