Daily News | West Philly’s Peoplehood Parade is back after two years of setbacks
“Spiral Q is all about using art for advocacy and awareness,” said Jennifer Turnbull, codirector of Spiral Q, the nonprofit that organizes the Peoplehood Parade
On Saturday, rhythmic beats of dozens of drums will echo through the streets of West Philadelphia, leading the way for a group of dancers walking and performing. At past parades, giant puppets towered over the dancers, who were holding props like mailboxes to encourage voting, stacks of Amazon boxes to support Amazon workers unionizing, raised fists with Black Lives Matter written on them.
were presented with the opportunity to amplify their activism for Palestinian human rights through the parade about a decade ago, they jumped on it., a cartoon of the back of a 10-year-old Palestinian boy with his hands behind his back. The cartoon, created in 1969 by political cartoonist Naji al-Ali, symbolizes the age of the artist when he was expelled from Palestine in 1948, and quickly became a timeless symbol for the Palestinian cause.
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