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• Redefining Equity, Equality, and Justice in Community Development: Community Development Summit

  May 13, 2020 4:00 am Leave a Comment

  The 10th Annual Community Development Summit will take place on May 13-14, 2020 at the Omni William Penn Hotel, Downtown Pittsburgh.
  PCRG’s annual Summit features exciting keynote speakers and engaging breakout sessions designed to cover the myriad of issues that surround community development. We honor and lift up the work of our members and partners, providing access to the state of the art in community and economic development. Sessions cover topics from strategies for increasing financial resources available to communities to land use topics such community planning, land recycling and affordable housing, mobility equity and transit-oriented development, and community capacity and organizing.

  The Summit is a truly regional event, drawing speakers and participants not only from PCRG member organizations and neighborhoods, but also from surrounding cities, the broader region, and across the country. PCRG strives to make the Summit accessible to everyone who is passionate about rebuilding and sustaining healthy, vibrant, and sustainable communities – from community development professionals and elected officials to neighborhood volunteers.

  Each year’s Summit focuses on a different theme that guides the selection of keynotes, session presenters, and more. This year’s theme – [Re] defining Equity, Equality, and Justice in Community Development – hones in on the challenges and opportunities in creating communities that lift up people of all races, genders, and backgrounds onto an even field of opportunity.

• Sustainability & Health: Partners by Nature Webinar

  March 24, 2020 2:00 pm Leave a Comment

  On Tuesday, March 24th, from 10-11:30 a.m., the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC), Penn State’s Sustainability Institute, the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health, the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and the Villanova School of Nursing are co-hosting a webinar on the intersection of sustainability and public health in Pennsylvania. This call will introduce frameworks of sustainability and the social determinants of health and open a discussion on how we can build collaborations across organizations working in these fields going forward.

• TRUTHSayers: Tarana Burke

  March 9, 2020 11:00 pm Leave a Comment

  Tarana Burke is a civil rights activist who was the original founder of the “Me Too” movement, which she started in 2006. It later became a global phenomenon that raised awareness about sexual harassment, abuse, and assault in society in 2017. In 2017, Burke and other influential female activists were named “the silence breakers” by Time magazine. She currently serves at the Girls for Gender Equity in Brooklyn as its senior director.

• Corporate Responsibility Frameworks 101

  March 3, 2020 5:00 pm Leave a Comment

  Join Green Building Alliance staff for an introduction to corporate social responsibility frameworks and rating systems, specifically relating to measuring equity in the workplace and operations.  GBA’s Leslie Montgomery will present on the JUST, GEN, BCorp, ISO 26000, and other growing trends in the industry and the role corporate responsibility plays in our sustainable future.  We will also hear from local organizations that have pursued these labels, including from 3R Sustainability’s Jana Lake.

   

  Agenda Overview:

  • What is Corporate Social Responsibility?
  • Introduction to Frameworks
  • Local Case Study
  • Q&A

• Negro Leagues Centennial Commemoration

  February 13, 2020 11:00 pm Leave a Comment

  In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Negro League baseball, the Heinz History Center is partnering with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Josh Gibson Foundation, and Carnegie Museum of Art to host an engaging panel discussion on Thursday, Feb. 13.

  The date marks exactly 100 years since the Negro National League – the first African American professional baseball league – was established at a YMCA in Kansas City, Mo.

  The Negro League Centennial Commemoration at the History Center will examine the legacy and impact of the Negro Leagues here in Pittsburgh with an all-star panel featuring:

  • Al Oliver, Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star outfielder and member of the 1971 World Series Champion team
  • Sean Gibson, executive director, Josh Gibson Foundation; great-grandson of the legendary slugger
  • Rob Ruck, professor of history, University of Pittsburgh; author of “Raceball”
  • Samuel W Black, director of the African American Program at the Heinz History Center
  • Charlene Foggie-Barnett, Teenie Harris Archive Specialist, Carnegie Museum of Art

  The panel will be moderated by Pittsburgh Pirates play-by-play announcer Joe Block.

  The event will also showcase the world of Negro League baseball through the images of legendary Pittsburgh photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris, courtesy of the Teenie Harris Archive at the Carnegie Museum of Art.

  As home to two of the Negro League’s most dominant teams – the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords – Pittsburgh was once the center of Negro League baseball. The legacy of the city’s Negro League teams is evident inside the walls of Cooperstown, as 15 players from the Grays and Crawfords are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

  The event includes access to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, where visitors can see that legacy on display, including a rare Homestead Grays uniform, a glove worn by legendary hurler Satchel Paige, and a lifelike figure of Josh Gibson.

  ADMISSION

  Doors open at 6 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m.

  Admission to this event is FREE and includes access to all six floors of History Center exhibitions. Pre-registration by Feb. 7 is required.

• Inspire Speakers Series: Inspirational Stories on the Intersections of Climate, Equity, and Health

  January 30, 2020 9:30 pm Leave a Comment

  

  Green Building Alliance’s first Inspire Speakers Series of the decade will engage local leaders and changemakers to tell their inspiring stories of the Intersections of Climate, Equity, and Health. Their amazing storytellers will recount their experiences throughout each topic, showing the symbiotic harmony between climate, equity, and health.

   

  4:30-5:30 – Food, Drinks, and Networking
  5:30-7:00 – Presentations by our Storytellers
  7:00 – Q&A Session, Networking with Storytellers

• Ready to Run Campaign Training for Women Pittsburgh 2020

  January 25, 2020 1:00 pm Leave a Comment

  Ready to Run is a non-partisan program for women who want to run for office, seek higher office, work on a campaign, get appointed to office, or learn more about the political system. Ready to Run is your one-stop training on running for office or getting involved in public life. You will learn from prominent elected and appointed leaders, campaign consultants, party officials, and policy experts.

• Racial Justice Summit

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  The Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit is a two-part event. The Opening Ceremony is on Friday night at Union Project, and the Summit is a full day of workshops on Saturday. Register for the Summit on this page, and register for the Opening Ceremony here.

  The Summit workshops and panels will be held at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Doors open at 8:00 am and there will be a continental breakfast. The event begins at 9 am. Lunch is also provided.

  Looking forward to seeing you there! Our theme this year is 1492-2020: Decolonize Our Histories to Reclaim Our Humanity. America’s wealth is built on stolen land, by the labor of stolen people. Our legacy is one of genocide, enslavement, oppression and intergenerational trauma.

  The Summit’s goal is to underscore the necessity and importance of critically re-evaluating our respective histories, specifically colonization, how it has caused widespread dehumanization and exploitation throughout global and local history, and its link to modern racial justice issues. Workshops and panels will confront historical and modern racial issues, including social, economic, political, immigration, and environmental justice.

  Registration proceeds are used to cover the cost of hosting the Summit and for the Jonny Gammage Scholarship Fund. We ask that those with access to more resources pay more and thus provide the cushion for those with less access to pay less, creating a sustainable economic underpinning for the conference.

  Looking forward to seeing you there!

  Thank you for your commitment to justice.

• Women of Color in Pennsylvania Politics: Ready to Run Pittsburgh Pre-Conference Session

  January 24, 2020 11:00 pm Leave a Comment

  Ready to Run is a non-partisan program for women who want to run for office, seek higher office, work on a campaign, get appointed to office, or learn more about the political system. Ready to Run is your one-stop training on running for office or getting involved in public life. You will learn from prominent elected and appointed leaders, campaign consultants, party officials, and policy experts.

   

  *This session is part of the Ready to Run Campaign Training Conference.

• Understanding Unconscious Bias: Avoiding the Traps, Making Better Decisions

  January 22, 2020 2:00 pm Leave a Comment

  DBA Training Solutions has partnered with the Corporate Equity Inclusion Roundtable (CEIR), BPEP, and Duquesne University to provide our 5-hour Unconscious Bias workshop on Wednesday, January 22nd. Our workshops are led by a team of trainers who utilize a combination of lecture, videos, and group exercises as they take a deeper dive into the science behind bias and help attendees make better, more informed decisions in their personal and professional lives. Our training is relevant, engaging, and delivered in an eye-opening and non-accusatory presentation.

  Fore more information, please visit our website at www.dbatrainingsolutions.com