Let Us Breathe: A JUNETEENTH CONVERSATION ON EQUITY, JUSTICE, AND CLIMATE IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
2020-06-19 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Event brought to you by Moms Clean Air Force.
This Let Us Breathe event will highlight the continual fight for racial justice, specifically, environmental injustices in the African American community. Our goal is to generate solutions through conversation that discusses how air pollution, climate change, and COVID impacts the African American community, and what needs to be done to ensure that we continue to advocate for equity, justice, and climate action beyond this national pandemic.
The event will feature panelists Representative Alma Adams (NC-12), Dr. Mildred McClain, Rev. Michael Malcom, Tina Spencer-Smith, and Catherine Flowers. The conversation will be moderated by Moms Clean Air Force’s National Field Director Heather McTeer Toney.

Chapter 6 – What Can Municipalities Do?
2020-06-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Online event brought to you by the Allegheny County Conservation District.
Municipalities have a part to play in protecting stream health and reducing stormwater. Learn what steps municipalities can take to improve water quality in your community.

Pennsylvania Municipal League Virtual Sustainability Conference
2020-06-24 08:00 - 16:00
Join the Pennsylvania Municipal League and Sustainable Pennsylvania for a virtual Sustainability Conference, featuring opportunities for local government leaders and policy makers to strengthen their sustainability efforts and understanding of social equity, climate mitigation, and more. As this is a virtual event, attendees can choose their sessions. There will also be several discussion opportunities to dig deeper with both peers and experts on the topics of health, equity, water, and climate resilience at roundtable sessions.

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TOPICS: GLASS RECYCLING
2020-06-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Local government administrators and officials are increasingly faced with gaps in recycling service delivery, with glass recycling being one of the most salient changes today. We will discuss: Why is my community’s contracted hauler removing glass from our residential curbside contract? Is there really “no market” for glass containers? How can we as public administrators continue to offer quality collection services and sustainable management of these valuable materials?
Public administrators participating in this webinar will also be introduced to PRC’s services that municipalities may engage to implement glass recycling collections within their communities. PRC will provide details and associated costs for each of these programs, providing local government administrators and elected officials with the information needed to offer glass recycling collection services to their communities in 2020. For questions about this presentation, please contact glass@prc.org.

RECYCLING & WASTE REDUCTION WEBINAR
2020-06-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
PRC shares answers to common questions surrounding recycling in Pennsylvania such as:
Lids on? Lids off? Rinse? Wash? Labels on? Labels off? Which plastics are acceptable? What about a window? Broken plastic toys? Electronics? Tires? Plastic bags? Polystyrene? Appliances? Textiles? What materials are accepted curbside? What about hard-to-recycle items and household hazardous waste? Unwanted pharmaceuticals? Organic debris?
The webinar will also briefly cover general waste reduction, reuse and recycling topics as well as specifics about where to recycle common materials.
This webinar is FREE, but we encourage you to make a donation in support of our work and/or sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of our homepage at prc.org.

Chapter 7 - Homeowner Solutions
2020-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Online event brought to you by the Allegheny County Conservation District.
Join us for a series wrap-up and an overview of practical actions that a property owner can put in place to reduce stormwater and improve water quality.

Virtual Biophilia: Pittsburgh July Meeting – The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America
2020-07-02 18:00 - 19:15 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Presented by Biophilia: Pittsburgh:
Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge reservation, and the founder of the company The Sioux Chef is committed to revitalizing Native American cuisine. Through his research, he has uncovered and mapped out the foundations of the indigenous food systems through and indigenous perspective. Chef Sean has become renowned nationally and internationally in the culinary movement of indigenous foods and with an ever growing team of indigenous minded peers, is leading a movement to completely redefine North American cuisine through the understanding and utilization indigenous food knowledge. This is an evolution of Native American Foods, taking important educations of the past and applying them to the now.

PRC Glass Recycling Event
2020-07-11 00:00 - 2020-07-16 23:59 | South Fayette Township Municipal Building, 515 Millers Run Rd, Morgan, PA, United States
Many communities have lost access to glass collection services in their curbside recycling programs, but glass is still a highly valuable and recyclable commodity. PA residents can continue glass recycling efforts by expanding our infrastructure of glass drop-off collection sites. In 2020, PRC continues to pursue this goal.
NEW! Starting in June 2020, PRC is rolling out a new Traveling Glass Bin program – a week-long, rotating self-serve collection model!

In Conversation: Paul Polman
2020-07-16 13:00 - 14:00
Presented by GreenBiz:
Over the past decade, Paul Polman has emerged as one of the most influential business voices in sustainability. During his 10-year reign as CEO of Unilever (following 27 years at Procter & Gamble), he led the company’s Sustainable Living Plan, a multifaceted effort to decouple its growth from its overall environmental footprint and improve its social impact. Since leaving Unilever, he formed Imagine, whose goal is to help companies meet the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development. He also served as chair of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and is currently chair of the International Chamber of Commerce.
In this intimate, one-on-one conversation with GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower, Polman will discuss the future of business in the post-pandemic era, including how to redesign business and commerce to better address both sustainability and social challenges.

Local Government Academy Summer Workshop Series
2020-07-16 14:00 - 15:00 | LGA Online
Hosted by LGA:
DCED – Municipal Impacts: Allegheny County
The Summer Workshop Series is a valuable professional development opportunity for local government officials and staff. Join us to hear credentialed professionals explain the complexities associated with recent legislation, subject matter experts who will share techniques to assess financial impacts, and more!

PRC Hard to Recycle Collection Event
2020-07-18 09:00 - 13:00 | Bethel Park High School, 309 Church Rd, Bethel Park, PA, United States
Since 2003, Pennsylvania Resources Council has held Hard to Recycle collections in Southwestern PA. The goal is to provide responsible and convenient disposal for items that are not eligible for curbside recycling. At these events, individuals have been able to recycle items such as e-waste, cell phones, polystyrene, Freon-containing appliances, tires, and more.

Gender Equity Commission Monthly Meeting
2020-07-21 14:30 - 16:30 | Pittsburgh City County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Provided by the Gender Equity Commission:
The Gender Equity Commission (GEC) of the City of Pittsburgh’s mission is to achieve equity for women and girls in the City of Pittsburgh. They hold monthly meetings in the City-County Building that are open to the public.

Local Government Academy Summer Workshop Series
2020-07-23 14:00 - 15:00 | LGA Online
Hosted by LGA:
DCED – Municipal Impacts: SWPA
The Summer Workshop Series is a valuable professional development opportunity for local government officials and staff. Join us to hear credentialed professionals explain the complexities associated with recent legislation, subject matter experts who will share techniques to assess financial impacts, and more!

PRC Hard to Recycle Collection Event
2020-07-25 09:00 - 13:00 | La Roche College, 9000 Babcock Blvd, McCandless, PA, United States

Pitt Diversity Forum
2020-07-28 08:00 - 2020-07-30 17:00 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh:
The 2020 Diversity Forum (formerly the Diversity Retreat) – Advancing Social Justice: A Call To Action – will focus on outlining the key concepts for social justice education and implementation of inclusive policies and practices. Featured speakers include Ibram Kendi, one of America’s foremost historians and leading voices on antiracism. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller How to Be an Antiracist and the winner of the National Book Award and other honors. Featured speakers also include anupama jain, executive director of Pittsburgh Gender Equity Commission and Jasiri X, Pittsburgh-based rapper, activist, and founder of anti-violence group 1Hood, along with others. Participants will explore what it means to infuse diversity and inclusion best practices into the life of the University. Participants will also interrogate these issues in times of crisis, such as the response to COVID-19.
The Forum will examine systemic power dynamics within a higher education context, and the manifestations of different forms of oppression on individual, group, and societal levels. The systemic, institutionalized nature of oppression will be addressed. Participants will also discuss theories of racial/sociocultural identity development that can help in understanding oneself, others, and intergroup dynamics and aid in implementing social justice efforts. Topical institutional and societal challenges and associated strategies for change will be explored.
