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Get connected to no-cost technical assistance and bring your project to life!
Please fill out this SurveyMonkey:
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The SWPA Municipal Project Hub connects local governments, nonprofits, and schools with no-cost technical assistance to develop and fund projects that support thriving, healthy, and resilient communities!
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Sara's been in office since January 2024 and announced 500 in 500 in June 2024. It is February 2025.
County-City partnership was critical, here. Past admins let things fester for years... but the current admins are acting!
That's specifically Sara & Ed.
500in500.alleghenycounty.us/
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🧵Exciting news🏘️ We’ve just released a new report with making the case for citywide Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in Pittsburgh. With a shortage of 8,000 affordable units citywide, this data-driven analysis highlights why expanding IZ is critical for addressing the housing crisis.
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IZ has been what everyone’s talking about these days (for good reason!). Check out this dope @CityCastPgh interview and come to Planning Council’s meeting on 1/28 to support @MayorEdGainey proposal to create more affordable housing options! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Affordable housing in Pittsburgh is at risk. Councilman Charland’s IZ proposal undermines years of community-driven work. The City Planning Commission will consider them both on 1/28! Here's what you need to know. 👇 @PghUNITED @Pgh4PubTransit @1HoodPower @LvilleUnited
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REMINDER: The HACP Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8 ) waitlist will be open for ONLINE ONLY pre-applications for a 5-day period beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, March 11, and ending at 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 15.
Read the full public notice here: bit.ly/49dDElT
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Join us on Tuesday, February 6th, for our next Full Network meeting, which will focus on all things Community Benefits Agreements!
Register now: zoom.us/meeting/register/tJU…
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So proud of Khamil Bailey and the Greenwood team for such an amazing feat!
Continue creating spaces in the city and region for Black people to create, imagine, work, and play!
#StayBlackStayGreen
A community-focused group affiliated with the Emerald City coworking space downtown has assumed ownership of a 40,000-square-foot building that's set to serve as a hub for Black entrepreneurs and businesses in Pittsburgh. bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/n…
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🚨FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE🚨
Yesterday, we sent a letter to members of the @HealthAllegheny Board of Health and co-chairs of County Exec-Elect @Innamo’s transition committees outlining key considerations in hiring the next Director of the Allegheny County Health Department.
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Join us on Wednesday, December 5th, for a community clothing drive and our December Collective Kickback. Help support our local communities while connecting with others in the Collective!
Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Join @HillConsensus on October 18th from 5:30 to 7 PM as LaKeisha Wolf and Randall Taylor introduce the Roots, Framework, and Models of Cooperative Housing as an Economic Strategy for the Black Community!
The event will be in person at 1908 Wylie Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
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Working with @PittSocialwork , Equitable and Just Greater Pittsburgh is hosting a Regional Advocacy and Organizing Training and Research Study! Deep dive into an engaging program centered around equity and equitable development
ejgp.org/advocacy-and-organi…
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Pittsburgh’s Most Heavily Imprisoned Areas Want Change. Will the Suburbs Listen? - Bolts buff.ly/40tLFOz
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Join us this Monday, April 17 to hear from a panel of community leaders/organizers regarding the ongoing violations of human rights occurring by the hands of law enforcement and the legal system in Allegheny county.
This event is welcome to all - we hope to see you then!
#ACCP
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Jailed in Egypt at 17, He Wrote to Survive and to Share His Long Ordeal
Read more about our Heinz Fellow @El_Gendy_95 in @nytimes
nytimes.com/2023/03/17/world…
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We are 1 WEEK away from the 2023 #PittDayofGiving! Donors can begin making gifts today, and this year is unlike any other, as you can support not only the Center, but two of our major programs...
pittdayofgiving.com/pages/pi…
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Our first event with Dr. Eve Darian-Smith kicks off this Friday with a book lecture on her new book, Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis 🌎🔥
Join us at 12:30 PM EST in 4130 Posvar Hall or Zoom. Virtual attendees must register: ucis.pitt.edu/global/events/…
ALT Poster promoting a book lecture with Dr. Eve Darian-Smith and her book Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis. The event will be on Friday, February 10th at 12:30 PM in Posvar Hall and Zoom.
The Center is excited to host Dr. Eve Darian-Smith on campus in February for a series of events focused on the climate crisis.
Dr. Eve Darian-Smith is the Chair of the Department of Global and International Studies and professor of Global Studies at the @UCIrvine.
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Share this far and wide. unionprogress.com/2023/01/26…
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Join us for Race, Rebellion, & the Global Struggle for Solidarity, a series shedding light on the interconnected, anti-colonial struggles abroad and Black liberation movements in the United States
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Undergraduate students! The Global Studies Center is offering two paid internships with two great local nonprofits this semester: @arysepgh and @BeUrbanKind!
Learn more and apply by January 18th: ucis.pitt.edu/global/spring-…
