Friday, March 3, 2023

CALENDAR & NEWS ~ March 2023

Lucy Kennedy Miller (1880–1962) was a prominent 20th-century Pennsylvania suffragist who became the president of the Equal Franchise Federation of Pittsburgh, and first president of the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters. Photo: Unknown

WOMEN

March 8 - BFP Silent Peace Walk: International Women's Day 7:00 pm at Perry Square "honoring especially the New American women among us who have fled war-torn countries." Host: Benedictines for Peace

Mar 26 - WNY Women's March 2023 beginning at 1:00 PM at Niagara Square (downtown Buffalo NY). "After marching to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library, we'll have speakers and performers share in the library's Ring of Knowledge while themed activities are available for children in the kid's area."

March 29 - Abortion and Autonomy in Post-Roe America  6:00 PM - 7:30 PM James Fisher PhD and Rhonda Matthews PhD  Alexander Music Recital Hall (Edinboro University) – 110 Kiltie Rd. Edinboro, PA Free  Presented by Jefferson Educational Society 

Apr 3 - Women Making History 7:30 Mercyhurst University, host: Mercy Center for Women.

May 6 - All Things Equal - The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg  will be performed live by Michelle Azar 7:30pm at Reg Lenna Arts Center Jamestown NY 

Joanna McClinton elected first female speaker of the Pa. House   (NBC10) 

"On the Mother's Side Seneca Culture & Women" exhibit can be seen at Seneca Iroquois National Museum 82 Hazlett, Salamanca NY 

Women's History: How Young Women Shook Up Erie GE in the '70s (Al Hart/UE from 2/27/2015) "In the 1970s, salaried women workers at Erie GE fought important battles for workplace equality, including two strikes in 1974 and ’75 in which they demanded equal pay for equal work. The participants in these struggles were predominantly young women, and they were influenced by the ideas of the feminist movement as well as by UE’s long-established principles of equality and rank-and-file unionism."

WNY History Podcast: Notable Suffragists and Women of Chautauqua Co. (WRFA, from 2020) " focusing on prominent women in Chautauqua County's History, as well as the county's role in the Women's Suffrage movement."

In pre-Roe hearings, Pa. women described their anguished, resolved search for an abortion (Bucks Co. Courier Times) "The year before Roe v. Wade, Pa. women publicly shared their accounts of trying to access safe, legal abortions — and what happened when they couldn't." 

ARTS & EATS

Mar 9 - Freedom Flight Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Jamestown NY "revolves around the most famous incident in the history of the Underground Railroad in Ohio" 

The Crucible The 1953 play about the Salem witch trials that Arthur Miller wrote as an allegory for McCarthyism will be presented at Fredonia Opera House  March 11 from (National Theatre Live). and Mercyhurst University   March 23-26 at Taylor Little Theatre.

Mar 15 & 16 - Living Voices: The New American Presented by Robert H Jackson Center, Jamestown NY at Cappa Theatre.  "live, interactive performance will offer the audience a view into the journey in steerage from Ireland to Ellis Island to the sweatshops of New York City, through the experiences of one young Irish immigrant forced to seek a new American life on her own."

Mar 17 - Apr 2 - Diary of Anne Frank Erie Playhouse Erie PA 

Mar 25 - Seneca Iroquois National Museum juried Spring Art Show  Seneca-Iroquois National Museum | Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center82 W Hetzel St  Salamanca, NY 

Apr 3 - Women Making History 7pm Mercyhurst University, host: Mercy Center for Women.


Apr 28 - Empty Bowls Ashtabula  2928 W 13th, Ashtabula OH. Fundraiser for Feed Our Vets food pantry



Cleveland International Film Festival   March 22 - April 1 at Playhouse Square  Streams April 2 -9 online

'Imagining Freedom' will give $125 million to art projects focused on incarceration (NPR)

EARTH

Mar 23 - Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru: Environmental Justice Warrior, Rhodes Scholar & Founder of Black Girl Environmentalist 7:30 p.m. Penn State Behrend McGarvey Commons, free and open to public. 

Greengarden Bike Path Public Meeting - February 15, 2023  Presentation and raucous comments  Sunday Slow Roll visits Greengarden Blvd with a bevy of cyclists

Group spreading solar energy misinformation to rural PA and elsewhere (WITF)

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

From Lt Gov. Austin Davis "Congratulations, Madame Speaker @Joanna4PA! For the first time in PA history African-Americans will preside over the House and Senate in the General Assembly! This is a fitting end to #BlackHistoryMonth!"

PA Mail-in voters: Send in annual applications

NEXT with Marcus Atkinson: Ep. 46 - Erie's Newest Servant Leaders (WQLN-PBS Erie) Guests: Susannah Faulkner (New Erie City Council Appointee), Zakaria Sharif (New Erie School Board Appointee) and Shateria Franklin (Asst. Grant Administrator with the City of Erie) 


A new PA state government report suggests making secrecy envelopes optional, standardizing the use of drop boxes across the state, and clarifying how ballots should be dated. (WITF)


Toomey Has Walked Through the Revolving Door of Politics and Finance (Jacobin) Former Sen. Pat Toomey has joined the board of a private equity giant in yet another instance of the cozy relationship between Washington and the finance industry.

HEALTH

Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians may soon be kicked off Medicaid (WITF)

DHS Update on the End of the PA PHE, Medicaid, and CHIP Share with those who may be affected
PA is preparing for a major change in renewal processes for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients. Starting April 1, 2023, PA is required by federal law to review Medicaid and CHIP recipients’ eligibility every year, which means that recipients must submit a renewal. 

Pa. is ready to help with Medicaid changes. We need your help too | Opinion ) (Val Arkoosh/Penn Capital-Star)

HOME

In-Depth Look at Homelessness in Erie (Matt Flowers/ENN) Multi-part series. And Jamestown YWCA's Broadscast podcast takes a look at Homelessness in Jamestown (WRFA) 

Meadville City Council Feb 15, 2023  additional comments on anti-retaliation ordinance, pushback from landlords

Downtown & Erie Core of City Council Meeting - January 24, 2023  sound starts out a little rough


IN MEMORIAM

Mary Zuck, lifelong peace and justice supporter and kind and wonderful person, passed away in December. Friends are invited to Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie, PA 16509, at 6:00 p.m. with a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 17, 2023. If you are interested in attending by Zoom, find link information on her obituary. 

JUSTICE

Shapiro blocks death penalty, calls for abolishment (WHYY) Rep Rabb to introduce death penalty abolishment (PA Dems)

Pastor Mock: Why study Black history (Erie Times-News) 

City of Erie, in action, deeds and funding, rises to DEI challenges  (Erie Times-News)

"Answer the Call" Recruitment Event and Diversifying Law Enforcement (Erie News Now) "The NAACP and The City's Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships Council hosted this session, to celebrate the city's efforts to diversify law enforcement, and also give a chance to the community to connect with firefighters and police officers."

City Council Meeting - February 15, 2023 Numerous public comments making an appeal for Universal Basic Income (UBI)

LGBTQ+

Mar 9 - Compton's Table: Empowering LGBTQ+ Youth Tyler Titus, Ph.D. 7pm Erie Center for Arts & Technology, 650 East Ave. Suite 120, Erie, PA. Free. Host: Jefferson Educational Society. Register in advance or call 814.459.8000 

Mar 31 Transgender Day of Visibility local events: 
Walk Around Perry Square 6pm at Perry Square in Erie PA. Host: TransFamily of Erie, coffee and water provided. Contact: Raven Jane Cammarata. Info: raven.cammarata@gmail.com transfamilynwpa.org
Erie Trans Picnics at Zone Dance Club 133 W 18th. "Celebrate trans lives, joy, community, and visibility." Doors open 8pm $5 cover. Venue Phone: (814) 452-0125.  

Aging With Pride, a discussion and social group for LGBTQ+ folks age 55 and older, is meeting again at Lake Erie Counseling Inc. 1932 West 8th Street, Erie, PA. The group stopped meeting during COVID, and now there is renewed interest in getting together. For information call Lake Erie Counseling at 814-(814) 455-4009  daleallgeier@outlook.com

SCHOOLS
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Fred Rogers died 20 years ago. He’s never been more relevant (Union Progress) 

TRAIN DERAILMENT

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Front is posting a lot of updates about the derailment. 

Status Coup News is a You Tube channel that is doing some intense on-the-ground investigation in East Palestine


WNY near miss in 2020 Experts say what happened in East Palestine almost happened in East Aurora NY in 2020.  "What we didn't know was the number of tank cars or their contents, information never provided by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, a local partner for Norfolk Southern, to police...'The freight company was literally saying will not tell you what is on this train even after it derailed,; said David Masur, Executive Director of PennEnvironment who's been researching the risk of these trains for years." 

Live railcams in North East allow you to watch trains going through Erie County on CSX and Norfolk Southern tracks. Installed by Lake Shore Railway Museum  

Erie people interest in train monitoring: Let me know if you are interested in doing a 3-hour shift monitoring trains coming though Erie Contact info: moonkat2014@gmail.com  814-651-2172. ~ Deb Spilko

WORKING PEOPLE

Historic labor ruling slams 'egregious and widespread misconduct' by Starbucks (Common Dreams) 'a federal administrative law judge found the coffee giant "committed hundreds of unfair labor practices" at stores in and near Buffalo, New York, the origin of a national unionization wave.. Rosas also ordered "a meeting or meetings scheduled to ensure the widest possible attendance," during which a notice to the employees and an explanation of rights will be read by CEO Howard Schultz, senior vice president of U.S. operations Denise Nelson, or an NLRB agent. A video of the reading must be distributed to workers electronically or by mail.'

Railroad Workers United  "Railroad Workers United is a member operated organization made up of all workers, union and nonunion, who work in the rail industry."

Rail Workers Blame Fiery Train Crash in Ohio on Wall Street Profit-Seeking (Common Dreams) "Do not let this thing be normalized," said one railroad worker. "It's time to take back our rail system from greedy profiteers who externalize risks and reap profits at our expense."

Windber & Lilly PA Labor History Weekend On April 1 and 2, 2023, the Pennsylvania Labor History Society and Battle of Homestead Foundation present a 2-day, in-person gathering commemorating the 1922-23 United Mine Workers strike based in Windber, PA and the 1924 street battle between citizens of Lilly, PA and the Ku Klux Klan. 

ETC

Mar 4 -  Fundraising Dinner for the Earthquake in Turkiye and Syria  5PM at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant 250 W 7th St, Erie, PA  "delicious food, entertainment, and most importantly, a chance to contribute to a worthy cause. Tickets $30 per person, with all proceeds going directly to aid efforts in the affected areas." RSVP required by Friday March 3rd.

WBFO: Buffalo, What's Next? | Promoting Peace and Justice  Deidra EmEl is the Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center. She joins Jay Moran for a preview of their Women's March 2023, their Embracing Buffalo: Frank Conversations series in May, and a range of other initiatives promoting social justice and equity. (Buffalo, What's Next? is a peace and social justice podcast carried by Buffalo's NPR affiliate)

TRAINSPOTTING

WNY Peace Center volunteers monitoring trains coming through Buffalo Multiple volunteers take 3-hour shifts during a  specific 24-hour period. The "trainspotters" have been involved in this effort for several years, usually at the Amtrak Station in Depew NY. Signs: DOT Placard 1267 Petroleum Crude Oil, Flammable Liquid, Class 3 (Photos courtesy Charley Bowman)

Tank cars with hazardous freight signs on State Street rail bridge
Photo was taken by Sam Miller of Our Water Our Rights. Sam has called for more awareness and monitoring of bomb trains coming through Erie since the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster in Quebec. 
 (Photo: Sam Miller) 

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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

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