PA PRIMARY
- CANDIDATES AND BALLOT QUESTIONS Links to info and online forums about local and state primary candidates and ballot questions.
- Track your ballot status at PA Voter Services
- Erie County voters: I called local Voter Services on April 30, and the staff person said Erie County mail in ballots "have been sent to the printers." Voters were previously notified that a court issue in the county would make ballots late.
COMMUNITY
Tool Lending Library is creating a neighborhood park at 329 E. 28th in Erie. There is a bit of work to be done, including collecting (trees, shrubs, flowers) and planting, and sifting through 25 years worth of trash in the soil. Visit their Facebook page for more details on helping transform this formerly blighted property. Tool Lending Library's mission is "Giving neighbors the tools to build better neighborhoods."
WORKING PEOPLE
Nurses Week 2021: Vigil for Patient Safety - Erie May 10 5:30 PM Perry Square 601 State St Erie PA "This Nurses Week is not the time for inauthentic appreciation and gifts that have no meaning. Now is the time to listen to nurses, and act on the systemic changes we need, starting with passing the Patient Safety Act. For National Nurses Week 2021, nurses are organizing vigils around the state ..." Mineworkers union supports shift from coal in exchange for jobs (from UMWA website)
SHELTER
Shirtless Pete's Help the Streets wish list Donations for houseless can be taken to Cobb's Next to New (1215 Parade, Erie PA) during regular hours. "Let them know the donations are for Shirtless Pete. Thank you for caring"
Erie Home Team Homeless resources for Erie County, PA, very comprehensive website.
Shirtless Pete's Help the Streets wish list Donations for houseless can be taken to Cobb's Next to New (1215 Parade, Erie PA) during regular hours. "Let them know the donations are for Shirtless Pete. Thank you for caring"
Erie Home Team Homeless resources for Erie County, PA, very comprehensive website.ARTS & WORDS
Arts and Agency Week Recorded Videos " Erie Arts & Culture, in collaboration with the CHROMA Guild, hosted the first annual Arts + Agency Week, during April 11-17, 2021. During this week, artists, cultural organizations, and advocacy groups explored the ways the arts are being leveraged to raise awareness of systemic issues, amplify under-represented voices, and generate creative solutions to societal challenges. "
Chautauqua Institution updates CI working out adaptations for the season
American Slavery Project: The Reverberation Plays | Premiere 5/14 at 7:30pm EST | On demand until 6/17 " Dr. Turner is a successful CEO of a non-profit foundation that helps inner-city children and he's about to announce a run for State Senate. When his most trusted employee, Lucia, shows up with a plan to unionize the office workers, the party takes an unexpected turn. "
Virtual Tour of Comunidades Visibles: The Materiality of Migration (Albright-Knox Northland (2/12–5/16) "Brings together artworks by first- or second-generation immigrant Latinx artists." (In-person: get reservations, check courtesy code)
JUSTICE
Erie County Sheriff Democratic candidates remarks (from Millcreek Township Democratic Committee). Forum includes responses from the 2 Dem candidates for sheriff (starts at 46:20). One of the questions involved dealing with white supremacists, and questions about their thoughts on how it relates to employment in the Sheriff's department.
Collegiate Academy Students Develop Mobile Body Camera App, Win School $65,000 (Erie News Now 4/6/21) Includes social justice-oriented video by CA students.
Soup for the Family 2.0 hosted by Erie Action. Event organizing is fluid; refer directly to event for details and updates.
"After Chauvin verdict, here’s the status of police reform proposals in Pennsylvania" (WHYY 4/23/2021) "How Pa. troopers use sweating, stuttering during traffic stops to launch vehicle searches" (by Joseph Darius Jaafari of Spotlight PA | April 28, 2021)
"Best Practices Guide to Setting Up a Legal Defense Fund" "The National Lawyers Guild and National Bail Fund Network have teamed up to ...address some challenges organizers may face in creating and implementing such funds, with considerations related to fundraising, eligibility, legal logistics, accountability, and more."
Allegheny Co. Council passes county police review board (WESA 4/28/2021) “We need this. We cannot do this any longer,” said bill sponsor councilor DeWitt Walton, his voice cracking with emotion after recounting two incidents in which his life was threatened by police officers during traffic stops in Indiana.
Jamestown Human Rights Commission Discusses First Complaint (Post-Journal, 4/9/21)
Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist announced in June 2020 that the City would bring back a Human Rights Commission in response to calls for change following the death of George Floyd.
Former Buffalo officer who stopped fellow cop's chokehold on suspect will get pension after winning lawsuit (CBS News 4/15/21)
Former Buffalo officer who stopped fellow cop's chokehold on suspect will get pension after winning lawsuit (CBS News 4/15/21)
REDISTRICTING
Pa. Supreme Court will pick chair of powerful state redistricting panel (by Marie Albiges of Spotlight PA | 4/30/2021)
Fair Districts PA educates and updates on this issue
Fair Districts PA educates and updates on this issue
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