May 6, 2022We demand the truth about Tree Africa and Delisha Africa’s remains.TW — abuse of human remains, police violence Recent reporting by our comrade Abdul-Aliy Muhammad has exposed the Penn Museum’s attempted cover-up of its possession of the remains of Delisha Africa. Delisha Africa was 12 years old on May 13th 1985, when she was murdered by police during the infamous…University Of Penn4 min readUniversity Of Penn4 min read
Oct 1, 2021Penn must be held accountable for holding remains of MOVE children.On August 25th, amid the flurry of student orientations and the start of the semester, the University announced the results of its internal investigation into the Penn Museum’s use and display of the remains of Tree Africa and Delisha Africa, children murdered in the 1985 MOVE bombing and fire. The…University Of Penn4 min readUniversity Of Penn4 min read
Apr 23, 2021Return the MOVE Remains NOW!Recent reporting by our comrade Abdul-Aliy Muhammad has revealed that the Penn Museum and Princeton University have had in their collections the remains of child victims of the 1985 MOVE bombing, when Philadelphia Police dropped a bomb onto a West Philly residence, burned down an entire city block, and took…Police Free Penn2 min readPolice Free Penn2 min read
Jul 15, 2020Repatriation & Reparations NOW! Restating What We Mean by Abolish the Morton Collection.[4/14/2021 UPDATE] After years of pressure from community members, activists, students, and researchers, the Penn Museum has finally publicly committed to repatriating the entire Morton Collection of human crania. In a statement released April 12th 2021, the Museum apologized for the continued harm caused by the Morton Collection and vowed…Reparations5 min readReparations5 min read
Jun 25, 2020A Critical Annotation by #PoliceFreePenn in Response to Penn’s Dishonest Statements on Penn Police & Ties to PPDEvery member of the University community is responsible for upholding the highest standards of honesty at all times. If the administration is unsure whether their action(s) constitute a violation of the Code of Academic Integrity, then it is their responsibility to consult with the People to clarify any and all ambiguities. You’ve been notified. Please don’t let this happen again. #PoliceFreePenn DOWNLOAD A PDF COPY WITH EMBEDDED LINKS (COMING SOON).Policefreecampus2 min readPolicefreecampus2 min read
Jun 19, 2020This Juneteenth Weekend, UPenn Must Act in Defense of Black LivesThis letter was published on Juneteenth 2020, and sent by #PoliceFreePenn to the mailboxes of the lead administrators of the University of Pennsylvania in response to the Juneteenth holiday announcement delcared earlier in the week, which is reprinted below this letter. TO: President Amy Gutmann; Provost Wendell Pritchett; Executive Vice…Policefreepenn4 min readPolicefreepenn4 min read
Jun 15, 2020Abolition Now: We Demand a #PoliceFreePennCollectively authored by Police Free Penn: An Abolitionist Assembly, contact us at policefreepenn@gmail.com We write this as an assembly affiliated and seeking affiliation with all facets of Penn (undergraduate and graduate students, tenured and nontenured faculty, service and office staff, alumni, subcontracted workers, local residents, etc) in deepening the reach…Policefreeschools9 min readPolicefreeschools9 min read
