JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS
Check links for most updated infoErie’s Juneteenth Celebration June 18 and 19. 1225 State Erie PA. Block Party, vendors, entertainment and live music.
Buffalo Juneteenth
WPA Juneteenth Pittsburgh-Allegheny Co. Freedom Days June 18 - June 20
Buffalo Juneteenth
WPA Juneteenth Pittsburgh-Allegheny Co. Freedom Days June 18 - June 20
PRIDE
Exhibits & Resources
"Love Makes a Family" Erie County Library Erie Public library Activity and resource pack
LGBTQ Juried Art Exhibit Blasco Library GEAE June 1-30, 2021
“A Look Back, A history of the LGBTQ+ Community in Erie, PA” is refreshed and ready for a second run. Blasco Library, Erie PA from June 1-30.
Protest and Pride: The LGBTQ+ Community in Chautauqua County Fenton History Center, Jamestown NY through Oct 31; artifacts and stories.
Celebrations
Jamestown Pride June 12 at Jamestown Public Market.
NW PA Pride Alliance events Virtual Pride Online June 26 and Drive Your Pride June 27 Presque Isle. Meet up at 1pm at TREC, step off at 2pm. Warren County Pride Day June 26 Betts Park 400 Ludlow St, Warren, PA "Will feature a variety of quality out-of-town speakers, entertainment, and attractions. All are welcome at this all-day festival. "
JUSTICE
George Floyd++
"Racial Wealth and Income Gap" workshop. June 5, 2021 at 10:00 am. Hosted by One Table Erie and Erie NETWORK Advocates Team. Online; zoom registration required Register here
NY AG Letitia James Announces Robust Reforms to Police Use of Force Laws (Office of NY Attorney General 5/21/2021)
EARTH
Penn Environment Climate Lobby Day June 10, 2021 9 AM - 5 PM online PennEnvironment facilitating video lobby meetings with state representatives and senators and their staff. Also virtual rally, webinars, and action stations throughout the day. RSVP at http://bit.ly/ClimateLobbyDay
Criminal justice reforms, progressive victories, and other takeaways from a historic 2021 Pittsburgh primary election (Pitsburgh City Paper 5/20/2021) Bans on no-knock warrants and solitary confinement; voters poised to elect city's first black mayor
Bills to restrict abortion, expand gun rights start in PA House (AP 5/25/2021)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Announces State Court Closure in Honor of Juneteenth
PA citizen group is set to begin reviewing State Police use-of-force and racial bias incidents (WITF 5/20/2021)
PA citizen group is set to begin reviewing State Police use-of-force and racial bias incidents (WITF 5/20/2021)
What would a less-policed Pittsburgh look like? A community coalition offers its vision
Philadelphia's progressive DA wins big in primary, boosting momentum for reform movement (NBC News 5/22/2021)
Philadelphia's progressive DA wins big in primary, boosting momentum for reform movement (NBC News 5/22/2021)
ARTS & WORDS
Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring conversations and guest performances on the last Friday of each month at 6:00p via Facebook Live and Zoom Webinar.
Great Blue Heron cancelled "we view this as the smartest and safest direction for 2021...The good new is that we ARE starting to figure out how to offer music and family fun all summer long for you!"
Great Blue Heron cancelled "we view this as the smartest and safest direction for 2021...The good new is that we ARE starting to figure out how to offer music and family fun all summer long for you!"
REPRODUCTION
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Indivisible We Rise and Getting Along, Primaries - May 13, 2021 Interview with members of Clarion-based Indivisible chapter.
Group led by ‘kraken’ lawyer Sidney Powell hired the firm recounting AZ’s election to probe election in PA county (Capital-Star 5/24/2021)
Group led by ‘kraken’ lawyer Sidney Powell hired the firm recounting AZ’s election to probe election in PA county (Capital-Star 5/24/2021)
New videos appear to show PA Senator Doug Mastriano closer to Capitol insurrection than he said (WHYY 5/26/2021) Governor-hopeful also used campaign funds to charter insurrection buses.
Community Mapping: Get Ready for Redistricting Fair Elections PA June 2 at 4pm
EARTH
Penn Environment Climate Lobby Day June 10, 2021 9 AM - 5 PM online PennEnvironment facilitating video lobby meetings with state representatives and senators and their staff. Also virtual rally, webinars, and action stations throughout the day. RSVP at http://bit.ly/ClimateLobbyDay
What Comes Next in Pennsylvania's Efforts to Join RGGI? (PennFuture 5/20/2021) Update on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) "Through this program, Pennsylvania will cooperate with other states in the northeast to cap the emissions of carbon pollution from fossil fuel electric generation because, as the Governor said at the time, “climate change is the most critical environmental threat confronting the world, and power generation is one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.”"
INDIGENOUS CULTURE
Connections: Understanding the truth about American and Native American history May 17, 2021 Response to Santorum remarks about Native American culture. with Michael Leroy Oberg, Native American studies author and professor at SUNY Geneseo; Peter Jemison, historic site manager for Ganondogan; Gabriele Papa, member of the Seneca Nation of Indians; Michael Galban, Mono Lake Paiute/Washoe, curator and interpretive programs assistant at the Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan
SORT
After increasing wage to $15 an hour, Klavon’s says all positions are filled, morale is up, and prices haven’t been raised (Pgh City Paper 5/25/2021) 
