Activist Debbie Wei on Love for Community and the Fight to Save Philadelphia’s Chinatown
When I ask Debbie if Parker’s recent endorsement means the fight to save Chinatown is lost, she looks up from her mapo tofu noodles and laughs. “Oh God, no,” she chuckles, reminding me that Mayor Street’s pet project was a proposal to put the Phillies stadium in Chinatown and Mayor Nutter eyed the neighborhood as the site for a casino. The community defeated both.
Activists Protest 76 Place Arena as an Act of Community Love
Love Now Media’s editorial team attended the ‘No Arena’ rally held in Center City. Crowds came from all over the city to voice their opposition to the $1.55 Billion arena.
