Aaron Bushnell
Desperate Acts of Protest
Self-Immolation is a desperate act of protest designed to arouse public outrage. We send our sympathy and solidarity to Aaron Bushnell's family and loved ones.
Aaron Bushnell
Self-Immolation is a desperate act of protest designed to arouse public outrage. We send our sympathy and solidarity to Aaron Bushnell's family and loved ones.
Free Palestine
As time passes, the focus of community institutions such as Wagner College's Holocaust Center remains affixed to the acts of slaughter within the 24-hour window of October 7. Grassroots activists, by contrast, point to a context that led up to that day, and the horrors committed since then.
Free Palestine
Demands for an immediate ceasefire, cutting all aid to Israel, and lifting the siege on Gaza have broader support than ever. Stop the Palestinian genocide.
Staten Island Ferry
Despite repeated calls from former and current elected officials to expand the NYC Ferry system for Staten Islanders, pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
Substance Use
Staten Island community coalition calls on State and Federal elected leaders for more investment in the public health workforce, supportive housing for those in recovery, and a fair share of opioid settlement funding.
ComeUnity Fridge
The ComeUnity Fridge approaches its second year anniversary in tackling food insecurity as food prices continue to soar.
Photography
Substance Use
Don’t Vape Yourself Away, Uncovers the Dangers of Vaping and Spreads Awareness
Summer Concert
Mayer, a hip-hop artist entrenched in Staten Island’s music scene, performed a set for Plea for the Fifth’s Online Concert Series.
Summer Concert
Lil Z, a young and upcoming Staten Island artist, spoke to Plea for the Fifth about the challenges and opportunities he faced while working on his EP Moving On during the pandemic.
Newsletter
This month PFT5 celebrates the creation of art. PFT5's Online Concert Series gives a platform to musical artists making waves here on Staten Island. Our new Small Business Spotlight series discovers a local business selling homemade crochet items. Below are our August publications: PFT5's Online Concert
Summer Concert
Justy speaks about the release of her first album, how her identity influences her music, and her love for Staten Island.