Resources and Next Steps:
Sign Up for Partners For Progress’ Newsletter to stay informed about important actions and events in the South Hills and around the region: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/partners-for-progress-swpa
Citizens Bank: Stop Funding Cruelty, a roadside protest at a South Hills Pittsburgh Citizens Bank branch on Saturday, June 6, 11-noon. Citizens Bank, through Citizens Financial Group, has long financed private prison operators like The GEO Group despite decades of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Right here in PA, GEO runs the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, the largest ICE detention site in the Northeast. Join Partners For Progress SWPA and Indivisibles across Pennsylvania to shine a light on the Moshannon Valley Processing Center and to demand that Citizens Bank stop funding cruelty. Sign up for this event here: https://www.mobilize.us/dashboard/deicecitizens/event/952280/
While marching in the streets won’t get billionaires to pay their fair share or get ICE agents off our streets, solidarity events like this are a first step to create the momentum we need to organize our communities and work together to fight for a city where everyone can thrive. Bring a friend, coworker, partner, family member, or neighbor – our collective energy is powerful.
Partners For Progress SWPA is planning on missing the president’s birthday party! Instead we are hosting a watch party for Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment — an uplifting evening of music, community, and action.
Hosted by the Committee for the First Amendment (CFA), this special livestream event will feature an all-star lineup including Jane Fonda, Patti Smith, Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Joy Reid, Wilson Cruz, Broadway Inspirational Voices, and more.
Please join us on June 14 at 6:30 pm for some cookie table treats and to participate in a community art project. The live-stream of the concert begins at 7:30 and is expected to go until 9pm.
Together, we’ll celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment — including the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest — and the people power that protects them.
Join us to sing along, connect with neighbors, share cookies and creativity, and celebrate the power we build when we come together. Whether you’re a longtime participant or brand new to the movement, you’re invited to an evening of joy, inspiration, and collective action in support of democracy and freedom.
For the location, please RSVP here: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/967075/
A core principle behind all No Kings and Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.
FRIDAYS WITH(OUT) FETTERMAN IS ON HIATUS FOR THE TIME BEING. WE WILL NOT BE IN PERSON AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING BUT PLEASE CONTINUE TO PHONE AND EMAIL BOTH SENATOR FETTERMAN AND MCCORMICK TO EXPRESS YOUR DISPLEASURE WITH THEIR LACK OF REPRESENTATION. Fridays Without Fetterman, every Friday, noon to 1 pm at 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15222. It hardly needs to be said how disappointing John Fetterman has been as our senator. It is crucial that we continue to remind him that we sent him to Washington to stand up for our values, protect our civil and first amendment rights, and be a bulwark against the tyrannical policies of the Trump regime. Bring a sign and a friend. https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/899611/