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CALENDAR
Mar 1-31 - Edinboro Women's History Month events. Link isn't working well, try looking for "Women's History Month" headings in their March calendar.
Mar 3 - Justice for Immigrants Vigil: Build Bridges Not Walls 12:15 to 12:45 pm at the Federal Building, 6th and State Streets. "In addition to the quiet, prayerful presence, we will distribute fliers with 'Know Your Rights' information" ~ Anne McCarthy, osb Benedictines for Peace 814-460-5522
Mar 4 - Ides of Trump Postcard Party Lavery Brewing Company, 128 W 12, Erie PA. 2-4PM "We'll provide the first 1,000 postcards, the venue and some great company. You bring your awesome self, your ideas, a pen and some postcard stamps. Cash bar and food service available."
Mar 7 - Erie Puppy Mill Awareness Celebrity Bartending Event 5 to 8 p.m. Brewerie at Union Station Erie PA. Erie Co. Council chair Jay Breneman will be serving you. Click here for the good news about Erie County council's unanimous decision about puppy mills and here for a piece on this organization and a volunteer honored for her work with it.
Mar 8 - Day Without a Woman
Mar 8 - "Indigenous Resistance to Drug Cartel Violence in Mexico" Allegheny College Meadville PA. Free and open to public.
Mar 7 - Erie Puppy Mill Awareness Celebrity Bartending Event 5 to 8 p.m. Brewerie at Union Station Erie PA. Erie Co. Council chair Jay Breneman will be serving you. Click here for the good news about Erie County council's unanimous decision about puppy mills and here for a piece on this organization and a volunteer honored for her work with it.
Mar 8 - Day Without a Woman
Mar 8 - "Indigenous Resistance to Drug Cartel Violence in Mexico" Allegheny College Meadville PA. Free and open to public.
Mar 8 - "Laughter in the Limelight" Jrs Last Laugh, 14th & State, Erie. "Local TV and government officials will show off their comedic talents. Show opens 7:pm, kitchen at 5:30pm.Tickets $12,contact John at (814) 449-7264 or Jr's Last Laugh at (814) 461-0911 All proceeds for The Warming Center at MHA and Boots on the Ground.
Mar 9 - Andrea Ritchie on the Meaning of Social Justice. Allegheny College, Meadville PA. Free and open to public. 7p.m.
Mar 10 - "Newsies" 1891 Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY. Inspired by the 1899 newsboy strike.
Mar 10 - Poetry Scene feat. Cee Williams Poets Hall International, 16 W 10. Rm 210, Erie PA. Upcoming Poets Hall events
Mar 12 - Annual Community Call for Peace 4-9pm at Oasis 3122 W. Lake Rd, Erie. Benefits Mothers Against Teen Violence. $6
Mar 15 - “Neruda” (Chile, 2016)Biopic about the Chilean revolutionary people's poet and diplomat, Pablo Neruda. Rated R. Part of the The International Film Festival, held Wednesdays through March 15 with screenings at 7 p.m. at The Movies @ Meadville, 11155 Highline Drive, Meadville. Free and open to the public.
Mar 18 - "Hidden Figures" (2016) Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY.
Mar 19 - Women's History Film Fest Noon-9 p.m.; Mercy Heritage Room, Mercyhurst University; film fest, offered in celebration of Women's History Month, is a collaborative effort of the history department, Social Justice Coalition and the history and philosophy clubs at Mercyhurst. Cost: Free. Info: cmagoc@mercyhurst.edu
Mar 22 - PSU Speaker Series: Bree Newsome McGarvey Commons, Penn State Behrend, Erie PA. "On June 27, 2015, following the race-related murder of nine people in a Charleston church shooting, Bree Newsome scaled a 30-foot flagpole outside the South Carolina statehouse and pulled down the Confederate flag. 'In the name of Jesus, this flag has to come down,' she said as she descended. 'You come against me with hatred and oppression and violence. I come against you in the name of God. This flag comes down today.' Newsome was arrested for civil disobedience, but her message was heard. Less than three weeks later, state officials removed the flag permanently.' free, open to public.
Mar 23 - Romero Award presentation and lecture 7 p.m.; Mercy Heritage Room, Mercyhurst University, The Mercyhurst University Department of Religious Studies will present its Archbishop Oscar Romero Award to Erie Vision for the Poor optometrist Dr. Douglas Villela. Info: rvonthaden@mercyhurst.edu
Mar 23 - Literary Festival - Dylan Fest Taylor Little Theatre, Mercyhurst University, Erie. 5:30pm
Mar 25 - "National Bird" (2016) with Panel "harrowing journey of three U.S. military veteran whistleblowers determined to break the silence surrounding America’s secret drone war. " FILM at the Erie Art Museum, 10 E 5th, Erie.
Mar 29 - "The 13th" (2016) 7p.m.Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, Erie PA (See the UUCE Series on racism & mass incarceration below)Freeand open to public. (Series info, see below)
March 31 "Our Woods and Water Film Series" "We'll gather in Scot Cinema in the Frank G. Pogue Student Center at 405 Scotland Road on the campus of Edinboro University for a collection of short films including Chasing Water, A Forest Year, and others. This event is co-presented by SEED (Students at Edinboro for Environmental Defense) .Info:
814-694-5840 or amsocci@foundationforsustainab
Apr 5 - English Awards Night with distinguished poet Ross Gay (Waldron Campus Center- Yehl Ballroom 109 University Square Gannon University Erie, PA) Visit http://www.rossgay.net/about Free and open to public
Apr 7 - Lewis Black State Theatre, Cleveland
Apr 7 - Lewis Black State Theatre, Cleveland
Apr 8 - Lewis Black Heinz Center for Performing Arts Pittsburgh
Apr 11 - Anna Devear Smith: Reclaiming Grace in the Face of Adversity Mercyhurst University, Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center,Erie PA. "Her breakthrough plays, Fires in the Mirror and the Tony-nominated Twilight: Los Angeles, tackle issues of race and social inequality; 2009’s Let Me Down Easy examines healthcare and the resilience and vulnerability of the human body; and her most recent work, Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education, explores the cycle of suspension from school to incarceration prevalent in low-income communities."
Apr 15 - Trump Tax Day Rally Noon, Perry Square, Erie PA. National: http://taxmarch.org/
Apr 22 - March for Science. Erie PA 10am-4pm Perry Square Erie
Apr 22 - March for Science . For Washington DC march or to find event near you. "The March for Science is a celebration of our passion for science and a call to support and safeguard the scientific community. Recent policy changes have caused heightened worry among scientists, and the 
incredible and immediate outpouring of support has made clear that these concerns are also shared by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. The mischaracterization of science as a partisan issue, which has given policymakers permission to reject overwhelming evidence, is a critical and urgent matter. It is time for people who support scientific research and evidence-based policies to take a public stand and be counted."
incredible and immediate outpouring of support has made clear that these concerns are also shared by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. The mischaracterization of science as a partisan issue, which has given policymakers permission to reject overwhelming evidence, is a critical and urgent matter. It is time for people who support scientific research and evidence-based policies to take a public stand and be counted."
Apr 26 -Screening of "Invisible Hand" with filmmakers Joshua Pribanic and Melissa Troutman, 7:00 pm, Erie Art Museum, 10 East 5th St., Erie PA. Meet and Greet at 6:00 pm. Tickets $10 Trailer
Apr 27 - Screening of "Invisible Hand" with filmmakers Joshua Pribanic and Melissa Troutman, 8:30 pm, Edinboro University Details TBA.
Apr 27 - Tom Chapin Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY.
Apr 29 - People's Climate March For Erie sister march call 716-713-8621 FB page will be set up soon. National link https://peoplesclimate.org
RESISTANCE
Keystone Progress Erie Erie chapter of statewide Keystone Progress.
Indivisible We Rise West Central PA Read about group here
The New NY 23rdChautauqua Co and NY's 23rd District
USA - Michael Moore's Resistance Calendar
USA - Indivisible guide
UUCE SERIES ON RACISM & MASS INCARCERATION
You are invited to watch the 13TH -- a 90-minute Oscar-nominated documentary revealing the inevitable intersection of race, justice, morality, and mass incarceration permitted by a clause in the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; the 1865 amendment intended to abolish slavery. It will be shown on Wednesday evening, March 29, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie (7180 Perry Highway, Erie PA) . Please make a special effort to attend the March 29th showing of the 13TH documentary. This event kicks off a series of four discussion sessions sponsored by the Adult Education Committee to better understand the racism implications of mass incarceration that have afflicted our country in recent decades. Afterwards, refreshments will be served and you will have the option to sign up for the future discussion sessions. Free and Open to the Public.
Four interactive, interracial, bi-weekly group discussions are scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. on April 6 & 20 and May 4 & 18 at the same location. Michelle Alexander’s 2010 best-selling book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, will be used as a resource. Reading the book in advance is encouraged but not required for participation. The goals of the sessions are to increase understanding of what is happening and to find pragmatic ways of dismantling the structures of racial inequality that guarantee white privilege. The topic of discussion on April 6 will be the 13TH documentary that we watched on March 29.
On April 20, we will begin our discussion of The New Jim Crow. Michelle Alexander, the author, is an ACLU attorney who documents the mass incarceration of people of color through court sanctioned and biased policing, prosecution and sentencing. Using War on Drugs legislation on a population without adequate legal representation, the convicted felon becomes a second-class citizen, who upon release from prison, is unable to find housing or employment, and is ineligible for food stamps or the right to vote. The entire minority community is thus further impoverished.
* 13TH is shown with permission of Netflix. Caution: some scenes are not recommended for young children.
Four interactive, interracial, bi-weekly group discussions are scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. on April 6 & 20 and May 4 & 18 at the same location. Michelle Alexander’s 2010 best-selling book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, will be used as a resource. Reading the book in advance is encouraged but not required for participation. The goals of the sessions are to increase understanding of what is happening and to find pragmatic ways of dismantling the structures of racial inequality that guarantee white privilege. The topic of discussion on April 6 will be the 13TH documentary that we watched on March 29.
On April 20, we will begin our discussion of The New Jim Crow. Michelle Alexander, the author, is an ACLU attorney who documents the mass incarceration of people of color through court sanctioned and biased policing, prosecution and sentencing. Using War on Drugs legislation on a population without adequate legal representation, the convicted felon becomes a second-class citizen, who upon release from prison, is unable to find housing or employment, and is ineligible for food stamps or the right to vote. The entire minority community is thus further impoverished.
* 13TH is shown with permission of Netflix. Caution: some scenes are not recommended for young children.
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