Friday, May 26, 2017

This & That ~June 2017

Online calendar is updated throughout the month
CALENDAR 
May 29 - Women in Black marches in Meadville Memorial Day Parade Peace group will be a   "We will line up on Monday at 9:30am near the intersection of Willow and Water Streets in Meadville near St. Mary's Church. If you get off I-79 proceed over Smock Bridge (construction area), bear left to stay on Arterial Hwy. - 2nd street to the right. Water St. runs parallel to the Hwy." permitted contingent in the parade, carrying gold star flags representing fallen PA soldiers in Iraq war.
May 30 - Erie Rejects Mike Kelly - 5-6PM  Intermodal Center 208 Bayfront Pkwy Erie PA Hosted by Keystone Progress. 
May 30 - Veterans on the March - Memorial Day in DC Hosted by Veterans for Peace.
May 31 - Viaduct Meeting at Tim Horton's 209 E. 12th, Erie. "Meet Cynthia Muhammad, Freda Tepfer and members of ErieCPR to get an update on the East Ave Bridge / McBride Viaduct. "
May 31 - Enrichment Series: Welcoming the Stranger 7pm Speaker: Reverend Katie Eichenlaub White, Mount St. Benedict Monastery, 6101 East Lake Road Erie, PA Free and Open to the Public
Jun 2 - Justice for Immigrants Build Bridges, Not Walls 12:15-12:45pm Outside Federal Building, 7th & State, Erie PA. 
Jun 2-4 - 59th Annual Allegany Nature Pilgrimage   Red House area of Allegany State Park, NY.
Jun 3 - Perennial Plant Sale to Benefit HealthCare4AllPA 101 W 34th Erie PA. 8am to noon. 
Jun 4 - Kate Buczek Memorial Concert  Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie PA. 4-6PM. Kate was a lifelong social justice activist, who also adored and supported jazz. Free, but donations to Kate Buczek Memorial Concert Fund encouraged. Info:814-923-1155
Jun 5 -  Budget Day of Action Harrisburg PA Hosted by Pennsylvania's Choice and Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
Jun 6 - Mad Mex Benefit Dinner for PennFuture " Mad Mex, 5800 Peach Street, Erie PA (inside Millcreek Mall)  Join PennFuture’s Western PA Outreach Coordinator Annie Regan and Communications Director Stephanie Rex as we meet and mingle with other environmentally-minded individuals for dinner, drinks and conversation about the current state of our work, including protection of our water, air, and land.  Money raised from this event helps to assure we have the resources needed to advocate for the waters Erie relies on for boating, fishing, safe drinking water and more." $45. FB: Mad Mex Benefit Dinner for PennFuture 
Jun 11 - Erie's Second Annual 5k Tofurky Trot Hosted by Erie Vegan Meetup Group 8:30-2PM. Frontier Park (W. 8th & Bayfront Pkwy)  "Proceeds from the 5K will be donated to Lasa Sanctuary and also to  Haven at Foxwood Farm. We will also have a fun basket raffle that will be full of a variety of items to win and proceeds will got to The Humane Society of the United States - Farm Animal Protection Campaign and Farm Sanctuary"
Jun 11 - Progress Towards Equality . Hosted by Greater Erie Alliance for Equality "An educational event in solidarity with the National Pride March movement. This free and open-to-the-public event will highlight the progress made right here in Erie, PA, and what we are still working to gain. Please join us on the county court house steps from 11-1 pm.
Jun 11 - Afternoon for Equality Hosted by Greater Erie Alliance for Equality 2-6PM 21 La Rue Dix 21 W 10th, Erie PA. "This year we will honor LGBT families and our scholarship awardees. Individual tickets are $50 for a beautiful afternoon of food, drinks, and entertainment."
Jun 13 - Eastside Grassroots Coalition Meeting   6:30pm JFK Center 2021 Buffalo Rd. "We'll be having guest speaker Jackie James-Creedon from Tonawanda, NY discuss her efforts to fight the harmful pollutants that were being emitted by the Tonawanda Coke Plant. More information about her work can be found on this link from the Erie Reader: http://www.eriereader.com/article/clearing-the-air."
Jun 14 - RHJC presents Living Voices-“Through the Eyes of A Friend” and “New American” Robert H Jackson Center, Jamestown NY. "Students in grades 3-7 are invited to view the performances at the Center."
Jun 16-17- UUCE Garage Sale Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie 9am - 2pm both days. 
Jun 17-18 - Juneteenth of Buffalo 
Jun 20 - Our Water, Our Air Our Rights Steering Committee Meeting "The regular monthly meeting of our Steering Committee is held on the third Tuesday of the month at the Neighborhood Art House, E. 10th and Holland St. and is open to the public. The meetings start at 5:30PM and are usually finished by 7PM. Join us."
Jun 20 - World Refugee Day at Habibi 149 W 14th Erie PA. $40 Hosted by International Institute. 
Jun 24 - PA Firefly Festival Kellettville PA Noon to midnight "This is a cool and low-key event in the Forest." ~Tim Reim
Jun 24 - Erie Pridefest & March
Jun 24 - After Pride Party at Bourbon Barrel 1213 State, Erie PA. 4PM-10PM. Hosted by Greater Erie Alliance for Equality and Bourbon Barrel. "Free food! Free mechanical bull rides!"
Jul 29-3 Wild America Nature Festival Panama Rocks Scenic Park, Panama NY Hosted by Roger Tory Peterson Institute and Panama Rocks Scenic Park
Jul 31 - Lewis Black at LucyFest Chautauqua Institution Amphitheatre, Chautauqua NY. 
Aug 1 - David Steinberg Chautauqua Institution Amphitheatre, Chautauqua NY 
Aug 8 - Shaun King at Chautauqua  10:45am  Amphitheater, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY. Gate pass required. Purchase at our Main Gate Welcome Center

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GALLERY: Bomb Train Watch at Amtrak Depew NY station 
24 continuous hour bomb train watch, all four shifts, counting how many bomb trains (carrying the explosive Bakken crude oil) come through there every day. Organized by Environmental Justice Task Force of the WNY Peace Center, Inc. Photos by Charley Bowman. Info: Charley Bowman at RenewableEnergy@wnypeace.org

1st shift... Sara, Steve and Ann-Marie 
 2nd shift... Valerie and Karen

3rd and 4th shift ... Joe, Frank, John & Charley 

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