Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Calendar & Events ~ January 2020

Updated throughout month
CALENDAR
Visit event sites for details and most up-to-date info

Jan 8 - Silent Peace Walk Martin Luther King Center W. 4th & Chestnut Streets. Host: Erie Benedictines for Peace
Jan 10 - "Just Mercy" nationwide release "World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner. " ~IMDb
Jan 11 - 10th Annual Dr. King Awards Dinner Martin Luther King Center, 312 Chestnut Erie PA. Guest speaker Martin Luther King, III
Jan 16 -Silent No More: Stop the Hate Crossroads Community Baptist Church 5827 Old French Rd, Erie, PA. Meet & Greet 3:30 4pm Program
Jan 18 - January Book Club: "An Octoroon" Dramashop/Ember+Forge Erie PA
Jan 18 & 19 - Women's Marches see area events below
Jan 19 - Prayers of MLK Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie. 7180 Perry Hwy Erie 10:30am. Presenter: Rev. Charlie.
Jan 20 - Martin Luther King Holiday Check link for updated listings on and around the holiday.
Jan 24 - Our Woods & Waters Film Series Edinboro-McKean VFW Post 740, 10613 PA Route 198, Edinboro, PA. Several short films. Doors open 6:30pm for light refreshments, screening films at 7pm. Hosted by the Foundation for Sustainable Forests and the French Creek Valley Conservancy;. Info 814-694-5830
Jan 25 & 28 - "Dark Waters" Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY
Jan 29 - "Dark Waters" Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY
Jan 29 - No Farms - No Food Mustard Seed Restaurant 31 E. Main, Fredonia NY Panel of speakers. Reservations for $15 luncheon accepted until Jan. 22. Hosted by League of Women Voters of Chautauqua Co., NY
Jan 30 - Update on Black Erie Youth.  6 p.m. at East middle School Erie PA. Hosted by NAACPJ
Jan30 - Lecture: "From Baltimore to Broadway" by Hamilton Star Bryan Terrell Clark Cancelled
Feb 5 - "Harriet" Reg Lenna Ctr for the Arts, Jamestown NY
Feb 7 - "Join us for TGIS & a Tu B’shevat Seder 6:15pm Temple Anshe Hesed-Erie 5401 Zuck Rd Erie PA
Feb 27 - "Musical Celebration in Honor of Black History Month" with Breeze Band at Blasco Memorial Library 160 E Front, Erie PA 6pm
Mar 18 - PA Board of Education Public Hearing on Community College 10am H O Hirt Auditorium, Blasco Memorial Library 160 E Front St, Erie, PA
Apr 1 - PSU Speaker Series: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha Iraqi-American physician, scientist & activist who exposed the Flint water crisis 7:30 p.m. Penn State Behrend, McGarvey Commons, Erie PA.

NO WAR WITH IRAN
  • Stay updated on events by following or liking the Erie Peace Initiative Facebook page. EPI has been inactive for several years, but the page is still up and events related to the Iran crisis will be posted. To make sure it comes to your newsfeed select Following> See First
  • Group for quick response and event planning No War with Iran - NW PA.
  • Also check local updates at Iran Crisis: Actions and Activities
SUFFRAGE
"Suffrage calendar gets update" (Meg Loncharic, Times-News Jan 5, 2019) 
Call for Women Artists for March exhibit: “Women’s Rights” The Ashtabula Arts Center is accepting art submissions by women artists throughout the area in celebration of Women’s History Month, March 2020, for an exhibit, Women’s Rights. Find details and the application here: Women’s Show 2020 application for artists
WOMEN'S MARCHES
Check event pages for most accurate and updated info, possible changes, focus of event etc.

Erie March has apparently been cancelled due to lack of permit, I'm trying to find details on what happened. Buses to DC national march leaving from Pittsburgh, contact Women's March National ~deb

BEAVER PA    Jan 18 Women's March Beaver County 2020 10:00 AM Beaver County Courthouse 810 3rd St. Beaver, PA Hosted by Hosted by Natalie Leslie

CLARION PA Jan 18 - Women Rising 2020 in Clarion  Saturday, January 18, 2020 • 12:00 PM Clarion Free Library 644 Main Street Clarion, PA. Organized by Indivisible We Rise - West Central PA.

CLEVELAND  Jan 18 - 4th Annual Women's March Cleveland/NE Ohio Rally & March 10:30 AM Steps of Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Ave Cleveland , OH. FB event page Hosts: Women's March Cleveland, Kathy (216) 659-0473 and editor@clevelandurbannews.com

NEW CASTLE PA Jan 18 - Women's March & Rally 2020  Lawrence Co. League of Women Voters’ host: “One Hundred Years of Strong Women” Riverplex Atrium 11 South Mill St. New Castle, PA. 10:00 AM

PITTSBURGH Jan 18 Women's March Pittsburgh: Hear Our Vote!  11:00 AM City County building 414 Grant St. Pittsburgh, PA. FB event page  Hosted by Women's March on Washington - Pittsburgh and Indivisible Pittsburgh

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BUFFALO  Jan 19 - WNY Women's March  NOTE THIS IS ON SUNDAY.  1:30pm at 2020 Niagara Square 65 Niagara Square Buffalo, NY    "There will be events Friday through Monday as part of the Weekend of Action. We annually choose Sunday for the WNY Women's March to allow attendees to participate in both the national march in DC and ours here in Buffalo." ~WNY Peace Center. Hosted by WNY Peace Center.  List of cosponsors here 

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PHOTOS FROM EMERGENCY ACTION JAN 4 
Saturday January 4 there was a gathering in Perry Square in Erie as part of the National Day of Action No War With Iraq effort. Doris Cipolla called the event Saturday morning for the Erie gathering at 1pm.Story and video here   (Erie News Now January 4, Rev Katie Eichenlaub-White speaking) Click to enlarge photos.
Photos by Mike Mahler. 


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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 send to moonkat2014@gmail.com 











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