Peoples Power Assemblies (PPA) is an advocacy group in the United States that coordinates through local offices of the

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. The group advocates for jobs, healthcare, and educations and against

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, sexism, and anti-LGBT and ableist oppression. The group has been involved in organising protests and demonstrations in the aftermath of the killing of Freddie Gray,

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, and the murder of

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Notable actions

Every year the NYC chapter of the PPA organizes a group to join the Disability Pride March and bring attention to police brutality disproportionately affecting the Black disabled community. On June 4 2020, a Brooklyn EMT, Taylor Varela, was suspended for a twitter video of her encouraging a crowd of Black Lives Matter protestors over an ambulance loudspeaker. PPA created a

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petition asking for Varela not to get fired or further reprimanded for her actions. The petition quickly garnered over 6,000 signatures. By the next week, Varela shared a post thanking her internet supporters and announcing that she did not get fired.

References

{{Activism-stub Left-wing advocacy groups in the United States Workers World Party Black Lives Matter