Saturday, November 15, 2025

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FOOD HELP  🍴
List of area resources. Get food help, donate, volunteer. Compiled for the SNAP food crisis still posting as I'm not trusting we've seen the end of it.

ACTIVISM 

ARTS & READS

Making the Movement: Civil Rights Museum  2nd floor atrium Baron-Forness Library PennWest Edinboro 200 Tartan Rd, Edinboro, PA " explores the material culture of the Civil Rights Movement" The exhibit will be open through December 12, 2025.

Three Rivers Film Festival Nov 12 - 23 "2025 Film Pittsburgh presents independent films from around the world, deepening audiences’ understanding of various cultures, expanding acceptance and recognizing our common humanity." 

Miss Mabeline Presents The Poetry X-Change Open Mic Nov 16, 7:00 PM Werner Books & Coffee, 3608 Liberty St, Erie, PA 

Groundwork Erie Book Club 11/19 at 6 PM Island by Aldous Huxley Werner Books & Coffee, 3608 Liberty St, Erie, PA 

Album Review // Teenage Warhead // Fascists, Go Home! (Nick Warren/Erie Reader) 

Benevolent Beers: Erie Arts & Culture  December 4 at Erie Ale Works 416 West 12th St. Erie PA "Any purchase between 5:00pm and 8:00pm will provide a donation to this great group."


Marks of Resistance: Käthe Kollwitz Prints Erie Art Museum, Holstein Gallery 20 E 5th St. Erie, PA Till January 18, 2026 

CHELLO

CRITTERS
Originally compiled for the SNAP food crisis, which was affecting pet owners and rescues in specific ways. Still helpful info.

Chautauqua Co Humane Society pet pantry   Erie Animal Network's Pet Food Bank, bi-weekly pet food and supplies for those in need in Erie County. ANNA Cares food pantry 1555 E. 10th contact ANNA for specifics. Humane World for Animals   has national directory for pet owners needing help.

Also offer unused /unwanted pet food to friends or neighbors.

Drop-off donations: Erie area Pet Supplies Plus stores accept sealed, dry, and wet cat food. locally accepting for ANNA, Erie Animal Network, Erie Humane Society, Orphan Angels. Elsewhere check with individual PSP stores.
   
DEMOCRACY

To see coverage and photos of Oct 18 No Kings events. scroll down to No Kings heading.

Erie County PA Activism  Comprehensive list of local actions and groups, especially helpful for resistance connections. 

Remove the Regime Protest Trip from Erie to Washington DC  Deadline for reservations is Nov 15, but there might still be openings if you check. Reach out to Erie Bridge Brigade for questions: Bridgebrigade2000@proton.me $125/person - covers all transportation fees. Some "scholarships" available to help defray the cost.

EARTH

Erie on Track to Join Great Lakes Project (Liz Allen/Erie Reader) "Erie County shoreline integral to proposed Great Lakes Waterfront Trail"


ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

Fair Districts Pa: Redistricting Reform Wed., Nov 19th at 7pm, Edinboro Borough Hall 124 Meadville Street, Edinboro, Event is free -Reservations are for seating, handouts, etc. Promoted by: French Creek Indivisible 

Feds sued to stop SNAP, used hungry Americans for political gain amid shutdown | Opinion (Rock Copeland/Erie Times-News) 


Erie Co Exec race by municipality   (Reddit post) includes county map showing who went blue, and an interesting comment from a west county resident 

[Watch] Interview with Carlos Mora, an Erie County United organizer, talks about the organization's canvassing efforts regarding the May primary and the November election. (Erie Times-News)

IMMIGRANTS

ICE Rapid Response Network  HOTLINE NUMBER: 814-580-7090 (Erie and Crawford Counties) Answered 24/7 by bilingual English / Spanish speaker  Next trainings are online: Tuesday, Nov 25. 6pm-8pm Tuesday, December 16. 6-8pm Info: Carlos Mora at Erie County United. ( Carlos@paunited.org )

Local religious organizations protest ICE as part of nationwide movement (WJET/WFXP/YourErie) "Several local religious organizations gathered near the Erie County Prison on Wednesday afternoon to protest against increased ICE enforcement, participating in a national movement called One Church One Family."

Panel discussion: "Immigration and the Erie economy" 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM / November 18, 2025 Host: Public Policy Institute at Penn State Behrend The program is in the multipurpose room of the Federal House, free and open to the public.

Erie colleges, universities have fewer international students attending. The latest stats (Erie Times-News) 

Fact check: Do illegal immigrants receive SNAP benefits?   (MARCA) Dated Nov 11, 2025

INDIGENOUS

Interview with Haudenosaunee Seneca Leon Sam Briggs (2023)  Leon Sam Briggs, whose Seneca name is Hoya’degay hus, meaning “he helps always,” is an enrolled member of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Hawk Clan, from the Tonawanda Seneca Territory He is a blacksmith, craftsmen, teacher, public speaker. Locally, he works with Fort Le Boeuf French and Indian War Museum in Waterford.

[Listen] Restoring Justice: Parker, Heritage, and Indigenous Voices (WBFO What's Next) "In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we reflect on the life of Ely S. Parker, Tonawanda Seneca leader, engineer, and Civil War officer who helped draft the surrender at Appomattox. Denied admission to the New York State Bar in the 1840s simply for being Native American, Parker’s legacy of justice and representation is finally being recognized."

JUSTICE

Robert H Jackson Center 80th Anniversary of Nuremberg Robert H. Jackson was the U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Chief U.S. Prosecutor at Nuremberg. The Jamestown NY-based Center named in his honor will be holding several events commemorating Nuremberg anniversary over the next couple months. 

LGBTQ+

Transgender Day of Remembrance  Nov 20 at 7pm at Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie, PA ."Join us in remembering our lost transgender siblings. Candlelight vigil with name reading will take place ... There will be time for reflection and refreshments afterward. 5:30-6pm is set aside for news coverage." Event by Transfamily of NWPA.

Building Understanding: A Conversation on Trans Lives Today   Nov 24, 6:00pm  Host: Idea Lab "Inspired by Sen. Sarah McBride’s 2018 book, Tomorrow Will Be Different Free. Registration required. 18+. Panel discussion, conducted through Zoom. Registrants will receive an event link prior to the event." . November is Transgender Awareness Month.

Compton's Capital Campaign Compton's Table looking to purchase a forever home. 

NO KINGS
Coverage and photos/video from second No Kings rallies Oct 18, 2025

SCHOOLS & YOUTH

Erie's Schools Enter a New Era by Dr. Jay Breneman (JB), Dr. Natalyn Gibbs (NG), and Ms. ShaQuita Gatewood (SG) Erie’s Public Schools Earn Recognition for Healthy Meals (Erie News Now)

In PA, The Blue Wave Sweeps A Once-Conservative School Board    (Peter Greene/Forbes) "The Central Bucks School District was, for a while, a nationally-noted example of a board that was remade in a conservative culture war image. Tuesday’s blue wave washed away the last traces of that image."

Group checked 193 PA school districts for censorship, LGBTQ+ policies (USA Today Network) "A recent analysis of dozens of Pennsylvania school boards found one in five of them have adopted culture war policies that censor material, ban books or target LGBTQ+ students."

WORKING PEOPLE

Labor, food bank leaders push for stable funding after benefit pause (AJ Rao/Erie Times-News)

Keystone Labor Report PA focus."the Keystone Labor Report, a twice-a-week newsletter...will cover the labor fights and economic policy battles that matter for workers in the commonwealth and put them at the center of our coverage. And along the way, we’ll do our best to hold powerful interests accountable."


SS Edmund Fitzgerald Tragedy Spurred Maritime Work Safety Improvements (Waterways Journal 11/14/2025) 

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Calendar and local info sharing for people who believe "a better world is possible." Focus is local/regional. All listed upcoming events are nonviolent. Not affiliated with any organization/ Submissions, corrections etc to brynn16501@proton.me
Blog URL https://eriebluegreen.blogspot.com/ 
 





🍴 FOOD HELP  🍴
List of area resources. Get food help, donate, volunteer. Compiled for the EBT food crisis but not trusting that's the end of it.

ACTIVISM 

ARTS & READS

Making the Movement: Civil Rights Museum  Bruce Gallery, Baron-Forness Library PennWest Edinboro 200 Tartan Rd, Edinboro, PA The exhibit will be open through December 12, 2025 

Voices of Resistance Nov 12 from 6-8pm at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie. Benefits French Creek Indivisible, featuring Monica Lewis, Trajectory Jane, Bryan Hed and Lucy Ventura. Donations encouraged.

Three Rivers Film Festival Nov 12 - 23 "2025 Film Pittsburgh presents independent films from around the world, deepening audiences’ understanding of various cultures, expanding acceptance and recognizing our common humanity." 

Single Voice Reading Series - Soledad Caballero & Catharina Coenen  Nov13 at 7:00pm  Allegheny College, Tippie Alumni Center Meadville, PA Catharina Coenen: "winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing." Soledad Caballero: Her collection, I Was a Bell won the 2019 Benjamin Saltman poetry prize, was the 2022 International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry book of the year, and a 2022 International Latino Book Award 

Miss Mabeline Presents The Poetry X-Change Open Mic Nov 16,, 7:00 PM Werner Books & Coffee, 3608 Liberty St, Erie, PA 

Groundwork Erie Book Club 11/19 at 6 PM Island by Aldous Huxley Werner Books & Coffee, 3608 Liberty St, Erie, PA 

Album Review // Teenage Warhead // Fascists, Go Home! (Nick Warren/Erie Reader) 

Benevolent Beers: Erie Arts & Culture Erie Ale Works 416 West 12th St. Erie PA "Any purchase between 5:00pm and 8:00pm will provide a donation to this great group."


Marks of Resistance: Käthe Kollwitz Prints Erie Art Museum, Holstein Gallery 20 E 5th St. Erie, PA Till January 18, 2026 

CHELLO
Justice for Chello yard signs here

CRITTERS

Chautauqua Co Humane Society pet pantry   Erie Animal Network's Pet Food Bank, bi-weekly pet food and supplies for those in need in Erie County. ANNA Cares food pantry 1555 E. 10th contact ANNA for specifics.

Drop-off donations: Erie area Pet Supplies Plus stores accept sealed, dry, and wet cat food. locally accepting for ANNA, Erie Animal Network, Erie Humane Society, Orphan Angels. Elsewhere check with individual stores.
 
Humane World for Animals   has national directory for pet owners needing help.

Also offer unused /unwanted pet food to friends or neighbors.
   
DEMOCRACY

Erie County PA Activism  Comprehensive list of local actions and groups, especially helpful for resistance connections. 

Remove the Regime Protest Washington DC  "This is not a 50-state protest. On November 22, 2025, we will peacefully descend on the seat of power in Washington, DC to demand unmistakably that this lawless administration come to an END."

See No Kings heading below for coverage and photos of Oct 18 No Kings events. 


Erie on Track to Join Great Lakes Project (Liz Allen/Erie Reader) "Erie County shoreline integral to proposed Great Lakes Waterfront Trail"


ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

Erie's General Election Results (Alana Sabol / Erie Reader) 


[LISTEN] NEXT: The County Executive's Role: with Kathy Dahlkemper Hosts Marcus Atkinson and Marc Blount are joined by Kathy Dahlkemper, former U.S. Representative and Erie County Executive

IMMIGRANTS

Local religious organizations protest ICE as part of nationwide movement  (WJET/WFXP/YourErie) "Several local religious organizations gathered near the Erie County Prison on Wednesday afternoon to protest against increased ICE enforcement, participating in a national movement called One Church One Family."

2025 Refugee Owned Business Directory (Erie Arts & Culture) EBT halt is impacting local, independent food stores`. Consider doing some shopping in those stores to help them out through this period. 

Fact check: Do illegal immigrants receive SNAP benefits?   (MARCA) Dated Nov 11, 2025

INDIGENOUS

Canandaigua Treaty of 1794 (Cayuga Nation) "This treaty was signed in Canandaigua, New York on November 11, 1794... For 217 years, the Cayuga Nation was landless. That ended in 2011, when we had to repurchase our lands and reestablish ourselves as a people."

Interview with Haudenosaunee Seneca Leon Sam Briggs (2023)  Leon Sam Briggs, whose Seneca name is Hoya’degay hus, meaning “he helps always,” is an enrolled member of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Hawk Clan, from the Tonawanda Seneca Territory He is a blacksmith, craftsmen, teacher, public speaker. Locally, he works with Fort Le Boeuf French and Indian War Museum in Waterford.

LGBTQ+

Transgender Day of Remembrance  Nov 20 at 7pm at Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie, PA ."Join us in remembering our lost transgender siblings. Candlelight vigil with name reading will take place ... There will be time for reflection and refreshments afterward. 5:30-6pm is set aside for news coverage. You are welcome to join us for the ceremony as well."

Building Understanding: A Conversation on Trans Lives Today Nov 24, 6:00pm  " Inspired by Sen. Sarah McBride’s 2018 book, Tomorrow Will Be Different Free. Registration required. 18+. Panel discussion, conducted through Zoom. Registrants will receive an event link prior to the event." Location: Idea Lab at Blasco, Erie Co. Public Library. November is Transgender Awareness Month.

NO KINGS
Coverage and photos from second No Kings rallies Oct 18, 2025

SCHOOLS & YOUTH

Erie's Schools Enter a New Era by Dr. Jay Breneman (JB), Dr. Natalyn Gibbs (NG), and Ms. ShaQuita Gatewood (SG) Erie’s Public Schools Earn Recognition for Healthy Meals (Erie News Now)

In PA, The Blue Wave Sweeps A Once-Conservative School Board (Forbes)   (Forbes) "The Central Bucks School District was, for a while, a nationally-noted example of a board that was remade in a conservative culture war image. Tuesday’s blue wave washed away the last traces of that image."

Group checked 193 PA school districts for censorship, LGBTQ+ policies (USA Today Network) "A recent analysis of dozens of Pennsylvania school boards found one in five of them have adopted culture war policies that censor material, ban books or target LGBTQ+ students."

WORKING PEOPLE

A Closer Look at Who Benefits from SNAP: State-by-State Fact Sheets (CPBB) SNAP provides criitcal benefits to workers and their families (CPBB) PA minimum wage stuck at $7.25 where it has been since 2009. (Gov Josh Shapiro) 

GEMISH
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Links to No Kings 2 coverage and photos under No Kings heading


🍴 FOOD HELP 🍴
List of area resources. Get food help, donate, volunteer. 

ACTIVISM 

ARTS & READS

Making the Movement: Civil Rights Museum  Bruce Gallery, Baron-Forness Library PennWest Edinboro 200 Tartan Rd, Edinboro, PA The exhibit will be open through December 12, 2025 

Voices of Resistance Nov 12 from 6-8pm at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie. Benefits French Creek Indivisible, featuring Monica Lewis, Trajectory Jane, Bryan Hed and Lucy Ventura. Donations encouraged.

Three Rivers Film Festival Nov 12 - 23 "2025 Film Pittsburgh presents independent films from around the world, deepening audiences’ understanding of various cultures, expanding acceptance and recognizing our common humanity." 

Single Voice Reading Series - Soledad Caballero & Catharina Coenen  Nov13 at 7:00pm  Allegheny College, Tippie Alumni Center Meadville, PA Catharina Coenen: "winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing." Soledad Caballero: Her collection, I Was a Bell won the 2019 Benjamin Saltman poetry prize, was the 2022 International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry book of the year, and a 2022 International Latino Book Award 

Miss Mabeline Presents The Poetry X-Change Open Mic Nov 16,, 7:00 PM Werner Books & Coffee, 3608 Liberty St, Erie, PA 

Groundwork Erie Book Club 11/19 at 6 PM Island by Aldous Huxley Werner Books & Coffee, 3608 Liberty St, Erie, PA 

Marks of Resistance: Käthe Kollwitz Prints Erie Art Museum, Holstein Gallery 20 E 5th St. Erie, PA Till January 18, 2026 

CHELLO
Justice for Chello yard signs here

COMMUNITY

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CRITTERS

Chautauqua Co Humane Society pet pantry   Erie Animal Network's Pet Food Bank, bi-weekly pet food and supplies for those in need in Erie County. .ANNA Cares food pantry 1555 E. 10th contact ANNA  for specifics. 

Drop-off donations: Erie area Pet Supplies Plus stores accept sealed, dry, and wet cat food. locally accepting for ANNA, Erie Animal Network, Erie Humane Society, Orphan Angels. Elsewhere check with individual stores. 

Humane World for Animals has national directory for pet owners needing help. 

Also offer unused /unwanted pet food to friends or neighbors.  
DEMOCRACY

See No Kings heading below for coverage and photos of Oct 18 No Kings events. 
See Activism heading at top for actions and groups 


Erie on Track to Join Great Lakes Project (Liz Allen/Erie Reader) "Erie County shoreline integral to proposed Great Lakes Waterfront Trail"


ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE


[LISTEN] NEXT: The County Executive's Role: with Kathy Dahlkemper Hosts Marcus Atkinson and Marc Blount are joined by Kathy Dahlkemper, former U.S. Representative and Erie County Executive

IMMIGRANTS

Local religious organizations protest ICE as part of nationwide movement  (WJET/WFXP/YourErie) "Several local religious organizations gathered near the Erie County Prison on Wednesday afternoon to protest against increased ICE enforcement, participating in a national movement called One Church One Family."

2025 Refugee Owned Business Directory (Erie Arts & Culture) EBT halt is impacting local, independent food stores`. Consider doing some shopping in those stores to help them out through this period. 

Fact check: Do illegal immigrants receive SNAP benefits?   (MARCA) Dated Nov 11, 2025

INDIGENOUS

Canandaigua Treaty of 1794 (Cayuga Nation) "This treaty was signed in Canandaigua, New York on November 11, 1794... For 217 years, the Cayuga Nation was landless. That ended in 2011, when we had to repurchase our lands and reestablish ourselves as a people."

Interview with Haudenosaunee Seneca Leon Sam Briggs (2023)  Leon Sam Briggs, whose Seneca name is Hoya’degay hus, meaning “he helps always,” is an enrolled member of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Hawk Clan, from the Tonawanda Seneca Territory He is a blacksmith, craftsmen, teacher, public speaker. Locally, he works with Fort Le Boeuf French and Indian War Museum in Waterford.

LGBTQ+

Transgender Day of Remembrance  Nov 20 at 7pm at Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie, PA ."Join us in remembering our lost transgender siblings. Candlelight vigil with name reading will take place ... There will be time for reflection and refreshments afterward. 5:30-6pm is set aside for news coverage. You are welcome to join us for the ceremony as well."

Building Understanding: A Conversation on Trans Lives Today Nov 24, 6:00pm  " Inspired by Sen. Sarah McBride’s 2018 book, Tomorrow Will Be Different  Free. Registration required.  18+. Panel discussion, conducted through Zoom. Registrants will receive an event link prior to the event." Location: Idea Lab at Blasco, Erie Co. Public Library. November is Transgender Awareness Month.

NO KINGS
Coverage and photos from second No Kings rallies Oct 18, 2025

SCHOOLS & YOUTH

Erie's Schools Enter a New Era by Dr. Jay Breneman (JB), Dr. Natalyn Gibbs (NG), and Ms. ShaQuita Gatewood (SG) Erie’s Public Schools Earn Recognition for Healthy Meals (Erie News Now)

In PA, The Blue Wave Sweeps A Once-Conservative School Board (Forbes)   (Forbes) "The Central Bucks School District was, for a while, a nationally-noted example of a board that was remade in a conservative culture war image. Tuesday’s blue wave washed away the last traces of that image."
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Group checked 193 PA school districts for censorship, LGBTQ+ policies (USA Today Network) "A recent analysis of dozens of Pennsylvania school boards found one in five of them have adopted culture war policies that censor material, ban books or target LGBTQ+ students."

WORKING PEOPLE

A Closer Look at Who Benefits from SNAP: State-by-State Fact Sheets (CPBB) SNAP provides criitcal benefits to workers and their families (CPBB) PA minimum wage stuck at $7.25 where it has been since 2009. (Gov Josh Shapiro) 

GEMISH
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Friday, November 7, 2025

BABY



from Deb 814-812-0461
* NAME: Squee and/or Baby
* REASON FOR SURRENDER: Part of the stray family I have been kept in my home.. PREGNANT by littermate
* LIKES: Very affectionate, loves attention, petting and light belly rubs, human company,and verbal praise .For fun it is cat trees, window watching, rolling balls, boxes, playing chase. Eating wet food that has gravy and of course Churu.
* DISLIKES: Poorly-maintained litter box, will complain. Shy about eating wet food around others because of others' past aggression. Although she enjoys petting, she doesn't care much for being cuddling or being picked up.
* VETTING: None so far, and her very late first estrus was a surprise.
* BEHAVIOR: Delightful. Even-tempered, easy-going, well-socialized, playful, mildly verbal. Excellent litter habits.
* MEDICAL CONCERNS: PREGNANT by littermate. Other than that, she is healthy mentally and physically. Always indoors, never outside.


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Friday, October 31, 2025

NOVEMBER

🍴 FOOD HELP 🍴
Where to GIVE or GET help

ACTIVISM 

ARTS & READS

Voices of Resistance Nov 12 from 6-8pm at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie. Benefits French Creek Indivisible, featuring Monica Lewis, Trajectory Jane, Bryan Hed and Lucy Ventura. Donations encouraged.

Three Rivers Film Festival Nov 12 - 23 "2025 Film Pittsburgh presents independent films from around the world, deepening audiences’ understanding of various cultures, expanding acceptance and recognizing our common humanity." 

Single Voice Reading Series - Soledad Caballero & Catharina Coenen  Nov13 at 7:00pm  Allegheny College, Tippie Alumni Center Meadville, PA Catharina Coenen: "winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing." Soledad Caballero: Her collection, I Was a Bell won the 2019 Benjamin Saltman poetry prize, was the 2022 International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry book of the year, and a 2022 International Latino Book Award 

Miss Mabeline Presents The Poetry X-Change Open Mic Nov 16,, 7:00 PM Werner Books & Coffee, 3608 Liberty St, Erie, PA 

Groundwork Erie Book Club 11/19 at 6 PM Island by Aldous Huxley Werner Books & Coffee, 3608 Liberty St, Erie, PA 

Marks of Resistance: Käthe Kollwitz Prints Erie Art Museum, Holstein Gallery 20 E 5th St. Erie, PA Till January 18, 2026 

CHELLO
Justice for Chello yard signs here

DEMOCRACY

See No Kings heading below for coverage and photos of Oct 18 No Kings events. 
See Activism heading at top for actions and groups 


Erie on Track to Join Great Lakes Project (Liz Allen/Erie Reader) "Erie County shoreline integral to proposed Great Lakes Waterfront Trail"


ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE


[LISTEN] NEXT: The County Executive's Role: with Kathy Dahlkemper Hosts Marcus Atkinson and Marc Blount are joined by Kathy Dahlkemper, former U.S. Representative and Erie County Executive

IMMIGRANTS

Local religious organizations protest ICE as part of nationwide movement  (WJET/WFXP/YourErie) "Several local religious organizations gathered near the Erie County Prison on Wednesday afternoon to protest against increased ICE enforcement, participating in a national movement called One Church One Family."

2025 Refugee Owned Business Directory (Erie Arts & Culture) EBT halt is impacting local, independent food stores`. Consider doing some shopping in those stores to help them out through this period. 

Fact check: Do illegal immigrants receive SNAP benefits?   (MARCA) Dated Nov 11, 2025
INDIGENOUS

Canandaigua Treaty of 1794 (Cayuga Nation) "This treaty was signed in Canandaigua, New York on November 11, 1794... For 217 years, the Cayuga Nation was landless. That ended in 2011, when we had to repurchase our lands and reestablish ourselves as a people."

Interview with Haudenosaunee Seneca Leon Sam Briggs (2023)  Leon Sam Briggs, whose Seneca name is Hoya’degay hus, meaning “he helps always,” is an enrolled member of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Hawk Clan, from the Tonawanda Seneca Territory He is a blacksmith, craftsmen, teacher, public speaker. Locally, he works with Fort Le Boeuf French and Indian War Museum in Waterford.

NO KINGS
Coverage and photos from second No Kings rallies Oct 18, 2025


SCHOOLS & YOUTH

Erie's Schools Enter a New Era by Dr. Jay Breneman (JB), Dr. Natalyn Gibbs (NG), and Ms. ShaQuita Gatewood (SG) Erie’s Public Schools Earn Recognition for Healthy Meals (Erie News Now)

In PA, The Blue Wave Sweeps A Once-Conservative School Board (Forbes)   (Forbes) "The Central Bucks School District was, for a while, a nationally-noted example of a board that was remade in a conservative culture war image. Tuesday’s blue wave washed away the last traces of that image."
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Group checked 193 PA school districts for censorship, LGBTQ+ policies (USA Today Network) "A recent analysis of dozens of Pennsylvania school boards found one in five of them have adopted culture war policies that censor material, ban books or target LGBTQ+ students."

WORKING PEOPLE

A Closer Look at Who Benefits from SNAP: State-by-State Fact Sheets (CPBB) SNAP provides criitcal benefits to workers and their families (CPBB) PA minimum wage stuck at $7.25 where it has been since 2009. (Gov Josh Shapiro) 

MISC
Transgender Day of Remembrance  Nov 20 at 7pm at Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie, PA ."Join us in remembering our lost transgender siblings. Candlelight vigil with name reading will take place ... There will be time for reflection and refreshments afterward. 5:30-6pm is set aside for news coverage. You are welcome to join us for the ceremony as well."

WE GAF Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/2568298606864795 

PA natives Josh Shapiro and Sarah Longwell discuss PA and the elections.
https://youtu.be/JsZYjPIrI0g?si=ThZ83Ei048gNIfm6

FOOD HELP
To GIVE or FIND HELP particularly in this month's food crisis. Please click on links to get more specific details about times, services, etc.

💙NWPA
Second Harvest Food Bank of NWPA 1507 Grimm Dr. Erie, Pa 16501 814-459-3663 M-F 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Charity Navigator rating https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/251405798 How to help: donate food, money, and/or time. 
Second Harvest Food Bank Food Finder Food pantries, soup kitchens, produce express etc. Enter address for nearby resources 
💙ERIE CO 
Little Free Pantries & Blessing Boxes  List for Erie County.
Werner Books collecting drop-off for Little Free Pantries throughout the month of November. Drop off at store, 3608 Liberty St
Erie City Mission Public Meal 1017 Holland , Erie Emmaus Ministries Soup Kitchen 218 E 11th St Erie 
💙CRAWFORD CO
Meadville Community Soup Kitchen Stone Methodist Church 956 S, Main St. Meadville PA M-F. (814) 337-1233 ask for Josh Soup on Saturday Unitarian Universalist Church 346 Chestnut St, Meadville, PA Contact Jodi Sipos with any questions or donations 814-724-4023 or church@uumeadville.org.
 Crawford Co Food Resources Directory (updated Aug/Sept 2025) 
💙EVERYWHERE ELSE 
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PETS 🐱🐶🐰
Chautauqua Co Humane Society pet pantry   Erie Animal Network's Pet Food Bank, bi-weekly pet food and supplies for those in need in Erie County. .ANNA Cares food pantry 1555 E. 10th contact ANNA  for specifics. Drop-off donations: Pet Supplies Plus stores accept sealed, dry, and wet cat food. locally accepting for ANNA, Erie Animal Network, Erie Humane Society, Orphan Angels. Elsewhere check with individual stores. Humane World for Animals has national directory for pet owners needing help. Also offer unused /unwanted pet food to friends or neighbors.  

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⭐ACTIVISM ⭐

ARTS & READS

Voices of Resistance Nov 12 from 6-8pm at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie. Benefits French Creek Indivisible, featuring Monica Lewis, Trajectory Jane, Bryan Hed and Lucy Ventura. Donations encouraged. 

Three Rivers Film Festival Nov 12 - 23 "2025 Film Pittsburgh presents independent films from around the world, deepening audiences’ understanding of various cultures, expanding acceptance and recognizing our common humanity." 

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025) Biopic in theatres now. 

Conversation at the Monastery "Join us for a conversation on Sister Joan Chittister's book The Time Is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage on Monday, November 10, 7 p.m. in the Mount Saint Benedict Monastery chapel. "

Single Voice Reading Series - Soledad Caballero & Catharina Coenen  Nov13 at 7:00pm  Allegheny College, Tippie Alumni Center Meadville, PA Catharina Coenen: "winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing." Soledad Caballero: Her collection, I Was a Bell won the 2019 Benjamin Saltman poetry prize, was the 2022 International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry book of the year, and a 2022 International Latino Book Award 

Marks of Resistance: Käthe Kollwitz Prints Erie Art Museum, Holstein Gallery 20 E 5th St. Erie, PA Till January 18, 2026 

CHELLO
Justice for Chello yard signs

DEMOCRACY

See No Kings heading for coverage and photos of Oct 18 No Kings events. 
See Activism heading for actions and groups 


Erie on Track to Join Great Lakes Project (Liz Allen/Erie Reader) "Erie County shoreline integral to proposed Great Lakes Waterfront Trail"


NO KINGS
Coverage and photos from second No Kings rallies Oct 18, 2025

ERIE
No Kings Rally in Erie's Perry Square (YourErie) Aerial view Perry Square 10/18/2025
 
INDIGENOUS

Canandaigua Treaty of 1794 (Cayuga Nation) "This treaty was signed in Canandaigua, New York on November 11, 1794... For 217 years, the Cayuga Nation was landless. That ended in 2011, when we had to repurchase our lands and reestablish ourselves as a people." 

Interview with Haudenosaunee Seneca Leon Sam Briggs (2023)  Leon Sam Briggs, whose Seneca name is Hoya’degay hus, meaning “he helps always,” is an enrolled member of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Hawk Clan, from the Tonawanda Seneca Territory He is a blacksmith, craftsmen, teacher, public speaker. Locally, he works with Fort Le Boeuf French and Indian War Museum in Waterford.

SCHOOLS & YOUTH

Erie's Schools Enter a New Era by Dr. Jay Breneman (JB), Dr. Natalyn Gibbs (NG), and Ms. ShaQuita Gatewood (SG) Erie’s Public Schools Earn Recognition for Healthy Meals (Erie News Now)  
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November 7th Day of Action On Friday, November 7, from 11am to 1PM, APSCUF and our Higher Education Labor partners will host rallies across Pennsylvania at the offices of Senator Dave McCormick to protest federal cuts to higher education. In Erie: Dave McCormick's Office
(At the Federal Court House in Erie)

Group checked 193 PA school districts for censorship, LGBTQ+ policies (USA Today Network) "A recent analysis of dozens of Pennsylvania school boards found one in five of them have adopted culture war policies that censor material, ban books or target LGBTQ+ students."


  

 FOOD HELP

To GIVE or FIND HELP particularly in this month's food crisis. Please click on links to get more specific details about times, services, etc.
💙NWPA
Second Harvest Food Bank of NWPA 1507 Grimm Dr. Erie, Pa 16501 814-459-3663 M-F 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Charity Navigator rating https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/251405798 How to help: donate food, money, and/or time. 
Second Harvest Food Bank Food Finder Food pantries, soup kitchens, produce express etc. Enter address for nearby resources 
Second Harvest can arrange for you to pick up your food at their HQ if that is better for you. 
💙ERIE CO 
Little Free Pantries & Blessing Boxes  List for Erie County.
Werner Books collecting drop-off for Little Free Pantries throughout the month of November. Drop off at store, 3608 Liberty St
Erie City Mission Public Meal 1017 Holland , Erie Emmaus Ministries Soup Kitchen 218 E 11th St Erie 
💙CRAWFORD CO
Meadville Community Soup Kitchen Stone Methodist Church 956 S, Main St. Meadville PA M-F. (814) 337-1233 ask for Josh Soup on Saturday Unitarian Universalist Church 346 Chestnut St, Meadville, PA Contact Jodi Sipos with any questions or donations 814-724-4023 or church@uumeadville.org.
 Crawford Co Food Resources Directory (updated Aug/Sept 2025) 
💙EVERYWHERE ELSE 
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PETS 🐱🐶🐰
Chautauqua Co Humane Society pet pantry   Erie Animal Network's Pet Food Bank, bi-weekly pet food and supplies for those in need in Erie County. .ANNA Cares food pantry 1555 E. 10th contact ANNA  for specifics. Drop-off donations: Pet Supplies Plus stores accept sealed, dry, and wet cat food. locally accepting for ANNA, Erie Animal Network, Erie Humane Society, Orphan Angels. Elsewhere check with individual stores. Humane World for Animals has national directory for pet owners needing help. Also offer unused /unwanted pet food to friends or neighbors.  

 

FOOD HELP


For giving or finding help particularly in this months food crisis. Please click on links to get more specific details about times, services, etc.
NWPA
Second Harvest Food Bank of NWPA 1507 Grimm Dr. Erie, Pa 16501 814-459-3663 M-F 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Charity Navigator rating https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/251405798 How to help: donate food, money, and/or time. 
Second Harvest Food Bank Food Finder Food pantries, soup kitchens, produce express etc. Enter address for nearby resources  
ERIE CO
Little Free Pantries & Blessing Boxes Little Free Pantries 
Werner Books collecting non-perishables for Little Free Pantries throughout the month of November. Drop off at store, 3608 Liberty St
Soup kitchens 
Erie City Mission Public Meal 1017 Holland  
Emmaus Ministries Soup Kitchen 218 E 11th St Erie 
CRAWFORD CO
Meadville Community Soup Kitchen Stone Methodist Church 956 South Main St. Meadville PA 
Crawford Co Food Resources Directory (updated Aug/Sept 2025) 
CHQ
Chautauqua Co Food Resource Guide https://chautauquacountyny.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/Food%20Resource%20Guide.pdf
Feed More WNY Food locator https://www.feedmorewny.org/programs-services/findfood/
PETS
EAN Community Pet Food Bank operates every other Saturday morning at 9am at 1158 W 26th St Erie PA call ahead? Donations? erieanimalnetwork.com donated pet food through bins at local Pet Supplies Plus stores. 1115 E 10th at ANNA Shelter/

ARTS & READS
ARTS
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025) Biopic in theatres now. https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/pa-erie/cinemark-tinseltown-erie

Voices of Resistance Nov 12 from 6-8pm at UUCE Benefits French Creek Indivisible, featuring Monica Lewis, Trajectory Jane, Bryan Hed and Lucy Ventura. Donations encouraged. website+++Come join us 
Song & merriment!!!!

Three Rivers Film Festival Nov 12 - 23 "2025 Film Pittsburgh presents independent films from around the world, deepening audiences’ understanding of various cultures, expanding acceptance and recognizing our common humanity. ".https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQcpnQgZkVnplPLWDxKXQdqhplW

Single Voice Reading Series - Nov13 7:00pm Allegheny College, Tippie Alumni Center/Cochran Hall 520 N. Main St., Meadville, PA Catharina Coenen "winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing." Soledad Caballero Her collection, I Was a Bell won the 2019 Benjamin Saltman poetry prize, was the 2022 International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry book of the year, and a 2022 International Latino Book Award winner. https://events.allegheny.edu/event/single-voice-reading-series-soledad-caballero
https://events.allegheny.edu/event/single-voice-reading-series-catharina-coenen

Marks of Resistance: Käthe Kollwitz Erie Art Museum Holstein Gallery 20 E 5th St. Erie, PA https://www.erieartmuseum.org/marks-of-resistance

UUCE EVENT

DEMOCRACY
Dec 10 (Wed) - Human Rights Day Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Browse to http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/. 
EARTH

Erie Coke
Erie Coke drone views (Floatography, 2024) 
The Rev. Jerry Priscaro expresses dismay about Erie Coke's $700,000 fineErie Port Authority Hosts Open House on Future of Former Erie Coke Site (Erie News Now) https://youtu.be/7DPxdYgvOfo?si=9oqd6HSG3Bru7s6m 


EARTH
Green Building Alliance releases report on Erie’s carbon emission reduction  https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/green-building-alliance-releases-report-on-eries-carbon-emission-reduction/ 


ELECTIONS
NY Court of Appeals unanimously state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout...Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! " (Democracy Docket)
HOME
https://www.erienewsnow.com/do-not-import/mercy-center-for-women-hosts-open-house-for-brandys-corner/article_f985c28f-acd2-5f28-992f-c912964b1eb0.html

IMMIGRANTS
Heidi Shattuck (sp) on ICE 21:21

INDIGENOUS

https://youtu.be/jBMQqyClWwY?si=IMGFnC8iflpaPH4b
Canandaigua Treaty of 1794 (Cayuga Nation) This treaty was signed in Canandaigua, New York on November 11, 1794... For 217 years, the Cayuga Nation was landless. That ended in 2011, when we had to repurchase our lands and reestablish ourselves as a people.
https://cayuganation-nsn.gov/news/canandaigua-treaty-of-1794/
Interview with Haudenosaunee Seneca  Leon Sam Briggs (2023) Briggs is  is "the 7th generation descendent of Chief Guyasuta, a singer, blacksmith, ex-rodeo clown, craftsmen, teacher, public speaker, an original member of the American Indian Movement." He works with Fort Le Boeuf French and Indian War Museum in Waterford."  https://youtu.be/jBMQqyClWwY?si=l6gyYQmA0xWG0k03

JUSTICE
My CHQ: Building Justice in Jamestown: A Conversation with Justin Hubbard    "We’re kicking off The My CHQ Podcast with a powerful conversation about justice, community, and change right here at home. Justin Hubbard joins us to share the story behind the Jamestown Justice Coalition, their goals, the impact they’ve made so far, and how everyone in Jamestown can play a part in building a better future." https://rss.com/podcasts/my-chq-podcast/

Justice for Chello yard signs https://www.facebook.com/shateria.franklin.3/posts/%EF%B8%8F-post-those-yard-signs-%EF%B8%8F-its-been-nearly-3-months-since-my-sons-father-marchell/1323253852789091/ 

MOVE

SCHOOLS
Erie's Schools Enter a New Era by Dr. Jay Breneman (JB), Dr. Natalyn Gibbs (NG), and Ms. ShaQuita Gatewood (SG)
https://www.eriereader.com/article/eries-schools-enter-a-new-era '

Community Matters – Jamestown Public Schools Literacy Program Presentation (WRFA)
https://www.wrfalp.com/listen-community-matters-jamestown-public-schools-literacy-program-presentation-october-2-2025/ +

SPIRIT
Conversation at the Monastery "Join us for a conversation on Sister Joan Chittister's book The Time Is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage on Monday, November 10, 7 p.m. in the Mount Saint Benedict Monastery chapel. "

NO KINGS 2
DEMOCRACY

WORK
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/10/09/pa-house-approves-bill-opening-unemployment-benefits-to-striking-workers/
WORK
Cleveland's Local Labor Movement  https://www.cityclub.org/forums/2025/12/04/happy-dog-takes-on-cleveland's-local-labor-movement

MISC
New Northeast Public Health Collaborative
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EARTH
Green Building Alliance releases report on Erie’s carbon emission reduction  https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/green-building-alliance-releases-report-on-eries-carbon-emission-reduction/

Voices of Resistance Nov 12 from 6-8pm at UUCE Benefits French Creek Indivisible, featuring Monica Lewish, Trajectory Jane, Bryan Hed and Lucy Ventura. Donations encouraged. w
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Dec 10 (Wed) - Human Rights Day Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Browse to http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/.

Nov 21 (Fri) - Erie VA LGBTQ+ Veterans Coffee Social (Erie VA Medical Center, 135 E 38th St, Erie, PA 16504) 10 AM. he Erie VA Medical Center will have a coffee social for LGBTQ+ veterans at the Erie VA Veteran Canteen, located in the Erie VA basement at 135 E 38th St., Erie, PA 16504. Times are subject to change based on availability.  https://www.erie.va.gov/.
https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/calendartext.php?eventid=9500

Nov 20 (Thu) - Transgender Day of Remembrance 7pm at +Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie, PA ..Candlelight vigil with name reading. There will be time for reflection and refreshments afterward https://transfamilynwpa.org/. Transgender Day of Remembrance has been observed annually from its inception on November 20th 1999 to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia.

https://www.wrfalp.com/buffalo-man-pleads-guilty-to-killing-two-women-whose-bodies-were-found-in-chautauqua-county/

hrc video disability
https://pahumanities.org/conversations/2025/08/27/jaime-kinder-and-the-grassroots-revolution-in-meadville/


John Brown and The Underground Railroad (Road Scholars) Two Crawford County history teachers offer a tour and b
https://youtu.be/ndcMVFqEeB4?si=swwfcGJljNGrfJkU


Herb & Honey Bakery 516 Cherry Street Erie, PA  "Local Ingredients: A strong community relies on a resilient local food system. Dignified Wages: People should be able to work full time and live a decent life. Inclusivity: Hate and bigotry have no place here. We all share in the responsibility to dismantle systems of oppression, including the internalized beliefs we hold within us. Partnership: We collaborate with other local businesses and nonprofits so we may collectively shape a more just world."
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💙NWPA
Second Harvest Food Bank of NWPA 1507 Grimm Dr. Erie, Pa 16501 814-459-3663 M-F 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Charity Navigator rating https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/251405798 How to help: donate food, money, and/or time. 
Second Harvest Food Bank Food Finder Food pantries, soup kitchens, produce express etc. Enter address for nearby resources 
Second Harvest can arrange for you to pick up your food at their HQ if that is better for you. 
💙ERIE CO 
Little Free Pantries & Blessing Boxes  List for Erie County.
Werner Books collecting drop-off for Little Free Pantries throughout the month of November. Drop off at store, 3608 Liberty St
Erie City Mission Public Meal 1017 Holland , Erie Emmaus Ministries Soup Kitchen 218 E 11th St Erie 
💙CRAWFORD CO
Meadville Community Soup Kitchen Stone Methodist Church 956 S, Main St. Meadville PA M-F. (814) 337-1233 ask for Josh Soup on Saturday Unitarian Universalist Church 346 Chestnut St, Meadville, PA Contact Jodi Sipos with any questions or donations 814-724-4023 or church@uumeadville.org.
 Crawford Co Food Resources Directory (updated Aug/Sept 2025) 
💙EVERYWHERE ELSE 
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PETS 🐱🐶🐰
Chautauqua Co Humane Society pet pantry   Erie Animal Network's Pet Food Bank, bi-weekly pet food and supplies for those in need in Erie County. .ANNA Cares food pantry 1555 E. 10th contact ANNA  for specifics. Drop-off donations: Pet Supplies Plus stores accept sealed, dry, and wet cat food. locally accepting for ANNA, Erie Animal Network, Erie Humane Society, Orphan Angels. Elsewhere check with individual stores. Humane World for Animals has national directory for pet owners needing help. Also offer unused /unwanted pet food to friends or neighbors.  

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