Act now for the future of our planet & justice in our cities image description: digital flyer for the #SealTheDeal rally outside Conor Lamb's office to demand he stand up for climate, jobs and transit justice. Rally is being held August 19th, 10:45-11:45am at 11 Duff Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Trillions of dollars are at stake for our climate, jobs and transit justice! Congress is on the brink of passing an infrastructure bill & budget reconciliation that will decide the future of our planet. We can't let this moment pass us by. Join us Thursday to demand that Rep Conor Lamb stand up for a climate justice infrastructure plan that includes increased investment in public transit, union-made electric buses, and divestment from fossil fuels. Join us at the #SealTheDeal Rally If you aren't able to join the rally, you can still take action! Click below to write a letter to your Congressperson and ask them to #SealTheDeal for transit and climate justice, and green jobs. Write your letter image description: image WESA's report, Mobile Ticketing Is A Go: Port Authority Launches Ready2Ride, a red bus travels up Liberty Ave near Wood Street Station "Mobile Ticketing Is A Go: Port Authority Launches Ready2Ride", news coverage from WESA. This week Port Authority announced a new mobile fare payment program that will allow riders to purchase and pay for fares on their cell phones. This is a long-awaited improvement that will make it easier for people to use the system. However, there are still some big holes in the program. Disabled riders with half-fare cards will need to travel downtown and surrender their card in order to use the app. Parents with young children who ride with half-fare will need to do the same. We want to celebrate this program, but we want everyone at the party. We need a mobile fare payment app that is accessible to all. Check out Margaret J. Krauss' article for WESA below: Read the WESA article image description: text that reads "More affordable Public Transit" Port Authority has some of the most expensive transit fares in the country. Are we going to put up with that for 25 more years? Speak up for the importance of affordable fares in the agency's new long-range plan. While it is great news (and because of rider advocacy) that the Port Authority has identified fare affordability as a top priority, it is deeply concerning that the Port Authority doesn’t actually propose any solutions, nor any investment to evaluate or plan to make fares more affordable. Read the blog Image description: hand-drawn illustration from the Transit Equity Day network. Shows a bus driver behind the wheel, wearing a mask, welcoming people onto their bus Event from the Transit Equity Day Network: Labor/Community Transit Organizing: How We Build Power and Equity Together Federal legislation is pending that could increase funding for public transit. Strong local coalitions between transit workers and riders will be necessary to be sure that these funds prioritize our needs. Join the Transit Equity Day network this Friday via Zoom to hear from national and local labor leaders about how to reach out to labor in your community, how to navigate challenging issues, and how to build a power coalition together. We'll also hear from you–by allowing ample time for questions and discussion. RSVP Image description: collage of photos of the newly elected members of PPT's Coordinating Committee Welcome to the Newly Elected PPT Coordinating Committee Members, 2021-2023! Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a democratic, grassroots, member-led organization and we practice what we preach. Each year we run an election cycle to choose a new round of leaders to step into our organization's core team of organizers. This participatory process keeps us accountable to our members and focused on campaigns to improve the lives of local transit riders. The results of our 2021 elections were recently announced. Congrats to Paul O'Hanlon, Barb Warwick, Mayor Nickole Nesby, Kevin Joa, Swetha Jasti, and Dean Mougianis on your election to this core team! Meet PPT's New Coordinating Committee Members Image description: graphic from Take Action Mon Valley's digital flyer. Background has smiling people at protest overlaid with text that reads "Community Organizer Training #Mobilize #Organize #Rest #Repeat" Get trained up with the best! Join PPT Coordinating Committee Member Fawn Walker-Montgomery for a Community Organizer Training with Take Action Mon Valley! Community organizing is a democratic strategy used by social movements, labor unions, under-represented communities, and marginalized groups to gain rights, win collective political power, and create positive change. It’s essential to achieving significant long-term change and vital in challenging the status quo. Part 1 of Take Action Mon Valley's virtual training series is open to anyone that wants to learn more about organizing for social justice and movement building. It will take place on August 21, 2021, from 1:00-3:00 and will cover: the basics of community organizing how to properly engage community residents action planning & self-advocacy power mapping difference between social justice and black liberation role of white allies and accomplices Join the Training, 8/21, 1-3pm image description: photo from the Transit for All PA! rally in June. 100 transit riders stand on the steps of the PA State Capital Building in Harrisburg 🖱️ ✊ Click-tivist Corner🖱️ ✊️️️ ️'cus the system ain't gunna change itself. Before you move on, take 2 minutes to advocate for transit & housing justice in these surveys: Join in the #SealTheDeal Action from home by sending a letter to you congressperson today Image description: graphic from the national #SealTheDeal action. Reads "No cuts to climate, care, jobs & justice" with an image of people holding protest signs Speak up for more affordable fares in Port Authority's new 25-yr long range plan today Image description: section of a map from NEXTransit long-range plan with lines showing the plan's priority corridors Email your PA representatives & ask them to sign-on the to Transit for All PA! platform Image description: transit riders and workers holding signs at Transit for All PA! rally in Harrisburg. Image description: profile shot of red articulated Port Authority bus traveling down a busway. Text above reads "Events" Public Meetings to discuss Port Authority's Transit-Oriented Community redesign of South Hills Junction Station (online & in-person) // Wednesday & Thursday, 8/18-19, multiple times // RSVP + info here #SealTheDeal Rally to demand Congress stand up for Climate, Jobs, & Transit Justice // Thursday, 8/19, 10:45-11:45am // 11 Duff Road, Penn Hills, 15235 // RSVP here 7th Annual Oakland Ramp Crawl "Reimagined" hosted by Oakland for All (in-person) // Friday, 8/20, 4pm-7pm // Schenley Plaza // RSVP + Info here "Labor/Community Transit Organizing: How We Build Power and Equity Together" hosted by the Transit Equity Day Network (online) // Friday, 8/20, 12pm // RSVP here Community Organizer Training hosted by Take Action Mon Valley (online) // Saturday, 8/21 1-3pm // RSVP + info here TRUST (Transit Riders of the US Together) Meeting w organizers from ACT-LA on their successful free fare campaign (online) // Friday, 8/27, 3-4pm // RSVP here 7th Annual Human Rights Cookout & Potluck hosted by the PGH Human Rights City Alliance (in-person, for now) // Sunday, 8/29, 1-4pm // RSVP+Info here ⭐️ PPT Monthly Meeting (online, for now) // Wednesday, 9/8 // 6:30pm Social Hour, 7-8:30pm Meeting // RSVP here PPT Communications Committee Meeting (online) // Tuesday, 9/14 // 7-8pm // Zoom Link ‌ ‌ Pittsburghers for Public Transit | 5119 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!