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Activist Nights
Every Tuesday, 6:00-8:30pm
Sierra Club office, 3109 Forbes Ave., Oakland (free parking)
Learn more about the Sierra Club, meet new people, and eat some pizza, all while doing something good for Pittsburgh's environment! We always have lots going on -- phone calls, mailings, database work, letter writing, and more!
Special Upcoming Activist Nights:
Book Club Night: Every third Tuesday, join us for the High Impact, Low Commitment Environmental Book Club. It's high impact because you'll learn more about important environmental issues, philosophy, and ways to solve our environmental problems, which will make you sound very smart when you talk to your friends and family about what you've been reading. And it's low commitment because the point is to give you a “taste” of environmental issues and literature, so we'll be reading shorter articles and excerpts, rather than entire books. For more information on the Book Club, contact Mike at treesnrivers@yahoo.com.
Join a Community Action Team!
A Community Action Team (CAT) is a group of neighbors working on issues their community cares about. This is a great way to get involved in and take action on environmental issues right in your own neighborhood. CATs are now active in Mt. Lebanon, the Woodland Hills area (Forest Hills, Churchill, Edgewood), Westmoreland County, and the North Hills.
How to get involved:
Mt. Lebanon or Woodland Hills: Contact Rachel at 412-802-6161 or rachel.martin@sierraclub.org. The Mt. Lebanon CAT also has a Yahoo Group – to view or join, go to www.groups.yahoo.com/groups/mtlebanonCAT
North Hills or Westmoreland Co: Contact Randy at 412-802-6161 or randy.francisco@sierraclub.org.
April 14 Rally on the River for Global Warming Solutions a Success!
200 Pittsburghers turn out for rally as part of Step it Up 2007
On Saturday, April 14, the Sierra Club and United Steelworkers union joined together as the PA Blue-Green Alliance for a "Rally on the River for Global Warming Solutions", and it was a huge success!
The event was held at the historic Homestead Steel Works Pump House, the only remaining building from the steel mill, which in its heyday employed 15,000 people, and was the site of the famous 1892 Battle of Homestead strike. At the rally and picnic, participants could peruse information tables, drop off batteries, CFL's, and cell phones for recycling, sign postcards and petitions, enjoy PFOA-free popcorn, and eat some good food. There were lots of activities for kids - giant bubbles, mural painting, face painting, pinwheel making, and a global-warming themed "fish game." Local band "Smokestack Lightning" played a mix of traditional folk and labor songs.
USW District 10 Director John DeFazio welcomed everyone to the event, and MC'd the speaker portion of the event. The mayor of Braddock signed on to the Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement, and highlighted Fossil Free Fuel, a company that recently moved to Braddock and that specializes in recycling vegetable oil into biodiesel, as an example of how global warming solutions are already helping to revitalize his borough. Braddock (pop. 2,900) is the first borough in Allegheny County to sign on to the Agreement (the City of Pittsburgh is the only other municipality in the county to have signed on.) Additional speakers included Diane Heminway from USW health, safety, and environment dept., Charlie McCollester, a labor historian and professor at Indiana University of PA, Daniela Valdes, a local high school student, and Barb Grover, a Sierra Club volunteer.
Following the rally and picnic, 16 people went out to canvass in the nearby borough of Homestead. Canvassers knocked on nearly 200 doors, and talked to residents about opportunities to solve global warming and create jobs, asked them to sign a postcard to Governor Rendell, and distributed free compact fluorescent light bulbs. Folks at the door really appreciated the jobs and environment message, and their new energy-saving lightbulb!
View the KDKA story here.
Thanks so much to all the Sierra Club volunteers who made this event such a success: Barb Grover, Claudia Kirkpatrick, Paul Davis, Teddy Davis, Dave Rizzo, Naomi Swerdlow, Daniela Valdes, Mike LaMark, Kathleen Smith, Laurel Mitchell, Matt Aranda, Ben Thomas, Dar Thomas, Mike Pastorkovich, Harry Back, Doris Bell, Deanna Cavinee, Donna Falgione, Ruth Fichman, Anne George, Kathleen Haak, James Ostendoff, Brian Rayne, Jan Merlino, Nancy Saunders, Kari Yamamoto, Ronni Weiss, Tom Hoffman, Dave Grover, Jim Kleissler, Tina Lamark, Hazel Leroy, Sara Kerr, Peter Wray, Bett Beeson, Frank Kirkwood, Areya Simmons, Stephanie Simmons, Laura Staniland.
Thanks also to the following businesses and organizations that donated food and prizes: Battle of Homestead Foundation, Excursions Outdoors, Big Burrito Restaurant Group, East End Food Co-Op, Venture Outdoors, Whole Foods, Bagel Factory, USW Associate Member program, Otis Spunkmeyer, Lowes Home Improvement, Pittsburgh Zoo, Dick's Sporting Goods.
Tabling help needed!
Now that Spring has sprung, we are able to get out into our communities more to talk with folks by setting up a table at the many outdoor events around town. But we need your help. Contact us if you know of an event or festival where we can set up a table or if you can help out at a table at an event. Training will be provided. If you have a couple hours to help at one of these upcoming events, let us know!
To help with an event or contact us with information about an event email randy.francisco@sierraclub.org or 412-802-6161.
Database help needed
Have a free hour or two during the day? Come on in to our office to help. Or come to an Activist Night. Just give a call at 412-802-6161 or drop us an e-mail first so we know you're coming.
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