TEST December

SCHOOLS                  

Fair school funding trial updates and livestream "We are asking for sustained, substantial new investments in state funding for public education, distributed based on need, so that local wealth no longer determines whether Pennsylvania students receive a quality public education.."

STOP the hate - Armstrong County is the name of a FB group and public page focused on anti-bullying support in the Armstrong school district, especially after a trans student was left with a concussion and Armstrong students harshly harassed a female hockey team member. 

Op-Ed: PA schools need inspiring, not divisive, curricula Opinion from : Christopher T. Brooks,
professor of history at East Stroudsburg University.

PENNCREST board member opposes another conference request in which school board member David Valesky comes right out and says it's "the talk of racism" that's actually bothering him, and promotes more discipline instead. Also PENNCREST votes down CRT ban policy  

JUSTICE                     

Erie police sued in federal court over repeated punching of suspect; excessive force claimed 

JES Global Summit: The Power of Policy Reform to Address Racial Justice in Erie  Equity Coalition of Erie and Better Together Council’s Racial Justice Policy Initiative invited to panel discussion a with the night’s featured speaker, Dr. Camille Busette

ACLU PA: Say No to fake probation reform 

Who investigates police killings in Pennsylvania, and why there are few checks and balances

PG Investigation: When police shoot in PA, most don't tell FBI

Election results show policing and public safety are top issues for Black voters Looks at elections in CLE Pgh, others

Dunkirk Police Chief Says Videos Have Prompted Threats Toward Officers 

'No one advocating for them': The stories of Ohioans who helped immigrants detained in Youngstown "new anthology book from Ohio Immigration Alliance showcases paintings, poems, essays and short stories from Ohioans who have worked with migrants, including those detained at a Youngstown prison."

ELECTIONS              

Freedom to Vote Act Caravan Covers Three Counties  Indivisible We Rise – West Central PA carried their important message through Clarion, Jefferson and  Venango counties. 

Jaime Kinder Meadville mayor and and Gretchen M Myers to Meadville City Council  

Pa. House could vote on broad election law changes as soon as next month

Senate GOP hires firm to review Pennsylvania’s 2020 election

What we know about the firm hired by the GOP to review Pennsylvania’s 2020 election

Putting India Walton's Campaign for Mayor of Buffalo in Context

EARTH                       

Dec 1 - There’s Money on the (Water) Table: An American Rescue Plan Discussion Virtual.ARP funds and clean water infrastructure. "If invested wisely, these funds can address issues ranging from aging infrastructure to polluted runoff and flood mitigation."
Environmental Rights Amendment Passes in New York state

Pittsburgh to host global climate and energy meeting next year "Pittsburgh will serve as the host city for the 2022 Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and the ministerial for Mission Innovation (MI) next September. Pittsburgh was selected by the federal government ... because of its commitment to innovation and reinventing its industrial past through sustainability, technology, research and development and the City’s prioritization of renewable energies and the ambitious goals being rapidly achieved in the Climate Action Plan."

What is road brine? Townhall discussion in one Ashtabula Co. community. On page 14 

LGBTQ+                     

Dec 8 - Greater Erie Alliance for Equality Year End Celebration Room 33 Speakeasy & Cafe, 1033 State St, Erie. 6 PM - 9 PM. Appetizers, cash bar, entertainment. Proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of event. GreaterErieAlliance.com. (866) 229-1974. 

Dec 9 - "Pier Kids" Screening & Discussion Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, Erie. 6 PM - 8 PM. "explores the lives of homeless queer and trans youth of color on Christopher Street Pier in NYC. WQLN is hosting an intimate screening followed by a panel discussion. RSVP

Tea Time with the Jackson Center Interview w/ Steve Roth Executive Director of ORAM (Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration) is guest. "ORAM protects and empowers LGBTIQ asylum seekers and refugees globally.." The Robert H. Jackson Center   is based in Jamestown NY; their mission is "to advance public awareness and appreciation of the principles of justice and the rule of law as embodied in the achievements and legacy of Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Chief U.S. Prosecutor at Nuremberg."

GEMISH                     
Crawford County Historical Society: A look at two utopian communities in Crawford Co. Phalanx colony (1840s) and Oz (1968)

Food insecurity is on the rise. Here's how it's affecting Erie County

National Coalition for the Homeless Opening First-Ever Field Office in Cleveland "will work to establish relationships with homeless organizations across the Midwest. "
Gov. Wolf Takes New Action to Help Tipped Workers, Calls on Legislature to Finally Boost Wages, Support Paid Sick Leave 

STRAYER STRIKE   

From Ironworkers Rising Facebook page:

"Thank you to everyone who donated to our #Ironworker GoFundMe for Local 851!

"As we head into the snowy, freezing Erie winter, we’re fundraising for food, supplies, and healthcare costs for striking Ironworkers at Erie Strayer Co.

"These workers have been on strike since October 4, 2021 and deserve so much more.

"If you can donate, any amount of money will help us and our families fight one day longer, one day stronger."

For GoFundMe link go to  Ironworkers Rising  Facebook page 

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JUSTICE

Erie police sued in federal court over repeated punching of suspect; excessive force claimed 

Equity Coalition of Erie and Better Together Council’s Racial Justice Policy Initiative invited to panel discussion at JES Global Summit with the night’s featured speaker, Dr. Camille Busette. 

Bail funds help the poor get out of jail. Advocates say a Pa. House bill could shut them down

ACLU PA: Say No to fake probation reform 

Who investigates police killings in Pennsylvania, and why there are few checks and balances

PG Investigation: When police shoot in PA, most don't tell FBI

Election results show policing and public safety are top issues for Black voters Looks at elections in CLE Pgh, others

Dunkirk Police Chief Says Videos Have Prompted Threats Toward Officers 

SCHOOLS

PENNCREST board member opposes another conference request in which school board member David Valesky comes out and says it's "the talk of racism" that's really bothering him, and promotes more discipline instead.

Op-Ed: PA schools need inspiring, not divisive, curricula
STOP the hate - Armstrong County is the name of a FB group and public page focused on anti-bullying support in the Armstrong school district, especially after a trans student was left with a concussion and Armstrong students harshly harassed a female hockey team member. 

Racists won on Nov. 2. It doesn’t have to be that way in 2022 | Michael Coard 

Highly Watched PA School Funding Case Heads to Trial, Years After Low-Income Districts Sued to Overturn a ‘System of Haves and Have Nots’  

PA school Funding Lawsuit Backgrounder from Education Voters of PA

ELECTIONS

Freedom to Vote Act Caravan Covers Three Counties  Indivisible We Rise – West Central PA carried their important message through Clarion, Jefferson and  Venango counties. 
Group to again lobby lawmakers for people's maps over traditional PA politics

2021 Election Scorecard: The Women Who Won  

Pa. House could vote on broad election law changes as soon as next month

Senate GOP hires firm to review Pennsylvania’s 2020 election

NY Says No To Voting Reforms, Yes To Environmental Right
Putting India Walton's Campaign for Mayor of Buffalo in Context

EARTH

Pittsburgh to host global climate and energy meeting next year

Peduto highlights Pittsburgh efforts on climate change at COP26

What is road brine? Townhall discussion in one Ashtabula Co. community. On page 14 

EDF: Shifting toward clean energy can lower costs for Pennsylvanians 

LGBTQ+
Dec 8 - Greater Erie Alliance for Equality Year End Celebration Room 33 Speakeasy & Cafe, 1033 State St, Erie. 6 PM - 9 PM. Appetizers,cash bar, entertainment. Proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of event. GreaterErieAlliance.com. (866) 229-1974. 

Dec 9 - "Pier Kids" Screening & Discussion Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, Erie. 6 PM - 8 PM. "explores the lives of homeless queer and trans youth of color on Christopher Street Pier in NYC. WQLN is hosting an intimate screening followed by a panel discussion. RSVP

GEMISH
Crawford County Historical Society: A look at two utopian communities in Crawford Co. Phalanx colony (1840s) and Oz (1968)
Food insecurity is on the rise. Here's how it's affecting Erie County

National Coalition for the Homeless Opening First-Ever Field Office in Cleveland "It will focus on grassroots organizing and civil rights protections for the poor and unhoused and will work to establish relationships with homeless organizations across the Midwest. "

'No one advocating for them': The stories of Ohioans who helped immigrants detained in Youngstown

sendoff for alex

Strayer