Wednesday, February 22, 2023

MARCH DRAFT


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WOMEN

March 8 - BFP Silent Peace Walk: International Women's Day 7:00 pm at Perry Square "honoring especially the New American women among us who have fled war-torn countries." Host: Benedictines for Peace

March 29 - Abortion and Autonomy in Post-Roe America  6:00 PM - 7:30 PM James Fisher PhD and Rhonda Matthews PhD  Alexander Music Recital Hall (Edinboro University) – 110 Kiltie Rd. Edinboro, PA Free  Presented by Jefferson Educational Society 

May 6 - All Things Equal - The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg  will be performed live by Michelle Azar at Reg Lenna Arts Center Jamestown NY 

"On the Mother's Side Seneca Culture & Women" exhibit can be seen at Seneca Iroquois National Museum 82 Hazlett, Salamanca NY 

Women's History: How Young Women Shook Up Erie GE in the '70s (Al Hart/UE from 2/17/2015)" In the 1970s, salaried women workers at Erie GE fought important battles for workplace equality, including two strikes in 1974 and ’75 in which they demanded equal pay for equal work. The participants in these struggles were predominantly young women, and they were influenced by the ideas of the feminist movement as well as by UE’s long-established principles of equality and rank-and-file unionism."

WNY History Podcast: Notable Suffragists and Women of Chautauqua Co. (WRFA, from 2020) " focusing on prominent women in Chautauqua County's History, as well as the county's role in the Women's Suffrage movement."

ARTS & EATS

Mar 6 - Freedom Flight Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Jamestown NY "revolves around the most famous incident in the history of the Underground Railroad in Ohio" Presented by  Mad River Theatre Works

The Crucible The 1953 play about the Salem witch trials that Arthur Miller wrote as an allegory for McCarthyism will be presented at Fredonia Opera House  March 11 from (National Theatre Live). and Mercyhurst University   March 23-26 at Taylor Little Theatre.

Mar 15 & 16 - Living Voices: The New American Presented by Robert H Jackson Center, Jamestown NY at Cappa Theatre.  "live, interactive performance will offer the audience a view into the journey in steerage from Ireland to Ellis Island to the sweatshops of New York City, through the experiences of one young Irish immigrant forced to seek a new American life on her own."

Mar 25 - Seneca Iroquois National Museum juried Spring Art Show  Seneca-Iroquois National Museum | Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center82 W Hetzel St  Salamanca, NY 14779 

Mar 26 - WNY Women's March 2023 beginning at 1:00 PM at Niagara Square (downtown Buffalo NY). "After marching to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library, we'll have speakers and performers share in the library's Ring of Knowledge while themed activities are available for children in the kid's area."

April 15 - SJNN Name that Tune gala fundraiser Facebook April 15 Bayfront Convention Center

April 25 - Empty Bowls Ashtabula NY  Fundraiser for Feed Our Vets food pantry


Erie Food Co-op Downtown has a new sit down area  

Cleveland International Film Festival   March 22 - April 1 at Playhouse Square  Streams April 2 -9 online

'Imagining Freedom' will give $125 million to art projects focused on incarceration (NPR)

EARTH

Mar 23 - Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru: Environmental Justice Warrior, Rhodes Scholar & Founder of Black Girl Environmentalist 7:30 p.m.Penn State Behrend McGarvey Commons

Greengarden Bike Path Public Meeting - February 15, 2023  Presentation and raucous comments  Sunday Slow Roll visits Greengarden Blvd with a bevy of cyclists

Group spreading solar energy misinformation to rural PA and elsewhere (WITF)

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

PA Mail-in voters: Send in annual applications

GOP County Council members eyeing re-election stay on Election Board, Democrats cry foul (Erie Times-News) Election board 2/17/23 meeting After being evasive about his candidacy, a week later Brian Shank announced he was running for re-election to Co. Council,.

Now a political force, research shows GenZ voters crave information on candidates, issues (Penn Capital-Star) "Among Gen Z voters, 33% said they wished they’d had more information about candidates before voting. Seventy-eight percent of Gen Z voters considered it important to address systemic racism, and 29% said abortion and reproductive rights were the issue they were most concerned about when they voted in the 2022 midterms. "

A new PA state government report suggests making secrecy envelopes optional, standardizing the use of drop boxes across the state, and clarifying how ballots should be dated. (WITF)

Pa. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee celebrates Black achievement during ceremonial swearing-in - Pennsylvania Capital-Star  (Penn Capital-Star)


Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians may soon be kicked off Medicaid (WITF)

DHS Update on the End of the PA PHE, Medicaid, and CHIP Share with those who may be affected
PA is preparing for a major change in renewal processes for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients. Starting April 1, 2023, PA is required by federal law to review Medicaid and CHIP recipients’ eligibility every year, which means that recipients must submit a renewal. 

Pa. is ready to help with Medicaid changes. We need your help too | Opinion ) (Val Arkoosh?Penn Capital-Star)

HOME

Low-income Manor Motel residents respond to sale (Erie News Now)

In-Depth Look at Homelessness in Erie (Matt Flowers/ENN)

Meadville City Council Feb 15, 2023  additional comments on anti-retaliation ordinance, pushback from landlords

Homelessness in Jamestown (WRFA) YWCA Jamestown's Broadscast: Ep 18 -  



IN MEMORIAM

Mary Zuck, lifelong peace and justice supporter and really good person, passed away in December 2020. Her daughter Shannon said there will be a Celebration of Life for Mary on March 17 at 6:30pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Highway, Erie PA. An obituary will be published in the paper on March 5. For information contact UUCE at 814-864-9400+++

JUSTICE

Shapiro blocks death penalty, calls for abolishment (WHYY) Rep Rabb to introduce death penalty abolishment (PA Dems)

Pastor Mock: Why study Black history (Erie Times-News) 


Mar 9 - Compton's Table: Empowering LGBTQ+ Youth Tyler Titus, Ph.D. 7pm Erie Center for Arts & Technology, 650 East Ave. Suite 120, Erie, PA. Free. Host:Jefferson Educational Society. Register in advance or call 814.459.8000 

Mar 31 Transgender Day of Visibility local events: 
Walk Around Perry Square 6pm at Perry Square in Erie PA. Host: TransFamily of Erie, coffee and water provided. Contact: Raven Jane Cammarata. Info: raven.cammarata@gmail.com transfamilynwpa.org
Erie Trans Picnics at Zone Dance Club 133 W 18th. "Celebrate trans lives, joy, community, and visibility. Doors open 8pm $5 cover. Venue Phone: (814) 452-0125. instagram.com/erietranspicnics/  

Dale Allgeier is +++ 

SCHOOLS


Fred Rogers died 20 years ago. He’s never been more relevant (Union Progress) 

Comedian roasts book banners (TYT Investigates)


TRAIN

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Front is posting a lot of updates about the derailment. 

Status Coup News is a You Tube channel that is doing some intense on-the-ground investigation in East Palestine


WNY near miss in 2020 Experts say what happened in East Palestine almost happened in East Aurora NY in 2020.  "What we didn't know was the number of tank cars or their contents, information never provided by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, a local partner for Norfolk Southern, to police...'The freight company was literally saying will not tell you what is on this train even after it derailed,; said David Masur, Executive Director of PennEnvironment who's been researching the risk of these trains for years." 

Live railcams in North East allow you to watch trains going through Erie County on CSX and Norfolk Southern tracks. Installed by Lake Shore Railway Museum  https://youtu.be/cIQ0yIZgQeE 

WORKING PEOPLE

Railroad Workers United  "Railroad Workers United is a member operated organization made up of all workers, union and nonunion, who work in the rail industry."

Rail Workers Blame Fiery Train Crash in Ohio on Wall Street Profit-Seeking (Common Dreams) "Do not let this thing be normalized," said one railroad worker. "It's time to take back our rail system from greedy profiteers who externalize risks and reap profits at our expense."

Valentine's Day action at Market Square Starbucks in Pgh (Pgh Union Progress)


ETC

Mar 4 -  Fundraising Dinner for the Earthquake in Turkiye and Syria  5PM at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant 250 W 7th St, Erie, PA  "delicious food, entertainment, and most importantly, a chance to contribute to a worthy cause. Tickets $30 per person, with all proceeds going directly to aid efforts in the affected areas." RSVP required by Friday March 3rd.

 
WBFO: Buffalo, What's Next? | Promoting Peace and Justice  Deidra EmEl is the Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center. She joins Jay Moran for a preview of their Women's March 2023, their Embracing Buffalo: Frank Conversations series in May, and a range of other initiatives promoting social justice and equity. (Buffalo, What's Next? is a peace and social justice podcast carried by Buffalo's NPR affiliate)

‘You’ve got a friend in Armstrong County’ billboard apparently has an enemy and is taken down
(Pgh Union Progress) 

PHOTOS

Please let me know if you are interested in doing a shift of trains coming through Erie (in conjunction with a group in Buffalo that have been doing it for years). Also if there is already an effort underway to do that please let me know.~deb contact info: moonkat2014@gmail.com  814-651-2172.


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WOMEN

March 8 - BFP Silent Peace Walk: International Women's Day 7:00 pm at Perry Square "honoring especially the New American women among us who have fled war-torn countries." Host: Benedictines for Peace

March 29 - Abortion and Autonomy in Post-Roe America  6:00 PM - 7:30 PM James Fisher PhD and Rhonda Matthews PhD  Alexander Music Recital Hall (Edinboro University) – 110 Kiltie Rd. Edinboro, PA Free  Presented by Jefferson Educational Society 

May 6 - All Things Equal - The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg  will be performed live by Michelle Azar at Reg Lenna Arts Center Jamestown NY 

"On the Mother's Side Seneca Culture & Women" exhibit can be seen at Seneca Iroquois National Museum 82 Hazlett, Salamanca NY 

Women's History: How Young Women Shook Up Erie GE in the '70s (Al Hart/UE from 2/17/2015)" In the 1970s, salaried women workers at Erie GE fought important battles for workplace equality, including two strikes in 1974 and ’75 in which they demanded equal pay for equal work. The participants in these struggles were predominantly young women, and they were influenced by the ideas of the feminist movement as well as by UE’s long-established principles of equality and rank-and-file unionism."

WNY History Podcast: Notable Suffragists and Women of Chautauqua Co. (WRFA, from 2020) https://soundcloud.com/wrfaradio/wny-podcast-ep-1?in=wrfaradio/sets/wny-history-podcast 


ARTS & EATS

Mar 6 - Freedom Flight Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Jamestown NY "revolves around the most famous incident in the history of the Underground Railroad in Ohio" Mad River Theatre Works

The Crucible The 1953 play about the Salem witch trials that Arthur Miller wrote as an allegory for McCarthyism will be presented at Fredonia Opera House  March 11 from (National Theatre Live). and Mercyhurst University   March 23-26 at Taylor Little Theatre.

Mar 25 - Seneca Iroquois National Museum juried Spring Art Show March 25, 2023. Seneca-Iroquois National Museum | Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center82 W Hetzel St
Salamanca, NY 14779 

April 15 - SJNN Name that Tune gala fundraiser Facebook April 15 Bayfront Convention Center

April 25 - Empty Bowls Ashtabula NY April 25 Fundraiser for Feed Our Vets food pantry


Erie Food Co-op Downtown has a new sit down area  

Cleveland International Film Festival   March 22 - April 1 at Playhouse Square  Streams April 2 -9 online

'Imagining Freedom' will give $125 million to art projects focused on incarceration (NPR)

EARTH

Mar 23 - Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru: Environmental Justice Warrior, Rhodes Scholar & Founder of Black Girl Environmentalist 7:30 p.m.Penn State Behrend McGarvey Commons

Greengarden Bike Path Public Meeting - February 15, 2023  Presentation and raucous comments  Sunday Slow Roll visits Greengarden Blvd with a bevy of cyclists

Group spreading solar energy misinformation to rural PA and elsewhere (WITF)

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

PA Mail-in voters: Send in annual applications

GOP County Council members eyeing re-election stay on Election Board, Democrats cry foul (Erie Times-News) Election board 2/17/23 meeting After being evasive about his candidacy, a week later Brian Shank announced he was running for re-election to Co. Council,.

Now a political force, research shows GenZ voters crave information on candidates, issues (Penn Capital-Star) "Among Gen Z voters, 33% said they wished they’d had more information about candidates before voting. Seventy-eight percent of Gen Z voters considered it important to address systemic racism, and 29% said abortion and reproductive rights were the issue they were most concerned about when they voted in the 2022 midterms. "

A new PA state government report suggests making secrecy envelopes optional, standardizing the use of drop boxes across the state, and clarifying how ballots should be dated. (WITF)

Pa. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee celebrates Black achievement during ceremonial swearing-in - Pennsylvania Capital-Star  (Penn Capital-Star)


Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians may soon be kicked off Medicaid (WITF)

DHS Update on the End of the PA PHE, Medicaid, and CHIP Share with those who may be affected
PA is preparing for a major change in renewal processes for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients. Starting April 1, 2023, PA is required by federal law to review Medicaid and CHIP recipients’ eligibility every year, which means that recipients must submit a renewal. 


HOME

Low-income Manor Motel residents respond to sale (Erie News Now)

In-Depth Look at Homelessness in Erie (Matt Flowers/ENN)

Meadville City Council Feb 15, 2023  additional comments on anti-retaliation ordinance, pushback from landlords

Homelessness in Jamestown (WRFA) YWCA Jamestown's Broadscast: Ep 18 -  



IN MEMORIAM

Mary Zuck, lifelong peace and justice supporter and really good person, passed away in December 2020. Her daughter Shannon said there will be a Celebration of Life for Mary on March 17 at 6:30pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Highway, Erie PA. An obituary will be published in the paper on March 5. For information contact UUCE at 814-864-9400+++

JUSTICE

Shapiro blocks death penalty, calls for abolishment (WHYY) Rep Rabb to introduce death penalty abolishment (PA Dems)

Pastor Mock: Why study Black history (Erie Times-News) 


Mar 9 - Compton's Table: Empowering LGBTQ+ Youth Tyler Titus, Ph.D. 7pm Erie Center for Arts & Technology, 650 East Ave. Suite 120, Erie, PA. Free. Host:Jefferson Educational Society. Register in advance or call 814.459.8000 

Mar 31 Transgender Day of Visibility local events: 
Walk Around Perry Square 6pm at Perry Square in Erie PA. Host: TransFamily of Erie, coffee and water provided. Contact: Raven Jane Cammarata. Info: raven.cammarata@gmail.com transfamilynwpa.org
Erie Trans Picnics at Zone Dance Club 133 W 18th. "Celebrate trans lives, joy, community, and visibility. Doors open 8pm $5 cover. Venue Phone: (814) 452-0125. instagram.com/erietranspicnics/  

Dale Allgeier is +++ 

SCHOOLS


Fred Rogers died 20 years ago. He’s never been more relevant (Union Progress) 

Comedian roasts book banners (TYT Investigates)


TRAIN

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Front is posting a lot of updates about the derailment. 

Status Coup News is a You Tube channel that is doing some intense on-the-ground investigation in East Palestine


WNY near miss in 2020 Experts say what happened in East Palestine almost happened in East Aurora NY in 2020.  "What we didn't know was the number of tank cars or their contents, information never provided by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, a local partner for Norfolk Southern, to police...'The freight company was literally saying will not tell you what is on this train even after it derailed,; said David Masur, Executive Director of PennEnvironment who's been researching the risk of these trains for years." 

Live railcams in North East allow you to watch trains going through Erie County on CSX and Norfolk Southern tracks. Installed by Lake Shore Railway Museum  

WORKING PEOPLE

Railroad Workers United  "Railroad Workers United is a member operated organization made up of all workers, union and nonunion, who work in the rail industry."

Rail Workers Blame Fiery Train Crash in Ohio on Wall Street Profit-Seeking (Common Dreams) "Do not let this thing be normalized," said one railroad worker. "It's time to take back our rail system from greedy profiteers who externalize risks and reap profits at our expense."

Valentine's Day action at Market Square Starbucks in Pgh (Pgh Union Progress)


ETC

Mar 4 -  Fundraising Dinner for the Earthquake in Turkiye and Syria  5PM at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant 250 W 7th St, Erie, PA  "delicious food, entertainment, and most importantly, a chance to contribute to a worthy cause. Tickets $30 per person, with all proceeds going directly to aid efforts in the affected areas." RSVP required by Friday March 3rd.

 
WBFO: Buffalo, What's Next? | Promoting Peace and Justice  Deidra EmEl is the Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center. She joins Jay Moran for a preview of their Women's March 2023, their Embracing Buffalo: Frank Conversations series in May, and a range of other initiatives promoting social justice and equity. (Buffalo, What's Next? is a peace and social justice podcast carried by Buffalo's NPR affiliate)

‘You’ve got a friend in Armstrong County’ billboard apparently has an enemy and is taken down
(Pgh Union Progress) 

PHOTOS

Please let me know if you are interested in doing a shift of trains coming through Erie (in conjunction with a group in Buffalo that have been doing it for years). Also if there is already an effort underway to do that please let me know.~deb contact info: moonkat2014@gmail.com  814-651-2172.


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WOMEN

March 29 - Abortion and Autonomy in Post-Roe America  6:00 PM - 7:30 PM James Fisher PhD and Rhonda Matthews PhD  Alexander Music Recital Hall (Edinboro University) – 110 Kiltie Rd. Edinboro, PA Free  Presented by Jefferson Educational Society 

May 6 - All Things Equal - The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg  will be performed live by Michelle Azar at Reg Lenna Arts Center Jamestown NY 

"On the Mother's Side Seneca Culture & Women" exhibit can be seen at Seneca Iroquois National Museum 82 Hazlett, Salamanca NY 

Women's History: How Young Women Shook Up Erie GE in the '70s (Al Hart/UE from 2/17/2015)" In the 1970s, salaried women workers at Erie GE fought important battles for workplace equality, including two strikes in 1974 and ’75 in which they demanded equal pay for equal work. The participants in these struggles were predominantly young women, and they were influenced by the ideas of the feminist movement as well as by UE’s long-established principles of equality and rank-and-file unionism."

WNY History Podcast: Notable Suffragists and Women of Chautauqua Co. (WRFA, from 2020) https://soundcloud.com/wrfaradio/wny-podcast-ep-1?in=wrfaradio/sets/wny-history-podcast 


ARTS & EATS

Mar 6 - Freedom Flight Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Jamestown NY "revolves around the most famous incident in the history of the Underground Railroad in Ohio" Mad River Theatre Works

The Crucible The 1953 play about the Salem witch trials that Arthur Miller wrote as an allegory for McCarthyism will be presented at Fredonia Opera House March 11 from (National Theatre Live). and Mercyhurst University  March 23-26 at Taylor Little Theatre.

Mar 25 - Seneca Iroquois National Museum juried Spring Art Show March 25, 2023. Seneca-Iroquois National Museum | Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center82 W Hetzel St
Salamanca, NY 14779 

April 15 - SJNN Name that Tune gala fundraiser Facebook April 15 Bayfront Convention Center


Erie Food Co-op Downtown has a new sit down area  

Cleveland International Film Festival   #CIFF47 March 22 - April 1 at Playhouse Square  Streams April 2 -9 online

'Imagining Freedom' will give $125 million to art projects focused on incarceration (NPR)

April 25 - Empty Bowls Ashtabula NY April 25 Fundraiser for Feed Our Vets food pantry


EARTH
Mar 23 - Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru: Environmental Justice Warrior, Rhodes Scholar & Founder of Black Girl Environmentalist 7:30 p.m.Penn State Behrend McGarvey Commons

March 29 - World-Wide Climate Justice Teach-In March 29 5:30 – 8:30PM McGarvey Commons, Reed 2nd floor rooms Join us as we join thousands of schools, universities, and faith organizations from dozens of countries around the globe all having conversations about environmental justice and climate change.+++

Shell hit with air permit violations; activists call for operations halt (Times Online )

Group spreading solar energy misinformation to rural PA and elsewhere (WITF)

Greengarden Bikeway Plan Feb 15 meeting w/Public Comments and presentation BikeErie Slow Roll visit to Greengarden Blvd (video)

2023 Planting calendar+++
2023 Planting Calendar: When to Start Vegetable Seeds | The Old Farmer's Almanac

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

PA Mail-in voters: Send in annual applications

Scorecard: Unequal election policies in PA (Spotlight PA)

GOP County Council members eyeing re-election stay on Election Board, Democrats cry foul (Erie Times-News) Election board 2/17/23 meeting On Feb. 25 Brian Shank announced he was running for re-election to Co. Council, 7 days after being evasive about it in a meeting in which he was re-elected to elections board.

Now a political force, research shows GenZ voters crave information on candidates, issues (Penn Capital-Star)


Recommendation: A should have longer period to process mail-in ballot applications, optional secrecy envelopes: Joint State Government Commission recommends

Pa. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee celebrates Black achievement during ceremonial swearing-in - Pennsylvania Capital-Star  (Penn Capital-Star)

HEALTH
Medicaid

Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians may soon be kicked off Medicaid (WITF)

Shapiro Administration Urges Medical Assistance, CHIP Recipients To Update Contact Information Ahead Of Imminent Federal Changes Impacting Renewals
https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/dhs_details.aspx?newsid=891&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=READ+MORE&utm_campaign=Make+sure+your+address+is+up+to+date+if+you%e2%80%99re+enrolled+in+these+programs!


HOME
Low-income Manor Motel residents respond to sale (Erie News Now)

In-Depth Look at Homelessness in Erie (Matt Flowers/ENN)

Meadville City Council Feb 15, 2023  additional comments on anti-retaliation ordinance, pushback from landlords

Homelessness in Jamestown (WRFA) YWCA Jamestown's Broadscast: Ep 18 -  


JUSTICE


Shapiro blocks death penalty, calls for abolishment (WHYY) Rep Rabb to introduce death penalty abolishment (PA Dems)

LIVE | Author Matthew Desmond with Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta: Poverty, By America March 22 tpm deom Midtown ScholarBookstore

https://www.youtube.com/live/nd9qWf6gUc8?feature=share



DEI recprding


Pastor Mock: Why study Black history (Erie Times-News) 


JUSTICE

State's School Funding System Found Unconstitutional (Public Interest Law Center) 

Meet Moms for Liberty : The group leading LGBTQ book bans across PA (Penn Capital Star) 

PENNCREST resident files with court, alleges open meeting violations by school board  (Meadville Tribune) 

How Pa. educators and support staff make the difference every day | Opinion (Penn Capital-Star)

Comedian Hilariously roasts Book Banners (TYT Investigates)

City of Erie, in action, deeds and funding, rises to DEI challenges (goerie.com)


Friends of Roger Young Park Facebook page


Comedian roasts book banners (TYT Investigates)

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-do-gen-z-voters-care-about-most-a-survey-offers-insights/2023/02


SPIRIT
https://www.mercyhurst.edu/news/mercyhurst-announces-three-upcoming-religious-studies-events



TRAIN

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Front is posting a lot of updates about the derailment. 


WNY near miss in 2020 Experts say what happened in East Palestine almost happened in East Aurora NY in 2020.  "What we didn't know was the number of tank cars or their contents, information never provided by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, a local partner for Norfolk Southern, to police...'The freight company was literally saying will not tell you what is on this train even after it derailed,; said David Masur, Executive Director of PennEnvironment who's been researching the risk of these trains for years." 

Live railcams in North East allow you to watch trains going through Erie County on CSX and Norfolk Southern tracks. Installed by Lake Shore Railway Museum  





WOMEN
https://www.jeserie.org/events/details/satellite-location-edinboro-abortion-and-autonomy-in-post-roe-america

https://www.wnyheritage.org/content/womens_banner_county_chautauqua_county_and_the_suffrage_movement/index.html https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2020/08/pennsylvania-public-universities-colleges-campus-racism/?mc_cid=0d7298ae2d&mc_eid=c7c50c0eab
All Things Equal - The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be performed live by Michelle Azar on May 6 at Reg Lenna Arts Center Jamestown NY https://reglenna.com/events/all-things-equal
Buffalo women's march




WORKERS
Railroad Workers United  "Railroad Workers United is a member operated organization made up of all workers, union and nonunion, who work in the rail industry."

Rail Workers Blame Fiery Train Crash in Ohio on Wall Street Profit-Seeking (Common Dreams) "Do not let this thing be normalized," said one railroad worker. "It's time to take back our rail system from greedy profiteers who externalize risks and reap profits at our expense."

Valentine's Day action at Market Square Starbucks in Pgh (Pgh Union Progress)


ETC
March 26 Gannon International Night (GU)
 







frederick douglass
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=625421979593230&set=a.400442575424506





Buffalo, What's Next? | Promoting Peace and Justice (WBFO) Deidra EmEl is the Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center. She joins Jay Moran for a preview of their Women's March 2023, their Embracing Buffalo: Frank Conversations series in May, and a range of other initiatives promoting social justice and equity. https://www.wbfo.org/wbfo-brief-season-4-2023/2023-02-14/buffalo-whats-next-promoting-peace-and-justice


Burton
‘You’ve got a friend in Armstrong County’ billboard apparently has an enemy and is taken down
(Pgh Union Progress) https://www.unionprogress.com/2023/02/13/youve-got-a-friend-in-armstrong-county-billboard-apparently-has-an-enemy-and-is-taken-down/


ARTS

Mar 6 - Freedom Flight Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Jamestown NY "revolves around the most famous incident in the history of the Underground Railroad in Ohio" Mad River Theatre Works

The Crucible+++

Mar 25 - Seneca Iroquois National Museum juried Spring Art Show March 25, 2023. Seneca-Iroquois National Museum | Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center82 W Hetzel St
Salamanca, NY 14779 

April 15 - SJNN Name that Tune gala fundraiser Facebook April 15 Bayfront Convention Center

Cleveland International Film Festival   #CIFF47 March 22 - April 1 at Playhouse Square  Streams April 2 -9 online

'Imagining Freedom' will give $125 million to art projects focused on incarceration (NPR)

April 25 - Empty Bowls Ashtabula NY April 25 Fundraiser for Feed Our Vets food pantry


EARTH
Mar 23 - Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru: Environmental Justice Warrior, Rhodes Scholar & Founder of Black Girl Environmentalist 7:30 p.m.Penn State Behrend McGarvey Commons

March 29 - World-Wide Climate Justice Teach-In March 29 5:30 – 8:30PM McGarvey Commons, Reed 2nd floor rooms Join us as we join thousands of schools, universities, and faith organizations from dozens of countries around the globe all having conversations about environmental justice and climate change.

Shell hit with air permit violations; activists call for operations halt (Times Online )

Group spreading solar energy misinformation to rural PA and elsewhere (WITF)

Greengarden Bikeway Plan Feb 15 meeting w/Public Comments and presentation BikeErie Slow Roll visit to Greengarden Blvd (video)

2023 Planting calendar+++
2023 Planting Calendar: When to Start Vegetable Seeds | The Old Farmer's Almanac

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

PA Mail-in voters: Send in annual applications

Unequal election policies disenfranchised Pennsylvania voters in 2022 (Spotlight PA) https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/02/pa-2022-election-drop-box-mail-ballot-curing-scorecard/+

GOP County Council members eyeing re-election stay on Election Board, Democrats cry foul (Erie Times-News)
https://www.goerie.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/21/erie-county-council-election-board-dispute-2023/69914133007/


Now a political force, research shows GenZ voters crave information on candidates, issues (Penn Capital-Star)


PA should have longer period to process mail-in ballot applications, optional secrecy envelopes: Joint State Government Commission recommends

Pa. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee celebrates Black achievement during ceremonial swearing-in - Pennsylvania Capital-Star  (Penn Capital-Star)

HEALTH
Medicaid

Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians may soon be kicked off Medicaid (WITF)

Shapiro Administration Urges Medical Assistance, CHIP Recipients To Update Contact Information Ahead Of Imminent Federal Changes Impacting Renewals
https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/dhs_details.aspx?newsid=891&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=READ+MORE&utm_campaign=Make+sure+your+address+is+up+to+date+if+you%e2%80%99re+enrolled+in+these+programs!


HOME
Low-income Manor Motel residents respond to sale (Erie News Now)

In-Depth Look at Homelessness in Erie (Matt Flowers/ENN)

Meadville City Council Feb 15, 2023  additional comments on anti-retaliation ordinance, pushback from landlords

Homelessness in Jamestown (WRFA) YWCA Jamestown's Broadscast: Ep 18 -  


brenton davis




JUSTICE


Shapiro blocks death penalty, calls for abolishment (WHYY) Rep Rabb to introduce death penalty abolishment (PA Dems)

LIVE | Author Matthew Desmond with Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta: Poverty, By America March 22 tpm deom Midtown ScholarBookstore

https://www.youtube.com/live/nd9qWf6gUc8?feature=share



DEI recprding


Pastor Mock: Why study Black history (Erie Times-News) 


JUSTICE

State's School Funding System Found Unconstitutional (Public Interest Law Center) 



Meet Moms for Liberty : The group leading LGBTQ book bans across PA (Penn Capital Star) 




PENNCREST resident files with court, alleges open meeting violations by school board  (Meadville Tribune) 


How Pa. educators and support staff make the difference every day | Opinion (Penn Capital-Star)

Comedian Hilariously roasts Book Banners (TYT Investigates)

City of Erie, in action, deeds and funding, rises to DEI challenges (goerie.com)


Friends of Roger Young Park Facebook page


Comedian roasts book banners (TYT Investigates)

City of Erie, in action, deeds and funding, rises to DEI challenges (goerie.com)


https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-do-gen-z-voters-care-about-most-a-survey-offers-insights/2023/02


SPIRIT
https://www.mercyhurst.edu/news/mercyhurst-announces-three-upcoming-religious-studies-events



TRAIN
Update+++Pa.'s Casey, Fetterman join Ohio counterparts to call for more federal action on Ohio train derailment - Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

State officials vowed Thursday to hold freight hauler Norfolk Southern accountable for the damage inflicted by a fiery train derailment along the Pennsylvania/Ohio border earlier this month. Kim Lyons and Marley Parish have the story.
TOXIC TESTING: Residents impacted by a toxic train derailment steps from the Ohio-Pennsylvania border are suing to force Norfolk Southern to set up health monitoring for residents in both states, the AP reports. Some have complained about headaches and sickness since. Officials blame an axle defect for the crash, while unions blame Wall Street, saying profit motives have squeezed safety checks.

Jon Stewart
Mayor Schember confident Erie could handle potential train derailment | WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com





WOMEN
https://www.jeserie.org/events/details/satellite-location-edinboro-abortion-and-autonomy-in-post-roe-america

https://www.wnyheritage.org/content/womens_banner_county_chautauqua_county_and_the_suffrage_movement/index.html https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2020/08/pennsylvania-public-universities-colleges-campus-racism/?mc_cid=0d7298ae2d&mc_eid=c7c50c0eab
All Things Equal - The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be performed live by Michelle Azar on May 6 at Reg Lenna Arts Center Jamestown NY https://reglenna.com/events/all-things-equal
Buffalo women's march




WORKRail Workers Blame Fiery Train Crash in Ohio on Wall Street Profit-Seeking https://www.commondreams.org/news/rail-workers-wall-street





Railroad Workers United Railroad Workers United | Facebook "Railroad Workers United is a member operated organization made up of all workers, union and nonunion, who work in the rail industry."





Residents say flames were shooting from Norfolk Southern train going through Buffalo (buffalonews.com)

TRAINExperts: What happened in East Palestine, ed in East Aurora in 2020 (WKBW) Experts: What happened in Ohio could've happened in East Aurora in 2020 (wkbw.com)


WORKERS
Railroad Workers United  "Railroad Workers United is a member operated organization made up of all workers, union and nonunion, who work in the rail industry."

 

ARTS

Mar 6 - Freedom Flight Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Jamestown NY "revolves around the most famous incident in the history of the Underground Railroad in Ohio" Mad River Theatre Works 

March 11 - Fredonia Opera House March 11 from National Theatre Live. 

Mar 23-26 - Mercyhurst University  March 23-26 at Mercyhurst Little Theatre.

Seneca Iroquois National Museum is hosting a juried Spring Art Show March 25, 2023. Seneca-Iroquois National Museum | Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center82 W Hetzel St
Salamanca, NY 14779 716.945.1760Email:info@senecamuseum.org Website:senecamuseum.org
https://www.senecamuseum.org/event/spring-art-show/

SSJNN Name that Tune gala fundraiser Facebook April 15 Bayfront Convention Center 

ARTS
Cleveland International Film Festival 
https://www.clevelandfilm.org/  #CIFF47 March 22 - April 1  at Playhouse Square  #CIFF4 7Streams April 2 -9 online

'Imagining  Freedom' will give $125 million to art projects focused on incarceration (NPR)
eat

Empty Bowls Ashtabula NY April 25 Fundraiser for Feed Our Vets food pantry
EARTH
Mar 23 - Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru: Environmental Justice Warrior, Rhodes Scholar & Founder of Black Girl Environmentalist  7:30 p.m.Penn State Behrend McGarvey Commons
https://behrend.psu.edu/student-life/student-leadership-and-involvement/special-events/speaker-series
Greengarden Bikeway Plan Feb 15 meeting w/Public Comments and presentation BikeErie Slow Roll visit to Greengarden Blvd (video) 

World-Wide Climate Justice Teach-In  March 29 5:30 – 8:30PM McGarvey Commons, Reed 2nd floor rooms Join us as we join thousands of schools, universities, and faith organizations from dozens of countries around the globe all having conversations about environmental justice and climate change.

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

PA Mail-in voters: Send in annual applications

After fighting it, Pennsylvania Republicans are embracing mail-in balloting, PennLive reports. 
PA mail-in voters: Time to send in annual mail in application


mailin rep



HEALTH
Medicaid
HEALTH
Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians may soon be kicked off Medicaid (WITF)
Shapiro Administration Urges Medical Assistance, CHIP Recipients To Update Contact Information Ahead Of Imminent Federal Changes Impacting Renewals

HOME
Manor Motel residents (Erie News Now)

In-Depth Look at Homelessness in Erie (Matt Flowers/ENN) https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/48373314/indepth-look-at-homelessness-in-erie-pennsylvania 

Meadville City Council additional comments on anti-retaliation ordinance, pushback from landlords

HOME
  YWCA Jamestown's Broadscast: Ep 18 - Homelessness And CNOY (WRFA) https://soundcloud.com/wrfaradio/ywca-jamestowns-broadscast-ep-18-homelessness-and-cnoy  

brenton davis


JUSTICE

Shapiro blocks death penalty, calls for abolishment (WHYY) https://whyy.org/articles/pennsylvania-shapiro-death-row-commutations/  

LIVE | Author  Matthew Desmond with Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta: Poverty, By America March 22 tpm deom Midtown ScholarBookstore 

DEI recprding

Pastor Mock: Why study Black history (Erie Times-News) https://www.yahoo.com/now/black-history-why-103034250.html 
 



SCHOOLS
State's School Funding System Found Unconstitutional (Public Interest Law Center) https://pubintlaw.org/cases-and-projects/pennsylvanias-school-funding-system-declared-unconstitutional-in-historic-victory-for-students/ 

Meet Moms for Liberty (Penn Capital Star) The group leading LGBTQ book bans across PA

PENNCREST resident files with court, alleges open meeting violations by school board | News | meadvilletribune.com

How Pa. educators and support staff make the difference every day | Opinion (Penn Capital-Star) https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/how-pa-educators-and-support-staff-make-the-difference-every-day-opinion/ 

SCHOOLS

Comedian Hilariously roasts Book Banners (TYT Investigates) 


https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-do-gen-z-voters-care-about-most-a-survey-offers-insights/2023/02

Friends of Roger Young Park Facebook group 

TYT comedian

SCHOOLS

Comedian Hilariously roasts Book Banners (TYT Investigates) 


https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-do-gen-z-voters-care-about-most-a-survey-offers-insights/2023/02

Friends of Roger Young Park Facebook group 


SPIRIT

TRAIN
Update+++
Pa.'s Casey, Fetterman join Ohio counterparts to call for more federal action on Ohio train derailment - Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

State officials vowed Thursday to hold freight hauler Norfolk Southern accountable for the damage inflicted by a fiery train derailment along the Pennsylvania/Ohio border earlier this month. Kim Lyons and Marley Parish have the story.  
TOXIC TESTING: Residents impacted by a toxic train derailment steps from the Ohio-Pennsylvania border are suing to force Norfolk Southern to set up health monitoring for residents in both states, the AP reports. Some have complained about headaches and sickness since. Officials blame an axle defect for the crash, while unions blame Wall Street, saying profit motives have squeezed safety checks. 
Jon Stewart


WOMEN
All Things Equal - The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg  will be performed live by Michelle Azar on May 6 at Reg Lenna Arts Center Jamestown NY https://reglenna.com/events/all-things-equal
Buffalo women's march 


WORK
Rail Workers Blame Fiery Train Crash in Ohio on Wall Street Profit-Seeking https://www.commondreams.org/news/rail-workers-wall-street

Rail Workers Blame Fiery Train Crash in Ohio on Wall Street Profit-Seeking https://www.commondreams.org/news/rail-workers-wall-street
Railroad Workers United Railroad Workers United | Facebook "Railroad Workers United is a member operated organization made up of all workers, union and nonunion, who work in the rail industry."



TRAIN
Experts: What happened in East Palestine, ed in East Aurora in 2020 (WKBW) Experts: What happened in Ohio could've happened in East Aurora in 2020 (wkbw.com) 

WORKERS
Railroad Workers United Railroad Workers United | Facebook "Railroad Workers United is a member operated organization made up of all workers, union and nonunion, who work in the rail industry."



ETC
March 26 Gannon International Night (GU) https://engageu.gannon.edu/event/8788938 




Buffalo, What's Next? | Promoting Peace and Justice (WBFO) Deidra EmEl is the Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center. She joins Jay Moran for a preview of their Women's March 2023, their Embracing Buffalo: Frank Conversations series in May, and a range of other initiatives promoting social justice and equity. https://www.wbfo.org/wbfo-brief-season-4-2023/2023-02-14/buffalo-whats-next-promoting-peace-and-justice

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