Online version updated during the month.
CALENDAR
CALENDAR
Jul 1 - Pittsburgh March Against War (4100 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh) Hosted by Pittsburghers in Solidarity Against War 1-4pm
Jul 3 – All Hands on Deck Dunkirk (Wright Park Beach, Dunkirk NY) Joining 53 other communities around the Great Lakes. "We are getting together to unite communities around the Great Lakes to raise awareness for the need for unbiased policy based on science to fund, regulate, and research water challenges." National website: allhandsondeckgreatlakes.org FB: All Hands on Deck Dunkirk NY
Jul 7 - Memorial March for Healthcare Hosted by Peg Watts (Perry Square, Erie PA) Noon-3pm. "Memorial-style march to remember all the souls who will be lost without access to affordable healthcare insurance."
Jul 7 - Vigil: Justice for Immigrants (Federal Building, Erie PA) 12:15-12:45pm
Jul 9 - Rally to End "Conversion Therapy" Erie County Courthouse 140 W 6th, Erie. 2-3PM. Hosted by Pennsylvania Equality Project
Jul 10-14 - Bill Moyers at Chautauqua Note Bill Moyers will be involved with several events during this week.
Jul 11 - Erie Green Drinks (BrewErie, Union Station, Erie PA) 6:30 “A gathering of like-minded folk, interested in all things “green”. Environmentalists, conservationists, activists, pacifists, tech-savvy folk into green technologies, renewable energy, and energy efficiency, are ALL welcome to join us for beverages and informal discussion.”
Jul 11 - Erie Kills the Bill Public · Hosted by Keystone Progress Erie Tomorrow at 9 AM - 5 PM This is our chance to kill this dangerous bill, before Senator Toomey and his cohort take away healthcare for milllions of Americans. Click Here to Call: http://act.keystoneprogress.org/call/tell-toomey-kill-bill/
Jul 13 - Eastside Grassroots Coalition Meeting Public · Hosted by Eastside Grassroots Coalitionrsat 6:30 PM - 8 PM John F. Kennedy Center 2021 E 20th St, Erie, Pennsylvania 16510
Jul 14 – Sheryl Crow at Chautauqua
Jul 14-15 - Women's March from NRA 2 DOJ Fairfax VA 9am to 3pm Organized by Women's March "On July 14, we're marching 17+ miles to send the NRA a message that threats of violence can't and won't stop us. Join us at the Women’s March from NRA 2 DOJ. RSVP to the Facebook event and share this post to spread the word"
Jul18 - Lives on the Line: Erie (Intermodal Center, Erie PA) At Rep Mike Kelly office noon to 12:45pm. Hosted by Keystone progress Erie
Jul 18 - Lives on the line Titusville Congressman Glenn Thompson office 116 West Spring, Titusville PA noon to 12:45 hosted by Keystone progress Erie
Jul 7 - Vigil: Justice for Immigrants (Federal Building, Erie PA) 12:15-12:45pm
Jul 9 - Rally to End "Conversion Therapy" Erie County Courthouse 140 W 6th, Erie. 2-3PM. Hosted by Pennsylvania Equality Project
Jul 10-14 - Bill Moyers at Chautauqua Note Bill Moyers will be involved with several events during this week.
Jul 11 - Erie Green Drinks (BrewErie, Union Station, Erie PA) 6:30 “A gathering of like-minded folk, interested in all things “green”. Environmentalists, conservationists, activists, pacifists, tech-savvy folk into green technologies, renewable energy, and energy efficiency, are ALL welcome to join us for beverages and informal discussion.”
Jul 11 - Erie Kills the Bill Public · Hosted by Keystone Progress Erie Tomorrow at 9 AM - 5 PM This is our chance to kill this dangerous bill, before Senator Toomey and his cohort take away healthcare for milllions of Americans. Click Here to Call: http://act.keystoneprogress.org/call/tell-toomey-kill-bill/
Jul 13 - Eastside Grassroots Coalition Meeting Public · Hosted by Eastside Grassroots Coalitionrsat 6:30 PM - 8 PM John F. Kennedy Center 2021 E 20th St, Erie, Pennsylvania 16510
Jul 14 – Sheryl Crow at Chautauqua
Jul 14-15 - Women's March from NRA 2 DOJ Fairfax VA 9am to 3pm Organized by Women's March "On July 14, we're marching 17+ miles to send the NRA a message that threats of violence can't and won't stop us. Join us at the Women’s March from NRA 2 DOJ. RSVP to the Facebook event and share this post to spread the word"
Jul18 - Lives on the Line: Erie (Intermodal Center, Erie PA) At Rep Mike Kelly office noon to 12:45pm. Hosted by Keystone progress Erie
Jul 18 - Lives on the line Titusville Congressman Glenn Thompson office 116 West Spring, Titusville PA noon to 12:45 hosted by Keystone progress Erie
Jul 18 - Lives on the Line: Sen Toomey's office (17 South Park Row, Erie PA) 5:30pm -6:30pm Join hundreds of your neighbrs across the state this Tuesday to demand Senate and House leaders stop putting our lives in jeopardy and make our elected officials meet with their constituents and face the truth about the lives their bills would destroy.
Jul 20 - Erie United Community Meeting Admiral room Erie County Public Library 160 East Front Erie PA 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. "Meeting is Potluck (we will bring a main dish) so we asked you bring a dish to share."
Jul 20-23 - ServErie School Initiative - Erie High School (Central Tech High School, 3325 Cherry, Erie PA) Faith-based volunteer project to repair, renovate and spruce up Erie High School.' (Erie News Now, 6/28/2017) Sign-up "ServErie prepares for Big Task to Improve Erie High School"
Jul 20 & 27 - “Angels in America” at Tinseltown (Tinseltown, 1910 Rotunda Drive, Erie PA) National Theatre Live bring the new staging of Tony Kushner’s multi-award winning two-part play, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, to select cinemas nationwide for a two-night event. "America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell." www.cinemark.com NT Live website
Jul 22 & 29 - “Angels in America” at Fredonia Opera House (1891 Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY) “Captured Live in High Definition at London’s National Theatre.” Visit fredopera.org NT Live website
Jul 22 - March for Public Education (ERIE) (Erie Co. Public Library 160 E Front, Erie PA) NOON (note time change, to avoid conflict with Sen Casey Town Hall). Sister march to the national event.
Jul 22 - Town Hall with US Sen Bob Casey 10am-11:30AM (Erie County Public Library 160 E Front Erie PA)
Jul 20 - Erie United Community Meeting Admiral room Erie County Public Library 160 East Front Erie PA 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. "Meeting is Potluck (we will bring a main dish) so we asked you bring a dish to share."
Jul 20-23 - ServErie School Initiative - Erie High School (Central Tech High School, 3325 Cherry, Erie PA) Faith-based volunteer project to repair, renovate and spruce up Erie High School.' (Erie News Now, 6/28/2017) Sign-up "ServErie prepares for Big Task to Improve Erie High School"
Jul 20 & 27 - “Angels in America” at Tinseltown (Tinseltown, 1910 Rotunda Drive, Erie PA) National Theatre Live bring the new staging of Tony Kushner’s multi-award winning two-part play, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, to select cinemas nationwide for a two-night event. "America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell." www.cinemark.com NT Live website
Jul 22 & 29 - “Angels in America” at Fredonia Opera House (1891 Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY) “Captured Live in High Definition at London’s National Theatre.” Visit fredopera.org NT Live website
Jul 22 - March for Public Education (ERIE) (Erie Co. Public Library 160 E Front, Erie PA) NOON (note time change, to avoid conflict with Sen Casey Town Hall). Sister march to the national event.
Jul 22 - Town Hall with US Sen Bob Casey 10am-11:30AM (Erie County Public Library 160 E Front Erie PA)
Jul 26 – Gene Robinson at Chautauqua (Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY) first openly-gayand partnered priest to be elected Bishop in historic Christendom. Author, social justice activist, and subject of two feature length documentaries: Daniel Karslake’s For the Bible Tells Me So (2007) and Love Free or Die (2012). He will assume the new role of Vice President and Senior Pastor of Chautauqua Institution effective September 1, 2017. Bio here "Love Free or Die" TrailerJul 29 - Hispanic Heritage Festival (Perry Square Erie PA) Hosted by Erie Latino Leadership. FB: Hispanic Heritage Festival
Jul 29 – 8th AnnualCommunity Picnic (Roger Young Park, Erie PA) Hosted by MATV (Mothers Against Teen Violence) Noon-4PM. Free food, entertainment, chance auction, 50/50.
Jul 29-30 - Wild America Nature Festival Panama Rocks Scenic Park, Panama NY Hosted by Roger Tory Peterson Institute and Panama Rocks Scenic Park The festival will feature nationally-renowned speakers; a juried fine nature art and craft show and competition; a local food cook-off competition and farmer's market; live music; live animals, and classes, workshops, and fun activities for all ages!
Jul 31 - Lewis Black at LucyFest Chautauqua Institution Amphitheatre, Chautauqua NY.
Aug 1 - David Steinberg Chautauqua Institution Amphitheatre, Chautauqua NY
Aug 1 - One World Tribe at 8 Great Tuesdays Highmark Amphitheatre Erie PA, All 8 Greats.
Aug 4-6 – Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Fest (Frontier Park, Erie PA) Free community arts festival.
Aug 8 - Shaun King at Chautauqua 10:45am (Amphitheater, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY). Gate pass required. Purchase at our Main Gate Welcome Center
Aug 16 – 13th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States (Chautauqua Institution Hall Of Philosophy, Chautauqua NY) 4p.m.
Aug 18-19 - Burning River Fest 2017 Cleveland OH.
Aug 1 - David Steinberg Chautauqua Institution Amphitheatre, Chautauqua NY
Aug 1 - One World Tribe at 8 Great Tuesdays Highmark Amphitheatre Erie PA, All 8 Greats.
Aug 4-6 – Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Fest (Frontier Park, Erie PA) Free community arts festival.
Aug 8 - Shaun King at Chautauqua 10:45am (Amphitheater, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY). Gate pass required. Purchase at our Main Gate Welcome Center
Aug 16 – 13th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States (Chautauqua Institution Hall Of Philosophy, Chautauqua NY) 4p.m.
Aug 18-19 - Burning River Fest 2017 Cleveland OH.
Aug 25 - Keystone Progress Campaign School for Candidates and Campaign Managers (TBD, Erie PA) Email dan@keystoneprogress.org
Aug 27 – North by Northwest - The Erie Progressive Summit (Bel-Aire Clarion Hotel, Erie PA) Organized by Keystone Progress. "inspiring speakers, panels and training sessions designed to educate and empower progressive leaders. Join social justice advocates, labor organizers and grassroots activists who come together to sharpen their skills, build power in NW PA, and develop relationships with others working on issues that matter."
Aug 26-27 - Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts (Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY).
Aug 31 - “Citizen Jane: Battle for the City” (1891 Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY) 7:30pm. Documentary "Arguably no one did more to shape our understanding of the modern American city than Jane Jacobs, the visionary activist and writer who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects. Director Matt Tyranuer vividly brings to life Jacobs' 1960s showdown with ruthless construction kingpin Robert Moses over his plan to raze lower Manhattan to make way for a highway, a dramatic struggle over the very soul of the neighborhood."~IFC Films Trailer
Sep 4 - Labor Day Parade 2017 (Downtown Erie PA) Step-off 10am.
Aug 27 – North by Northwest - The Erie Progressive Summit (Bel-Aire Clarion Hotel, Erie PA) Organized by Keystone Progress. "inspiring speakers, panels and training sessions designed to educate and empower progressive leaders. Join social justice advocates, labor organizers and grassroots activists who come together to sharpen their skills, build power in NW PA, and develop relationships with others working on issues that matter."
Aug 26-27 - Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts (Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY).
Aug 31 - “Citizen Jane: Battle for the City” (1891 Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY) 7:30pm. Documentary "Arguably no one did more to shape our understanding of the modern American city than Jane Jacobs, the visionary activist and writer who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects. Director Matt Tyranuer vividly brings to life Jacobs' 1960s showdown with ruthless construction kingpin Robert Moses over his plan to raze lower Manhattan to make way for a highway, a dramatic struggle over the very soul of the neighborhood."~IFC Films Trailer
Sep 4 - Labor Day Parade 2017 (Downtown Erie PA) Step-off 10am.
NEWS AND RECAPS
- Gov Wolf signs Animal Protection Statute Overhaul into law
- Childrens's safety march Times-News coverage of June 12 event. “We are here to march about safety for young people in the community and to make people slow down,” Gary Horton said.
- "Our View: Erie LGBT community advances civil rights " (Erie Times-News)
- Progressives of Chautauqua County has been added to the local Resistance listing.
- "A Guide to New York State's Equal Rights Destinations"
- CHAUTAUQUA THEME WEEKS MONTH: Week 2 Jul 1-8 The Human Journey: Origins, Exploration, and Preservation; Week 3 July 8-15 Crisis of Faith?; Week 4 July 15-22 Geopolitics Today; Week 5 July 22-29 The Supreme Court: At a Tipping Point? Week 6 July 29 - Aug 5 Comedy and the Human Condition
FOOD
- Little Italy Farmers Market now open through September. Erie’s only multi-vendor farmer’s market? NOTE NEW LOCATION: 331 W. 18th between Chestnut and Myrtle.
- Blue Sky Lives updated – Directory for pastured and higher welfare sources in Erie, Chautauqua, Ashtabula/NE Ohio areas and more.
- Ashtabula County Local Food Guide 2017 Just released! Wonderful resource.
- Farm Aid 2017 SOLD OUT the first day tickets were available.
LOCAL HEALTHCARE EVENTS JUNE 21-23, 2017
Pink Out Day On June 21 People gathered at Federal Building in Erie to "Stand with Planned Parenthood. #PinkOut (Photo: Mary Scutella)
Health Care-A-Van On June 23 HealthCare4AllPA and supporters of The Pennsylvania Heath Care Plan, HB 1688, visited offices of local PA representatives. (Photo Kyle Lambing)
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