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Social Justice Actions Near Pittsburgh: May 15, 2025 ** New Feature

May 15, 2025 by

Welcome to week 3 of our latest feature! Note to self – these posts have consistently been in the top ten most read during May.

There’s so much going on that sometimes it feels overwhelming to find the details, sift through the logistics, roll up your sleeves and get involved. Volunteers with local Indivisible chapters and other froups work regularly to compile and distribute each week as do other organizers. I am not identifying those folx by name to give them some privacy. But this is the work of many other people.

I want to help so I offered to post that content on my blog every Wednes Thursday. I will also add events from other sources (and note the source.) I removed the candidate canvassing and events that may not benefit from being listed here. Fundraisers will not be included unless they are attached to an event or action.

If you would like to get on the weekly email list directly from Indivisible, reach out to me and I’ll put you in touch. I expect this will morph beyond Indivisible alone and likely to regional events.

You may not agree with content or how I make decisions about content. I encourage you – with all sincerity – to create your own spaces to share the information you find relevant. That could be your socials, your own website, Slack, Signal, email lists, or flyering.

I am going to share this post on my social media accounts. My Instagram and Facebook following are growing so quickly that I cannot keep up with moderation (this is a one person shop) so there will be haters on those forums. People yell at me all of the time about this, but honestly – it is the price we pay to use those platforms.

So a huge thanks to Indivisible for their work. Equally huge thanks to the everyday neighbors doing everyday actions to save all of us. This is my small contribution to the work.

This list is meant to be helpful, not exhaustive nor official. Just trying to help folx find information.

Typos are on me.

Save the date to join THE NATIONWIDE RALLY- June 14- NO KINGS DAY in Pittsburgh-

12:30-2:30 Location Info to follow

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More NO KINGS Rallies Saturday Jun 14th in our area: Pass along the info to friends in these areas:

 Philadelphia has been selected as the NATIONAL ANCHOR EVENT FOR JUNE 14TH. And Indivisible Philadelphia is busy making plans!  

So send all your friends from DC, to PHILADELPHIA!  They can sign up here. Please note, per Indivisible Phila, the location and time might change. Once you have registered, you will receive updated notices.

Engage Elected Officials

Call your Members of Congress (MOCs)

  • Say NO to any/all tax cuts to Medicaid, SNAP. 
    • Yesterday Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced legislation with “provisions that would result in 10.3 million people losing Medicaid coverage by 2034 and 7.6 million people going uninsured, according to a partial analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)” reported in “The Hill”. 
    • Demand that your Senators fight any cuts to these two programs. There are other ridiculous cuts you may well want to include- countless programs that working families rely on. We are starting here but you should certainly add what concerns you when you speak to your MOC. 

MOC Contacts:

3.  VOTE! Tuesday May 20 7am- 8 pm  Voting info below.

Calendar:

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Corner Rally Schedules:Daily:

  • 5-6 pm Daily Public Orange Outrage Hour:POOH Host POOH (in support of impeachtrumpagain.org) Protest Trumps immoral actions…as often as you can.  Every Day- Corner of 5th & Shady in Shadyside . Contact: Vicki Sheridan vsheridan68@gmail.com

Mondays

Friday May 16

Saturdays

Wednesday, May 28

  • Save the date- Location/time TBA  RISE UP!  Host: Progress PA (Indivisible)   Peaceful rally in the Northern suburbs. “Rise up for Social Security, Medicaid and more, Rise up against Corruption, foreign influence and more!

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Thursday, May 15

Friday, May 16 

  • 3-4 pm Pittsburghers for Public Transit Research Committee “meets every Friday to conduct data and policy research to support PPT campaigns” Sign up:https://www.mobilize.us/ppt/event/715326/ Also- May 23, 30, Jun 6, 13, 20, 27, Jul 4, 11, 18, etc…
  • 5-8 pm Canvassing to Keep Pittsburgh’s Water Public!  “talk to voters all over Pittsburgh about the water referendum that will be on their ballot in the primary on May 20th! …urging voters to vote YES on the referendum to keep Pittsburgh’s water public.” Location upon sign up…https://www.mobilize.us/paunited/event/771866/
  • 5-6 pm Stand on Every Corner Sponsored by the Forest Hills Democratic Committee and Indivisible Forest Hills.  Join Forest Hills and neighboring communities at the corner of Braddock Road and Ardmore Boulevard…Bring a sign.  info:https://www.facebook.com/events/690947893519396/690947896852729/ 

Saturday, May 17

Sunday, May 18

Monday, May 19

  • 10-12 pm Bagels & Ballots Host Red, Wine & Blue Panera Bread Waterworks, 942 Freeport Rd, Pittsburgh, PA “eat bagels, build community, and prepare to vote”. Sign up: https://go.redwine.blue/67t
  • 4:30-6 pm  Bark in the Park  Host Indivisible Regent Square Weekly protest corner of S. Braddock & Forbes. https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/786916/ Also: Mon May 26, Jun 2,
  • 5:30-7:30 Canvassing to Keep Pittsburgh’s Water Public!  “talk to voters all over Pittsburgh about the water referendum that will be on their ballot in the primary on May 20th! …urging voters to vote YES on the referendum to keep Pittsburgh’s water public.” Location upon sign up…https://www.mobilize.us/paunited/event/771866/
  • 6-7 pm Pittsburghers for Public Transit Accessibility Committee Meeting. Sign up-https://www.mobilize.us/ppt/event/786925/   
  • Coffee with Mandy Steele, State Representative 33rd District Time Monday, May 19 10 – 11am EDT Redhawk Coffee Roasters

Tuesday, May 20 ELECTION DAY 

Polls open 7 am-8 pm See more voter info below. 

  • 12-3 pm  Canvassing to Keep Pittsburgh’s Water Public!  “talk to voters all over Pittsburgh about the water referendum that will be on their ballot in the primary on May 20th! …urging voters to vote YES on the referendum to keep Pittsburgh’s water public.” Location upon sign up…https://www.mobilize.us/paunited/event/771866/

Wednesday,May 21

Future: Save the Date!Thursday, May 22

  • 5:30-7 Transit For All PA! Small Systems Working Group  “This call is intended for people who live outside Philadelphia and Pittsburgh metro areas! Building our movement means understanding our diverse transportation needs.” Sign up- https://www.mobilize.us/ppt/event/758725/
  • 3-4 pm What’s the Plan: A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-founders. Virtual Host- Indivisible Info & sign up:https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/773746/ Also- Th May 29, Jun 5, 12, 19, 26, Jul 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, etc…

Friday, May 23

  • 3-4 pm Pittsburghers for Public Transit Research Committee “meets every Friday to conduct data and policy research to support PPT campaigns” Sign up:https://www.mobilize.us/ppt/event/715326/ Also- May 30, Jun 6, 13, 20, 27, Jul 4, 11, 18, etc…

Friday May 23- Sunday May 25 Heartwood 33rd Annual Gathering  Camp Crestfield 195 Taggart Rd, Slippery Rock.   yearly “gathering to celebrate the grassroots green movement” More info/schedule:https://www.heartwood.org/events/forest-council/2025/index.html Register: https://registration.heartwood.orgSaturday,May 24

Sunday,  May 25

  • 11-12:30 pm  Why Acting on Climate is so Difficult:Organized Obstruction  Virtual Host-FridaysForFuture USA, Peace and Climate Justice +   “speaker Timmons Roberts  offers an unusual amount of information of why climate change is disbelieved as the world increasingly dives into a climate crisis.” Sign up/info: https://actionnetwork.org/events/climatetalks528/

Monday, May 26 – Tuesday, May 27

Wednesday, May 28

  • 5:30 pm Town Hall with Congressman Jamie Raskin Host Indivisible Philadelphia Mark your calendar- sign up form will be available soon! 
  • 5:30-7:30 Phonebank for Transit for all PA! “help Transit for All PA! spread the word about our campaign”  Info/sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/ppt/event/789406/

Thursday, May 29

  • 1-6 pm SolarPunk Future 2025 Organizers- -ReImagine Jobs, Geek Arts/Green Innovators, New Sun Rising, Communitopia, involveMINT, Construction Junction, The Climate Reality Project, The Breathe Project, and The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Education Fund. Location- David L Lawrence Convention Center “this free public event invites people of all ages to envision and build a greener, more equitable future.” Free tickets:  https://lu.ma/we9eekpf More Details: https://reimaginejobs.org/solar-punk-future-2025/

Saturday, May 31

Monday, June 2 

  • 6-8 pm Renters United Allegheny JUne Meeting Host-One PA  Kingsley Association 6435 Frankstown Ave Community Rm 2nd Floor  “make plans and decisions together for what’s next in our fight for housing justice at NB Affordable and everywhere across Allegheny County.” Sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/787478/

Tuesday, June 10

  • 8 am- 12 pm Defend the Environment:Fundraiser for Penn Future’s Legal Environmental Advocacy Fund (LEAF) launch.  Keynote Speaker- Sara Innamorato. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens  Help  “empower impactful legal action when it’s needed most.” Purchase tickets: https://secure.everyaction.com/WQ6kjF5V7020mLZLOnjdBg2
  • 10:30-1 pm Fighting for the Future Rally- PA AFL-CIO 600 N 2nd St Harrisburg PA  Join your union brothers and sisters, along with faith and student leaders, to rally around the importance of protecting the rights of all Pennsylvanians…” More info/sign up- https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/781749/

Wednesday, June 11

  • 11 am  What Can an Economist Possibly Have to Say about Climate Change? Virtual Host Host-FridaysForFuture USA, Peace and Climate Justice +  Harvard Kennedy School economist Robert Stavins will be speaking. More info/RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/ecotalk618/

Thursday, June 12

Special Event: Saturday June 14- Sunday July 15

Join your host, Kevin Mosley, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant | Executive Coach and like-minded individuals for our “Be a Patriot, Teach Black History Bus Tour” to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC from Pittsburgh, PA. Contact Kevin at kevinmosley1@msn.com or DM on FB or IG for payment details, itinerary and questions.

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FYI:

VOTE!  Municipal election day: May 20 7 am- 8 pm 

Note: If you are in line by 8:00 p.m., you will still be allowed to vote, even if you don’t get to cast your ballot until after that time.

Allegheny County- 10 BALLOT RETURN SITES OPEN MAY 16-19 

Voters may return their completed absentee or mail-in ballots at any of 10 sites that will be available Friday through Monday, May 16th to 19th. Services will be offered from 11 to 7 pm on Friday and Monday and 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday in these locations:

  • Allegheny County Emergency Services Building 150 Hookstown Grade Road, Coraopolis 15108
  • Boyce Park Four Seasons Lodge 901 Centerview Drive, Plum 15239   
  • Carnegie Public Library – Squirrel Hill – Marlborough Entrance  5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh 15217
  • North Park Ice Rink 1200 Pearce Mill Road, Wexford 15090
  • South Park Ice Rink 30 Corrigan Drive, Bethel Park 15102
  • Dormont Pool 1801 Dormont Avenue, Pittsburgh 15216
  • Community College of Allegheny County – Homewood 701 N. Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh 15208
  • Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank1 N. Linden Street, Duquesne 15110
  • Avalon Public Library 317 S. Home Avenue, Pittsburgh 15202
  • County Office Building 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh 15219
  • Voters may only return their own ballots unless they present a completed designated agent form.

Voter Guides and Info

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