If You Don’t Want to See People on the Street, House Them
This Sunday, February 1, 2026, Philadelphians from every corner of the city will gather at Mother Bethel AME Church for the POWER Interfaith Affordability Assembly—a collective response to a housing crisis shaped too long by private profit and public silence.
The Assembly calls on City Council to establish a consistent revenue stream for housing affordability, while organizing residents into a force capable of matching the influence of developers who currently call the shots.
Confirmed councilmembers include Isaiah Thomas, Jamie Gauthier, and Nicolas O’Rourke, with additional leadership expected. The program will include music, prayer, legislative dialogue, and coordinated organizing toward a citywide Affordability Agenda.
To ensure broad participation, free buses will transport attendees from neighborhoods across Philadelphia, departing promptly at 2:00 PM (arrive by 1:30 PM):
Northwest Philadelphia:
Germantown Friends Meeting House, 47 W Coulter Street
West Philadelphia:
Alain Locke Public School, 4550 Haverford Avenue
North Philadelphia:
POWER Office, 1415 N Broad Street
Southwest Philadelphia:
Salt and Light Church, 5736 Chester Avenue
Northeast Philadelphia:
St. John’s Lutheran Church, 3101 Tyson Avenue
Meals will be shared. Community will be built. Power will be practiced.
Housing is not charity. It is civic responsibility.
If you don’t want to see people on the street, house them.
