Officials Release New Details about DNC Security Measures
By Austin Nolen City, state and federal officials yesterday released new details about security measures during the DNC, including the…
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DNC Protesters to City: We Are Marching, Permits Be Damned
By Dustin Slaughter A coalition of groups planning protests during the Democratic National Convention next month put the city on…
Photos: Inside DNC 2016 ‘Free Speech Zones’
Declaration Staff City officials released on Thursday a map of where within FDR Park protesters will be permitted to demonstrate…
On-Again, Off-Again at Holmesburg Prison
By Kris Hermes After weeks of claiming that Philadelphia’s decommissioned Holmesburg Prison may be used as an alternative detention facility…
School District of Philadelphia Police Directives, Now Public Here
The Declaration recently obtained the directives which govern school police in Philadelphia. These documents were linked on the School District’s website,…
Officials Release FDR Park ‘Protest Zone’ Details
By Dustin Slaughter City officials released a map on Thursday evening detailing the layout for next month’s Democratic National Convention…
Anti-Poverty Activists Sue City Over Denied DNC Protest Permit
By Austin Nolen The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign filed a First Amendment lawsuit today against the City of…
Democratic Party Members Call for Resignations of Top Convention Officials, Release of Fundraising Records
By Dustin Slaughter A group calling themselves ‘Reclaim Philadelphia’ penned a letter to the 2016 Democratic National Convention’s Host Committee…
Open Records Office Orders City, DNC Host Committee to Release Financials
By Dustin Slaughter The state’s Office of Open Records ruled in The Declaration’s favor yesterday and ordered the city to…
Philadelphia Mourns Orlando Massacre in Vigil
By Liora Engel-Smith Philadelphia’s LGBT community and their allies gathered for a vigil at City Hall Monday evening to mourn…
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