Monthly Archives: January 2009
PeduTube – Peduto to Host Monthly YouTube Night
| January 17, 2009 | Posted by pghgal under Events |
From Bill Peduto’s latest newsletter… Back in the 80s, I used to DJ. Now, I will be hosting a monthly YouTube night. Each month, we will be raising money for a charity around a holiday. This month we celebrate MLK day by helping the Union Project, where they continue Dr. King’s dream every day. Please join me as I host…
P2pac Inauguration Party Info and Facebook Link
| January 16, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under Events, Get Involved |
Image by Archie McPhee Seattle via FlickrAs we have been circulating the invite for the Innauguration Party we have been getting a few questions about this website and the PAC What is Progress Pittsburgh and P2pac? Progress Pittsburgh is a group of people that got together after the 2004 presidential election to talk about how…
MLK Day Events 2009
| January 15, 2009 | Posted by Seenster under Events, Uncategorized |
Please let us know of additional MLK events by leaving a comment below. Monday, January 19, 2008 MLK Day in the Park @ Schenley Park SCA, Venture Outdoors, and Pittsburgh Citiparks invite you to join them for the 7th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the Park. One of the largest celebrations within the…
Get Progress Pittsburgh Updates in Your Email
| January 15, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under Progress Pittsburgh Updates |
Get updates from Progress Pittsbrugh.org delivered right to your email box. Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner What is this website about: The Progress Pittsburgh website is a forum to learn about progressive, political and community happenings in Pittsburgh. Ways to Get Involved Upcoming Events Candidate Trainings Volunteer Opportunities Newspaper and blog posts of…
District 2 Special Election – Candidates and Event
| January 15, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under 2009, Elections |
City Council District 2 Specail Election is less than a month away. The field has narrowed to 4 candidates. Georgia Blotzer (I) Chris Metz (R) Brendan Schubert (D) Theresa Smith (D) According to 15211.org there will be a meet the candidates night hosted by the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation on Thursday, January 15 at…
Don’t Forget! The P2pac is having an Inauguration Party!
| January 14, 2009 | Posted by breen under 2009 Primary Election, Events, Get Involved |
P2pac continues to raise funds (and fun) for the 2009 local primary elections. Please join us on Tuesday, January 20th to celebrate the historic inauguration of Barack Obama and get excited about local political change this spring. For event details, please see the event annoucement post.
Indiana County Candidates Training
| January 14, 2009 | Posted by pghgal under Get Involved, Indiana County, Trainings |
Image via WikipediaWhile this blog is primarily focused on Pittsburgh, we will try to post events and activities that might be of interest to the region too. These smaller races are often stepping stones for candidates to run for higher offices. The 2009 Municipal Election Cycle for Indiana County: five PA judges a magisterial district…
URA Under Investigation
| January 13, 2009 | Posted by politicalspy under Government, Pittsburgh |
The Tribune-Review today gives a brief mention to the fact that our city’s redevelopment authority is under investigation by a federal grand jury: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s office announced the probe. And that’s a hoot, considering there was no love lost between the mayor’s office and the URA during Pat Ford’s tenure at the latter. City…
Is the Race for PGH 2009 actually heating up?
| January 13, 2009 | Posted by pghgal under 2009 Primary Election, Pittsburgh |
Image via WikipediaIt was looking like a quiet, post holiday January evening. But surprise surprise – some interesting information about the mayoral race – will Patrick Dowd challenge Luke Raventahl in the may primary election? A story by Rich Lord showed up on Post-Gazette.com at 5:47 pm this afternoon and Matt. H reports that KDKA…
Jan 24, 2009 – 1 day Workshop Websites and Organizing
| January 12, 2009 | Posted by Seenster under Events |
Image by noneck via FlickrI have found the past PodCamp Pittsburgh workshops to be some of the best when it comes to learning about how to use technology and social media. I know some people from Pittsburgh attended RootsCamp in Washington, DC last month and I hope they will attend to share more information. RootsCamp…
Conference on Great Lakes Cities – March 12-14, 2009
| January 8, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under Events |
GLUE – Great Lakes Urban Exchange (website = www.gluespace.org) was founded by Abby Wilson from Pittsburgh and Sara Szurpicki from Detroit. Save the date for the 2nd Annual GLUE Conference. The 2009 conference will be held in Milwaukee March 12-14, 2009. More info is available on the conference website. What is GLUE: GLUE IS A…
Clippings from December 21st – January 5th
| January 5, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. www.carmenformayor.com is now live – Luke's competition is now online. City councilman’s stolen car recovered – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Pittsburgh police on Sunday recovered the stolen vehicle of Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields of Squirrel Hill. The vehicle, which was reported stolen…
Progress Pittsburgh PAC Inauguration Party! (01/20/09 @ 5:30)
| January 3, 2009 | Posted by breen under 2009 Primary Election, Events, Pittsburgh, Politics |
P2PAC is back! In 2009, we are here to stay. We’re going to make a difference in local races and we need your help! To kick off the year right, we’re having a party. It just so happens that the third Tuesday in January is Inauguration Day- the perfect day for us to build momentum…
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