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Posted by | August 15, 2022
TransYOUniting: Housing is Healthcare

TransYOUniting, Proud Haven and True T acollaborate to run some of Pittsburgh’s first short-term emergency shelters centered on Trans ad non-binary youth and young adults aged 18 to 30 years...

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Posted by | August 15, 2022
Kansas Victory and the Future of Abortion

Kansas is the first state in the country since the fall of Roe to put the question of abortion directly to voters. The result was not even close. Ballot measures...

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Posted by | August 1, 2022
Exposing & Surviving Domestic Terrorism and the Crisis of Racism: The Threat to Cities like Buffalo Across America

Join us for a discussion on domestic terrorism, gun reform, the need for diversity in education, and the crisis of racism in America. The racially motivated attack at a grocery...

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Posted by | July 29, 2022
Dobbs and Roe: Queer, Gender-Expansive Visions for Abortion Care

Join us for an all-LGBTQIA+ panel to discuss the impact of the Dobbs decision on the LGBTQIA+ community through an intersectional lens.

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Posted by | July 27, 2022
On (and Off) the Media: How the Press Can Save or Sink Democracy

The media has an essential role to play in preserving–or destroying–democracy. This panel will discuss the press's successes and failures in this area, explain the dangerously direct path of misinformation...

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Posted by | July 26, 2022
Equitable Development is Possible!: The Lower Hill Story

In the 1950s, the City of Pittsburgh was chosen to be the recipient of federal funds to address post-World War II urban renewal. Hence, the first Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)...

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Posted by | July 26, 2022
Data-Driven Organizing: The Progressive Antidote to Dark Money

In the 2022 midterms cycle, the progressive movement has seen an influx of dark money in addition to IE spending to buy elections against progressive candidates. While in the immediate...

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Posted by | July 14, 2022
Beat the Boss: Lessons from Worker Organizing in Tech and Games

Over the past few years, workplace organizing has surged in the tech and game industries as workers have raised concerns about gender discrimination, racial justice, pay equity, workplace ethics and...

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Posted by | July 7, 2022
Cross Culture Collaboration in Times of Crisis

Attendees will have an opportunity to hear from diverse community leaders who worked together during the Covid-19 pandemic to help marginalized communities. Volunteers from different sectors worked together in creative...

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Posted by | July 5, 2022
Lessons Learned Working in Coalitions Since Everything’s Gone Digital

How can we build the kind of partnerships we need to advance justice together, when so much of what we do is suddenly almost entirely online? In this session we’ll...

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