This is what happened next

just minutes after all the anti-arena protestors were expelled from the chamber..

To learn more about the fight to save Chinatown, a good place to start is https://www.instagram.com/nacsphilly

Hands Off Chinatown

My introduction to the No Arena in Chinatown activists was when I attended and filmed this huge demonstration as it raged through the streets of Philadelphia on its way to City Hall.

Chinatown on the Edge

This was part of an amazing walking tour of Chinatown with the irrepressible Debbie Wei. If you want to visualize the immediacy of the problem, this 60-second video captures the issue vividly.

Stephen Girard · Blood Money

Learn the shocking history of one of Philadelphia’s city fathers, Stephen Girard, still listed as among the 20 richest people in history. Turns out, he made his fortune as a slave trader and international drug dealer. Think the Opium Wars..