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.
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
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)
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.
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.
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+++
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
UUCE EVENT
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
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
WORK
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/10/09/pa-house-approves-bill-opening-unemployment-benefits-to-striking-workers/
MISC
New Northeast Public Health Collaborative
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/
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."
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/
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/
EARTH
Erie Coke
Erie Coke drone views (Floatography, 2024)
EARTH
Green Building Alliance releases report on Erie’s carbon emission reduction https://www.yourerie.com/news/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)
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
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/
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/ +
MOVE
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
Stay updated by connecting and/or checking out:
■ Benedictines for Peace mailing list
■ French Creek Indivisible linktr.ee
■ Benedictines for Peace mailing list
■ French Creek Indivisible linktr.ee
■ 50501 Erie PA (FB), 50501eriepa.bsky.social
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/MISC
New Northeast Public Health Collaborative
MISC
Erie 13th most climate conscious small city?
Pittsburgh walkable?
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BLASCO
MISC
Erie 13th most climate conscious small city?
Pittsburgh walkable?
SCHOOL
WORK
Cleveland's Local Labor Movement https://www.cityclub.org/EARTH
Green Building Alliance releases report on Erie’s carbon emission reduction https://www.yourerie.com/news/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
ebsite 
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/
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/
https://www.eriegaynews.com/
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
FOOD
Gov. Shapiro delivers $9.5 million funding promise to build bayfront marketplace building https://www.yahoo.com/news/
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