2024
(L–R) PPC outreach and partnerships director Jeff Garis, Commonwealth Communications executive director J.J. Abbott, and PPC executive director Marc Stier
Promoting tax justice outside of an event for VP candidate Kamala Harris, Philadelphia, 10/28/24
“This is a sign of hope.”
Promoting tax justice outside of an event for VP candidate Kamala Harris, Philadelphia, 10/28/24
Pennsylvanians Together in Action launch press event
PA Capitol Rotunda, 9/30/24
Friends from Keystone Progress on the road to DC
Fair Share America Tax Fairness trip to Washington, DC, 9/18/24
Mr. Riggs, the “Fat Cat”
People’s Budget rally, PA Capitol, 6/4/24
Action Together NEPA’s communications and organizing director, Jessica Brittain, and PPC outreach and partnerships director Jeff Garis look up at advocacy partners who traveled all the way from Erie for the rally.
People’s Budget rally, PA Capitol, 6/4/24
“The World We Want” Post-it® note board with a collective vision of a just and equitable Pennsylvania
Data Walk exhibit, Budget Summit, Harrisburg, PA, 6/4/24
Penn Policy Center’s executive director Marc Stier points to Mr. Riggs’s giant stack of cash as he speaks at the rally.
People’s Budget rally, PA Capitol, 6/4/24
Penn Policy Center executive director Marc Stier speaks: “Recently, our state Senate passed a tax bill that would make our already unfair tax system even worse…this handout to the wealthiest Pennsylvanians is absurd. It is exactly the opposite of what we should be doing.”
People’s Budget rally, PA Capitol, 6/4/24
Jody Weinrich, SEIU JBWU, speaks about PA’s need for a higher minimum wage: “We deserve a livable wage so we can have dignity in our work. Pennsylvania should be a place where working people can thrive, not just survive.”
People’s Budget rally, PA Capitol, 6/4/24
State Senator Art Haywood (D) speaks at the Budget rally in the Rotunda of the Capitol.
People’s Budget rally, PA Capitol, 6/4/24
Ultra-rich candy
Hillary Benish-Rothrock, SEIU HCPA, United Home Care Workers, speaks about PA’s unfair and inequitable tax system: “I’m proud to pay my fair share in taxes. But it isn’t fair that my rate is more than double the rate paid by the top 1% of families, whose incomes average $1.9 million a year!”
People’s Budget rally, PA Capitol, 6/4/24
Dwayne Heisler, Penn Policy Center’s campaigns director, chats during a break with Action Together NEPA’s Jessica Brittain (she’s everywhere!) at the Summit’s afternoon of info sessions.
Budget Summit, Harrisburg, PA, 6/4/24
Representative Elizabeth Fiedler of Philadelphia explains what a just tax system would mean to Pennsylvanians.
People’s Budget rally, PA Capitol, 6/4/24
Two young CASA members lead a chant between the speeches they made in Spanish about the importance of education, also urging PA to provide the additional funding our public schools need.
People’s Budget rally, PA Capitol, 6/4/24
Angelo Ortega of Make the Road sings the praises of PA’s innovative Whole-Home Repairs program, which is helping him repair damage to his home done by Hurricane Ida and needs additional funding from the state.
People’s Budget rally, PA Capitol, 6/4/24
Take action for tax justice.
Pennsylvania Policy Center, Tax Justice campaign, 2024
POWER rally for a $15 minimum wage.
In front of the majority chair of the Labor and Industry Committee, Representative Jason Dawkins’s district office, Frankford neighborhood, Philadelphia, PA
POWER rally for a $15 minimum wage on the four thousand block of Paul St.
In front of the majority chair of the Labor and Industry Committee, Representative Jason Dawkins’s district office, Frankford neighborhood, Philadelphia, PA
Penn Policy Center researcher and analyst Castin Stone speaks about the need for increased education funding as part of a Budget 101 presentation.
Bloomsburg, PA, May 2024
PPC campaigns director Dwayne Heisler speaks at the end of a Budget 101 presentation.
Bloomsburg, PA, May 2024
CASA members gather at Lancaster’s City Hall for a press conference.
Lancaster, PA, February 2024
A young member of Make the Road PA at a press conference about immigration issues.
Allentown, PA, January 2024
