Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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ACTIVISM
Erie County PA Activism Comprehensive list of local actions, resources, and groups. all in one easy-to-search place. Updated often!  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GQMvq8gAOiFI9niSPC0PkE5tdwzbdwhZS_L_FEsHn88/edit?tab=t.0

r/EriePaPolitics  https://www.reddit.com/r/EriePaPolitics/ "This is for Erie County, Pa (and surrounding counties) to voice your political opinions, see upcoming peaceful protests, & stay informed about local, state and federal government elections!"

ARTS & FESTS

Erie Juneteenth Week long series of events...Annual block party Saturday June 20th at Perry Square starting 11am 

Jamestown Juneteenth   June 19-21 


NWPA Pride events multiple events, Erie  and Meadville.

The Amerimasala July 18 Perry Square Erie PA Parade 11am at 4th & State, Festival at noon Perry Square. Food, music, programming.

Natalie Merchant at Chautauqua Institute Lecture Series on July 29th at 10:45am, Amphitheater & Online  $40.  Cabinet of Wonder Live! A Free Family Concert with Natalie Merchant & The CHQ Symphony Orchestra Sunday, August 2 at 3pm Amphitheatre. Free (Ticket Required) 

Seth Myers at Lucille Ball Comedy Festival  August 9 at 5:00 p.m. (Northwest Arena) Jamestown NY NY 

Indigo Girls in concert September 10 @ 7:00 PM Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY 


BIKE
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COMMUNITY
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EARTH

Commentary and Call to Action: Closure of the Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Irvine, PA (from Allegheny Outfitters)

2026 Virtual PA Lobby Day for a Clean Energy Future May 28  8:30 am - 5:30pm "co-sponsored by Audubon Mid-Atlantic, Clean Air Action, Evergreen Action, KEEA, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA, POWER, Solar United Neighbors, Sierra Club PA, Vote Solar, PennFuture, Conservation Voters of PA, PennPIRG, Third Act PA, Young Involved Philly, Pennsylvania Bipartisan Climate Initiative, with additional groups TBA."

DEP bldg in Meadville gets new solar energy system" (YourErie)  "$18,000 of electricity savings expected in the first year alone."

Annual Allegany Nature Pilgrimage May 29 - 31,  Allegany State Park Red House area.

Presque Isle Water Taxi  and EMTA P.I, Express  available for car-free travel to or on Presque Isle during the warm months.


ELECTIONS
Polling Place Outreach 2026 Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 | 7:00am-8:00pm "Fair Districts PA volunteers will be at polls across the state talking to voters as they leave the polls. Fair Districts PA volunteers will provide a little bit of information about gerrymandering and the Independent Redistricting Commission and will invite voters to add their names to our lists of supporters." Venue Information Polling Locations
All Over Pennsylvania Volunteer details 

Rep. Neguse (D-CO) exchange with Mike Kelly over non-binding resolution celebrating a bill that passed last year (r/Pennsylvania) Kelly's opponent and everyone else really need to share this clip 

FOOD
Farmers Markets an Locally Grown

🍅Region
🍅Erie County
LEAF Open Market Saturdays | 10AM-2PM W. 8th street side of Frontier Park. Starts June 13
Gibson Park Market in North East Gibson Park, North East PA Starts June 13
Little Italy Farmers Market 331 W. 18th St, Erie PA Starts in June-Sept 3pm-8pm
Pay-What-You Can Farmer's Market Various locations and schedules, check page. Volunteers and donations appreciated. builderie.org/hope/pwyc
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ALSO: check out 
🍅Edinboro Market  211 Mill, Edinboro PA 
🍅Erie Co-op 1341 W. 26th Erie PA
🍅Wild Urban Farm 633 E. 7th Erie PA
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Plants 
Wild Field Urban Farm Plant Shop 633 E. 7th Erie PA Fri-Sat May 9-May 30 9am-2pm  Also select plants at Herb & Honey Bakery starting May 2.
Annual CommUnity Seedling Swap/Sale Sunday, May 17 11:00 AM 2:00 PM The 1020 Collective 1020 Holland St. Erie, PA,



HOME
What to know about Erie's new zoning rules for development, ADUs (Kevin Flowers/Erie Times-News) "ADUs are smaller, independent residential units located on the same lot as a stand-alone/detached single-family home. A small backyard guest house would be an example"

IMMIGRANTS

Donate to the Erie Legal Retainer Fund "Benedictines for Peace has established an Erie Legal Retainer Fund gives ICE detainees from the Erie region hope and connection. Your gift will help to ensure that detained immigrants in Northwestern PA receive quick access to legal representation, regardless of their status. The fund will offset costs associated with initial consultations, retaining representation, filing habeas corpus petitions, and other efforts to protect their rights. (This fund cannot pay for bonds.) 100% of the fund goes toward legal expenses."

"You Are Not Alone" community witness events held to support immigrants, migrants, and refugees, second Friday of each month at 12:15 PM in Perry Square, near the Federal Courthouse. Sponsored by NETWORK’s Erie Chapter and Benedictines for Peace, gatherings focus on prayer, solidarity, and advocating for human dignity against deportation and family separation.
   
World Refugee Day 2026  Jun 26  6-9pm Perry Square Erie PA Details TBA Partnership between Erie Downtown Partnership, Erie Arts & Culture, City of Erie Government, Erie Art Museum, Catholic Charities-CCCAS-Erie, the MCRC - Multicultural Community Resource Center, expERIEnce Children's Museum, and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) 







Related: Bettye Walker (see below, Liz Allen article under WOMEN) new Ford Station Underground railroad marker and Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum  

JUSTICE
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LGBTQ+


READS
Latinoland is CHQ 2026 Book Read. Online and in-person. Also,the  author Marie Arana will speak at Chautauqua’s Hall of Philosophy at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 17. Hosts Chautauqua Inst. and YWCA Jamestown. 

Jamestown Justice Coalition is starting a book club Online and in-person, FB group is private. "an affinity group for anyone who would like to further explore the mission of the JJC through literature. Books will center around themes of justice, civics, economics, community, diversity, and resistance."  

SCHOOLS & YOUTH

YMCA Summer Day Camp (locations throughout Erie County)
Free Summer Day program at Neighborhood Art House (June thru mid-July)School of Sustainability & Experiential Learning: A Series of Summer Camps 
Regional Science Consortium – Second Saturday Science for Kids at the Tower 
 

SPIRIT
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WOMEN
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WORK
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ETC


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ARTS READS AND FESTS


Latinoland This Year’s CHQ Book Read. Online and in-person. Also, Author Marie Arana will speak at Chautauqua’s Hall of Philosophy at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 17. https://www.chq.org/event/marie-arana/ YWCA and Chautauqua Institution Announce 
https://www.wrfalp.com/ywca-chautauqua-institution-announce-latinoland-as-this-years-chq-book-read/
https://www.ywcajamestown.com/chqbookread
https://www.chq.org/announcements/chautauqua-county-day-and-5th-annual-chautauqua-county-fourth-annual-book-read/ 
https://www.ywcajamestown.com/chqbookread
Jamestown Justice Coalition is starting a book club Online and in-person, FB group is private. "an affinity group for anyone who would like to further explore the mission of the JJC through literature. Books will center around themes of justice, civics, economics, community, diversity, and resistance."

Amerimasala July 18 Perry Square Erie PA Parade 11am 4th & State, Noon Food music programming Perry Square. https://amerimasala.org/
Natalie Merchant at Chautauqua Lecture Series on July 29th at 10:45am, Chautauqua Instiutiteion CHQ Her talk will focus on her life-long commitment to using music as powerful means of communication, community building, and a tool for social justice.

Upcoming: Seth Myers at Lucille Ball Comedy Festival August +++ National Comedy Center, Jamestown NY

Cabinet of Wonder Live! A Free Family Concert with Natalie Merchant & The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Sunday, August 02 at 3pm chq Single Tickets1,Free Sunday Event (Ticket Required)


Indigo Girls at September 10 @ 7:00 PM Chautauqua institution, Chautauqua NY https://tickets.chq.org/seats.html?perfAk=CHQ.EVN1661.PRF1

RTPI
https://www.wrfalp.com/listen-arts-on-fire-rachael-and-claire-of-the-roger-tory-peterson-institute-march-27-2026/

bike rodeo 
BLACK HISTORY

Hubbard House
Ford Station
marker
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
Town Hall Meeting and Community Gathering Sunday, May 17, 2026 4:30 PM  7:30 PM The 1020 Collective 1020 Holland St. Erie, PA. Hosted by Deonte Cooley and guest speakers and panelists. All welcome.   https://www.1020collective.com/events-old/vi2vscg14sw747uzo71ex34r2qhuxu 
The 68th Annual Allegany Nature Pilgrimage May 29 - 31, 2026  Allegany State Park Red House area.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1350658917096619&set=a.616252240537294
CHQ Lecture Series Wasted: Our Era of Disposability  Week Four: July 18–25, 2026
https://www.chq.org/things-to-do/events/weekly-themes/week-four-2026/ 
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1350658917096619&set=a.616252240537294 

ELECTIONS++
Primary Fetterman   https://www.primaryfetterman.com/
https://www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania/ 
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pennsylvania/comments/1sn4h3z/rep_neguse_dco_exchange_with_rep_mike_kelly_rpa/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button 
Rep. Neguse (D-CO) exchange with Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) (King of Verbal Lard) over non-binding resolution celebrating a bill that passed last yearMike Kelly, King of Verbal Lard. He has not held a single townhall since his first year (2011) because his constituents did not appreciate this sleazy way of handling questions and obvious lack of knowledge..
ELECTIONS
Pennsylvania’s motor-voter system effectively screens non-citizens from voter registration Auditor General Tim DeFoor examined PennDOT’s procedures and found only once instance, due to human error in 210,000 records
https://www.chq.org/things-to-do/events/weekly-themes/week-three-2026/ Week Three: July 11–18, 2026

FOOD
Penn State Extension Master Gardener Program in Erie Co: Building Community Through Horticulture, Food Security, and Environmental Education May 15 | 12:00 PM Speaker: Lisa Rand, M.B.A., M.S., Extension Educator and Master Gardener Coordinator, PSU; and Michael Bailey, B.S., Master Gardener Member, PSU Location: Jefferson Educational Society - 3207 State St. Erie, PA Free (optional $5 lunch) https://www.jeserie.org/events/details/the-penn-state-extension-master-gardener-program-in-erie-county-building-community-through-horticulture-food-security-and-environmental-education

Seedling Swap Sunday, May 17 11:00 AM 2:00 PM The 1020 Collective1020 Holland St.  Erie, PA, 
Taste & See +++
https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/taste-and-see-fruit-and-veggie-bar-coming-to-erie-county-courthouse-in-late-april/

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From Erie Downtown:
“The Pay-What-You-Can Farmers' Market network has been hard at work planning behind the scenes and invite you to help us get ready for the season ahead!
All help is greatly appreciated, whether you'd like to contribute by growing produce for the markets, providing a monetary donation to help sustain the markets, spreading the word, or volunteering at a stand!
You can learn more about all the PWYC Markets, visit: builderie.org/hope/pwyc.
The downtown stand will be starting mid-July.

HEALTH
Maternity rural 
RAM+++ Sept

IMMIGRANTS

IMMIGRANTS
"Benedictines for Peace has established an Erie Legal Retainer Fund gives ICE detainees from the Erie region hope and connection. Your gift will help to ensure that detained immigrants in Northwestern PA receive quick access to legal representation, regardless of their status. The fund will offset costs associated with initial consultations, retaining representation, filing habeas corpus petitions, and other efforts to protect their rights. (This fund cannot pay for bonds.) 100% of the fund goes toward legal expenses."

Erie and Pittsburgh unite for immigrant rights march | State | thepenn.org
Erie and Pittsburgh unite for immigrant rights march. Apr 12, 2026 ... immigrant families are facing here in Pennsylvania. “As an immigrant, I ...
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Weeklong march for immigrant rights ends with relief, calls for closure of Moshannon center
TribLIVE.com
Mora, 29, who lives in Erie, is an organizer with Erie County United, a political activist group in Northwestern Pennsylvania. He immigrated to ...
world Refugee Day 2026 in Erie PA Jun 26  6-9pm Perry Square Erie PA(Part of the Downtown Summer Music Series). showcases diverse refugee cultures with local performing artists, musicians, dancers, vendors, and international food. Partners: Erie Downtown Partnership, Erie Arts and Culture, Erie Art Museum, Multicultural Resource Center, and USCRI Erie. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Pittsburgh bans cooperation with ICE
Pittsburgh activist Julia Whiteker bears witness for those disappeared by ICE. (By Jennifer Bannan, Belt Magazine) https://beltmag.com/giving-voice-to-the-disappeared/
Questions about PA constable partnerships with ICE (Penn Capital-Star)
Vigil
JUNETEENTH

Erie Juneteenth Week long series of events...Annual block party Saturday June 20th at Perry Square starting 11am https://www.facebook.com/events/1295054432456922?active_tab=about
Jamestown Juneteenth June 19-21 https://www.facebook.com/JTownJTeenth/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1295054432456922?active_tab=about Erie Juneteenth June 20 11am Perry Square "Events are planned Monday-Sun all week"
Ashtabula +++
Crawford Juneteenth Event (Cochranton/Meadville Area): Event is scheduled within the Crawford Central School District on June 19, 2026.
Also marker and Bettye Walker
JUSTICE
Heavy-Handed Probation and Parole in PA Prevents People from Moving Forward (Bucks County)  PA "has the highest incarceration rate in the Northeast and the nation’s second highest percentage of persons on probation and parole."
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2026/03/heavy-handed-probation-and-parole-in-pennsylvania-prevents-people-from-moving-forward/
Scott Forster sworn in as Jamestown’s new Police Chief. (Jamestown Justice Coalition) 
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1395898025910018&set=a.468134988686331
https://www.facebook.com/JamestownJusticeCoalition/
Second Chances for Juvenile Lifers in the Prison Population May 28th | 6:00 PM Speaker: Theodore W. Johnson, M.S.Location: ECAT: Erie Center for Arts and Technology – 650 East Ave., Ada Lawrence Community Room, Erie, PA  FREE register online
https://www.jeserie.org/events/details/second-chances-for-juvenile-lifers-in-the-prison-population

Bryan Stevenson on Courage at Severance Music Center 11001 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 7pm May 18 In person or live online followed by a moderated Q&A
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LGBTQ
NWPA Pride events https://www.nwpapride.org/events
Jamestown Pride +++++
Warren Pride +++
NO KINGS
Portside Erie Substack GoErie.com (photos) Goerie.com (video) 
https://portsideerie.substack.com/p/gallery-no-kings-3-comes-to-erie
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10237158973985430&set=a.2303183670529 
Meadville 

PASSINGS
Marlene Benedictines +++
James Jimmy Nelson https://www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026/former-local-506-president-jimmy-nelson-passes 
SCHOOLS
Adequacy funds are at the center of Pa. ed budget debates. See how your school district uses them.
personal finance lessons for students ahead of state mandate
https://www.wesa.fm/education/2026-04-08/pennsylvania-schools-personal-finance-requirement
SPIRIT
The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde  at Chautauqua Inst. Sunday, June 28  @ 11:00 am |Free Week One (June 27–July 4)  Amphitheater & Online   https://www.chq.org/event/the-rt-rev-mariann-edgar-budde/  The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde serves as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. In this role, she serves as spiritual leader for the congregations and Episcopal schools in the DC and four Maryland counties that comprise the Episcopal Diocese of Washington
radiant faith grant

LGBTQ+
Pride Events
Trans Day of Viisibility in Erie (Erie Times-News) 

WOMEN
Week One: June 27–July 4, 2026 Week One’s Theme: Icons and Instigators: Women Who Change the World.
Liz allen




MISC
Pgh City Paper relaunches (WESA) https://www.wesa.fm/identity-community/2026-03-19/pittsburgh-city-paper-relaunch  Pittsburgh's alternative paper is back, new owners are non-profit called LocalMatters. 
jesse pope

NO KINGS
Meadville https://www.youtube.com/live/J45JjWMLNBA?si=FyuodHW_ebri9x-L 
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