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PA Budget Day of Action

June 4, 2019 @ 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

Budget Day of Action - June 4, 2019

Budget Day of Action - June 4, 2019
Just Harvest and other allies in the PA’s Choice campaign will be coming from across Pennsylvania to the Capitol to call on legislators to pass a responsible 2019-2020 budget. We need our government to invest in education, human services, and environmental protection, and raise the wage for hardworking Pennsylvanians.

We hope you can join us to make sure they get the message!

Join us on a bus to the state Capitol on Tuesday, June 4th, for this Budget Day of Action! Rally with people from across PA, and tell your senator and representative to enact a budget that puts people first!

AGENDA:

10:30AM – Legislative briefing & lobby training

11:00AM – Legislative office visits

11:30AM – Home Matters Day press conference & mini-rally (convened by the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania)

12:00PM – PA’s Choice Budget Rally (featuring Lt. Gov. John Fetterman)

1:00PM – Boxed lunches (provided by PA Budget & Policy Center)

1:30PM – Save General Assistance press conference (convened by PA Health Access Network)

2:30PM – Minimum wage action (convened by Raise the Wage PA coalition & Restaurant Opportunity Center United)

3:00/3:15PM – Conclude; buses depart

TRANSPORTATION:

Get On the Bus! Reserve your seat on our bust traveling to the Capitol (& order a boxed lunch).

Pittsburgh Bus (coordinated by Just Harvest)

Departure/Return Location: 398 S. Carson Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203

Meet at 7:00AM; Bus departs at 7:30AM

Bus will return to Pittsburgh by 7:00PM

JOIN US ON THE BUS

Bring a Carload of Friends! Contact your friends & neighbors and carpool to the Capitol!

REGISTER FOR A BOXED LUNCH & LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES:

If you registered for a bus and submitted your lunch preferences, you do not need to register here.

If you plan to meet us at the Capitol on June 4th, please register here so that PBPC receives your lunch order and so has an adequate supply of resources for legislative office visits (maps of the Capitol, lists of legislators’ office locations, materials to leave with legislators, etc.)

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS:

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please email Helen Gerhardt or call her at (412) 518-7387.

Details

Date:
June 4, 2019
Time:
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
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Organizer

Just Harvest and We the People Campaign

Venue

State Capitol
Harrisburg, 17120 + Google Map