Something’s pretty trashy around here in Philadelphia – and it just so happens to be our streets.
We used to be able to depend on basic services like trash pick-up, but since the Great Recession hit, the city has stopped the collection of curbside bulk trash, tires, and leaf piles. So there they sit, in our alleyways and on our sidewalks, just waiting for someone to pick them up. But who will do it?
The answer is simple: we will.
Join us this Saturday for a neighborhood cleanup in your community.
We shouldn’t have to do this – but we will. After all, our biggest banks and corporations bring in enormous profits, but don’t pay their fair share in taxes. If our corporate neighbors pitched in the way that we all do, we’d have plenty of resources to keep our neighborhoods clean and safe.
But we love our neighborhoods, and we love Philadelphia too much to see it continue like this.
Come out on Saturday. Let’s send a message that Philadelphians are doing their part – and the companies that call Philadelphia home should be doing the same.
http://action.fightforphilly.org/page/s/cleanupday