Wednesday, October 5, 2022

CALENDAR & NEWS ~ October 2022

Check event info and COVID policy at original poster to assure most updated and accurate info.

Headwaters Park, Erie Conservation District
ARTS & FESTS

til Oct 30 - Art that Matters to the Planet 2022 Roger Tory Peterson Institute Jamestown NY 
Oct 12 - Honk for Jesus  Reg Lenna Arts Center, Jamestown NY 
Oct 23 - Downtown Fall Fest 10am-5pm Griswold Park, Erie PA. Hosts: Erie Downtown Partnership and Oasis Market.  
Purposeful Placemaking "Starting in 2022 and spanning through 2023, EAC is curating and commissioning 50 new murals along the routes that students use when walking to and from school" ~Erie Arts & Culture

EARTH



Erie Bayfront Parkway lawsuit: Request to block construction dropped  (Erie Times-News) "Erie NAACP, environmental group withdraw motion for injunction due to revised construction start date, now in January. Federal judge pledges to rule on underlying lawsuit by Dec. 31."

Highway boondoggle in Erie will cut off communities from the Lake Erie waterfront (PennEnvironment) "A new report details why the wasteful Bayfront Parkway project should be reconsidered."

ELECTIONS

Oct 8 - Erie Women's March + Rally 2022  Noon to 4pm Perry Square. "October 8th will mark 30 days until Election Day and we’re more fired up than ever to elect more women and pro-choice candidates around the country —WE ARE RISING! " Details Also scroll down for flyer

Oct 12 - Meet & Greet with Josh Shapiro 6:30PM-8:00PM City Gallery 1503 State Street Erie, PA. Free Admission. Food & Beverages Provided. RSVP.

Oct 25 - Fetterman v Oz Debate "hosted by Nexstar Media Inc. on October 25 at 8 p.m. at the abc27 studio in Harrisburg."

✫Election links 2022 ✫ I put together a listing links that would be good to share about November 8. Voting basics, candidate scorecards/endorsements, GOTV/volunteer stuff, etc. 

JUSTICE

Oct. 16 - Second Chances and Criminal Justice Speaker: Maria Goellner (bio. on page 3) 10:30 am Unitarian Universalist Cong. of Erie 7180 Perry Hwy. Goellner is PA State Policy Director for FAMM, a nonpartisan criminal justice reform organization. In person and via Zoom. See  website for Zoom link." Bio

Oct 24 - Lecture: Visiting Scholar George Yancy 7pm Allegheny College Meadville PA Open to  Allegheny campus and local community "Georg Yancy is a prolific public intellectual and a prominent theorist of philosophy of race: a regular contributor to and interviewer for the New York Times Opinions, and author or editor of more than a dozen academic books focused upon the study of race and whiteness..."

Oct 26 - The Future of Race in America  7:30pm Gannon University, Yehl Ballroom/Waldron Center, gen. adm. $35 Host: Jefferson Educational Society (part of Global Summit) Early Bird: GA $25, VIP $50 / Reg: GA $35, VIP $60.

Nov 10 - The Underground Railroad in Chautauqua County Fredonia Opera House Fredonia NY Free, although donations are accepted.  

ACLU: Voting with a criminal conviction in PA 

Erie County is suing five pharmacy chains over opioids (Erie Times-News) "The 236-page suit, filed in Erie County Common Pleas Court ... claims negligence and unjust enrichment and claims the defendants' actions created a public nuisance and violated Pennsylvania's unfair trade practices and consumer protection law"



POVERTY 

Petition: Fund Universal Basic Income in Erie! "One anti-poverty policy called Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been proven to reduce violent and property crime. Cities like Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Jamestown, NY have invested in UBI programs to alleviate the trifecta of racism, poverty, and violence." ~Erie County United


Mercy Anchor Community Center "will help fill the void in affordable housing and be an anchor facility for Erie residents."  will include: Apartments, thrift store, food pantry, GED classes, community gardens, blended management services, Dress for Success, 24/7 security, technology hub and meeting room, mobile visits from children's museum, gym and exercise room, 

SCHOOLS

Nov 3 - Community Schools: A Model locally, a model nationally Featuring: José Muñoz 7:30pm Jefferson Educational Society,  3207 State St. Early Bird: GA $25, VIP $50 / Reg. : GA $35, VIP $60.

Parents appeal dismissal of anti-mask lawsuits (Erie Times-News) "Appeal means taxpayers will continue to pay legal costs to defend Millcreek, North East school directors against parents' claims. Costs now total more than $20,000, with Millcreek's expenses higher."

Erie’s Public Schools makes history as first school district in Pa. to be removed from Financial Watch list (YourErie)


WORKING PEOPLE

Candidates and working people:

Misclassifying PA workers as contractors costs millions in revenue (Reps. Pat Harkins, John Galloway, Joanna McClinton/Erie Times-News) "It's called misclassification, and when companies do it, they deprive workers of wage, workplace health and safety, and unemployment protections and benefits under Pennsylvania law."

Pay bumps coming for NY farmworkers, long denied overtime (AP) "Federal law exempts farms from rules entitling most workers to 1.5 times their regular wage when they work more than 40 hours in a week. New York is now joining several states that have begun to change the rule."

Unimpaired, unemployed (Spotlight PA) "While state law protects workers from being fired or denied a job just for having a doctor’s permission to use marijuana, those protections become opaque when people actually take the drug — regardless of whether they do it in their personal time."

GEMISH

Oct 9-11 - Sacred Conversations to End Racism  Olmsted Manor Retreat Center Ludlow, PA"We will engage with Biblical texts regarding equitable treatment of all God's people, and we will learn about the mythological construction of race and the reality of racism in America and in the church."


Oct. 20, 7:30 pm. Online panel discusses "Fascism in Today's America: Can It Happen Here?" with Joe White, Chuck Pennacchio, Michele Hamilton. Online/free. Host: Battle of Homestead Foundation

[LISTEN] Community Matters – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Refugee Resettlement – September 8, 2022   (WRFA Radio) St. Luke's Episcopal Church Father Luke Fodor gives an update on efforts with Buffalo-based Journey's End Refugee Services to prepare for bringing "new neighbors" to Jamestown.

Facing legal questions, County Council votes down Rescue Plan funding for Project RESOLVE (GoErie) In-depth account of meeting and background. Video of entire 10/4 meeting. 

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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
This calendar/newsletter is also available in a Consistent Life Ethic version, for readers who are more comfortable with that. Email me and I will put you on that list and/or remove you from this one. 
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Photos: Headwaters Park, Deb Spilko; Erie Women's March poster from the event; Voter info ad PSA from vote.pa.gov










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