Thursday, February 20, 2025

MARCH DRAFT


 ALERTS 

French Creek Indivisible "French Creek Indivisible is expanding to include Erie and Crawford Counties. Interested in joining? Email frenchcreekindivisible@gmail.com with your name, email, and contact information and we will add you to our email List-Serve." More information about Indivisible  

Benedictines for Peace mailing list Go to  benedictinesforpeace.com  There's a blue box in the logo on the landing page, 'Join our mailing list.' There's a simple form, only asks for name and a captcha check.

WOMEN

Erie's Mabel Howard is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year Poet, nonprofit director, cafe owner, youth advocate, art curator Mabel Howard received recognition as one of USA Today's Women of the Year. Read about Mabel and her dedication and work in the community. 
NEXT with Marcus Atkinson: Sonya’s Year: Honoring a Woman Making History  with Sonya Byes, host of Chatting with Sonya and Friends on Erie News Now, to celebrate her recent recognition as a 2025 Woman Making History by the Mercy Center. 
WQLN Chronicles: Joyce Savocchio parts 1 & II Informative look at not just Erie's first elected woman mayor, but also local women in leadership and politics from mid-1960s through the 1990s.
Shaping Leaders Through Destiny of Our Daughters Inc.: Shateria Franklin, B.A. Friday, March 7, 12:00pm-1:30pm Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State Erie, PA
Women Making History Mercyhurst University Performing Arts Center March 31, 2025 at 7:00pm Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

ARTS

WOW - Women of Word with a few Man Made Words March 10 at 6pm, at  Basement Transmissions, 145 West 11th St., Erie. "Artists will present impactful perspectives on tough topics, including addiction, domestic violence, homelessness, PTSD, trauma and suicide for the 13th production of WOW..."

Hero: The Boy from Troy March 11 at 10AM  Reg Lenna 116 East 3rd St. Jamestown, NY "A new musical about young John Lewis" . Grades Pre 3-8. Reserve seats 716-484-7070

PSU Smith Creative Writers Reading Series: Allegra Hyde, Fiction Writer Metzgar Lobby PSU Behrend, Erie PA. March 20 @ 6:00 p.m. ( 5:30 p.m.).Free, open to public. Info on Facebook at Penn State Behrend - BFA Creative Writing .

Rainbow Fest 2025 Sat, April 5 at 2:00 pm Basement Transmissions, 145 W 11th St, Erie PA $15 pre-sale/$20 door All ages, wheelchair accessible. Charity to be announced. "Join us for our second annual Rainbow Fest of Erie! All Queer Featured bands, vendors, drag, and more!" more. 

2025 Women’s Show . on display March 5-29 Ashtabula Arts Center 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula OH Free admission.  

I'm Still Here  (2025) March 19 @ 7:00 PM Reg Lenna Center for the Arts 116 East 3rd St, Jamestown, NY, film "based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history"

Liz Allen on the revamped Café 7-10 that comes with poetry perks (Liz Allen/Erie Reader) Liz profiles Café 7-10 owner Mabel Howard and Mabel's significant contributions to Erie's vibrant poetry community, and also looks at other locals who contribute to and appreciate poetry. 
Mabel Howard list of upcoming poetry events: Poetry every Tuesday evening @ Cafe 7-10 Time: 6pm Special events focused on Black Women's History: March 16 @7pm, March 19 @6pm, March 26 @6pm.   March 16 @ 6pm Gannon University collaboration with Miss Mabeline Cafe 7-10, March 19 @ 7pm Werner Books Featuring Jerome Williams, March 26 @ 6pm "Hear Her She is Speaking" Cafe 7-10

'Unapologetically ourselves,' what Kendrick Lamar's act of resistance teaches us | Opinion (Kyra Taylor/Erie Times News) 

At CHQ upcoming: Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark  Aug 8  Bonnie Raitt September 5

BIKE

Erie Bike Co-op Spring Bike Drive & Re-Opening "SSJNN’s Bike Program, which has long repaired used bicycles for community members, is celebrating its Opening Week as "Erie Bike Co-op with a used bike drive and new services.
The kick-off event will take place on Saturday, March 22nd, from 10am to 2pm at 436 E 26th St. Erie, PA 16504. This bike-centric occasion will feature a variety of activities for all ages and skill levels, including a bike donation drive, kid’s bike giveaway, adult bike sales, basic tune-up services, and chance to connect with Erie’s cycling community

BLASCO

Save Blasco! premier 42:28   Documentary from 2nd State Films “The Power of Minerva”–Episode 1

Local library advocates encouraging people to use Blasco even during the period of road disruption to keep healthy numbers. 

EARTH

DCNR events Registration needed. Virtual  P.I. and Erie Bluffs Flora and Fauna (March 24, 7pm)  Honoring Conservation Pioneers "highlighting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress (Mar 31, 11am) In-person Presque Isle Campfire Talk (March 19 6pm to 7:30pm) Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle "The educators will explain the resource management techniques used at the park to promote healthy ecosystem" 

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

Erie Dems Candidate Forum  March 24 from 5:30 – 8:30pm at the Erie Maennerchor Club (1607 State St Erie PA) 

Public comments about county page from Erie Co Council mtg 2/25: Freda 14:25. Matt 22:21 Gretchen 29:02 Erie Co Council poised to ban partisan posts on official county FB page (AO Rao/ Erie Times-News)  
 

FOOD

Edinboro Market new location.  Just moved into 211 Mill Street, Edinboro PA "Edinboro Market provides year-round access to fresh, local food; an entrepreneurial marketplace for local growers and producers.". 
 
[LISTEN] Jamestown Winter Farmers Market (WRFA) with Jamestown Farmers Market Food Access Manager Nick Weith about Winter Market activities and other programs in the “off-season.”

3rd Annual Community Seed Swap And Potluck  10/20 Collective, 1020 Holland St, Erie, PA. March 15 from 10 AM to 2 PM <<<NOTE TIME CHANGE FOR EVENT "free Seed + Tool Swap + Potluck event to celebrate spring! Erie's Urban Farmers will be onsite to answer questions and share ways you can get involved in the local growing scene. All are welcome with or without seeds! Community Collaborators: Erie Food Policy Advisory Council, Conscious Food Project, Erie Farm to School, Grow and Glow Urban Collective, Wild Field Urban Farm, Eat Your Yard, SSJ Neighborhood Network, Erie Downtown Partnership Info  814 - 983 - 8566

HEALTH

Remote Area Medical coming to Ashtabula RAM will be at Lakeside Junior High School, located at 6620 Sanborn Road, Ashtabula OH on March 22 and 23 doors open 6 a.m. each day, first come, first served.

The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District (CAP)

HOME

Two on the history of housing discrimination
Shaking the Legacy of Segregation (Chloe Forbes/Erie Reader) Published 2/13/2025  
Tracing Erie's History of Redlining (Jonathan Burdick/Erie Reader) Article from 7/13/19 t

IMMIGRANTS

Erie County ICE detention public comments from: Alivia Haibach (MHEDS) at 26:36 Immigration attorney Alexandria Iwanenko. 

Atty Alexandria Iwanenko addressing Erie City Council at 12:04 asking for clarification distinction between local law enforcement and immigration federal law enforcement. 

Generous response EMTA reports that the response to the winter needs drive conducted with USCRI Erie was so successful that they had extra to share with similar local organizations (source: EMTA Feb Board mtg) 

NEXT with Marcus Atkinson: Undocumented Stories  Guest is Monica Tornoe of Undocumented Stories, a project that gives voice to the men, women, and children who daily suffer under current U.S. immigration policies. Undocumented Stories connects and educates people through storytelling.

WORKING PEOPLE

A government worker's message for Elon Musk (CBS News) 'Mine safety has been Mark's life's work. In his 20s, he left the coalfields to earn a Ph.D., then returned as an engineer for the federal government. His efforts have helped save countless lives underground. "It was still maybe a coal miner every week that was being killed in a rock fall," he said. "In 2016, we had our first year with zero, a really tremendous accomplishment.".'

We Are the Rank and File (Music Video) Song and video celebrating nine decades of the United Electrical Workers (UE) democratic union founded in Buffalo in 1936. Loads of photos and videos from then and now with locals around the country. Erie's UE 506 and 618 at :38 :53 2:12 3:36 4:21 4:53 4:54 5:49

DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM

'A political blitzkrieg' - what an Erie historian sees in DOGE, Trump | Opinion (Chris Magoc/Erie Times-News) 

Democratic Setbacks and Civic Education Monday, March 10, 2025 1pm to 1:50pm SUNY Fredonia https://events.fredonia.edu/event/democratic-setbacks-and-civic-education "Open to Public"

[LISTEN]NEXT with Marcus Atkinson Fighting for Justice: The ACLU’s Battle Against Executive Overreach Co-hosts Marcus Atkinson and Chuck Cammarata, along with returning guest Marc Blount, sit down with Vic Walczak, Legal Director of the ACLU.

[WATCH] WNY Peace Center :What We Can Do in these Challenging Times   Feb 19, 2025 "With India Walton, Senior Strategist at RootsAction; Leighton Jones, Communications Coordinator for Our City Action Buffalo and Our City Buffalo; and Victory Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, hosting. Topics: values; local effects of tRumpf 2.0; working for change in our personal sphere of influence; "A Force More Powerful" i.e., collective nonviolent direct action - PeoplePower; local campaigns for human rights, civil rights, and sustainability (April 5); how people can help and get more involved." 

GEMISH

Diverse Erie to receive $1.5 million in legal settlement with Executive Brenton Davis (AJ Rao/Erie Times--News)) 
~~~~~~~~

Calendar and local info sharing for people who believe "a better world is possible." Focus is local/regional. Not affiliated with any organization. Submissions, sub requests and inquiries send to moonkat2014@gmail.com
Blog URL https://eriebluegreen.blogspot.com/




Calendar & News ~ March 2025


 ALERTS 

French Creek Indivisible "French Creek Indivisible is expanding to include Erie and Crawford Counties. Interested in joining? Email frenchcreekindivisible@gmail.com with your name, email, and contact information and we will add you to our email List-Serve." More information about Indivisible  

Benedictines for Peace mailing list Go to  benedictinesforpeace.com  There's a blue box in the logo on the landing page, 'Join our mailing list.' There's a simple form, only asks for name and a captcha check.

WOMEN

Erie's Mabel Howard is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year Poet, nonprofit director, cafe owner, youth advocate, art curator Mabel Howard received recognition as one of USA Today's Women of the Year. Read about Mabel and her dedication and work in the community. 
NEXT with Marcus Atkinson: Sonya’s Year: Honoring a Woman Making History  with Sonya Byes, host of Chatting with Sonya and Friends on Erie News Now, to celebrate her recent recognition as a 2025 Woman Making History by the Mercy Center. 
WQLN Chronicles: Joyce Savocchio parts 1 & II Informative look at not just Erie's first elected woman mayor, but also local women in leadership and politics from mid-1960s through the 1990s.
Shaping Leaders Through Destiny of Our Daughters Inc.: Shateria Franklin, B.A. Friday, March 7, 12:00pm-1:30pm Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State Erie, PA
Women Making History Mercyhurst University Performing Arts Center March 31, 2025 at 7:00pm Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

ARTS

WOW - Women of Word with a few Man Made Words March 10 at 6pm, at  Basement Transmissions, 145 West 11th St., Erie. "Artists will present impactful perspectives on tough topics, including addiction, domestic violence, homelessness, PTSD, trauma and suicide for the 13th production of WOW..."

Hero: The Boy from Troy March 11 at 10AM  Reg Lenna 116 East 3rd St. Jamestown, NY "A new musical about young John Lewis" . Grades Pre 3-8. Reserve seats 716-484-7070

PSU Smith Creative Writers Reading Series: Allegra Hyde, Fiction Writer Metzgar Lobby PSU Behrend, Erie PA. March 20 @ 6:00 p.m. ( 5:30 p.m.).Free, open to public. Info on Facebook at Penn State Behrend - BFA Creative Writing .

Rainbow Fest 2025 Sat, April 5 at 2:00 pm Basement Transmissions, 145 W 11th St, Erie PA $15 pre-sale/$20 door All ages, wheelchair accessible. Charity to be announced. "Join us for our second annual Rainbow Fest of Erie! All Queer Featured bands, vendors, drag, and more!" more. 

2025 Women’s Show . on display March 5-29 Ashtabula Arts Center 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula OH Free admission.  

I'm Still Here  (2025) March 19 @ 7:00 PM Reg Lenna Center for the Arts 116 East 3rd St, Jamestown, NY, " based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history"

Revamped Café 7-10 comes with poetry perks (Liz Allen/Erie Reader) Liz profiles Café 7-10 owner Mabel Howard and Mabel's significant contributions to Erie's vibrant poetry community, and also looks at other locals who contribute to and appreciate poetry. 
Mabel Howard upcoming poetry events: Poetry every Tuesday evening @ Cafe 7-10 Time: 6pm Special events focused on Women's History Month March 16 @7pm, March 19 @6pm, March 26 @6pm March 16 @ 6pm Gannon University collaboration with Miss Mabeline Cafe 7-10, March 19 @ 7pm Werner Books Featuring Jerome Williams, March 26 @ 6pm "Hear Her She is Speaking" Cafe 7-10

'Unapologetically ourselves,' what Kendrick Lamar's act of resistance teaches us | Opinion (Kyra Taylor/Erie Times News) 

At CHQ upcoming: Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark  Aug 8  Bonnie Raitt September 5

BIKE

Erie Bike Co-op Grand Re-Opening on Saturday March 22, from 10am-2pm at 436 E 26th St, Erie. How to help: Bike Drive: gently used bikes to support the co-op’s mission. Help collect and organize donated bikes on March 22. Kid’s Bike Giveaway: if you have kid’s bikes to donate or time to help fix up. Adult Bike Sales: Sliding scale,volunteers needed to help match shoppers to their new ride. Basic Tune-Up Service: For a donation of any amount, volunteer mechanics will provide a basic spring tune up including cleaning, volunteer mechanics needed. To volunteer or for info: email eriebikecoop@gmail.com

BLASCO

Save Blasco! premier 42:28   Documentary from 2nd State Films 

Local library advocates encouraging people to use Blasco even during the period of road disruption to keep healthy numbers. 

EARTH

DCNR events Registration needed. Virtual  P.I. and Erie Bluffs Flora and Fauna (March 24, 7pm)  Honoring Conservation Pioneers "highlighting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress (Mar 31, 11am) In-person Presque Isle Campfire Talk (March 19 6pm to 7:30pm) Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle "The educators will explain the resource management techniques used at the park to promote healthy ecosystem" 

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

Erie Dems Candidate Forum  March 24 from 5:30 – 8:30pm at the Erie Maennerchor Club (1607 State St Erie PA) 

Public comments about county page from Erie Co Council mtg 2/25: Freda 14:25. Matt 22:21 Gretchen 29:02 Erie Co Council poised to ban partisan posts on official county FB page (AO Rao/ Erie Times-News)  
 

FOOD

Edinboro Market new location.  Just moved into 211 Mill Street, Edinboro PA "Edinboro Market provides year-round access to fresh, local food; an entrepreneurial marketplace for local growers and producers.". 
 
[LISTEN] Jamestown Winter Farmers Market (WRFA) with Jamestown Farmers Market Food Access Manager Nick Weith about Winter Market activities and other programs in the “off-season.”

3rd Annual Community Seed Swap And Potluck  10/20 Collective, 1020 Holland St, Erie, PA. March 15 from 10 AM to 2 PM <<<NOTE TIME CHANGE FOR EVENT "free Seed + Tool Swap + Potluck event to celebrate spring! Erie's Urban Farmers will be onsite to answer questions and share ways you can get involved in the local growing scene. All are welcome with or without seeds! Community Collaborators: Erie Food Policy Advisory Council, Conscious Food Project, Erie Farm to School, Grow and Glow Urban Collective, Wild Field Urban Farm, Eat Your Yard, SSJ Neighborhood Network, Erie Downtown Partnership Info  814 - 983 - 8566

HEALTH

Remote Area Medical coming to Ashtabula RAM will be at Lakeside Junior High School, located at 6620 Sanborn Road, Ashtabula OH on March 22 and 23 doors open 6 a.m. each day, first come, first served.

The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District (CAP)

HOME

Two on the history of housing discrimination
Shaking the Legacy of Segregation (Chloe Forbes/Erie Reader) Published 2/13/2025  
Tracing Erie's History of Redlining (Jonathan Burdick/Erie Reader) Article from 7/13/19 t

IMMIGRANTS

Local ICE detention concerns from:
Generous response EMTA reports that the response to the winter needs drive conducted with USCRI Erie was so successful that they had extra to share with similar local organizations (source: EMTA Feb Board mtg) 

NEXT with Marcus Atkinson: Undocumented Stories  Guest is Monica Tornoe of Undocumented Stories, a project that gives voice to the men, women, and children who daily suffer under current U.S. immigration policies. Undocumented Stories connects and educates people through storytelling.

WORKING PEOPLE

A government worker's message for Elon Musk (CBS News) 'Mine safety has been Mark's life's work. In his 20s, he left the coalfields to earn a Ph.D., then returned as an engineer for the federal government. His efforts have helped save countless lives underground. "It was still maybe a coal miner every week that was being killed in a rock fall," he said. "In 2016, we had our first year with zero, a really tremendous accomplishment.".'

We Are the Rank and File (Music Video) Song and video celebrating nine decades of the United Electrical Workers (UE) democratic union founded in Buffalo in 1936. Loads of photos and videos from then and now with locals around the country. Erie's UE 506 and 618 at :38 :53 2:12 3:36 4:21 4:53 4:54 5:49

DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM

'A political blitzkrieg' - what an Erie historian sees in DOGE, Trump | Opinion (Chris Magoc/Erie Times-News) 

Democratic Setbacks and Civic Education Monday, March 10, 2025 1pm to 1:50pm SUNY Fredonia https://events.fredonia.edu/event/democratic-setbacks-and-civic-education "Open to Public"

[LISTEN]NEXT with Marcus Atkinson Fighting for Justice: The ACLU’s Battle Against Executive Overreach Co-hosts Marcus Atkinson and Chuck Cammarata, along with returning guest Marc Blount, sit down with Vic Walczak, Legal Director of the ACLU.

[WATCH] WNY Peace Center :What We Can Do in these Challenging Times   Feb 19, 2025 "With India Walton, Senior Strategist at RootsAction; Leighton Jones, Communications Coordinator for Our City Action Buffalo and Our City Buffalo; and Victory Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, hosting. Topics: values; local effects of tRumpf 2.0; working for change in our personal sphere of influence; "A Force More Powerful" i.e., collective nonviolent direct action - PeoplePower; local campaigns for human rights, civil rights, and sustainability (April 5); how people can help and get more involved." 
GEMISH

Diverse Erie to receive $1.5 million in legal settlement with Executive Brenton Davis (AJ Rao/Erie Times--News)) 
~~~~~~~~

Calendar and local info sharing for people who believe "a better world is possible." Focus is local/regional. Not affiliated with any organization. Submissions, sub requests and inquiries send to moonkat2014@gmail.com
Blog URL https://eriebluegreen.blogspot.com/


ALERTS 

French Creek Indivisible "French Creek Indivisible is expanding to include Erie and Crawford Counties. Interested in joining? Email frenchcreekindivisible@gmail.com with your name, email, and contact information and we will add you to our email List-Serve." More information about Indivisible  

Benedictines for Peace mailing list "The url for BFP website is: benedictinesforpeace.com  There's a blue box in the logo on the landing page, 'Join our mailing list.' There's a simple form, only asks for name and a captcha check.

WOMEN

Erie's Mabel Howard is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year Poet, nonprofit director, cafe owner, youth advocate, art curator Mabel Howard received recognition as one of USA Today's Women of the Year. Read about Mabel and her dedication and work in the community. 
NEXT with Marcus Atkinson: Sonya’s Year: Honoring a Woman Making History  with Sonya Byes, host of Chatting with Sonya and Friends on Erie News Now, to celebrate her recent recognition as a 2025 Woman Making History by the Mercy Center. 
WQLN Chronicles: Joyce Savocchio parts 1 & II Informative look at not just Erie's first elected woman mayor, but also local women in leadership and politics from mid-1960s through the 1990s.
Shaping Leaders Through Destiny of Our Daughters Inc.: Shateria Franklin, B.A. Friday, March 7, 12:00pm-1:30pm Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State Erie, PA
Women Making History Mercyhurst University Performing Arts Center March 31, 2025 at 7:00pm Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

ARTS

WOW - Women of Word with a few Man Made Words March 10 at 6pm, at  Basement Transmissions, 145 West 11th St., Erie. "Artists will present impactful perspectives on tough topics, including addiction, domestic violence, homelessness, PTSD, trauma and suicide for the 13th production of WOW..."

Hero: The Boy from Troy March 11 at 10AM  Reg Lenna 116 East 3rd St. Jamestown, NY "A new musical about young John Lewis" . Grades Pre 3-8. Reserve seats 716-484-7070

PSU Smith Creative Writers Reading Series: Allegra Hyde, Fiction Writer Metzgar Lobby PSU Behrend, Erie PA. March 20 @ 6:00 p.m. ( 5:30 p.m.).Free, open to public. Info on Facebook at Penn State Behrend - BFA Creative Writing .

Rainbow Fest 2025 Sat, April 5 at 2:00 pm Basement Transmissions, 145 W 11th St, Erie PA $15 pre-sale/$20 door All ages, wheelchair accessible. Charity to be announced. "Join us for our second annual Rainbow Fest of Erie! All Queer Featured bands, vendors, drag, and more!" more. 

2025 Women’s Show . on display March 5-29 Ashtabula Arts Center 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula OH Free admission.  

I'm Still Here  (2025) March 19 @ 7:00 PM Reg Lenna Center for the Arts 116 East 3rd St, Jamestown, NY, " based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history"

Revamped Café 7-10 comes with poetry perks (Liz Allen/Erie Reader) Liz profiles Café 7-10 owner Mabel Howard and Mabel's significant contributions to Erie's vibrant poetry community, and also looks at other locals who contribute to and appreciate poetry. 

'Unapologetically ourselves,' what Kendrick Lamar's act of resistance teaches us | Opinion (Kyra Taylor/Erie Times News) 

At CHQ upcoming: Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark  Aug 8  Bonnie Raitt September 5

BIKE


Erie Bike Co-op Grand Re-Opening on Saturday March 22, from 10am-2pm at 436 E 26th St, Erie. How to help: Bike Drive: gently used bikes to support the co-op’s mission. Help collect and organize donated bikes on March 22. Kid’s Bike Giveaway: if you have kid’s bikes to donate or time to help fix up. Adult Bike Sales: Sliding scale,volunteers needed to help match shoppers to their new ride. Basic Tune-Up Service: For a donation of any amount, volunteer mechanics will provide a basic spring tune up including cleaning, volunteer mechanics needed. To volunteer or for info: email eriebikecoop@gmail.com

BLASCO

Save Blasco! premier 42:28   Documentary from 2nd State Films 

Local library advocates encouraging people to use Blasco even during the period of road disruption to keep healthy numbers. 

EARTH

DCNR events Registration needed. Virtual  P.I. and Erie Bluffs Flora and Fauna (March 24, 7pm)  Honoring Conservation Pioneers "highlighting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress (Mar 31, 11am) In-person Presque Isle Campfire Talk (March 19 6pm to 7:30pm) Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle "The educators will explain the resource management techniques used at the park to promote healthy ecosystem" 

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

Erie Dems Candidate Forum  March 24 from 5:30 – 8:30pm at the Erie Maennerchor Club (1607 State St Erie PA) 

Public comments about county page from Erie Co Council mtg 2/25: Freda 14:25. Matt 22:21 Gretchen 29:02
 

FOOD

Edinboro Market new location. Just moved into 211 Mill Street, Edinboro PA "Edinboro Market provides year-round access to fresh, local food; an entrepreneurial marketplace for local growers and producers.". 
 
[LISTEN] Jamestown Winter Farmers Market (WRFA) with Jamestown Farmers Market Food Access Manager Nick Weith about Winter Market activities and other programs in the “off-season.”

3rd Annual Community Seed Swap And Potluck  10/20 Collective, 1020 Holland St, Erie, PA. March 15 from 10 AM to 2 PM <<<NOTE TIME CHANGE FOR EVENT "free Seed + Tool Swap + Potluck event to celebrate spring! Erie's Urban Farmers will be onsite to answer questions and share ways you can get involved in the local growing scene. All are welcome with or without seeds! Community Collaborators: Erie Food Policy Advisory Council, Conscious Food Project, Erie Farm to School, Grow and Glow Urban Collective, Wild Field Urban Farm, Eat Your Yard, SSJ Neighborhood Network, Erie Downtown Partnership Info  814 - 983 - 8566

HEALTH

Remote Area Medical coming to Ashtabula RAM will be at Lakeside Junior High School, located at 6620 Sanborn Road, Ashtabula OH on March 22 and 23 doors open 6 a.m. each day, first come, first served.

The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District (CAP)

HOME

Two on the history of housing discrimination
Shaking the Legacy of Segregation (Chloe Forbes/Erie Reader) Published 2/13/2025  
Tracing Erie's History of Redlining (Jonathan Burdick/Erie Reader) Article from 7/13/19 t

IMMIGRANTS

Local ICE detention concerns from:

Generous response EMTA reports that the response to the winter needs drive conducted with USCRI Erie was so successful that they had extra to share with similar local organizations (source: EMTA Feb Board mtg) 

WORKING PEOPLE

A government worker's message for Elon Musk (CBS News) 'Mine safety has been Mark's life's work. In his 20s, he left the coalfields to earn a Ph.D., then returned as an engineer for the federal government. His efforts have helped save countless lives underground. "It was still maybe a coal miner every week that was being killed in a rock fall," he said. "In 2016, we had our first year with zero, a really tremendous accomplishment.".'

We Are the Rank and File (Music Video) Song and video celebrating nine decades of the United Electrical Workers (UE) democratic union founded in Buffalo in 1936. Loads of photos and videos from then and now with locals around the country. Erie's UE 506 and 618 at :38 :53 2:12 3:36 4:21 4:53 4:54 5:49

DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM

'A political blitzkrieg' - what an Erie historian sees in DOGE, Trump | Opinion (Chris Magoc/Erie Times-News) 

Democratic Setbacks and Civic Education Monday, March 10, 2025 1pm to 1:50pm SUNY Fredonia https://events.fredonia.edu/event/democratic-setbacks-and-civic-education "Open to Public"

[LISTEN]NEXT with Marcus Atkinson Fighting for Justice: The ACLU’s Battle Against Executive Overreach Co-hosts Marcus Atkinson and Chuck Cammarata, along with returning guest Marc Blount, sit down with Vic Walczak, Legal Director of the ACLU.

[WATCH] WNY Peace Center :What We Can Do in these Challenging Times   Feb 19, 2025 "With India Walton, Senior Strategist at RootsAction; Leighton Jones, Communications Coordinator for Our City Action Buffalo and Our City Buffalo; and Victory Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, hosting. Topics: values; local effects of tRumpf 2.0; working for change in our personal sphere of influence; "A Force More Powerful" i.e., collective nonviolent direct action - PeoplePower; local campaigns for human rights, civil rights, and sustainability (April 5); how people can help and get more involved." 




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ALERTS

French Creek Indivisible "French Creek Indivisible is expanding to include Erie and Crawford Counties. Interested in joining? Email frenchcreekindivisible@gmail.com with your name, email, and contact information and we will add you to our email List-Serve." More information about Indivisible  

Benedictines for Peace mailing list "The url for BFP website is: benedictinesforpeace.com  There's a blue box in the logo on the landing page, 'Join our mailing list.' There's a simple form, only asks for name and a captcha check.

WOMEN

Erie's Mabel Howard is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year Poet, nonprofit director, cafe owner, youth advocate, art curator Mabel Howard received recognition as one of USA Today's Women of the Year. Read about Mabel and her dedication and work in the community. 
NEXT with Marcus Atkinson: Sonya’s Year: Honoring a Woman Making History  with Sonya Byes, host of Chatting with Sonya and Friends on Erie News Now, to celebrate her recent recognition as a 2025 Woman Making History by the Mercy Center. 
WQLN Chronicles: Joyce Savocchio parts 1 & II Informative look at not just Erie's first elected woman mayor, but also local women in leadership and politics from mid-1960s through the 1990s.
Shaping Leaders Through Destiny of Our Daughters Inc.: Shateria Franklin, B.A. Friday, March 7, 12:00pm-1:30pm Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State Erie, PA
Women Making History Mercyhurst University Performing Arts Center March 31, 2025 at 7:00pm Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

ARTS

WOW - Women of Word with a few Man Made Words March 10 at 6pm, at  Basement Transmissions, 145 West 11th St., Erie. "Artists will present impactful perspectives on tough topics, including addiction, domestic violence, homelessness, PTSD, trauma and suicide for the 13th production of WOW..."

Hero: The Boy from Troy March 11 at 10AM  Reg Lenna 116 East 3rd St. Jamestown, NY "A new musical about young John Lewis" . Grades Pre 3-8. Reserve seats 716-484-7070

PSU Smith Creative Writers Reading Series: Allegra Hyde, Fiction Writer Metzgar Lobby PSU Behrend, Erie PA. March 20 @ 6:00 p.m. ( 5:30 p.m.).Free, open to public. Info on Facebook at Penn State Behrend - BFA Creative Writing .

Rainbow Fest 2025 Sat, April 5 at 2:00 pm Basement Transmissions, 145 W 11th St, Erie PA $15 pre-sale/$20 door All ages, wheelchair accessible. Charity to be announced. "Join us for our second annual Rainbow Fest of Erie! All Queer Featured bands, vendors, drag, and more!" more. 

2025 Women’s Show . on display March 5-29 Ashtabula Arts Center 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula OH Free admission.  

I'm Still Here  (2025) March 19 @ 7:00 PM Reg Lenna Center for the Arts 116 East 3rd St, Jamestown, NY, " based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history"

'Unapologetically ourselves,' what Kendrick Lamar's act of resistance teaches us | Opinion (Kyra Taylor/Erie Times News) 

At CHQ upcoming: Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark  Aug 8  Bonnie Raitt September 5

BIKE


Erie Bike Co-op Grand Re-Opening on Saturday March 22, from 10am-2pm at 436 E 26th St, Erie. How to help: Bike Drive: gently used bikes to support the co-op’s mission. Help collect and organize donated bikes on March 22. Kid’s Bike Giveaway: if you have kid’s bikes to donate or time to help fix up. Adult Bike Sales: Sliding scale,volunteers needed to help match shoppers to their new ride. Basic Tune-Up Service: For a donation of any amount, volunteer mechanics will provide a basic spring tune up including cleaning, volunteer mechanics needed. To volunteer or for info: email eriebikecoop@gmail.com.

BLASCO+++

Save Blasco! premier 42:28   Documentary from 2nd State Films 

EARTH

DCNR events Registration needed. Virtual  P.I. and Erie Bluffs Flora and Fauna (March 24, 7pm)  Honoring Conservation Pioneers "highlighting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress (Mar 31, 11am) In-person Presque Isle Campfire Talk (March 19 6pm to 7:30pm) Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle "The educators will explain the resource management techniques used at the park to promote healthy ecosystem" 

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

Erie Dems Candidate Forum  March 24 from 5:30 – 8:30pm at the Erie Maennerchor Club (1607 State St Erie PA) 

Public comments about county page from Erie Co Council mtg 2/25: Freda 14:25. Matt 22:21 Gretchen 29:02

FOOD

[LISTEN] Jamestown Winter Farmers Market (WRFA) with Jamestown Farmers Market Food Access Manager Nick Weith about Winter Market activities and other programs in the “off-season.”

3rd Annual Community Seed Swap And Potluck  10/20 Collective, 1020 Holland St, Erie, PA. March 15 from 10 AM to 2 PM <<<NOTE TIME CHANGE FOR EVENT "free Seed + Tool Swap + Potluck event to celebrate spring! Erie's Urban Farmers will be onsite to answer questions and share ways you can get involved in the local growing scene. All are welcome with or without seeds! Community Collaborators: Erie Food Policy Advisory Council, Conscious Food Project, Erie Farm to School, Grow and Glow Urban Collective, Wild Field Urban Farm, Eat Your Yard, SSJ Neighborhood Network, Erie Downtown Partnership Info  814 - 983 - 8566

Local pastured poultry farm more than doubles flock (Erie Times-News) Copley's Fresh Start Farm raises pastured chickens and other animals on their Waterford farm. They are increasing their egg-laying flock size to respond to the shortage plaguing larger operations. Article goes into measures they are taking. 

HEALTH

Remote Area Medical coming to Ashtabula RAM will be at Lakeside Junior High School, located at 6620 Sanborn Road, Ashtabula OH on March 22 and 23 doors open 6 a.m. each day, first come, first served.

The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District (CAP)

HOME

Two on the history of housing discrimination
Shaking the Legacy of Segregation (Chloe Forbes/Erie Reader) Published 2/13/2025  
Tracing Erie's History of Redlining (Jonathan Burdick/Erie Reader) Article from 7/13/19 t

SSJNN home ownership help 

IMMIGRANTS

Local ICE detention concerns from:

Generous response EMTA reports that the response to the winter needs drive conducted with USCRI was so successful that they had extra to share with similar local organizations. 

SPIRIT

Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14

Amid frozen forestry funds, Pittsburgh’s faith leaders called to become environmental shepherds (Allegheny Front/WESA) 

WOMEN

NEXT with Marcus Atkinson: Sonya’s Year: Honoring a Woman Making History  with Sonya Byes, host of Chatting with Sonya and Friends on Erie News Now, to celebrate her recent recognition as a 2025 Woman Making History by the Mercy Center. 
WQLN Chronicles: Joyce Savocchio parts 1 & II Informative look at not just Erie's first elected woman mayor, but also local women in leadership and politics from mid-1960s through the 1990s. 
Shaping Leaders Through Destiny of Our Daughters Inc. Friday, March 7, 12:00pm-1:30pm Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State Erie, PA
Women Making History Mercyhurst University Performing Arts Center March 31, 2025 at 7:00pm Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

WORKING PEOPLE

A government worker's message for Elon Musk (CBS News) 'Mine safety has been Mark's life's work. In his 20s, he left the coalfields to earn a Ph.D., then returned as an engineer for the federal government. His efforts have helped save countless lives underground.'

We Are the Rank and File (Music Video) Song and video celebrating nine decades of the United Electrical Workers (UE) democratic union founded in Buffalo in 1936. Loads of photos and videos from then and now with locals around the country. Erie's UE 506 and 618 at :38 :53 2:12 3:36 4:21 4:53 4:54 5:49

GEMISH

"Meadville Ebony Genealogy of Sorts" by Dr. Armendia P. Dixon. March 8 at 1:30pm, Stone United Methodist Church. 956 South Main St, Meadville, PA 814-282-0634 armendia.dixon1@gmail.com

Paul Zolbrod 1932-2025 PA Book Bio +++ Curmudgucation in memoriam  https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2025-02-23T06:30:00-05:00&max-results=7

DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM

'A political blitzkrieg' - what an Erie historian sees in DOGE, Trump | Opinion (Chris Magoc/Erie Times-News) 

Democratic Setbacks and Civic Education Monday, March 10, 2025 1pm to 1:50pm SUNY Fredonia https://events.fredonia.edu/event/democratic-setbacks-and-civic-education "Open to Public"

[LISTEN]NEXT with Marcus Atkinson Fighting for Justice: The ACLU’s Battle Against Executive Overreach Co-hosts Marcus Atkinson and Chuck Cammarata, along with returning guest Marc Blount, sit down with Vic Walczak, Legal Director of the ACLU.

[WATCH] WNY Peace Center :What We Can Do in these Challenging Times   Feb 19, 2025 "With India Walton, Senior Strategist at RootsAction; Leighton Jones, Communications Coordinator for Our City Action Buffalo and Our City Buffalo; and Victory Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, hosting. Topics: values; local effects of tRumpf 2.0; working for change in our personal sphere of influence; "A Force More Powerful" i.e., collective nonviolent direct action - PeoplePower; local campaigns for human rights, civil rights, and sustainability (April 5); how people can help and get more involved." 

ALERTS
French Creek Indivisible "French Creek Indivisible is expanding to include Erie and Crawford Counties. Interested in joining? Email  with your name, email, and contact information and we will add you to our email List-Serve." More information about Indvisible at +++ Facebook +++  Facebook-FrenchCreekIndivisible 


Benedictines for Peace mailing list "The url for BFP website is: https://www.benedictinesforpeace.com/ There's a blue box in the logo on the landing page, 'Join our mailing list.' There's a simple form, only asks for name and a captcha check.

ARTS

WOW - Women of Word with a few Man Made Words March 10 at 6pm, at CAM Basement Transmissions, 145 West 11th St., Erie. "Artists will present impactful perspectives on tough topics, including addiction, domestic violence, homelessness, PTSD, trauma and suicide for the 13th production of WOW..."

Hero: The Boy from Troy March 11 at 10AM  Reg Lenna 116 East 3rd St. Jamestown, NY "A new musical about young John Lewis" . Grades Pre 3-8. Reserve seats 716-484-7070

PSU Smith Creative Writers Reading Series: Allegra Hyde, Fiction Writer Metzgar Lobby PSU Behrend, Erie PA. March 20 @ 6:00 p.m. ( 5:30 p.m.).Free, open to public. Info on Facebook at Penn State Behrend - BFA Creative Writing .

Rainbow Fest 2025 Sat, April 5 at 2:00 pm Basement Transmissions, 145 W 11th St, Erie PA $15 pre-sale/$20 door All ages, wheelchair accessible. Charity to be announced. "Join us for our second annual Rainbow Fest of Erie! All Queer Featured bands, vendors, drag, and more!" more. 

2025 Women’s Show public reception March 14, 6-8 p.m. on display March 5-29 Ashtabula Arts Center2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula OH Free admission.  

I'm Still Here  (2025) March 19 @ 7:00 PM Reg Lenna Center for the Arts 116 East 3rd St, Jamestown, NY, " based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history"

'Unapologetically ourselves,' what Kendrick Lamar's act of resistance teaches us | Opinion (via Erie Times News) 

At CHQ upcoming: Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark  Aug 8  Bonnie Raitt September 5

BLASCO

Save Blasco! premier 42:28   Documentary from 2nd State Films 

EARTH

DCNR events (registration needed)

Virtual  P.I. and Erie Bluffs Flora and Fauna (March 24, 7pm)  Honoring Conservation Pioneers "highlighting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress (Mar 31, 11am)
In-person Presque Isle Campfire Talk (March 19 6pm to 7:30pm) Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle "The educators will explain the resource management techniques used at the park to promote healthy ecosystem" 


ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE


Erie Dems Candidate Forum  March 24 5:30 – 8:30pm at the Erie Maennerchor Club (1607 State St Erie PA) 

Public comments about county page from Erie Co Council mtg 2/25: Freda 14:25. Matt 22:21 Gretchen 29:02

FOOD

[LISTEN] Jamestown Winter Farmers Market (WRFA) with Jamestown Farmers Market Food Access Manager Nick Weith about Winter Market activities and other programs in the “off-season.”

New Afghan restaurant Ariana Halal Kitchen opened at 13th & Parade Ariana Halal Kitchen

3rd Annual Community Seed Swap And Potluck  10/20 Collective, 1020 Holland St, Erie, PA. March 15 from 10 AM to 2 PM <<<NOTE TIME CHANGE FOR EVENT "free Seed + Tool Swap + Potluck event to celebrate spring! Erie's Urban Farmers will be onsite to answer questions and share ways you can get involved in the local growing scene. All are welcome with or without seeds! Community Collaborators: Erie Food Policy Advisory Council, Conscious Food Project, Erie Farm to School, Grow and Glow Urban Collective, Wild Field Urban Farm, Eat Your Yard, SSJ Neighborhood Network, Erie Downtown Partnership Info  814 - 983 - 8566

HEALTH

Remote Area Medical coming to Ashtabula RAM will be at Lakeside Junior High School, located at 6620 Sanborn Road, Ashtabula OH on March 22 and 23 doors open 6 a.m. each day, first come, first served.

The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District (CAP)

HOME

Two on the history of housing discrimination
Shaking the Legacy of Segregation (Chloe Forbes/Erie Reader) Published 2/13/2025  
Tracing Erie's History of Redlining (Jonathan Burdick/Erie Reader) Article from 7/13/19 t

SSJNN https://www.ssjnn.org/housing-home-ownership/

IMMIGRANTS

Local ICE detention concerns from:
Alivia Haibach (MHEDS) at 26:36
Immigration attorney Alexandria Iwanenko.

SPIRIT

Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14

Amid frozen forestry funds, Pittsburgh’s faith leaders called to become environmental shepherds (Allegheny Front/WESA) 

WOMEN

NEXT with Marcus Atkinson: Sonya’s Year: Honoring a Woman Making History  with Sonya Byes, host of Chatting with Sonya and Friends on Erie News Now, to celebrate her recent recognition as a 2025 Woman Making History by the Mercy Center. 
WQLN Chronicles: Joyce Savocchio parts 1 & II Informative look at not just Erie's first elected woman mayor, but also local women in leadership and politics from mid-1960s through the 1990s. 
Shaping Leaders Through Destiny of Our Daughters Inc. Friday, March 7, 12:00pm-1:30pm Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State Erie, PA
Women Making History Mercyhurst University Performing Arts Center March 31, 2025 at 7:00pm Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

WORKING PEOPLE

A government worker's message for Elon Musk (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-workers-job-cuts-and-a-message-for-elon-musk/
Song and video celebrating nine decades of the United Electrical Workers (UE) democratic union founded in Buffalo in1936. Loads of photos and videos from then and now with locals around the country. Erie's UE 506 and 618 at :38 :53 2:12 3:36 4:21 4:53 4:54 5:49
https://youtu.be/y3S0oWv3blI?si=NEGH4nXK1ufwpYmu


GEMISH


"Meadville Ebony Genealogy of Sorts" by Dr. Armendia P. Dixon. March 8 at 1:30pm, Stone United Methodist Church. 956 South Main St, Meadville, PA 814-282-0634 armendia.dixon1@gmail.com

Paul Zolbrod 1932-2025 PA Book Bio +++ Curmudgucation in memoriam  https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2025-02-23T06:30:00-05:00&max-results=7

DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM

'A political blitzkrieg' - what an Erie historian sees in DOGE, Trump | Opinion (Chris Magoc/Erie Times-News) https://www.yahoo.com/news/political-blitzkrieg-erie-historian-sees-143341606.html

Democratic Setbacks and Civic Education Monday, March 10, 2025 1pm to 1:50pm SUNY Fredonia https://events.fredonia.edu/event/democratic-setbacks-and-civic-education "Open to Public"

[LISTEN]NEXT with Marcus Atkinson Fighting for Justice: The ACLU’s Battle Against Executive Overreach Co-hosts Marcus Atkinson and Chuck Cammarata, along with returning guest Marc Blount, sit down with Vic Walczak, Legal Director of the ACLU.

[WATCH] WNY Peace Center :What We Can Do in these Challenging Times   Feb 19, 2025 "With India Walton, Senior Strategist at RootsAction; Leighton Jones, Communications Coordinator for Our City Action Buffalo and Our City Buffalo; and Victory Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, hosting. Topics: values; local effects of tRumpf 2.0; working for change in our personal sphere of influence; "A Force More Powerful" i.e., collective nonviolent direct action - PeoplePower; local campaigns for human rights, civil rights, and sustainability (April 5); how people can help and get more involved." 


No Kings Day Protests 2/17/24 ‘We have to unite’ – Dozens gather in Perry Square to participate in National Day of Protest https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/we-have-to-unite-dozens-gather-in-perry-square-to-participate-in-national-day-of-protest/  Erie residents participate in national day of protest https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/52398072/erie-residents-participate-in-national-day-of-protest
'In a dangerous situation in our country': Erie protest targets Trump, Musk actions Kevin Flowers  https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2025/02/17/doge-trump-musk-rally-protest-erie-pa/78973419007/   But those opposed to the fiscal moves President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk are attempting to put in place at the federal level say the actions are dangerous and harmful to Americans — and citizens need to stand up and fight against those efforts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c627-rpU_Vc 

ALERTS

French Creek Indivisible "French Creek Indivisible is expanding to include Erie and Crawford Counties. Interested in joining? Email +++ with your name, email, and contact information and we will add you to our email List-Serve." More information about Indvivisible at +++ Facebook +++

Benedictines for Peace mailing list "The url for BFP website is: https://www.benedictinesforpeace.com/  There's a blue box in the logo on the landing page, 'Join our mailing list.' there'a simple form, only asks for name and a captcha check.

ARTS


"WOW - Women of Word with a few Man Made Words," March 10 at 6pm, at CAM Basement Transmissions, 145 West 11th St., Erie. "Artists will present impactful perspectives on tough topics,including addiction, domestic violence, homelessness, PTSD, trauma and suicide for the 13th production of WOW..."

Hero: The Boy from Troy March 11 at 10AM  Reg Lenna 116 East 3rd St. Jamestown, NY "A new musical about young John Lewis" . Grades Pre 3-8. Reserve seats 716-484-7070
Smith Creative Writers Reading Series: Allegra Hyde, Fiction  Writer Metzgar Lobby PSU Behrend, Erie PA. March 20 @ 6:00 p.m. ( 5:30 p.m.).Free, open to public. Info on Facebook at Penn State Behrend - BFA Creative Writing .https://behrend.psu.edu/school-of-humanities-social-sciences/programs-events/creative-writers-reading-series

Rainbow Fest 2025 Sat, April 5  at 2:00 pm  Basement Transmissions, 145 W 11th St, Erie PA  $15 pre-sale/$20 door All ages, wheelchair accessible.   Charity to be announced. "Join us for our second annual Rainbow Fest of Erie! All Queer Featured bands, vendors, drag, and more!"  more.  https://oddcityentertainment.org/rainbow-fest/ 
 
2025 Women’s Show public reception March 14, 6-8 p.m. on display March 5-29
Ashtabula Arts Center2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula OH "Admission to gallery is free. Also open before performances and during intermission.  https://ashtabulaartscenter.org/event/2025-womens-show/2025-03-06/

"I'm Still Here" (2025) March 19 @ 7:00 PM  Reg Lenna Center for the Arts 116 East 3rd St, Jamestown, NY, " based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history"

'Unapologetically ourselves,' what Kendrick Lamar's act of resistance teaches us | Opinion (via Erie Times News) https://www.yahoo.com/news/unapologetically-ourselves-kendrick-lamars-act-220102412.html 

At CHQ upcoming: Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark at Chautauqua Amphitheatre Aug 8 
https://www.chq.org/event/mary-chapin-carpenter-and-brandy-clark/   Bonnie Raitt at Chautauqua Institute September 5

 
EARTH

DCNR events (registration needed)
Virtual P.I. and Erie Bluffs Flora and Fauna (March 24, 7pm)  https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/event/fantastic-flora-part-1-virtual-tour-of-p-i-and-erie-bluffs  " Honoring Conservation Pioneers"highlighting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress (mar 31, 11am)
In-person Presque Isle Campfire Talk  (March 19 6pm to 7:30pm)  Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle  "The educators will explain the resource management techniques used at the park to promote healthy ecosystem" https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/event/presque-isle-campfire-talk-6465


ELECTIONS
 Erie Dems Candidate Forum Monday, March 24 5:30 – 8:30pm at the Erie Maennerchor Club (1607 State St Erie PA   https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/754415/

Public comments about county page from Erie Co Council mtg 2/25: Freda 14:25. Matt 22:21 Gretchen 29:02
https://www.youtube.com/live/ORgZAKqS7Vk?si=coGLAiB77EU9Rxr5

No Kings Day Protests 2/17/24 ‘We have to unite’ – Dozens gather in Perry Square to participate in National Day of Protest https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/we-have-to-unite-dozens-gather-in-perry-square-to-participate-in-national-day-of-protest/  Erie residents participate in national day of protest https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/52398072/erie-residents-participate-in-national-day-of-protest
'In a dangerous situation in our country': Erie protest targets Trump, Musk actions Kevin Flowers  https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2025/02/17/doge-trump-musk-rally-protest-erie-pa/78973419007/   But those opposed to the fiscal moves President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk are attempting to put in place at the federal level say the actions are dangerous and harmful to Americans — and citizens need to stand up and fight against those efforts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c627-rpU_Vc  

FOOD

New Afghan restaurant opened at 13th & Parade Ariana Halal Kitchen 

3rd Annual Community Seed Swap And Potluck 10/20 Collective, 1020 Holland St, Erie, PA. March 15, 2025 from 10 AM to 2 PM NOTE TIME CHANGE FOR EVENT "free Seed + Tool Swap + Potluck event to celebrate spring! Erie's Urban Farmers will be onsite to answer questions and share ways you can get involved in the local growing scene. All are welcome with or without seeds! Community Collaborators: Erie Food Policy Advisory Council, Conscious Food Project, Erie Farm to School, Grow and Glow Urban Collective, Wild Field Urban Farm, Eat Your Yard, SSJ Neighborhood Network, Erie Downtown Partnership Info 1020collective.com/events-old/3rd-annual-community-seed-swap  814 - 983 - 8566


HEALTH
Remote Area Medical coming to Ashtabula RAM will be at Lakeside Junior High School, located at 6620 Sanborn Road, Ashtabula OH on March 22 and 23 doors open 6 a.m. each day, first come, first served.
https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/remote-area-medical-coming-to-ashtabula-co-for-free-clinic/

The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District (CAP)
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-republican-house-budget-resolutions-potential-880-billion-in-medicaid-cuts-by-congressional-district/
 
HOME
Two on the history of housing discrimination

Shaking the Legacy of Segregation (Chloe Forbes/Erie Reader)Published Feb. 13, 2025 https://www.eriereader.com/article/shaking-the-legacy-of-segregation

Tracing Erie's History of Redlining (Jonathan Burdick/Erie Reader) Article from 7/13/19 that housing discrimination. https://www.eriereader.com/article/tracing-eries-history-of-redlining
 
Local ICE detention concerns from:

Atty Alexandria Iwanenko page https://www.amicangelotheisen.com/attorney/iwanenko-alexandria-m/

Good news: new Afghan restaurant opened at 13th & Parade Ariana Halal Kitchen 

JUSTICE
 
[LISTEN]NEXT with Marcus Atkinson  Fighting for Justice: The ACLU’s Battle Against Executive Overreach Co-hosts Marcus Atkinson and Chuck Cammarata, along with returning guest Marc Blount, sit down with Vic Walczak, Legal Director of the ACLU.
 
Shapiro’s prison closure plan draws mixed reactions (Penn Capital-Star) Public comment will be accepted for three months before the final decision, per the AP. https://penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/shapiros-prison-closure-plan-draws-mixed-reactions/ 
 
SCHOOLS
[LISTEN] Rural Reach addressing adolescent mental health in rural WNY (What's Next/WBFO)
https://www.wbfo.org/2025-01-15/whats-next-rural-reach-addressing-adolescent-mental-health-in-rural-western-new-york

The children left behind by free lunch programs, and the proposed $250M solution (Sarah Boden for Spotlight PA)
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/02/universal-free-lunch-reduced-debt-breakfast-pennsylvania-poverty/

SPIRIT
Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14

Amid frozen forestry funds, Pittsburgh’s faith leaders called to become environmental shepherds (Allegheny Front/WESA) https://www.alleghenyfront.org/pittsburgh-multi-faith-urban-forestry-summit/

WOMEN


NEXT with Marcus Atkinson:  Sonya’s Year: Honoring a Woman Making History  Chat with Sonya Byes, host of Chatting with Sonya and Friends on Erie News Now, to celebrate her recent recognition as a 2025 Woman Making History by the Mercy Center.     https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/next-with-marcus/episodes/Sonyas-Year-Honoring-a-Woman-Making-History-e2u82jc

WQLN Chronicles: Joyce Savocchio parts 1 & II  Informative look at not just Erie's first elected woman mayor, but also local women in leadership and politics from mid-1960s through the 1990s.https://youtu.be/Nczz9GcxXn8?si=MVH4I5JtBMo_x1-L 

Shaping Leaders Through Destiny of Our Daughters Inc.Friday, March 7, 2025 , 12:00pm-1:30pm Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State Erie, PA 

Women Making History Mercyhurst University Performing Arts Center March 31, 2025 at 7:00pm Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. 


WORKING PEOPLE

A government worker's message for Elon Musk (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-workers-job-cuts-and-a-message-for-elon-musk/

Song and video celebrating nine decades of the United Electrical Workers (UE) democratic union founded in Buffalo in1936. Loads of photos and videos from then and now with locals around the country. Erie's UE 506 and 618 at :38 :53 2:12 3:36 4:21 4:53 4:54 5:49
https://youtu.be/y3S0oWv3blI?si=NEGH4nXK1ufwpYmu

gemish 

"Meadville Ebony Genealogy of Sorts" by Dr. Armendia P. Dixon. March 8 at 1:30pm, Stone United Methodist Church. 956 South Main St, Meadville, PA 814-282-0634 armendia.dixon1@gmail.com


Paul Zolbrod 1932-2025 
Bio https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/zolbrod__paul +++ https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2025-02-23T06:30:00-05:00&max-results=7







DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM

'A political blitzkrieg' - what an Erie historian sees in DOGE, Trump | Opinion (Chris Magoc/Erie Times-News) https://www.yahoo.com/news/political-blitzkrieg-erie-historian-sees-143341606.html 

Democratic Setbacks and Civic Education Monday, March 10, 2025 1pm to 1:50pm SUNY Fredonia https://events.fredonia.edu/event/democratic-setbacks-and-civic-education "Open to Public"

[LISTEN]NEXT with Marcus Atkinson  Fighting for Justice: The ACLU’s Battle Against Executive Overreach Co-hosts Marcus Atkinson and Chuck Cammarata, along with returning guest Marc Blount, sit down with Vic Walczak, Legal Director of the ACLU.

[WATCH] WNY Peace Center :What We Can Do in these Challenging Times   Feb 19, 2025 "With India Walton, Senior Strategist at RootsAction; Leighton Jones, Communications Coordinator for Our City Action Buffalo and Our City Buffalo; and Victory Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, hosting. Topics: values; local effects of tRumpf 2.0; working for change in our personal sphere of influence; "A Force More Powerful" i.e., collective nonviolent direct action - PeoplePower; local campaigns for human rights, civil rights, and sustainability (April 5); how people can help and get more involved." https://youtu.be/KxOo0apxJYc?si=3NiL82Bf4T4elUCp



No Kings Day Protests 2/17/24 ‘We have to unite’ – Dozens gather in Perry Square to participate in National Day of Protest https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/we-have-to-unite-dozens-gather-in-perry-square-to-participate-in-national-day-of-protest/  Erie residents participate in national day of protest https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/52398072/erie-residents-participate-in-national-day-of-protest
'In a dangerous situation in our country': Erie protest targets Trump, Musk actions Kevin Flowers  https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2025/02/17/doge-trump-musk-rally-protest-erie-pa/78973419007/   But those opposed to the fiscal moves President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk are attempting to put in place at the federal level say the actions are dangerous and harmful to Americans — and citizens need to stand up and fight against those efforts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c627-rpU_Vc 





 

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JULY

https://www.reddit.com/r/Erie/ comments/1lbd4ic/erie_turned_ up_today/   PHOTO++ ARTS AmeriMasala Creative Workshops for Teens and Adults ...

  • kitties
    FAMILY I have a family of black domestic shorthair kitties that I have fostered since last fall. They are still with me because +++  I did f...
  • MARCH DRAFT
     ALERTS   French Creek Indivisible   "French Creek Indivisible is expanding to include Erie and Crawford Counties. Interested in joinin...
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      Virtual Pride Online  event by  NW PA Pride Alliance, Drive Your Pride  Presque Isle. Privately organized way to reclaim the experience of...