Thank you to everyone who attended the WHAT’S UP?! Pittsburgh Open Meeting on July 11 in the wake of the police murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. If you couldn’t attend, but were interested – we thank you too. Nearly 100 people came together for this gathering and we’re especially grateful to those who… Continue reading Recap from July 11 Open Meeting
Please join us Monday, July 11 at 7 pm for a WHAT’S UP?! Pittsburgh Open Meeting. The meeting will focus on the latest extrajudicial killings of Black people by police, esp. the recent murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. We will gather for a short time to meet each other, find out more about WHAT’S… Continue reading Open Meeting July 11, 7pm
Roxane Gay JULY 6, 2016 – Published on New York Times OVER the past several years, we have borne witness to grainy videos of what “protect and serve” looks like for black lives — Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Eric Garner, Kajieme Powell, to name a few. I don’t think any of us could have imagined… Continue reading Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop Mattering
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So, I want to add my reaction to the many out there re: Jesse Williams’ fiyah spoken word piece at the BET awards, and actually not his words, those I appreciate and recognize from social media, but to the backdrop of his speech, to the people I feel like benefited as…
Rahula Janowski from the Catalyst Project’s writes in recent email: This electoral season continues to illuminate the power of race, racism, and xenophobia to divide people and to empower the ruling class. Trump won the Republican party nomination using openly racist, classist and sexist campaign rhetoric. Meanwhile, the Sanders campaign has highlighted the country’s profound… Continue reading 7 Resources: Role of Poor and Working Class White People & the Election
Yesterday over a thousand people rallied against Trump’s racist and sexist rhetoric in downtown Pittsburgh! First off, thank you for joining us in the pledge to dump trump. CBS called the action one of the largest anti-trump protests so far! Here’s a video of the action created by Chris Mason! Stop Trump Actions Pittsburgh April… Continue reading Stop Trump Pittsburgh! UPDATE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Fiorillo – 412-482-0041, Brandi Fisher – 412-628-5849 Pittsburgh unites to say that Trump’s message racism and hate is not welcome here WHAT’S UP?! Pittsburgh, Three Rivers Rising Tide, The Fourth Wave, Fossil Free Pitt, and hundreds of Pittsburghers will join together Wednesday for a number of actions aimed at building… Continue reading Press Release: Day of Action 4/13/16
