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We are entering a critical time now as the PA legislature finalized its work on the State Education Budget and we come closer to the start of the milestone PA School Funding Lawsuit Trial. POWER Interfaith and Pennsylvanians for Fair Funding are calling ALL racial justice and education justice advocates to show up for our kids on June 21 at 12:30PM in Pottstown. REGISTER HERE for the rally.
Providence Friends Meeting is organizing participants. Please email Renée Burgos if you have interest in attending /carpooling.
Join us for a statewide, multi-site action on June 21st in support of Governor Wolf’s proposed budget that includes 100% Fair Funding for PA schools!
In-person actions will be taking place in Philadelphia, Allentown, Pottstown, and Lancaster at 12pm on June 21st (Pottstown at 12:30pm). Part of the action also will be live-streamed for remote participation. Register now and make your voice heard!
George Lakey is helping to recruit Friends for a “Grandparents Walk for Climate Justice” to protest JP Morgan Chase Bank’s position as the #1 funder of fossil fuels.
At a time of urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and when some have been ordered to cut emissions, JP Morgan Chase continues to invest in fossil fuels even after it has pledged to invest $2.5 trillion in climate solutions. Click HERE to read the Sierra Club’s short press release about this.
There will be a rally at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on June 25 at 10:30 AM, followed by action at nearby Chase Bank location. Afternoon action at PECO/Philadelphia Electric Company (owned by Exelon). Possible action at fossil fuel polluting site TBD.
The “Grandparents Walk” will come through Delaware County on Saturday, June 26th, stopping to support local environmental health and justice campaigns at the Covanta “trash-to-energy” incinerator in Chester and at the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex. There will be a morning rally at 9 AM at Governor Printz Park in Essington, PA near Philly airport, across river from proposed Gibbstown LNG export terminal. Then, a walk to Chester to site of polluting Covanta incinerator, and a walk to site of Marcus Hook oil refinery. Please come to support these local environmental justice groups and welcome the marchers on their way to Wilmington. Friends wishing to participate in the march should contact Margaret Mansfield by June 19.
A direct action civil disobedience protest will take place at the JP Morgan Chase headquarters in Wilmington on Monday, June 28. Those wishing to engage in civil disobedience there should take the orientation and training session as on June 27. Visit the Grandparents Walk website for more information.
Games Galore & More for ALL AGES
will start on our Porch and continue in our main library.
10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, June 26
Kick-Off to a whole week of FUN!
Play our raffle online or come purchase your tickets at our POP-UP SALE. Selling CDs, DVDs, vinyl records, board games and puzzles on the Front Porch of the Library.
Come and join us, buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win prizes,
pick up a game, puzzle, music, and a movie to GO!
Priority Delco Thrive (PDT) is an initiative of Transition Town Media and the Chester Housing Authority with the goal of prioritizing the well-being of our Delaware County, PA, businesses that have been struggling under the pandemic restrictions. To focus attention on these businesses, each month we select one business in a different Delco town for a “shopping blitz”, inviting hundreds of people to come and spend $20 or more in that business on a specific day and time frame. Not only does this bring a cash infusion to the business, it also promotes that business to many people, across the county, who may never have heard of it and who will hopefully stop in again.
An equally important goal of PDT is to raise people’s awareness of all the great towns in Delaware County and to bring them together to get to know one another and to enjoy what each town has to offer. It’s a celebration of our richness and diversity and a chance to build important new relationships with folks across the county. When we come together and support our friends and neighbors, Delco Thrives. We all thrive.
This month, we’ll be in Swarthmore, sampling delicious selections from the Village Vine’s menu, 6 Park Ave. Swarthmore’s really gotten the Delco Thrive bug! They’re putting on quite a festival of fun activities – music, dance, and much more. So, order a meal or several from Village Vine but plan to stick around and enjoy the festivities! Once you sign up, we’ll be sending you updates on what is happening when so you won’t miss a thing.
Save the date for the first of four performances in our 2021 Arts in the Park… Soul & Jazz Pop Fusion with Danie Ocean! Danie is a legally blind singer-songwriter and arts advocate from Media, Pennsylvania with a voice reminiscent of Liz Wright, Lauryn Hill, and Alicia Keys.
Rain date Sunday, June 27*
Free & family-friendly
Bring a blanket or chair, and relax on the lawn by the historical stage for a late afternoon concert. After the performance, head into Media for dinner and shopping, just two blocks away on State Street!
This summer’s Arts in the Park was made possible by funding from Program Stream, a grant initiative of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts that is regionally administered by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.
Thank you to our Summer Series Sponsors Media Recreation Board and West End Flats; Performance Sponsors Sterling Pig Brewery, Seven Stones Gallery, and Shere-e-Punjab; and to Delaware County Parks & Recreation, without whose support these concerts would not be possible.
*If the weather is questionable, we will post on Facebook and on our website by 1:00 Saturday whether we will use our Sunday rain date.
COVID Logistics:
Delaware County Covid-19 protocols will be followed. As of May 24, their Summer Festival website indicates: “Masks will likely be required while entering, exiting, and walking around the amphitheater and may be removed while you are sitting at your spot.“
General Logistics:
- Free and family-friendly!
- Performances are at the Glen Providence Park Stage, downhill from the main entrance on State Street in Media.
- Rain dates are the Sunday after each scheduled performance. If the rain date is used, the decision will be posted by 1:00pm Saturday on our website and Facebook.
- Seating is on the lawn – bring your blanket or chair!
- There is a parking lot at the State Street entrance and along State Street and West Street.
- We encourage you to walk or take public transportation: the main entrance is just 2 blocks from the end of the Media trolley line, or less than a .6 mile walk from the Media train station.
Join with Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm.
After five years of action by Earth Quaker Action Team, PNC announced today a shift in its policy that will effectively cease its financing of mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia.
Together we have shifted the policy of the seventh largest U.S. bank! This marks a major turnaround for PNC, who for years refused to budge on this issue. After more than 125 actions, their desire to continue business as usual proved no match for EQAT and our allies.
As more and more banks stop financing mountaintop removal, we expect it to become increasingly difficult over the next few years for mountaintop removal coal companies to secure financing for their destructive operations. So, join us in thanking the people of Appalachia who continue to inspire us and take bold action.
Celebrate and share this news widely. Together we have shown that strategic nonviolent direct action makes a difference. EQAT will continue to keep an eye on PNC to be sure that it follows through with this policy change. We will be looking forward to the next campaign.
Save the date for the second of four performances in our 2021 Arts in the Park… Rhythm & Soul with Paul Downie & Friends! Drummer/Vocalist Paul Downie leads a high energy band playing “Rhythm & Soul,” a lively mix of Reggae, Jazz, and R&B, with an emphasis on New Orleans styles.
We will also be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Friends of Glen Providence Park!
Rain date Sunday, July 11*
Free & family-friendly
Bring a blanket or chair, and relax on the lawn by the historical stage for a late afternoon concert. After the performance, head into Media for dinner and shopping, just two blocks away on State Street!
This summer’s Arts in the Park was made possible by funding from Program Stream, a grant initiative of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts that is regionally administered by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.
Thank you to our Summer Series Sponsors Media Recreation Board and West End Flats; Performance Sponsors Sterling Pig Brewery, Seven Stones Gallery, and Shere-e-Punjab; and to Delaware County Parks & Recreation, without whose support these concerts would not be possible.
*If the weather is questionable, we will post on Facebook and on our website by 1:00 Saturday whether we will use our Sunday rain date.
COVID Logistics:
Delaware County Covid-19 protocols will be followed. As of May 24, their Summer Festival website indicates: “Masks will likely be required while entering, exiting, and walking around the amphitheater and may be removed while you are sitting at your spot.“
General Logistics:
- Free and family-friendly!
- Performances are at the Glen Providence Park Stage, downhill from the main entrance on State Street in Media.
- Rain dates are the Sunday after each scheduled performance. If the rain date is used, the decision will be posted by 1:00pm Saturday on our website and Facebook.
- Seating is on the lawn – bring your blanket or chair!
- There is a parking lot at the State Street entrance and along State Street and West Street.
- We encourage you to walk or take public transportation: the main entrance is just 2 blocks from the end of the Media trolley line, or less than a .6 mile walk from the Media train station.
The Steering Group is the governing body of Transition Town Media. Comprised of representatives of each of the current Working Groups, the officers of TTM, and any other interested and committed members of TTM, this body meets once a month on 2nd Mondays to discuss current projects and initiatives and makes decisions regarding future activities.
Everyone is welcome to attend these meetings and contribute to the discussions. We value your ideas and input.
Contact us at info@transitiontownmedia.org for Zoom link.
We come together on a regular basis as a community dedicated to finding our way as the old world dies and a new world is born. As we deepen and enrich our connections with each other, we feel supported to do the important work of inner transition. We examine our attitudes, beliefs and assumptions. We share our struggles, fears, anger and grief as well as our joys and successes.
In the words of Joanna Macy, We are all involved in a huge, absolutely necessary transition from the Industrial Growth Society to a Life-Sustaining Society. It is an enormous privilege to be alive at this time and to be playing a part in this transition. It will bring forth our strength, creativity and courage. The choices and decisions we make now will determine if there will be a future for our children and grandchildren. We’re all in this together. Don’t go into isolation. We need to look into each other’s eyes and hold each other’s hands.
We are currently reading Charles Eisenstein’s book, The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. Come join us! TTM’s Inner Transition Group meets at 7 PM on the third Thursday of each month. Contact Marion at info@TransitionTownMedia.org for location.
Join with Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm.
After five years of action by Earth Quaker Action Team, PNC announced today a shift in its policy that will effectively cease its financing of mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia.
Together we have shifted the policy of the seventh largest U.S. bank! This marks a major turnaround for PNC, who for years refused to budge on this issue. After more than 125 actions, their desire to continue business as usual proved no match for EQAT and our allies.
As more and more banks stop financing mountaintop removal, we expect it to become increasingly difficult over the next few years for mountaintop removal coal companies to secure financing for their destructive operations. So, join us in thanking the people of Appalachia who continue to inspire us and take bold action.
Celebrate and share this news widely. Together we have shown that strategic nonviolent direct action makes a difference. EQAT will continue to keep an eye on PNC to be sure that it follows through with this policy change. We will be looking forward to the next campaign.
