This & That ~ January 2019

 Calendar updated during month.

CALENDAR
Jan 6 - "On the Basis of Sex" Screening by Athena Erie Tinseltown Erie PA. "ATHENA Erie has obtained the rights for a pre-screening of “On The Basis Of Sex” telling the story of ATHENA International Award recipient, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In addition to tracing Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s early contributions to the women’s rights movement, "On the Basis of Sex" shows that incredible things can happen when people come together to challenge the status quo." Meg Loncharic article
Jan 9 – “Boy Erased” Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY Based on Garrard Conley's 2016 memoir about the cruelty of conversion therapy.
Jan 10 - NT Live: "The Madness of King George III"  1891 Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY.
Jan 11 - Our Woods & Waters Film Series 6:30 PM · 415 Chestnut St, Meadville, PA French Creek Valley Conservancy
Jan 11 - "On the Basis of Sex" Opens nationwide.
Jan 13-26 - Martin Luther King Erie events.
Jan. 15 - “How To Avoid the School-to-Prison Pipeline”  A free Public Forum: criminal justice, social service and school district officials share information on programs that keep youth off a path to incarceration; solutions and diversions will be explored.  7 pm, East Middle School auditorium (1001 Atkins St.).  Info: 814-923-1155. Part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week events in Erie Details
Jan 16 -  Climate Crisis and Humility: Benedict’s teaching as a guide  7 PM · Benedictine Sisters of Erie Mount St. Benedict Monastery 7:00 PM Free and Open to the Public
Jan 16 "BlacKkKlansman" | Film Grain: Dinner and Movie Bourbon Barrel 1213 State Erie PA
Jan 17 - Film: "Men Ain't Boys" Martin Luther King Center Green Room, 3rd & Chestnut. 6pmPresenter: Johnny Johnson.
Jan 17 & 18 - African American Concerned Clergy MLK Gospel Celebration 7 pm Second Baptist Church, Erie PA.
Jan 19 - Martin Luther King Awards Dinner MLK Center Green Room, 3rd & Chestnut Erie PA .“Guest speaker Mrs. Tanikia Carpenter, Actress, Writer, Producer and Founder of Black Owned Chicago.” Dinner 6:00 p.m. Info:  James C. Sherrod, Exec. Director MLK Center 814.459.2761
Jan 19 - 20 - Third Annual Women's March list of area sister marches
WNY, western PA and Cleveland 
Jan 20 - Rev Martin Luther King Celebration Emmanual Baptist Church Jamestown NY. 4pm-6pm
Jan 20 "Bayard Rustin and MLK Partners in Change" "Rev. Charlie Dieterich Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy 10:30am  "From Non-Violence to the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. was inspired by a gay Quaker who was either invisible or hated by white society. Rustin was organizer, activist and philosopher from the margins".
Jan 21 – Horton Family & Friends St James AME, Erie PA 10 AM Dr Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Prayer Service.
Jan 21 - Martin Luther King Memorial March. Noon Perry Square followed by program at Martin Luther King Center gymnasium. 
Jan 21-25 -  "Behrend celebrates Martin Luther King Jr with week of events" Free and open to the public.
Jan 21-26 - Martin Luther King celebration events in Meadville PA
Jan 23 - “Colette” | Film Grain: Dinner and Movie  Bourbon Barrel, 1213 State Erie PA. Sponsored by Pointe Foure Vintage
Jan 23 - Silent Peace Walk Millcreek Mall Boscov's entrance 7-7:30PM  eriebenedictines.org/bfp
Jan 29 - Erie - New Voting Systems Expo Blasco Memorial Library/ Erie Public Library 160 E. Front St Erie PA 4pm to 8pm Hosted by PA Dept of State.
Jan 30 - International Film Festival: “The Insult” 7:00pm The Movies at Meadville 11155 Highline Drive, Meadville PA. “After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.” Free admission, all welcome. From Lebanon, 2017.
Feb 1-2 - Keystone Progress Summit 2019 Pittsburgh PA
Feb 4: Film 4 Thought: "Healing Neen" 7 PM – 9 PM Meadville Council on the Arts 910 Market St, Meadville,PA Suggested donation $5 "story of Tonier 'Neen' Cain’s emergence from drug addiction, multiple incarcerations and two decades of homelessness to become a tireless advocate and educator on the devastating impact of childhood abuse . . . and the need to rethink how we treat the shattered adults severely traumatized children become"  healingneen.com
Feb 22 -  Our Woods & Waters Film Series   Fri 6:30 PM · Erie National Wildlife Refuge  11296 Wood Duck Ln, Guys Mills, PA French Creek Valley Conservancy
Feb 27 Angela Davis at UB University of Buffalo Distinguished Speaker Series "Legendary Human Rights Activist and Author" UB’s 43rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Keynote Speaker
Mar 15 – Indigo Girls Babeville, Buffalo NY
Mar 16 - "Becoming:  An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama" KeyBank State Theatre Cleveland OH

 ALSO

• Art Exhibit: “Challenging Borders”  Allegheny College, 1st floor of Doane Hall of Art 490 Highland Ave, Meadville PA  “will feature artists on faculty at Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Denison, Hope, and Kenyon, among other institutions, whose work addresses themes of borders, interpreted variously as geopolitical, cultural, environmental, generational, and gender-based. Free, January 22 through mid-March, gallery is open Tues-Sun; Tues-Fri 12:30-4, Sat 1:30-5, and Sun 2-4. Phone: 814-332-4365. Programming info coming soon.
  Info:  Paula Burleigh pburleigh@allegheny.edu
• Cuyahoga50 Cleveland OH. "Fifty years have passed since the Cuyahoga River Fire ignited not only a Cleveland waterway, but a major environmental movement. (The fire is credited with sparking the first Earth Day and other advances.) In commemoration of the 50th anniversary, Cleveland will celebrate Cuyahoga50, a series of 40+ water-focused events throughout 2019 designed to 'celebrate clean water and ignite future action through storytelling, discussion, and debate.'"
• Erie Green Drinks is gathering at a variety of venues for their monthly get-togethers  Check their Facebook page for each month’s locale."Calling all environmentalists, conservationists, activists, advocates and fans of green technology. Come have a drink with us and join us for friendly, informal conversation with like-minded folks!"
• Citizens Lobbying Days Jan 15-Aril 16 Harrisburg PA. Organized by March on Harrisburg mohpa.org

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Published monthly providing info of interest to members of the Erie area progressive community. Focus is local/regional. Not affiliated with any organization All calendar events are nonviolent. Event submissions should have “T&T” or TNT in subject line, send to moonkat2014@gmail.com