Monday, February 5, 2024

CALENDAR & NEWS ~ February 2024

Check on original links for most accurate info and details


Black History Month display at Blasco. More displays and local materials in the Heritage Room. 

BLACK HISTORY

Meadville Ebony Genealogy of Sorts (December 10, 2022) presentation by Dr. Armendia Dixon on the history of Black people in Meadville (1800 - 20th century) she co-authored with Dedra Presser in 1988. The work is being revived. (Video, 30 min.)

Erie Times News list of  2024 events

Celebrating Black History (Erie's Public Schools)

Historical Institute of Culture & the African-American Experience 315 E. 9th St. Erie PA

Feb 12 - Autumn Rose Miskweminanocauq Williams  Mercyhurst Walker Recital Hall 8:30 p.m. will speak on her Black and indigenous heritage. Free and open to the public

Feb 14 "Frederick Douglass: Progress through Struggle" noon on Zoom. link pennwest.edu/news Presenter: Joseph Croskey PennWest

Feb 22 - A History of US's Historically Black Colleges and Universities Featuring Johnny Johnson M.Ed 7pm at Jefferson Ed. Society 3207 State 

Feb 28 - UofB Speaker: Heather McGhee Author of "The Sum of Us" 7:00 p.m. Center for the Arts, UB North Campus University at Buffalo 

ARTS & READS

Interview with Werner Books co-owners (Erie Reader) 

Bob Marley One Love is in theaters February 14th

Feb 29 SUNY Visiting writer Lydia Conklin 7pm Rockefeller Arts Center SUNY Fredonia Conklin is a writer, cartoonist, and assistant professor at Vanderbilt whose work centers on the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people

Revolucion Chicha Erie Art Museum thru February. ' features works by Peruvian artists and art collectives... Born from the working class, "chicha" has become synonymous with Peru’s indigenous culture and associated with the “lower classes.”'

John Mellencamp's March 16 concert at the Warner still has some tickets available. 

Posters without Borders through March 2 YSU Youngstown State University free and open to the public. The McDonough Museum is open 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 

"Living Voices" at Robert H. Jackson Center welcomes teachers and their students to the Center’s Cappa Theater. live performances combined with archival film and sound, transforming history into a moving, personal journey using historical perspectives based on real people and events." 

BLASCO

More resources, opinions and news  at Keep Our Library Public Facebook group

Opinion: Kathy Dahlkemper (former Erie County Executive)

NEXT 2.0 with Marcus Atkinson: The Public Library Debate co-host Chuck Cammarata and guests Anna McCartney and Krista Perry

January 30, 2024 County Council Meeting   Public comments begin at 17:10 to 2:12 (note: a number of people report not being able to get audio on their phones during these meetings, but can on other devices).

Project Minerva Presents: Blasco Bingo "a fun way for you and your family to enjoy the different things the library has to offer!... Note, this event will last all month long in February"

Coverage of Blasco Fiasco event (YourErie)

EARTH

2024 Penny Awards: Environmental Advocacy Celebration February 8 at 6pm. Freda Tepfer will be receiving a well-deserved award for her advocacy. Watch live, link on event page

Venango Twp rejects solar farm proposal (YourErie)

PA solar energy milestone (WESA)

ELECTIONS & GOVERNANCE

"Plato's Republic, Our U.S. Constitution, philosophy & history"   Host: Dr. Corbin Fowler online class 10am Feb 24, Mar. 2,9,16,23 ("maybe beyond")


Civic Reading Group  At Edinboro Branch Library 6pm

FOOD

Erie Food Co-op: Downtown store closure (LeAnna Nieratko, CEO/GMErie Food Co-op) 

PennWest again named PA hunger-free campus (PennWest) . 

GAZA

"Another devastating war in Gaza" Presented by Baher Ghosheh PhD $10 Jefferson Educational Society 3207 State, Feb 13 at 7pm

Erie County United multiple events  ECU has been active on this since November: Rallies, vigils. community discussions, communicating with officials, etc. Info on their Facebook page.


JUSTICE

City of Erie loses Right to Know case over blacked out police records (Erie Times-News) 

Erie Co. Council votes to give millions to DEI and ECCM (ENN)

Mercyhurst border awareness experience trip "six Mercyhurst University students who traveled to McAllen, Texas, Jan. 8-13 as part of a university-led Border Awareness Experience...led by Sister Michele Schroeck, RSM, with Mercyhurst employee Liz Patnode"


SPIRIT

Erie Spiritual Coalition aims to inform renters on housing rights  (YourErie) The new organization will host two more meetings. One at the MLK Center 312 Chestnut on February 22 at 6pm, and the other on February 27 5:30 pm at Multicultural Resource Center 554 E 10th

Monastery Tour at Mount "we invite you to come for a guided monastery tour at 4:00 p.m. on March 9 followed by supper with the sisters in the monastery dining room, then stay and join us for the Lent Vigil at 7:00 p.m. Reservations are needed for the tour and dinner, RSVP due by March 1 fill out the form ...or call Michelle at 814-899-0614 ext 2507

Feb 25th – When the Going Gets Tough: Commitment & Persistence as a Spiritual Value
Presenter: Dixie Morrow Unitarian Universalist Cong. of Erie 7180 Perry Hwy Erie PA "We gather each Sunday morning at 10:30 in person and also on zoom. Please join us."





Space cleared for Gannon's controversial Project Neptwne lab deal. Looking out the window you can see the Intermodal Center, owned by EMTA. The empty east end of Intermodal would be a great place for the lab, but would probably involve Gannon actually having to pay a fair price.

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Calendar and local info sharing for people who believe "a better world is possible."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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