2025
These two new friends of PPC are posing with our favorite “fat cat,” Mr. Riggs.
Bernie Sanders-led rally, Farm Show building, Harrisburg, 5/2/25
Wearing his “Tax the Rich” hat, PPC campaigns director Dwayne Heisler hangs out with “fat cat” Mr. Riggs and these two friends of PPC.
Bernie Sanders-led rally, Farm Show building, Harrisburg, 5/2/25
Thousands of Philadelphians / Pennsylvanians gather outside of City Hall to hear Senator Bernie Sanders speak.
Bernie Sanders-led rally, City Hall, Philadephia, 5/2/25
“Fascism Is Here”
“Union busting is disgusting!”
Bernie Sanders-led rally, City Hall, Philadephia, 5/2/25
The crowd watches Senator Bernie Sanders speak.
Bernie Sanders-led rally, City Hall, Philadelphia, 5/1/25
PPC’s outreach and partnerships director Jeff Garis holds up our QR code so people can easily sign our petition to fight the Trump agenda.
Bernie Sanders-led rally, City Hall, Philadelphia, 5/1/25
PPC executive director Marc Stier states that it’s critical for Rep. Rob Bresnahan to vote NO on cutting Medicaid and SNAP.
What Will Rob Bresnahan Do? press conference, Wilkes-Barre, 4/25/25
PA representative Eddie Day Pashinski speaks to crowd about how critical Medicaid and SNAP are, not only to people but also to local economies.
What Will Rob Bresnahan Do? press conference, Wilkes-Barre, 4/25/25
Pro-Trump/pro-Bresnahan supporters brought this with them when they came to protest the press conference.
What Will Rob Bresnahan Do? press conference, Wilkes-Barre, 4/25/25
PPC executive director Marc Stier records a conversation with pro-Trump protester Dwayne McDivitt.
What Will Rob Bresnahan Do? press conference, Wilkes-Barre, 4/25/25
50501 organizing tent
No Kings rally, Harrisburg, 4/19/25
Protestors make their case.
No Kings rally, Bloomsburg, 4/19/25
“Hate never made any nation great.”
No Kings rally, Bloomsburg, 4/19/25
Protesters in front of the PA Capitol building.
No Kings rally, Harrisburg, 4/19/25
“Hands off Social Security.”
No Kings rally, Bloomsburg, 4/19/25
“Unpaid protester: We hate him for free.”
No Kings rally, Bloomsburg, 4/19/25
“I am stealing from you.”
No Kings rally, Bloomsburg, 4/19/25
“Not my president.”
No Kings rally, Scranton, 4/19/25
“Stop deadly Trump cuts.”
Tax Day rally, Bloomsburg, 4/15/25
“Food is a human right, hands off SNAP.”
Tax Day rally, Bloomsburg, 4/15/25
“Bucks families pay, while Trump plays.”
Tax Day rally, Bucks County, 4/15/25
“Tax the rich.”
Tax Day rally, Bloomsburg, 4/15/255
“Hands off Social Security Medicare.”
Tax Day rally, Bucks County, 4/15/25
“It’s so bad, introverts are here.”
Tax Day rally, Bloomsburg, 4/15/25
“Fitz has got to go!”
Tax Day rally, Bloomsburg, 4/15/25
“Protect all Americans, not billionaire fascists.”
Tax Day rally, Bucks County, 4/15/25
Keynote speaker Senator Bob Casey, Jr. makes an impassioned speech about fighting the Trump administration’s cuts, which would take away many Pennsylvanians’ access to health care and food aid.
Federal Fightback Summit 2025, Harrisburg University, Harrisburg, 3/26/25
50501 organizer Cristin Wormuth: “As a social worker, I see firsthand how vital federal funding is for the programs that protect the most vulnerable.”
Federal Fightback Summit 2025, PA Capitol media room, Harrisburg, 3/26/25
Representative Chris Rabb speaks at the press conference.
Federal Fightback Summit 2025, Harrisburg University, Harrisburg, 3/26/25
Rebecca MacTaggart, Community Living and Support Services (CLASS) and United Spinal Association of Pittsburgh, describes what Medicaid has provided for her son, who got a spinal injury when he was 15.
Federal Fightback Summit 2025, Harrisburg University, Harrisburg, 3/26/25
Robin Sampson is an advocate, a mom, and a caregiver to her mother, who has Parkinson’s diesease. She depends on Medicaid for her mother’s needs.
Federal Fightback Summit 2025, PA Capitol media room, Harrisburg, 3/26/25
Representative Dwight Evans speaks at the press conference.
Federal Fightback Summit 2025, PA Capitol media room, Harrisburg, 3/26/25
Penn Policy Center campaigns director Dwayne Heisler speaks at the press conference.
Federal Fightback Summit 2025, PA Capitol media room, Harrisburg, 3/26/25
Penn Policy Center’s C.O.O. Levana Layendecker talks about PPC and Pennsylvanians Together’s work since the presidential election.
Federal Fightback Summit 2025, Harrisburg University, Harrisburg, 3/26/25
A Jeff Garis selfie
Pennsylvania Policy Center in-person staff meeting, Pursuit Co-working, Harrisburg, 3/25/25
Representative Mary Gay Scanlon and attendees discuss the Trump cuts’ threat to Pennsylvania, namely Medicaid, public education, and a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall.
Community Conversation, 3/19/25
(L–R) Adrienne Standley, Castin Stone, Levana Layendecker, Kirstin Snow, Marc Stier, Erica Freeman, Mark Shaffer, and Dwayne Heisler
Pennsylvania Policy Center in-person staff meeting, Pursuit Co-working, Harrisburg, 3/25/25
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
“Stephen Miller – Trump’s fellow white supremacist”
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
It’s patriotic to protest.
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
“Hate never made America great.”
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
PPC campaign director Dwayne Heisler and 50501 organizer Cristin Wormuth
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
This was Reya’s first rally and public speaking opportunity, and she came fired up about trans rights.
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
“We will resist!”
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
“Trans rights are human rights!”
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
“I’ve seen better cabinets at Ikea.”
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
Octavia warned us…
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
Not the Gulf of America
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
“Stand up to fascism!”
50501 anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, PA Capitol steps, Harrisburg, 2/17/25
Anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, Philadelphia City Hall, 2/17/25
“Cruelty, vengeance, fearmongering will not govern us.”
Anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, Philadelphia City Hall, 2/17/25
Representative Dwight Evans speaks to the crowd.
Anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, Philadelphia City Hall, 2/17/25
“Teaching American history is not indoctrination.”
Anti-Trump and Elon protest rally, Philadelphia City Hall, 2/17/25
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
2023
Armando from Make the Road PA speaks about immigration issues at a press conference.
Allentown, PA, January 2024
Santa (PPC’s executive director Marc Stier) leaves coal for Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman.
In front of Senator Joe Pittman’s office in the Capitol building, PPC’s Pennsylvania’s Holiday Wish List event.
December 2023
Santa (executive director of Penn Policy Center Marc Stier) gives out candy canes to the kids of CASA.
PPC’s Pennsylvania’s Holiday Wish List event, PA Capitol
December 2023
Santa speaks about what kinds of legislation Pennsylvanians need. He’s flanked by members of CASA, legislative staff, and legislators.
PPC’s Pennsylvania’s Holiday Wish List event, PA Capitol
December 2023
Education funding rally at the Pennsylvania Capitol
Harrisburg, PA, November 2023
Members of one of Pennsylvanians Together’s partner organizations, For Our Future PA, hold a minimum wage rally at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Allentown, PA.
Allentown, PA, August 2023
Penn Policy Center’s director of outreach and partnerships, Jeff Garis, is advocating for climate justice and listening to U.S. representative from western Pennsylvania Summer Lee speak at a Climate Action Campaign event.
Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023
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