Shop for groceries, including half off fresh produce, at the Giant Eagle Mobile Market! SNAP, WIC, debit, gift cards, select OTC health plan cards and checks are accepted.

Housing justice is a relatively new term for the long-standing idea that safe, affordable, and accessible housing is a fundamental human right. Our panelists will discuss the current housing landscape in Pittsburgh, specifically the historical and ongoing disparities caused by structural racism and other systems of oppression. They also propose solutions to attain healthy housing for us all.

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Shop for groceries, including half off fresh produce, at the Giant Eagle Mobile Market! SNAP, WIC, debit, gift cards, select OTC health plan cards and checks are accepted.

Shop for groceries, including half off fresh produce, at the Giant Eagle Mobile Market! SNAP, WIC, debit, gift cards, select OTC health plan cards and checks are accepted.

The call for reparations in the United States by Black and Indigenous communities is not new. Financial compensation and land sovereignty are two kinds of reparations, but there are many other ways to address the harms caused by forced unpaid labor, land theft, violence, and racism. Panelists will review the history of reparations, clarify purpose, and offer contemporary examples.

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It is widely known that people of color, especially Black Americans, are over-represented within the U.S. prison system. Many people have come to the conclusion that incarceration is not an effective response to nor deterrent of crime. Our panelists will examine how prisons perpetuate racial inequities and offer key arguments for prison abolition as a way to make our communities healthier and safer.

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Many of us have heard of prison abolition, but are unsure of what an alternative process of accountability could look like. Restorative justice is a set of principles and practices that emphasizes healing in the aftermath of harm as opposed to punishment. Panelists will explain the major characteristics of this framework and describe what it would look like to prioritize reparative practices in our responses to crime.

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Promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all has been a constant vision and goal throughout the more than 156 years of YWCA’s history in Pittsburgh and around the world. In support of YWCA’s annual Week Without Violence, this conversation focuses on contemporary peace movements and their interlocking relationship to eliminating racism and empowering women.

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Black women and birthing people in Pittsburgh are more than twice as likely to die while pregnant, during birth or postpartum, compared to their white counterparts. Steep racial inequities persist, however a passionate base of advocates and professionals in our city are working to improve these unjust conditions so that Black birthers may experience the healthy pregnancies and deliveries they deserve. Panelists will review racialized disparities in maternal health and recommend ways to improve birthing outcomes.

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