Monthly Archives: March 2009
Voter Photo ID Bill at State Level
| March 6, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under Elections, Get Involved, Government, Issues, PA General Assembly, Pennsylvania, Take Action, voting, Voting Rights |
Requiring voters to show ID every time they vote is a barrier to voting. Contact your state representative and senator, and members of the relevant committees, and ask them to vote against such a requirement. You can find your representatives’ contact information here. The Senate Bill in question can be found here. Here are some…
School Board Watch: Transparency+Accountability=YOU
| March 5, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under A+ Schools, Community Development, Education, Get Involved, Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, PUMP, School Board, Volunteer Opportunities |
From the folks at PUMP: A+ Schools and PUMP believe that the City and the region rely on an excellent public school system in order to prosper. But the school system will only be as good as its leadership demands. Board Watch is an effort to engage and inform the community about school board governance…
The Billboards Are Back: City Hearing Next Week
| March 5, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Advertising, Civic Engagement, Community Development, Downtown, Get Involved, Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
Remember the big debacle last year regarding a certain LED billboard on a certain transportation center (at the corner of Grant and 11th Streets in Downtown Pittsburgh)? (See this, that, or the other post from last year.) Well, lucky for us, we have a say in the issue. As the City prepares to develop policy…
Clippings from March 4th
| March 4, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. POWERSHIFT’09: What it was – The League of Young Voters who attended PowerShift 09 have a bunch of pictures and a nice wrap up of the PowerShift conference. Twitter / Carmen L. Robinson: I am working on a position … – Carmen…
Peduto Campaign Kick-Off Party: Peduto, Progressives, Pastries
| March 4, 2009 | Posted by Seenster under 2009 Primary Election, Events |
Image by Step It Up 2007 via Flickr Re-Elect Peduto to Council in ’09 has just sent an invitation to the facebook group for Bill Peduto‘s campaign kick-off. Peduto Campaign Kick-Off Party: Peduto, progressives, pastries Friday, March 13, 2009 7-9pm Schenley Ice Rink, Banquet Room RSVP on peopleforpeduto@gmail.com or Facebook Related blog posts… Hold that…
P2PAC Looking for a Few Good Candidates
| March 3, 2009 | Posted by P2pac under 2009 Primary Election, Elections, Endorsements, P2PAC, Pittsburgh, Politics |
P2PAC is getting ready to make it’s first round of endorsements ever! To get in on the action, send your favorite candidate to the P2PAC website to download the questionnaire: http://p2pac.com/2009/03/02/primary-2009-questionaire/ P2PAC develops, supports, and helps to elect candidates who demonstrate vision, progressive values, and electability. It considers candidates whose districts touch the City of…
Clippings from February 25th – March 3rd
| March 3, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Councilman wants city to turn off lights March 28 – Pittsburgh will be a little bit darker on March 28 at 8:30 p.m., if City Councilman William Peduto has his way. Mr. Peduto is leading a push to make the city a…
Connect to Progress Pittsburgh
| March 1, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under Progress Pittsburgh Updates |
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