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CALENDAR
Mar 4 -5 - Claudia Lennhoff CANCELED
Mar 6 - Vigil: Justice for Immigrants 5:15PM at 2nd and State Organized by Benedictines for Peace.
Mar 7-15 Mountain Justice Spring Break 2015 SW Virginia
Mar 6-7 - Journalism Conference: “Honoring Ida: Celebrating the Work and Legacies of Ida Tarbell and Ida B. Wells-Barnett” Vukovich Center for Communication Arts The Journalism in the Public Interest Program at Allegheny College will host its third conference. This year’s focus will be on women journalists and the work of two outstanding women journalists — Ida Tarbell, Allegheny College Class of 1880, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett — as it relates to the theme of voting rights. Academic partners for the conference include Ohio University and Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio). More information will be posted as it becomes available.
Mar 10 – Take Back the Site Vigil - 5:15 300 block of W 18th, Erie. Paris Bradford Hilton
Mar 11 – Nearby Keystone Progress We Rise events “Across the state, people are Rising for a better Pennsylvania. On March 11, We Will Rise at the office of State-Senate President Joseph Scarnati in Brockway for: -Corporations to pay their fair share -Fully Funded Public Schools -Economic Security for Working Families Bring yourself, your friends and most importantly your voices to send a message: together we can build a better Pennsylvania” Daniel Doubet dan@keystoneprogress.org Mar 11 Joseph Scarnati Office-Brockway Brockway, PA 15824 10:00 AM Mar 11 Joseph Scarnati Office-Kane Kane, PA 16735 10:00 AM
Mar 11 – “A Place at the Table” Jamestown Community College, Jamestown NY. Doc about food insecurity, part of Endangered Earth film series, sponsored by JCC’s sustainability program, free and open to the public. Films begin at 7 p.m. in Carnahan Center Theatre, feature a guided post-screening discussion. As part of its screening, Jamestown Community College’s sustainability program will host a dinner to benefit St. Susan Center., beginning at 6 p.m., Katharine Jackson Carnahan Center on JCC’s Jamestown Campus. $10 suggested donation.
Mar 13-29 - To Kill a Mockingbird Erie Playhouse, Erie PA
Mar 15 – Solar Mamas on Independent Lens WQLN
Mar 19 -Death Row exoneree shares 21-year odyssey 7PM Mercyhurst University, Taylor Little Theatre, Erie PA
Mar 22 – World Water Day
Mar 25 – Happy Valley Erie Art Museum FILM.
Mar 25 – Romero Award Preesentation and Lecture “The Mercyhurst University Department of Religious Studies presents its 2015 Archbishop Oscar Romero Award to Sister Mary Claire Kennedy, SSJ, social justice coordinator for the Sisters of St. Joseph in Erie. The presentation is set for Wed., March 25, at 7 p.m. in the Mercy Heritage Room, Sullivan Hall. Known locally for her involvement in outreach efforts like the Thanksgiving Dinner and the “Take Back the Site” vigils, Sister Mary Claire has also been instrumental in raising awareness about human trafficking, the topic she will address in her lecture.” Info: Dr. Daniel McFee dmcfee@mercyhurst.edu”
Mar 22 - 3rd Annual Call for Peace Benefit for MATV. Oasis Pub, live performances, $6 at door starts at 5PM with kick-off of MATV Talent Show..
Mar 28 MATV Job Fair Mothers Against Teen Violence is once again sponsoring a Youth Summer Job Fair to take place Saturday, March 28 at the Booker T. Washington Center from 12-3PM. The orientation for job seekers, which was very well attended last year, will run from noon til 1PM and the Fair will pick up from 1-3PM
Mar 28 - Gull Point Clean-Up 9am – 12pm Presque Isle State Park “Join Park Naturalists for a litter clean-up within the Gull Point Natural Area. Meet at Gull Point trailhead at Beach 10 parking lot. The natural area of Gull Point is closed to the public from April 1st until November 30th therefore, misses Presque Isle's annual spring clean-up and fall International Coastal Clean-up. The total out and back walk is four miles over sandy terrain. Once we arrive at the tip of Gull Point, we will be picking up debris along the shoreline. Be prepared for the weather on that day. Please call to register by calling the park office at 814-833-7424.”
Mar 30 -Keynote Presentation: Robert P. Moses Ford Chapel Alleghney College Dr. Robert P. Moses is a legendary civil rights activist and a MacArthur Award-winning educator. He is the president and founder of The Algebra Project Inc., a national nonprofit dedicated to improving the mathematics achievement of historically underrepresented students and communities.
Mar 30 --Apr 2 - Spring Break Eco-Camp Environment Erie is hosting a Spring Break Eco-Camp on Presque Isle State Park and Head Waters Park. The Eco-Camp is for student’s ages 10-14 who are interested in learning more about the environment, recreation, sustainability, and water quality. Register your student today at www.environmenterie.org. For more questions, please call Education Manager Nate Millet at 814-440-3953.
Mar 31 – “Forks Over Knives” at Whole Foods Co-op “examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.” Sponsored by The Erie Vegan and Vegetarian Society. No charge for this event Please sign up at customer service
Apr 9 – Maria Shriver joins Joan Chittister ‘In Conversation’ Mercyhurst University, Erie. Two women who share a passion for issues of peace and justice – especially as they affect women – will share the stage when Mercyhurst University hosts the second annual Joan D. Chittister Lecture on April 9.
Apr 9-26 - Les Miserables Erie Playhouse, Erie PA.
Apr 15 Two Days, One Night FILM at Erie Art Museum.
Apr 16 – The Wisdom to Survive “Climate Change, Capitalism, and Community” At Erie Movie House, 3424 West Lake Rd, Erie 6PM. “sponsored by the Erie Friends (Quaker) Worship group, a community that meets twice a month for worship in the manner of Friends. A brief discussion of the film and meet & greet with refreshments will follow the showing. Free will offering.”
Apr 20 - The Great Invisible on Independent Lens WQLN Crew members, families, fishermen, and others still haunted by the Deepwater Horizon explosion provide gripping first-hand accounts of their experience in a disaster that had tragic repercussions up and down the Gulf Coast and beyond.
Apr 22 - Invisible At Erie Art Museum Film, sponsored by Whole Foods Co-op.
Apr 28 - Stormwater: The New "Blue Gold" 6:00 pm. TREC, Erie PA. Organized by Environment Erie “Attendees will learn what low impact development is and how to encourage it in today’s world through best management practices that can be easily adapted to residential properties. Upon completion of the workshop, each participating household will receive a free Rain Wizard bin and stormwater handouts. There will be a fee of $10 per family to attend the workshop and limits of one bin per household, family members are welcome!” Refreshments served.
Apr 29 - White God Film at Erie Art Museum
May 8-10 - Spirit Quest Film Fest Edinboro PA.
May 8-10 – Festival of the Birds Presque Isle.
May 18 - Medea Benjamin in Erie Benedictines for Peace will sponsor Medea Benjamin as their Spring Speaker. Medea is co-founder of CodePink, a political activist group, and Global Exchange, a human rights organization. She is also the author of Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control and seven other books. Her work for justice in Israel and Palestine includes taking numerous delegations to Gaza and organizing the Gaza Freedom March. For more information, email Sister Marlene Bertke, OSB or visit Benedictines for Peace. Monday, May 18, 7:00 p.m. Mount St. Benedict Monastery, Erie A free-will offering will be appreciated More on Medea Benjamin
LOCAL NEWS
- SUNY Fredonia “Herstory” Month events. All events are open to the public.
OIL TRAINS IN ERIE CO.
- New Report details oil train dangers in PA “More than 50,000 people living in Erie could be forced to evacuate, if an oil train derailed in our area …Erie was number five on the list of cities that would be most affected, if a train carrying crude oil derailed like the one in West Virginia.” WICU/WSEE
- Full Report on Oil Trains in PA
How many crude oil trains pass through Erie County? Erie County’s emergency management director Dale Robinson says 35 trains, just like the one in West Virginia, travel through Erie County every week. They only transport only crude oil, they have about 100 tankers, and each carries 31,000 gallons of oil…” WICU/WSEE - Crude Oil Trains Pass Through Erie “Rail cars placarded for crude oil transport sit on the train tracks adjacent to Union Station in Erie on Feb. 2” Photo gallery GoErie.com
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