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17.10.2020 / 06:29

Crews begin dismantling Benjamin Franklin Parkway encampment

PHILADELPHIA - The Benjamin Franklin Parkway encampment started to dismantle on Friday after months of heated discussions with the city.The encampment began four months ago as a demand for equal and fair housing.“Over the past couple of days we’ve been getting people into temporary spaces they can be in until the houses are actually transferred over and the people can move in,” Jennifer Bennetch said.On Tuesday night, the City of Philadelphia announced a deal that has the 150 or so people living at the encampment agreeing to leave their tents.In return, the city along with the Philadelphia Housing Authority is transferring 50 properties to a land trust that was set up by encampment residents.AdvertisementMuch of the stay has come with

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Benjamin Franklin Parkway encampment begins dismantling

PHILADELPHIA - The Benjamin Franklin Parkway encampment started to dismantle on Friday after months of heated discussions with the city.The encampment began four months ago as a demand for equal and fair housing. “Over the past couple of days we’ve been getting people into temporary spaces they can be in until the houses are actually transferred over and the people can move in,” Jennifer Bennetch said.On Tuesday night, the City of Philadelphia announced a deal that has the 150 or so people living at the encampment agreeing to leave their tents.In return, the city along with the Philadelphia Housing Authority is transferring 50 properties to a land trust that was set up by encampment residents.AdvertisementMuch of the stay has come with

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Homeless encampment organizers vow to stay despite deadline

PHILADELPHIA - Organizers of an encampment of homeless people near Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway are vowing not to leave despite the city's announced intention to clear the camp by week's end.“Residents have decided they’re not leaving,” one organizer, Jennifer Bennetch, told reporters Monday. “Organizers have advocated that they stand up for themselves.

Tent encampment lines Ben Franklin Parkway in protest of lack of long-term housing for homeless

PHILADELPHIA - Dozens of tents line the Ben Franklin Parkway at 22nd Street in protest of lack of long-term housing for the homeless in Philadelphia."Some of us are ex-military, some ex-cons, and it's about people that's trying to get their life together," said Leonard Flowurs.He says it’s about equality for the homeless."It's like prejudice towards the kind of help you get and towards your background whether its black lives, whether it's ex-military or mental health," said Flowurs. SKYFOX flew over the encampment Monday afternoon.Jennifer Bennetch is the co-organizer of this encampment started by Workers Revolutionary Collective and she says she's the organizer of Occupy PHA."We camped out at the Housing Authority's $45M headquarters for

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