LEAF at Frontier Park after the rain.
ARTSCafé 7-10 reopening Mabel Howard says she hopes to have the newly-renovated 7-10 Cafe ready for re-opening on July 10.
The AmeriMasala July 20 Saturday, July 20 Downtown Erie, PA 11am-6pm. Opening parade from 4th and State to Perry Square at 12noon.
Poets Against Racism & Hate July 25, 5–6 PM Poetry Reading, Franklin Public Library, 421 12th St., Franklin PA "Members from the northwestern PA region will meet at the Franklin Public Library for a reading of social justice poetry. The event is free and all are welcome." Info contact the library (814) 432-5062
Newsies at Erie Playhouse July 26 - Aug 11 Based on the 1992 musical film and inspired by the Newsboys' strike of 1899.
Erie Blues & Jazz Fest Aug 3-4 Frontier Park Erie PA "The People's Festival"
Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls August 16 at Chautauqua $2 from each single ticket will go to the co-headliners charities: Etheridge Foundation and First Peoples Fund.
One World Tribe August 16 at Celebrate Erie
Studio at St Mary's (Erin Phillips/Erie Reader) "How Erie's first parochial school became an inspiring art and community safe-space"
Studio at St Mary's (Erin Phillips/Erie Reader) "How Erie's first parochial school became an inspiring art and community safe-space"
Chautauqua Cinema closed for 2024 season. Issues with building.
BLASCO
"Their message has stayed consistent — There’s no place for a private entity to lease space in a public library."
KOLP Contact, FAQs and Donation Info Our address is Keep Our Library Public; PO Box 8361; Erie PA 16505. https://keepourlibrarypublic.com/ has a donate button that will take you to our fundraising site. Or, if you are local, we can make arrangement for drop off or pick up.
Appeal from Mary Rennie Former executive director of Erie Co. Public Library, who offers a brief appeal for support for KOLP legal fund.
EARTH
EPA to sample soil of Erie Coke neighbors to check for toxic pollutants (Erie Times-News) "Residents in the neighborhood just southeast of the former Erie Coke Corp. property will have an opportunity to have their soil sampled for toxic pollutants that were emitted from the coke plant.
The Environmental Protection Agency will host a public meeting about the sampling July 18 at 6 p.m. at East Middle School, 1001 Atkins St."
EPA to sample soil of Erie Coke neighbors to check for toxic pollutants (Erie Times-News) "Residents in the neighborhood just southeast of the former Erie Coke Corp. property will have an opportunity to have their soil sampled for toxic pollutants that were emitted from the coke plant.
The Environmental Protection Agency will host a public meeting about the sampling July 18 at 6 p.m. at East Middle School, 1001 Atkins St."
Bill McKibben & Frank Sesno Chautauqua Institute July 24 at 10:45am. "Chautauqua Lecture Series and Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative welcome environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben back to the Amphitheater stage, where he’ll be joined by journalist Frank Sesno as they discuss work both men are doing to catalyze climate action across generations."
Opinion: The Stark Contrast Between Biden and Trump’s Environmental Policies (The Keystone) Author Katie Blume is the Political & Legislative Director for Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania
Opinion: The Stark Contrast Between Biden and Trump’s Environmental Policies (The Keystone) Author Katie Blume is the Political & Legislative Director for Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania
Volunteers for Statewide Bird Count (PGC)"The Game Commission, together with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, is conducting the third Pennsylvania Bird Atlas in state history. Between now and February 2029, it will document what birds live in Pennsylvania, where and in what numbers."
Updates on Defend Ohi:yo' river journey
PennFuture: Economic focus must redirect away from fossil fuels
Heather Cox Richardson & Tom Nichols will be at the Global Summit October 29 in Erie, location TBA.
Erie City Council evening meetings at centers Regularly scheduled evening meetings of the Council of the City of Erie will be held remotely at three different locations at 6:30 PM, at the following locations:
• July 17, 2024, MLK Center – 312 Chestnut St, Erie, PA
• August 21, 2024 JFK Center – 2021 E 20th St, Erie, PA
These meetings are open to the public.
Demstock 2024 Aug 23-24 Butler County Farm Show.
Philadelphia Inquirer calls on Trump to leave the race (Editorial by Philadelphia Inquirer) "lost in the hand wringing was Donald Trump's usual bombastic litany of lies, hyperbole, bigotry, ignorance, and fear mongering. His performance demonstrated once again that he is a danger to democracy and unfit for office..."In fact, the debate about the debate is misplaced. The only person who should withdraw from the race is Trump"
HEALTH
Civic Reading Group Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Patrick Radden Keefe July 30, 2024Time:6:00pm - 7:30pm :Edinboro Branch Library
Who's paying less for inhalers and why (Keystone) "Pennsylvanians with asthma are seeing the price of their inhalers drop from $645 to $35, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act."
NY Health Dept issues standing order for doula services (WBNG)
NY Health Dept issues standing order for doula services (WBNG)
The Impact of the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network Presented by Susannah Faulkner MPA and Patrice Swick MPA July 31 at 12:00pm. Free General Admission, $5 Community Conversation Lunch, $5 Community Conversation Lunch (Veggie) Location: Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State St Erie, PA
Our collective housing dilemma (Susannah Faulkner/Erie Reader) Susannah Faulkner
The SSJNN neighborhood garden at 19th & Myrtle is healed and thriving once again after vandalism in early June destroyed several month's work. Volunteers and neighborhood teens responded to a call for help and local nurseries and businesses made donations.
JUSTICE
City of Erie fined over unredacted documents refusal. (Erie Times-News via aol) "The records concern the policies and procedures of the Erie police's SWAT Team ... The request, according to court records, was related to his investigation of a case in which a client, Lance Thornton, claimed he was mistreated during a search of his residence in Millcreek Township in March 2023."
Lance Thornton's YouTube channel. Shows search of home in March 2023.
Ceremony celebrates Tree of Life rebuilding (Penn Capital Star) New structure "will include a memorial, a center for Jewish life, a museum and education center, and an institute for countering hate and antisemitism " "Members of Tree of Life and the two other congregations...came under attack at that building on Oct. 27, 2018 — the deadliest crime against Jews in American history"
Law to help expunge criminal records for some in PA goes into effect (YourErie) This builds on the Clean Slate law signed by former Gov. Wolf in 2018
PA public defense system is unconstitutional, underfunded by at least $100M, new ACLU suit says
Video: Abolition: Pennsylvania’s fight against slavery (PBS) Aired 6/4/2024, Does not gloss over PA's own history with slavery.
PA advocacy group forms (PennLive)
TransFamily NWPA Summer Picnic July 14 Perry Monument Presque Isle noon-5pm
First Venango Pride beyond successful (Austin Gray/ Derrick/Titusville News-Herald) Very large turnout with happy reviews from attendees; plus, the hateful meanies never showed up.
Where Erie-area kids can get free breakfast and lunch this summer (ETN) list also includes Albion and Meadville Chautauqua Co. Summer Food
YWCA Jamestown Broadscast: Ep 55 - Teen Talk - Build A Stronger Community Thoughtful discussion from older Jamestown teens about how to make their community better.
#FinishTheJob From Erie's Public Schools: "Please join us in encouraging our legislators to #FinishTheJob and fully fund our schools! The PA Schools Work campaign supports the following:..."
Opinion: Where does PA charter school money go (Lehigh Valley Live)
SHENANGO DEPOT MASSACRE
July 14, 1943 Shenango Personnel Replacement Depot, Mercer County PA - White military police opened fire on a group of Black soldiers in the WW II military facility also known as Camp Reynolds. The camp was extremely segregated, with Black soldiers suffering terrible conditions and open racial hostility. The Army seems to have made an effort to downplay or obfuscate the details of the event, with a vague description of the lead up and an "official" toll of 7 Black troops shot, one dead and six wounded. Other witness accounts vary, all the way up to an estimated 15 dead Black soldiers.
Dempsey Travis was shot three times, and offered a more detailed account of the shootings and the shocking accounts of how the shooting victims were treated. Studs Terkel interviewed him and included the interview in his 1984 book The Good War. You can also read Mr. Travis' account at Another Century blog. https://anothercenturyblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/29/the-shenango-depot-massacre/
SPIRIT
Najeeba Syeed Chautauqua Institution Monday, July 22nd 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19. "Najeeba is the inaugural El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg. She has been a professor, expert practitioner and public speaker for the last two decades in the fields of conflict resolution, interfaith studies, mediation, education, deliberative democracy, social, gender and racial equity."
July 14, 1943 Shenango Personnel Replacement Depot, Mercer County PA - White military police opened fire on a group of Black soldiers in the WW II military facility also known as Camp Reynolds. The camp was extremely segregated, with Black soldiers suffering terrible conditions and open racial hostility. The Army seems to have made an effort to downplay or obfuscate the details of the event, with a vague description of the lead up and an "official" toll of 7 Black troops shot, one dead and six wounded. Other witness accounts vary, all the way up to an estimated 15 dead Black soldiers.
Dempsey Travis was shot three times, and offered a more detailed account of the shootings and the shocking accounts of how the shooting victims were treated. Studs Terkel interviewed him and included the interview in his 1984 book The Good War. You can also read Mr. Travis' account at Another Century blog. https://anothercenturyblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/29/the-shenango-depot-massacre/
SPIRIT
Najeeba Syeed Chautauqua Institution Monday, July 22nd 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19. "Najeeba is the inaugural El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg. She has been a professor, expert practitioner and public speaker for the last two decades in the fields of conflict resolution, interfaith studies, mediation, education, deliberative democracy, social, gender and racial equity."
Kaitlin B. Curtice Chautauqua Institution Friday, July 26th 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19. " As an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi nation, Kaitlin writes on the intersections of spirituality and identity and how that shifts throughout our lives. She also speaks on these topics to diverse audiences who are interested in truth-telling and healing. As an inter-spiritual advocate, Kaitlin participates in conversations on topics such as colonialism in faith communities"
WORKERS
2024 Erie Labor Day Parade Sept 1, 2024. 10am at 10th & State Erie PA.. Entries close August 19
WORKERS
2024 Erie Labor Day Parade Sept 1, 2024. 10am at 10th & State Erie PA.. Entries close August 19
Battle of Homestead Foundation Labor History Archives "Here we preserve the historical materials of the people whose labor built our region and shaped the local communities in which we live today." The Battle of Homestead Foundation has completed three collections and are fundraising to do more. Here are the first three collections. Mike Stout collection is a good place to start.
GEMISH
Update in Gaza Presented by Baher Ghosheh PhD July 25 07:00pm $10 General Admission $15 General Admission + Guest Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State St Erie, PA 16508
An Evening with Liz Cheney and Sister Joan Chittister Oct 17 at 7:30pm Part of the JES Global Summit XVI Erie PA location TBA
Eddie Glaude Jr. PhD November 15, 7:30-9:00PM General: $25 (Early Bird) Preferred Seating $50 (Early Bird) JES Global Summit XVI Erie PA location TBD "Glaude’s latest book, We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, was released in April 2024. Based on the Du Bois Lectures he delivered at Harvard University, Glaude shows how ordinary Black Americans can shake off their reliance on a small group of professional politicians and pursue self-cultivation and grassroots movements to achieve a more just and perfect democracy"
YESTERDAYS
August 2, 2008 at Erie Blues & Jazz Fest, Jim Wise collecting signatures for petition to Gov. Rendell to keep the PA National Guard out of Iraq. Jim passed earlier this year.
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Calendar and local info sharing for people who believe "a better world is possible."Focus is local/regional. Not affiliated with any organization All upcoming event listings are nonviolent. Event submissions send to moonkat2014@gmail.com
Blog URL https://eriebluegreen.blogspot.com/
IN MEMORIAM notices: I prefer being contacted by a loved one about notifying the community of a passing, preferably acting within the wishes of the person who has passed.
IN MEMORIAM notices: I prefer being contacted by a loved one about notifying the community of a passing, preferably acting within the wishes of the person who has passed.
Photos: Deb Spilko
ARTS
Café 7-10 reopening Mabel Howard says she hopes to have the newly-renovated 7-10 Cafe ready for re-opening on July 10.
The AmeriMasala July 20 Perry Square in Erie
Volunteers for Statewide Bird Count (PA Games Commission)"The Game Commission, together with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, is conducting the third Pennsylvania Bird Atlas in state history. Between now and February 2029, it will document what birds live in Pennsylvania, where and in what numbers."
Update on Ohiyo river journey
PennFuture: Economic focus must redirect away from fossil fuels
ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE
Heather Cox Richardson & Tom Nichols will be at the Global Summit October 29 in Erie, location TBA.
Erie City Council evening meetings at centers "Public notice is hereby given that the regularly scheduled evening meetings of the Council of the City of Erie will be held remotely at three different locations at 6:30 PM, at the following locations:
Video: Updates on PA's Election Lawsuits (Democracy Docket) "There is more active election litigation in Pennsylvania than any other state (or commonwealth). Marc and Paige break down the 14 lawsuits in the Keystone State and how they could affect voters this fall."
JUSTICE
Law to help expunge criminal records for some in PA goes into effect (YourErie) This builds on the Clean Slate law signed by former Gov. Wolf in 2018
Café 7-10 reopening Mabel Howard says she hopes to have the newly-renovated 7-10 Cafe ready for re-opening on July 10.
The AmeriMasala July 20 Perry Square in Erie
Poets Against Racism & Hate July 25, 5–6 PM Poetry Reading, Franklin Public Library, 421 12th St., Franklin PA " Members from the northwestern PA region will meet at the Franklin Public Library for a reading of social justice poetry. The event is free and all are welcome." Info contact the library (814) 432-5062
Erie Blues & Jazz Fest Aug 3-4 Frontier Park Erie PA
Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls August 16 at Chautauqua $2 from each single ticket will go to the co-headliners charities: Etheridge Foundation and First Peoples Fund.
Erie Blues & Jazz Fest Aug 3-4 Frontier Park Erie PA
Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls August 16 at Chautauqua $2 from each single ticket will go to the co-headliners charities: Etheridge Foundation and First Peoples Fund.
One World Tribe August 16 at Celebrate Erie https://www.celebrateerie.com/celebrate-music/
Studio at St Mary's (Erin Phillips/Erie Reader)
Studio at St Mary's (Erin Phillips/Erie Reader)
EARTH
EPA to sample soil of Erie Coke neighbors to check for toxic pollutants (Erie Times-News) "Residents in the neighborhood just southeast of the former Erie Coke Corp. property will have an opportunity to have their soil sampled for toxic pollutants that were emitted from the coke plant.
The Environmental Protection Agency will host a public meeting about the sampling July 18 at 6 p.m. at East Middle School, 1001 Atkins St."
EPA to sample soil of Erie Coke neighbors to check for toxic pollutants (Erie Times-News) "Residents in the neighborhood just southeast of the former Erie Coke Corp. property will have an opportunity to have their soil sampled for toxic pollutants that were emitted from the coke plant.
The Environmental Protection Agency will host a public meeting about the sampling July 18 at 6 p.m. at East Middle School, 1001 Atkins St."
Bill McKibben & Frank Sesno Chautauqua Institute July 24 "Chautauqua Lecture Series and Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative welcome environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben back to the Amphitheater stage, where he’ll be joined by journalist Frank Sesno as they discuss work both men are doing to catalyze climate action across generations."
Opinion: The Stark Contrast Between Biden and Trump’s Environmental Policies (The Keystone) Author Katie Blume is the Political & Legislative Director for Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania
Opinion: The Stark Contrast Between Biden and Trump’s Environmental Policies (The Keystone) Author Katie Blume is the Political & Legislative Director for Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania
Volunteers for Statewide Bird Count (PA Games Commission)"The Game Commission, together with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, is conducting the third Pennsylvania Bird Atlas in state history. Between now and February 2029, it will document what birds live in Pennsylvania, where and in what numbers."
Update on Ohiyo river journey
PennFuture: Economic focus must redirect away from fossil fuels
Heather Cox Richardson & Tom Nichols will be at the Global Summit October 29 in Erie, location TBA.
Erie City Council evening meetings at centers "Public notice is hereby given that the regularly scheduled evening meetings of the Council of the City of Erie will be held remotely at three different locations at 6:30 PM, at the following locations:
• June 19, 2024, Booker T. Washington – 1720 Holland St, Erie, PA
• July 17, 2024, MLK Center – 312 Chestnut St, Erie, PA
• August 21, 2024 JFK Center – 2021 E 20th St, Erie, PA
FOOD
Where Erie-area kids can get free breakfast and lunch this summer (ETN) list also includes Albion and Meadville
Chautauqua Co. Summer Food
SSJNN vandalism
HEALTH
Who's paying less for inhalers and why (Keystone)
Access to Doulas: PA • Access to Doulas: NY
HOME & COMMUNITY
Renters' Rights Workshop July 19 19 AT 3 PM 202 W 11th St , Erie, PA, Event by Erie County United
Homelessness: A National Issue with Local Impact Jul 24, 2024 12:00 PM JES Raimy Fellow Damali Donovan will focus on defining homelessness according to federal statutes, the current state of homelessness, the issue of youth homelessness, and its connection to Erie County. Host Jefferson Ed. Society Location: Zoom Webinar / JES Facebook Live : FREE
The Impact of the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network Presented by Susannah Faulkner July 31 12:00pm Free General Admission, $5 Community Conversation Lunch, $5 Community Conversation Lunch (Veggie) Location: Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State St Erie, PA
Where Erie-area kids can get free breakfast and lunch this summer (ETN) list also includes Albion and Meadville
Chautauqua Co. Summer Food
SSJNN vandalism
HEALTH
Who's paying less for inhalers and why (Keystone)
Access to Doulas: PA • Access to Doulas: NY
HOME & COMMUNITY
Homelessness: A National Issue with Local Impact Jul 24, 2024 12:00 PM JES Raimy Fellow Damali Donovan will focus on defining homelessness according to federal statutes, the current state of homelessness, the issue of youth homelessness, and its connection to Erie County. Host Jefferson Ed. Society Location: Zoom Webinar / JES Facebook Live : FREE
The Impact of the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network Presented by Susannah Faulkner July 31 12:00pm Free General Admission, $5 Community Conversation Lunch, $5 Community Conversation Lunch (Veggie) Location: Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State St Erie, PA
Our collective housing dilemma (Susannah Faulkner/Erie Reader) Susannah Faulkner
JUSTICE
Law to help expunge criminal records for some in PA goes into effect (YourErie) This builds on the Clean Slate law signed by former Gov. Wolf in 2018
Ceremony celebrates Tree of Life rebuilding (Penn Capital Star) New structure "will include a memorial, a center for Jewish life, a museum and education center, and an institute for countering hate and antisemitism " "Members of Tree of Life and the two other congregations...came under attack at that building on Oct. 27, 2018 — the deadliest crime against Jews in American history"
PA public defense system is unconstitutional, underfunded by at least $100M, new ACLU suit says
Video: Abolition: Pennsylvania’s fight against slavery (PBS) Aired 6/4/2024, pretty good... does not gloss over PA's own history with slavery.
LGBTQ+
PA advocacy group forms (PennLive)
TransFamily NWPA Summer Picnic July 14 Perry Monument Presque Isle noon-5pm
YWCA Jamestown Broadscast: Ep 55 - Teen Talk - Build A Stronger Community Thoughtful discussion from older Jamestown teens about how to make their community better.
#FinishTheJob From Erie's Public Schools: "Please join us in encouraging our legislators to #FinishTheJob and fully fund our schools! The PA Schools Work campaign supports the following:..."
SHENANGO DEPOT MASSACRE
July 14, 1943 Shenango Personnel Replacement Depot, Mercer County PA - White military police opened fire on a group of Black soldiers in the WW II military facility also known as Camp Reynolds. The camp was extremely segregated, with Black soldiers suffering terrible conditions and open racial hostility. The Army seems to have made an effort to downplay or obfuscate the details of the event, with a vague description of the lead up and an "official" toll of 7 Black troops shot, 1 dead and six wounded. Other witness accounts vary, all the way up to an estimated 15 dead Black soldiers.
Dempsey Travis was shot three times, and offered a more detailed account of the shootings and the shocking accounts of how the shooting victims were treated. Studs Terkel interviewed him and included the interview in his 1984 book The Good War. You can also read Mr. Travis' account here https://anothercenturyblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/29/the-shenango-depot-massacre/
SPIRIT
Kaitlin B. Curtice Chautauqua Institution Friday, July 26th 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19.00 " As an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi nation, Kaitlin writes on the intersections of spirituality and identity and how that shifts throughout our lives. She also speaks on these topics to diverse audiences who are interested in truth-telling and healing. As an inter-spiritual advocate, Kaitlin participates in conversations on topics such as colonialism in faith communities"
Najeeba Syeed Chautauqua Institution Monday, July 22nd 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19.00 "Najeeba is the inaugural El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg. She has been a professor, expert practitioner and public speaker for the last two decades in the fields of conflict resolution, interfaith studies, mediation, education, deliberative democracy, social, gender and racial equity."
WORKERS
2024 Erie Labor Day Parade Sept 1. Entries close August 19
ETC
Update in Gaza Presented by Baher Ghosheh PhD July 25 07:00pm $10 General Admission $15 General Admission + Guest Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State St Erie, PA 16508
PA public defense system is unconstitutional, underfunded by at least $100M, new ACLU suit says
Video: Abolition: Pennsylvania’s fight against slavery (PBS) Aired 6/4/2024, pretty good... does not gloss over PA's own history with slavery.
PA advocacy group forms (PennLive)
TransFamily NWPA Summer Picnic July 14 Perry Monument Presque Isle noon-5pm
YWCA Jamestown Broadscast: Ep 55 - Teen Talk - Build A Stronger Community Thoughtful discussion from older Jamestown teens about how to make their community better.
#FinishTheJob From Erie's Public Schools: "Please join us in encouraging our legislators to #FinishTheJob and fully fund our schools! The PA Schools Work campaign supports the following:..."
Opinion: Where does PA charter school money go (Lehigh Valley Live)
SHENANGO DEPOT MASSACRE
July 14, 1943 Shenango Personnel Replacement Depot, Mercer County PA - White military police opened fire on a group of Black soldiers in the WW II military facility also known as Camp Reynolds. The camp was extremely segregated, with Black soldiers suffering terrible conditions and open racial hostility. The Army seems to have made an effort to downplay or obfuscate the details of the event, with a vague description of the lead up and an "official" toll of 7 Black troops shot, 1 dead and six wounded. Other witness accounts vary, all the way up to an estimated 15 dead Black soldiers.
Dempsey Travis was shot three times, and offered a more detailed account of the shootings and the shocking accounts of how the shooting victims were treated. Studs Terkel interviewed him and included the interview in his 1984 book The Good War. You can also read Mr. Travis' account here https://anothercenturyblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/29/the-shenango-depot-massacre/
SPIRIT
Kaitlin B. Curtice Chautauqua Institution Friday, July 26th 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19.00 " As an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi nation, Kaitlin writes on the intersections of spirituality and identity and how that shifts throughout our lives. She also speaks on these topics to diverse audiences who are interested in truth-telling and healing. As an inter-spiritual advocate, Kaitlin participates in conversations on topics such as colonialism in faith communities"
Najeeba Syeed Chautauqua Institution Monday, July 22nd 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19.00 "Najeeba is the inaugural El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg. She has been a professor, expert practitioner and public speaker for the last two decades in the fields of conflict resolution, interfaith studies, mediation, education, deliberative democracy, social, gender and racial equity."
WORKERS
2024 Erie Labor Day Parade Sept 1. Entries close August 19
Battle of Homestead Foundation Labor History Archives "your connection to the workers of Western Pennsylvania and their stories – past, present and future. Here we preserve the historical materials of the people whose labor built our region and shaped the local communities in which we live today." The Battle of Homestead Foundation has completed three collections and are fundraising to do more. Here are the first three collections
ETC
Meadville City Council discussion about games of skill businesses begins at 15:24 mark. Includes comments by Meadville city solicitor Tim Wachter, council and downtown business owners June 4, 2024.
Update in Gaza Presented by Baher Ghosheh PhD July 25 07:00pm $10 General Admission $15 General Admission + Guest Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State St Erie, PA 16508
6/18
ARTSCafé 7-10 reopening Mabel Howard says she hopes to have the newly-renovated 7-10 Cafe ready for re-opening on July 10.
The AmeriMasala July 20 Perry Square in Erie
Erie Blues & Jazz Fest Aug 3-4 Frontier Park Erie PA
Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls August 16 at Chautauqua $2 from each single ticket will go to the co-headliners charities: Etheridge Foundation and First Peoples Fund.
EARTH
Bill McKibben & Frank Sesno Chautauqua Institute July 24 "Chautauqua Lecture Series and Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative welcome environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben back to the Amphitheater stage, where he’ll be joined by journalist Frank Sesno as they discuss work both men are doing to catalyze climate action across generations."
Opinion: The Stark Contrast Between Biden and Trump’s Environmental Policies (The Keystone) Author Katie Blume is the Political & Legislative Director for Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania
Heather Cox Richardson & Tom Nichols will be at the Global Summit October 29 in Erie, location TBA
Erie City Council evening meetings at centers "Public notice is hereby given that the regularly scheduled evening meetings of the Council of the City of Erie will be held remotely at three different locations at 6:30 PM, at the following locations: • June 19, 2024, Booker T. Washington – 1720 Holland St, Erie, PA 16503 • July 17, 2024, MLK Center – 312 Chestnut St, Erie, PA 16507 • August 21, 2024 JFK Center – 2021 E 20th St, Erie, PA 16510 These meetings are open to the public."
FOOD
Where Erie-area kids can get free breakfast and lunch this summer (ETN) list also includes Albion and Meadville
Chautauqua Co. Summer Food
SSJNN vandalism
HEALTH
Inhalers
https://keystonenewsroom.com/2024/06/11/heres-whos-paying-less-for-inhalers-in-pennsylvania-and-how-it-happened/?sample=6570966d50d98f79a5984a68&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Keystone%20Email%20June%2012&utm_term=Keystone%20-%20Most%20Engaged%20Audience
Access to Doulas: PA
Access to Doulas: NY
Law to help expunge criminal records for some in PA goes into effect (YourErie) This builds on the Clean Slate law https://mycleanslatepa.com/cls-record-clearing/ signed by former Gov. Wolf in 2018
PA public defense system is unconstitutional, underfunded by at least $100M, new ACLU suit says
Video: Abolition: Pennsylvania’s fight against slavery (PBS) Aired 6/4/2024, pretty good... does not gloss over PA's own history with slavery.
TransFamily NWPA Summer Picnic July 14 Perry Monument Presque Isle noon-5pm
YWCA Jamestown Broadscast: Ep 55 - Teen Talk - Build A Stronger Community Thoughtful discussion from older Jamestown teens about how to make their community better.
#FinishTheJob From Erie's Public Schools: "Please join us in encouraging our legislators to #FinishTheJob and fully fund our schools! The PA Schools Work campaign supports the following:..."
SHENANGO DEPOT MASSACRE
July 14, 1943 Shenango Personnel Replacement Depot, Mercer County PA - White military police opened fire on a group of Black soldiers in the WW II military facility also known as Camp Reynolds. The camp was extremely segregated, with Black soldiers suffering terrible conditions and open racial hostility. The Army seems to have made an effort to downplay or obfuscate the details of the event, with a vague description of the lead up and an "official" toll of 7 Black troops shot, 1 dead and six wounded. Other witness accounts vary, all the way up to an estimated 15 dead Black soldiers.
Dempsey Travis was shot three times, and offered a more detailed account of the shootings and the shocking accounts of how the shooting victims were treated. Studs Terkel interviewed him and included the interview in his 1984 book The Good War. You can also read Mr. Travis' account here https://anothercenturyblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/29/the-shenango-depot-massacre/
SPIRIT
Kaitlin B. Curtice Chautauqua Institution Friday, July 26th 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19.00 " As an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi nation, Kaitlin writes on the intersections of spirituality and identity and how that shifts throughout our lives. She also speaks on these topics to diverse audiences who are interested in truth-telling and healing. As an inter-spiritual advocate, Kaitlin participates in conversations on topics such as colonialism in faith communities"
Najeeba Syeed Chautauqua Institution Monday, July 22nd 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19.00 "Najeeba is the inaugural El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg. She has been a professor, expert practitioner and public speaker for the last two decades in the fields of conflict resolution, interfaith studies, mediation, education, deliberative democracy, social, gender and racial equity."
WORKERS
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzQVwngXKFjXcsrHCdkJlbBhfLKk
2024 Erie Labor Day Parade Sept 1. Entries close August 19
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=8103108579720914&set=a.1224938597537981`1
ETC
Meadville City Council discussion about games of skill businesses begins at 15:24 mark. Includes comments by Meadville city solicitor Tim Wachter, council and downtown business owners June 4, 2024.
Renters Rights Workshop
Renters Rights Workshop
ARTS
710 Cafe reopening Mabel Howard says she hopes to have the newly-renovated 7-10 Cafe ready for re-opeing on July 10.https://www.erienewsnow.com/clip/15474744/just-south-of-buffalo
The Amerimasala July 20 Perry Square in Erie
The Amerimasala July 20 Perry Square in Erie
Erie Blues & Jazz Fest Aug 3-4 Frontier Park Erie PA https://eriebluesandjazz.com/
Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls August 16 at Chautauqua https://www.chq.org/event/melissa-etheridge-and-indigo-girls/ $2 from each single ticket will go to the co-headliners charities: Etheridge Foundation and First Peoples Fund.
Also two documentaries of interest Melissa Etheride "I'm Not Broken" premieres July 9 on Paramount+ https://www.memorabletv.com/news/paramount-announces-melissa-etheridge-im-not-broken-docuseries-for-july-9/ Indigo Girls' new documentary It's Only Life After All streaming on Amazon Prime, Google Play, Fandango, and Apple. https://www.multitudefilms.com/its-only-life-after-all
EARTH
Bill McKibben & Frank Sesno CHQ July 24 "Chautauqua Lecture Series and Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative welcome environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben back to the Amphitheater stage, where he’ll be joined by journalist Frank Sesno as they discuss work both men are doing to catalyze climate action across generations."
https://www.chq.org/event/bill-mckibben-frank-sesno/
https://www.chq.org/event/bill-mckibben-frank-sesno/
Opinion: The Stark Contrast Between Biden and Trump’s Environmental Policies (The Keystone) Author Katie Blume is the Political & Legislative Director for Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania https://keystonenewsroom.com/opinion/green-or-greed-presidential-race/
ELECTIONS
Heather Cox Richardson & Tom Nichols will be at the Global Summit October 29. https://www.jeserie.org/global-summit-XVI/details/an-evening-with-heather-cox-richardson-and-tom-nichols
Erie City Council meets at centers
Why does Shapiro get MAGA Support (Philadelphia Citizen)
https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/shapiro-getting-maga-support/
Demstock Aug 23-24 https://demstock.net/ Butler PA
https://keystonenewsroom.com/opinion/green-or-greed-presidential-race/
FOOD
Where Erie-area kids can get free breakfast and lunch this summer (ETN) list also includes Albion and Meadville
https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2024/06/05/free-summer-food-program-erie-pa-crawford-county-kids-get-meals-northwest-tri-county-iu5/73973507007/
Chautauqua Co. Summer Food https://www.chautauquaopportunities.com/news/summer-meals-feed-good-nutrition-to-our-kids-for-free/
SSJNN vandalism
HEALTH
Inhalers
https://keystonenewsroom.com/2024/06/11/heres-whos-paying-less-for-inhalers-in-pennsylvania-and-how-it-happened/?sample=6570966d50d98f79a5984a68&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Keystone%20Email%20June%2012&utm_term=Keystone%20-%20Most%20Engaged%20Audience
‘Momnibus’ bills would expand access to doulas, provide essentials to new parents
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-maternal-health-care-legislature-2024-budget/
NY doula care NYc Doula care https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/2024-06-10_doula.htm https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50887478/gov-hochul-signs-order-to-expand-access-to-doula-care?
JUSTICE
Clean Slate PA You may be able to get your criminal record sealed! Crawford Clean Slate
Find out if Pennsylvania's expanded Clean Slate law can help you.
https://mycleanslatepa.com/
Law to help expunge criminal records for some in PA goes into effect (YourErie) https://www.yourerie.com/pennsylvania-politics/law-to-help-expunge-criminal-records-for-some-pennsylvanians-goes-into-effect/
https://keystonenewsroom.com/opinion/green-or-greed-presidential-race/
FOOD
Where Erie-area kids can get free breakfast and lunch this summer (ETN) list also includes Albion and Meadville
https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2024/06/05/free-summer-food-program-erie-pa-crawford-county-kids-get-meals-northwest-tri-county-iu5/73973507007/
Chautauqua Co. Summer Food https://www.chautauquaopportunities.com/news/summer-meals-feed-good-nutrition-to-our-kids-for-free/
SSJNN vandalism
HEALTH
Inhalers
https://keystonenewsroom.com/2024/06/11/heres-whos-paying-less-for-inhalers-in-pennsylvania-and-how-it-happened/?sample=6570966d50d98f79a5984a68&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Keystone%20Email%20June%2012&utm_term=Keystone%20-%20Most%20Engaged%20Audience
‘Momnibus’ bills would expand access to doulas, provide essentials to new parents
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-maternal-health-care-legislature-2024-budget/
NY doula care NYc Doula care https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/2024-06-10_doula.htm https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50887478/gov-hochul-signs-order-to-expand-access-to-doula-care?
JUSTICE
Clean Slate PA You may be able to get your criminal record sealed! Crawford Clean Slate
Find out if Pennsylvania's expanded Clean Slate law can help you.
https://mycleanslatepa.com/
Law to help expunge criminal records for some in PA goes into effect (YourErie) https://www.yourerie.com/pennsylvania-politics/law-to-help-expunge-criminal-records-for-some-pennsylvanians-goes-into-effect/
Pennsylvania public defense system is unconstitutional, underfunded by at least $100M, new ACLU suit says
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-public-defense-aclu-lawsuit/
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-public-defense-aclu-lawsuit/
Video: Abolition: Pennsylvania’s fight against slavery (PBS) Aired 6/4/2024, pretty good... does not gloss over PA's own history with slavery (eg, Penn was a slaveowner as were many Quakers, even though the group would also be so important to the Abolition movement).
https://www.pbs.org/video/abolition-pennsylvanias-fight-against-slavery-q6zlsx/
LGBTQ
https://www.pbs.org/video/abolition-pennsylvanias-fight-against-slavery-q6zlsx/
LGBTQ
Letter: Honoring Our lgbtq eldershttps://www.goerie.com/story/opinion/letters/2024/05/16/may-16th-is-honor-our-lgbtq-elders-day-erie-pride-pioneers-civil-rights/73717878007/\
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50871874/recruiting-more-teachers-of-color
Queer media history in PA https://www.spotlightpa.org/newsletters/palocal/may-24-queer-media-history-in-pennsylvanias-heartland/?utm_source=Spotlight+PA&utm_campaign=18025871a3-Is+a+PA+sentencing+law+%27cruel+and+unusual%27%3F&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ff13a45256-18025871a3-29727877
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50871874/recruiting-more-teachers-of-color
Queer media history in PA https://www.spotlightpa.org/newsletters/palocal/may-24-queer-media-history-in-pennsylvanias-heartland/?utm_source=Spotlight+PA&utm_campaign=18025871a3-Is+a+PA+sentencing+law+%27cruel+and+unusual%27%3F&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ff13a45256-18025871a3-29727877
PA advocacy group forms (PennLive)
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2024/06/lgbtq-advocacy-group-forms-to-fight-discrimination.html?outputType=amp
lgbtq group forms
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2024/06/lgbtq-advocacy-group-forms-to-fight-discrimination.html?outputType=amp
ashtabula suicide+++
SCHOOLS
Addressing the lack of teacher diversity in Erie County
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50866934/addressing-the-lack-of-teacher-diversity-in-erie-county
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50871874/recruiting-more-teachers-of-color
SCHOOLS
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2024/06/lgbtq-advocacy-group-forms-to-fight-discrimination.html?outputType=amp
lgbtq group forms
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2024/06/lgbtq-advocacy-group-forms-to-fight-discrimination.html?outputType=amp
ashtabula suicide+++
SCHOOLS
Addressing the lack of teacher diversity in Erie County
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50866934/addressing-the-lack-of-teacher-diversity-in-erie-county
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50871874/recruiting-more-teachers-of-color
SCHOOLS
YWCA Jamestown Broadscast: Ep 55 - Teen Talk - Build A Stronger Community Thoughtful discussion from older Jamestown teens about how to make their community better.
https://soundcloud.com/wrfaradio/ywca-jamestown-broadscast-ep-55-teen-talk-build-a-stronger-community?in=wrfaradio/sets/ywca-jamestown-broadscast
Recruiting more teachers of color (ENN)
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50871874/recruiting-more-teachers-of-color
#FinishTheJob From Erie's Public Schools: "Please join us in encouraging our legislators to #FinishTheJob and fully fund our schools! The PA Schools Work campaign supports the following:..."
https://soundcloud.com/wrfaradio/ywca-jamestown-broadscast-ep-55-teen-talk-build-a-stronger-community?in=wrfaradio/sets/ywca-jamestown-broadscast
Recruiting more teachers of color (ENN)
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50871874/recruiting-more-teachers-of-color
#FinishTheJob From Erie's Public Schools: "Please join us in encouraging our legislators to #FinishTheJob and fully fund our schools! The PA Schools Work campaign supports the following:..."
https://www.facebook.com/eriespublicschools/posts/pfbid02qdqNRX6nPvCK1WJUMCJE1tEeHYLMpwPaiGgtddABFLuMf38E2iviuBgD2ncVnE2Kl
SHENANGO DEPOT MASSACRE
SHENANGO DEPOT MASSACRE
July 14, 1943 Shenango Personnel Replacement Depot, Mercer County PA - White military police opened fire on a group of Black soldiers in the WW II military facility also known as Camp Reynolds. The camp was extremely segregated, with Black soldiers suffering terrible conditions and open racial hostility. The Army seems to have made an effort to downplay or obfuscate the details of the event, with a vague description of the lead up and an "official" toll of 7 Black troops shot, 1 dead and six wounded. Other witness accounts vary, all the way up to an estimated 15 dead Black soldiers.
Dempsey Travis was shot three times, and offered a more detailed account of the shootings and the shocking accounts of how the shooting victims were treated. Studs Terkel interviewed him and included the interview in his 1984 book The Good War. You can also read Mr. Travis' account here https://anothercenturyblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/29/the-shenango-depot-massacre/
SPIRIT
Kaitlin B. Curtice Chautauqua Institution Friday, July 26th 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19.00 " As an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi nation, Kaitlin writes on the intersections of spirituality and identity and how that shifts throughout our lives. She also speaks on these topics to diverse audiences who are interested in truth-telling and healing. As an inter-spiritual advocate, Kaitlin participates in conversations on topics such as colonialism in faith communities"
https://www.chq.org/event/kaitlin-b-curtice/
Najeeba Syeed Chautauqua Institution Monday, July 22nd 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19.00 "Najeeba is the inaugural El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg. She has been a professor, expert practitioner and public speaker for the last two decades in the fields of conflict resolution, interfaith studies, mediation, education, deliberative democracy, social, gender and racial equity."
https://www.chq.org/event/najeeba-syeed/
Chronicles | Harry T. Burleigh, Prelude Recent episode of the WQLN Chronicles series, "the remarkable story of Harry T. Burleigh, an African American composer whose legacy of resilience and progress continues to inspire generations."
https://youtu.be/ayV5ZnG-j5M?si=BgR65eJUXyEkHW0i
WORKERS
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzQVwngXKFjXcsrHCdkJlbBhfLKk
2024 Erie Labor Day Parade Sept 1. Entries close August 19
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=8103108579720914&set=a.1224938597537981`1
ETC
Meadville solicitor discusses issues with games of chance in downtown June 4, 2024
solicitor, council discussion follows. https://www.youtube.com/live/U0p-FoB2zQ8?si=sf-PlhwmT26rzBbb
City Solicitor Tim Wachter https://www.youtube.com/live/U0p-FoB2zQ8?si=KurTqHLYF2AuIpDl
https://www.chq.org/event/kaitlin-b-curtice/
Najeeba Syeed Chautauqua Institution Monday, July 22nd 2024 @ 2:00 pm |$19.00 "Najeeba is the inaugural El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg. She has been a professor, expert practitioner and public speaker for the last two decades in the fields of conflict resolution, interfaith studies, mediation, education, deliberative democracy, social, gender and racial equity."
https://www.chq.org/event/najeeba-syeed/
Chronicles | Harry T. Burleigh, Prelude Recent episode of the WQLN Chronicles series, "the remarkable story of Harry T. Burleigh, an African American composer whose legacy of resilience and progress continues to inspire generations."
https://youtu.be/ayV5ZnG-j5M?si=BgR65eJUXyEkHW0i
WORKERS
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzQVwngXKFjXcsrHCdkJlbBhfLKk
2024 Erie Labor Day Parade Sept 1. Entries close August 19
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=8103108579720914&set=a.1224938597537981`1
ETC
Meadville solicitor discusses issues with games of chance in downtown June 4, 2024
solicitor, council discussion follows. https://www.youtube.com/live/U0p-FoB2zQ8?si=sf-PlhwmT26rzBbb
City Solicitor Tim Wachter https://www.youtube.com/live/U0p-FoB2zQ8?si=KurTqHLYF2AuIpDl
Renters Rights Workshop
