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16 People Detained by ICE After Violent Raids at Emiliano’s Local Restaurant
An Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on two restaurants in the locally owned and operated Mexican chain, Emiliano’s, left unprecedented damage and destruction in its wake. ICE took 16 of our Pittsburgh neighbors into custody from the restaurants in Richland Township and Cranberry Township. Our neighbors. People who were working hard in a difficult […]
Women Dressed as Handmaids Silently Follow GOP Congressman
I have watched this a million times. It is a brilliant action – legal but creepy, the perfect song, highly recognizable costumes, and easily replicated with any GOP elected. The action is the brainchild of ‘Handmaids of Nebraska‘ View this post on Instagram A post shared by COURIER (@couriernewsroom)
Epstein Files, Civil Commitment Executive Order Remind Us Why Process and Compassion are Due to All Americans. Now Let’s Make Sure Local Leaders Know.
The pain of this week is pretty hard to describe. I’ll try. First, there is the Epstein files/lists/cases and victims. Every news cycle is filled with debates about who is on the list, if the list exists, and should it be revealed. Pittsburgh’s own Congresswoman Summer Lee made a bold move – a subcommittee of […]
Dear white women. Here are seven things you need to consider on Juneteenth
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lance Tsosie (@modern_warrior__) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sue Kerr (@pghlesbian) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blair Imani Ali • Smarter in Seconds (@blairimani) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joel Bervell (@joelbervell) View this […]
Social Justice Actions Near Pittsburgh: May 22, 2025 ** New Feature
Opening note – I made a list of groups like Indivisible and Progress. It is at the end of the post. I will update as time goes by. And feel free to make a suggestion pghlesbian @ gmail. Welcome to our latest feature! Note to self – these posts have consistently been in the top […]
Social Justice Actions Near Pittsburgh: May 15, 2025 ** New Feature
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 […]
Social Justice Actions Near Pittsburgh: May 8, 2025 ** New Feature
Welcome to week 2 of our latest feature! 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 […]
Social Justice Actions Near Pittsburgh: May 1, 2025 <– New Feature
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 […]
My First Earth Day was in 1990
It was 1990. I was a college sophomore in Northern Virginia, learning about environmental issues from my friend, George Neighbors. Earth Day was my first activist event. The week before, George took a group of us out with wheat paste to flyer Alexandria also known as Old Towne. It was pretty tame, but it felt […]