By Cheryl Bauer In the wake of the shooting of Antwon Rose in the summer of 2018, Allegheny county residents and activists amplified their call for greater accountability of county law enforcement […]
Association Of Pittsburgh Priests Announces Its 2019 Fall Speakers Series
Looking ahead to the spring, the Association of Pittsburgh Priests invites you to put the dates of this year’s spring speakers’ series on your calendars now. All events will be held at […]
Bread for the World Team Sends Message to Congress
By Joyce Rothermel As the work for food security at home and abroad continues, this year Bread for the World has two main objectives. The first is the reauthorization of the Global […]
Antwon and Immigration: Two Issues, One Goal
(Leeann Younger. Photo by Bette McDevitt). By Leeann Younger The US border with Mexico is a 26-hour drive from Pittsburgh and yet the two locations have never been more connected than they […]
Sixth Annual Pittsburgh Darfur Emergency Coalition Forum
By Mary Dawn Edwards (Photo Caption: Speakers Ibrahim Mohamed Ishaq, Eric Cohen, Andrew Burnett and Brian Adeba lead the discussion at the Sixth Annual PDEC Forum. (Photo: Chelsey Engel) The Sixth Annual PDEC […]
A.C.T. for Activists
By Paul Dordal (Photo Caption: The ACT Processes (Picture: Creative Commons) Depression. Anxiety. Despair. These are just some of the emotional distresses that I have observed in friends, comrades, and in myself, as […]
SW PA Bread Team Lobbies Congressional Members For Improvement In The Domestic and International Food Programs
BY JOYCE ROTHERMEL Those who gathered for the annual SW PA Bread Team Workshop on April 15 heard from presenters Margaret Tran, regional organizer for Bread for the World, and Dennis McManus, […]
Off Our Rockers And Into The Streets
BY BETTE MCDEVITT You may have seen us over the years. Raging Grannies, wearing hats salvaged from attics, shiny beads reminiscent of Mardi Gras, and buttons with slogans that catalog past causes […]
We Remember: Caryl Conry Beal
BY LOIS GOLDSTEIN Think globally, act locally is a phrase that could have been written with Caryl Beal in mind. Caryl, who died on April 7, had strong beliefs that she linked […]
Fighting For Journalistic Integrity At The Post-Gazette
BY NEIL COSGROVE At this moment, the journalists of the Pittsburgh PostGazette and the Denver Post have a lot in common. Both groups work for the only daily newspapers in their mid-size […]
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