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City of Philadelphia argues discrimination suit from Italian-American groups over dropping of Columbus Day is baseless

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PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney are seeking to dismiss a discrimination complaint from Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla and local Italian-American groups over Kenney’s removal of Columbus Day as an observed city holiday, arguing it lacks any factual basis.
The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, Inc. of Yonkers, N.Y., plus Squilla, the 1492 Society and Jody Della Barba, all of Philadelphia, first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 6 versus the City and Kenney.
The suit assailed the City and Kenney as having engaged in “continued, unrelenting, and intentionally discriminatory acts” against Italian-Americans – punctuated by Kenney’s Executive Order 2-21, which replaced Columbus Day as an official City holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day. ....

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Philly councilman and Italian-American rights groups sue City and Mayor Kenney, over claims of ethnic discrimination

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PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla and local Italian-American groups have filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney, over Kenney’s removal of Columbus Day as an observed city holiday and other incidents the suit says speak to his prejudice for Italian-Americans.
The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, Inc. of Yonkers, N.Y., Philadelphia City Council member Mark F. Squilla, the 1492 Society and Jody Della Barba, all of Philadelphia, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 6 versus the City and Kenney. ....

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Philly Italians sue mayor over Columbus Day cancellation

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Italian American groups and Councilmember Squilla sue Mayor Kenney for nixing Columbus Day
Filed in federal court, the lawsuit also cites the removal of the Rizzo statue and the demotion of a police captain.
City Councilmember Mark Squilla in 2019
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Councilmember Mark Squilla and Italian American groups in Philadelphia have filed a discrimination lawsuit against Mayor Jim Kenney over his delisting of Columbus Day as a city holiday in Philadelphia.
In addition to Squilla, plaintiffs include the 1492 Society, the organization that plans Philly’s annual Columbus Day parade; the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, a NYC-based coalition of prominent Italian American groups; and Jody Della Barba, a former secretar ....

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is being sued by dozens of Italian-American organizations

Refusing cancelation! Italian groups sue Philadelphia for toppling statue of former mayor Frank Rizzo, barricading Columbus monument and replacing explorer s holiday with Indigenous People s Day
A group of prominent Italian-Americans are suing the city of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney, alleging systemic discrimination against them
The lawsuit accuse the Mayor Kenney has shown a long pattern of discrimination against Italian Americans
It cites the removal of a statue of former Mayor and Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo, and attempted removal of a Christopher Columbus statue
Mayor Kenney had sewed racial division by replacing Columbus Day with an Indigenous Peoples Day, they claim ....

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