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MOVE 'Day of Remembrance' honors lives lost – Workers World


MOVE ‘Day of Remembrance’ honors lives lost
By Betsey Piette posted on May 14, 2021
Philadelphia
On the 36th anniversary of the horrific bombing of the MOVE family house in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985, hundreds gathered at Osage Ave. and Cobbs Creek Parkway at a plaque commemorating the event.  Speakers focused on naming and remembering the lives of the six adults and five children murdered by the repressive state.
Pam Africa (left) and Mike Africa, Jr, lead march through West Philadelphia holding signs with names of those killed May 13, 1985. WW Photo: Joe Piette
This year’s commemoration was especially poignant because of recent revelations involving the city’s callus mishandling and mistreatment of the remains of children who died there.  ....

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On the anniversary of MOVE bombing, fresh pain and calls for accountability on Osage Avenue


On the anniversary of MOVE bombing, fresh pain and calls for accountability on Osage Avenue
Oona Goodin-Smith, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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MOVE members speak to a crowd at Malcolm X Memorial Park in West Philadelphia on Thursday.
Thirty-six years to the day after Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on the MOVE rowhouse in Cobbs Creek, killing 11 people, including five children, and razing 61 homes, the pain is fresh on Osage Avenue.
“There are a lot of thoughts running through my mind,” said Mike Africa Jr. with a heavy sigh, looking out to the crowd of 200 dressed in white at Osage Avenue and Cobbs Creek Parkway. “Before we get to those, we have to say their names.” ....

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