North Hills Progressives

Happy Pride Month!! 🏳️‍🌈

Love is love. Equality is non-negotiable. We celebrate our LGBTQ+ friends, families and neighbors living their authentic lives and will continue to fight to elect officials who value equality for all.

It's time for Ross Pride!!

Stop by our table to meet our members, purchase a We Believe yard sign, enter our contest to win a Pride prize basket, spin the wheel for other prizes, make a sign for our NHP Pride Rally, and write a postcard to our legislators! 🏳️‍🌈

Last week was our May monthly meeting, and we were excited to have Pam Turner, Program Director at HEARTH, join us ❤

HEARTH is a non-profit located in Shaler Township that provides housing and resources for mothers and children who are facing domestic violence and homelessness. Most cases they see are in Allegheny County.

At any one time they can house 26 families in the 2 and 3 BR apartments on their property. All apartments come fully furnished even down to kitchen supplies, sheets, towels, shower curtains, etc. When families exit the program they are encouraged to take the housewares to get them started in their own housing.

In addition to housing, HEARTH provides employment resources, subsidized childcare, a food pantry, classes on finance/budgeting, and life skills workshops. Families can live at HEARTH for two years, preparing to move out on their own, before the program ends.

We were proud to send Pam home with a huge pile of donations for their families. If you missed the meeting and still want to donate, please remember that HEARTH has wishlists online- https://www.amazon.com/wedding/guest-view/2XURQ6D5VLRE4

If you'd prefer to donate your time, HEARTH would be thrilled to have your help! https://hearthpgh.org/volunteer/

That's how it's done! 👏

"Catena’s removal from council’s leadership may not, by itself, be a signal of coming changes to the body’s work, but it is an indication of how council has already changed. A growing progressive bloc, verging on a majority, is composed mostly of people elected in the last two cycles. Long-serving members who have left council in recent years have been replaced by younger, more left-leaning members."

Allegheny County Council elects environmental advocate as president, replacing Catena Days after Pat Catena resigned from the council presidency following a controversial campaign mailer, members picked Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis to succeed him.

🎉❤️

Ross and West View folks📣

Do you feel that momentum?! You can be part of it!!

After last night's election, there are still some empty seats on both Democratic committees because no one ran for them. When there are empty seats, you can be appointed and become your neighborhood's representative that way ❤️

If you live in these areas and are interested in learning more, email [email protected].

West View District 6: has an opening for the male seat

Ross 1-4: has an opening for both the male and female seats

Ross 3-3: has an opening for the female seat

Ross 4-3: has an opening for the female seat

What a night! 😍

West View District 2: Peter Barcousky ⭐WON! ⭐

Ross Ward 3 District 4: Martell McDuffy ⭐WON! ⭐

Ross Ward 5 District 2: Ellis & Chelsea Peet ⭐WON! ⭐

Ross Ward 5 District 3: Josh Hischar & Deanna Philpott⭐WON!⭐

Ross Ward 7 District 2: Elizabeth Scanlon ⭐WON! ⭐

Ross Ward 7 District 4: Joelene Hester ⭐WON! ⭐

Thank you to everyone who voted for our candidates, and a special thank you to everyone who wrote postcards, knocked doors, and told their friends to vote for these amazing humans!

And thank you to Michael Clark-Polner for running. Although it wasn't successful this time, we're sure we'll see you on the ballot next time!

Go vote! ✊

Still have your mail-in ballot? You can either:

Bring your ballot and the return envelope to your polling place to be voided. After signing a declaration, you'll vote with a regular ballot.

OR

If you don’t have your mail-in ballot anymore, you’ll vote by provisional ballot, which will be counted after verifying you didn’t vote-by-mail.

Primary Election Day is today. We encourage all who haven’t voted already to take a few minutes to vote today.

Polls open 7am-8pm

Find your polling place

https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx

Tomorrow is Election Day!

Ross and West View folks: most of you will have one of the easiest primary ballots you've ever had, with no candidates on your ballot having challengers.

However, some of you will see contested races for Democratic Committee, so you'll need to pick a candidate.

Here are our picks for those races:

West View District 2: Peter Barcousky

Ross Ward 3 District 4: Martell McDuffy
Ross Ward 5 District 2: Ellis & Chelsea Peet
Ross Ward 5 District 3: Josh Hischar & Deanna Philpott
Ross Ward 7 District 1: Michael Clark-Polner
Ross Ward 7 District 2: Elizabeth Scanlon
Ross Ward 7 District 4: Joelene Hester

And if you are in these Ross districts, you have the opportunity to write in some candidates!

Ross Ward 2 District 2: Write in Erin Smith
Ross Ward 5 District 4: Write in Eric Phillips

Show our members/supporters some love by voting for them! ❤️