Congratulations to Oil Region Rising. On June 27 the Venango area Indivisible group was honored at the "Indivisible National Rural Voices Virtual Summit". They were one of five chapters from across the country honored with a "Rurrie" Award. The group received the "Red District Resistance" award in recognition of the work they have done to help build rural coalitions and to fight misinformation in their "deep red district".
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SURJ Crawford has changed its name to MeadvilleAgainst Racism. Their Friday stand outs are resuming at Diamond Park from 12-1pm, with physical distancing. Find them on Facebook
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Titusville coffeehouse owner statement on decision to move The owner of The Well coffeehouse talks about incident that caused her to look for another location.
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SMALL TOWN PROTESTS
Large crowd turns out for Enough is Enough rally in Franklin (Explore Venango June 15, 2020) Prayer, speakers, a march, and people reaching out. Also about 15 armed men showing up.DuBois: Small town protest for Black Lives matter (Wake the Muse June 7, 2020) Blogger/photographer shares her experience about the DuBois event; includes photos.
Peaceful rally draws attention to racism, police brutality in Ashtabula (Star Beacon June 6, 2020)
Black Lives Matter protests swept small towns in PA this week. Here’s why that matters (Pennsylvania Capital-Star June 11, 2020) St. Mary’s, DuBois, and Puxsy are among the smaller communities discussed. Included is an interactive map that shows locations of various small town events, and links to news stories about each community’s event.
Protests Are Being Held in Small Cities and Towns Across the U.S.—And Young People Are Leading the Charge (Time June 4, 2020) Olean NY and Greensburg PA are featured.
BUFFALO
- Martin Gugino updates: Martin is the 75-year-old peace and justice activist who suffered a brain injury when shoved to the ground by former Buffalo police officers. For updates on Martin, follow WNY Peace Center.
- Proposed 'Cariol's Law' would require Buffalo police officers intervene to stop excessive force (WBFO, June 30, 2020) “Cariol Horne, who was fired from the Buffalo Police Department after stepping in to stop a white officer who held a Black suspect in a chokehold, introduced the proposed law named for her, “Cariol’s Law.” Buffalo Common Council voted to ask the State Attorney General to take another look at the case
ERIE EVENTS
I’m not aware of a timeline of events so far, but Erie Reader and Kevin Flowers article archive are good sources. Erie events below listed in order that they took place. Listing obviously not complete.Mayor’s LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council
Mayor’s LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council held a peaceful protest in support of Black Lives Matter in front of City Hall on June 4. Together with peaceful protestors they knelt in silence for 9 minutes. (Erie Gay News June 2020, front page)
United Clergy
Thousands march in Erie to remember George Floyd “See photos from a peaceful march in Erie to protest the killing of George Floyd (Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News June 6, 2020)
Silent, peaceful protest draws thousands to downtown Erie (Erie News Now June 6, 2020) “The silent protest was put together by the African American Concerned Clergy and other community leaders…At Perry Square, community leaders and clergy addressed the crowded, speaking out against racial injustice and calling for racial equity. The peaceful protest ended in a moment of kneeling to honor George Floyd.”
No Pride without Black Lives
No Pride Without Black Lives Rally (Erie Gay News June 2020 issue, page 7) Held June 13. “In recognition of the Stonewall riots initiated by Black LGBTQ+ people in direct response to police brutality. people came together to peacefully honor, mourn, and advocate for the queer Black people who have been victims of homophobia/racism/police brutality. Speakers included Marty Nwachukwu of Erie County United, Zeila Hobson, and Niecey Davis.
No Pride without Black lives rally held in Perry Square (Jack Hanrahan, GoErie/Erie Times-News) “Cheyenne Moore, 24, of Erie, organized the event to show support to the LGBTQ and Black communities”
Juneteenth
2020 Juneteeenth events in Erie (GoErie June 19, 2020)
Juneteenth video (City of Erie June 19, 2020)
Photo gallery: Erie Juneteenth Celebration (Nick Warren Erie Reader June 19, 2020)
Our View: Juneteenth marked with Erie protest (GoErie June 19, 2020)
Citizens review board
A Civilian Oversight Committee on Police Could be Next in Store for Erie (Erie News Now July 2, 2020) "City council announced the approval of body cams during this Thursday evening’s meeting, but this wasn't the only initiative discussed. A civilian oversight committee on police could be in progress"
City Council Study Session July 2
Police in schools
Public push is on to revamp Erie School District police (GoErie June 29, 2020)
Petition calls for “counselors not cops” (Erie Reader June 30, 2020)
Erie Equal - ongoing
Erie Equal: A conversation with Andrey Rosado: The founder of Erie's latest activist group explains how it began and how they're leading the discussion (Nick Warren, Erie Reader June 17, 2020)
Erie Equal group seeks widespread change (Madeline O’Neill, Erie Times News June 25, 2020) “The protesters have come together to advocate for change in Erie every evening for close to a month. They’re part of a new group called Erie Equal, which has quickly developed into an active online community..."
Erie Equal Facebook group
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| Erie Equal working on mural at Erie City Hall. All in photo gave permission to be photographed. By Deb Spilko |
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| Speakers at No Pride Without Black Lives Rally. If you can provide names, please leave in comments. By Mike Mahler |
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| Poster announcing Enough is Enough rally in Franklin PA |
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| Mural at Peach & Scott, Erie PA |
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| Entrance to Millcreek Mall, Peach Street |
In non-pandemic times, this is a calendar of events for people who believe "a better world is possible." Published monthly. Focus is local/regional. Not affiliated with any organization All upcoming event listings are nonviolent. Event submissions send to moonkat2014@gmail.com
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