All change is historically placed. Therefore, all organizing must be historically informed. Throughout the rest of the guide, we try to give in depth looks at various issues with Penn and in Philadelphia. In this, we try to give a broad overview and timeline of what organizing and agitation efforts have taken place over theContinue reading “History of Organizing ’25-’26”
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Gender Equity at Penn
Despite commanding the resources and prestige of an Ivy League school, the University of Pennsylvania has consistently failed to meet the needs of women and other gender minorities. Student organizations have been advocating the extension of basic services for years, but have been met with little action from the university. Menstrual Product Access at PennContinue reading “Gender Equity at Penn”
Letter from the Editor ’26
Hello, Class of 2030! As you begin your time at Penn, we want you to ask yourselves a very simple question: why are you here? Some of you see yourselves as visionaries and changemakers—as people imbued with a unique power to change the world and forge your own path. Some of you are a bitContinue reading “Letter from the Editor ’26”
Organizing at Penn; the Sixties, the Eighties, the Nineties, and Now.
Penn’s historical complicity in state violence, the military industrial complex, and human rights violations is nothing if not steadfast. Two moments in this long history—as well as how students mobilized in them—are critical to understanding the role of activism at Penn: the antiwar, anti-Penntrification organizing of the sixties and the anti-apartheid activism of the eightiesContinue reading “Organizing at Penn; the Sixties, the Eighties, the Nineties, and Now.”
Resources for International Students and Immigrant Rights
Resources for International Students from Penn vs. International Students What You Can Do to Support Immigrants: from ICE Out of Philly
Remembering the MOVE Bombing
updated 2025 On May 13th, 1985, the Philadelphia government used military explosives to bomb the headquarters of MOVE, a radical Black environmentalist group, in the neighborhood of Cobbs Creek in West Philadelphia. As a result of this horrifying act of police violence, the bomb and resulting fire killed 11 MOVE members, including five children, andContinue reading “Remembering the MOVE Bombing”
The Union Fight at Penn
Graduate Employees Together-University of Pennsylvania and United RAs at Penn are uniting efforts to push for worker’s rights.Credit: Sydney Curran substantially updated from 2024, by Anonymous, 2025, ed. again ’26 Join Your Union Now! From the start of the day, when the lights turn on, to the end, when everyone goes home, it is laborContinue reading “The Union Fight at Penn”
Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine
Penn Faculty for Justice in Palestine organized a die-in demonstration at College Hall on Jan. 29.Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi by Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine, University of Pennsylvania, 2025 For nearly two years, the Penn Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine chapter has spoken out against the brutal and ongoing extermination of PalestinianContinue reading “Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine”
Drone Research; Palestinian Death
figures (a) and (b) from the GRASP Lab’s “SEER: Safe Efficient Exploration for Aerial Robots using Learning to Predict Information Gain”: arXiv:2209.11034 by Penn Against the Occupation, 2025 Penn Engineering prides itself on an interdisciplinary, humanitarian approach to engineering for the betterment of the world. However, just a few layers of digging show a concerning levelContinue reading “Drone Research; Palestinian Death”
Penn Culture
U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House in Washington on March 14, 2025. | Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images by Anonymous, 2025 The two most powerful men in America are President Trump and Elon Musk. Both men are racist, arrogant, and narcissistic, viewing their wealthContinue reading “Penn Culture”
Penn Disorientation Guide 