Harrisburgh Day of Action

Maria Farrell and Judy Hines were in Harrisburg as two voices among 500 to speak to saving our beloved Pa. parks and game lands from fracking .   

It was a 3 for day ....  We visited state Rep.  On proposed pension bill, spoke to senators on behalf of Mike Muha and Dan LaValle,  and stood with a group opposing cuts for people with disabilities .   We had all of you in our pockets.

June 21 DWMC Day of Action. Juneteenth Farrell, PA

         DWMC DAY OF ACTION :  Juneteenth Celebration  ~ June 21 Veterans Square in Farrell

   Join us in celebration of this event, enjoy great live music and homecooked food and help spread good will in the community, encourage voter registration and voting. Participation in the Juneteenth event in Farrell will replace our regular June monthly meeting.

              DWMC booth has been a part of this event since the beginning of DWMC 

                      All DWMC hands on deck for this wonderful event.  

             Schedule:

                       a.  Parade Line Up.  9:30

                       b.  Table times and distribution of tickets for children's books

                       c.  Volunteers needed to sit ( bring your own chair ) or stand 

                            DWMC table  TIMES :  11:00. -  3:00. Please volunteer 

                            A slot of time between these hours

                       d.  Last but not least ....BRING GENTLY USED OR NEW CHILDREN'S

                            BOOKS .  this is a part of our action for Juneteenth . We distribute books to

                            Children and for those members who chose, we sit under the trees

                            In the park and read stories to the children.  

DWMC truck in the Parade 2013

DWMC table at Juneteenth 2013

PA Shale Drilling

Kathleen Cardille sent this link

Shale Play

http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/drilling/

This site is very informative with maps including the drilling in Western PA.

DWMC May 10, 2014 meeting Sharon PA

Speaking about gun laws and proposed gun laws.  HB2011, HR1515. Stolen and illegal guns and are used in 85% of crimes in PIttsburgh.   

We need to contact our legislators about the gun bills. HB 1010;  HR 1565;  S 649

Lost or stolen Gun Reporting laws. 

Democrat Women of Mercer County PA, May Meeting

DWMC monthly meeting :
Saturday May 10
10:00 am
Democratic headquarters 
Vine Street ,Sharon Pa.

This meeting will be our last meeting before the primary election .    Our focus will be GET OUT THE VOTE.
With the volumes of money thrown towards the republican races our only chance to get candidates elected with democratic ideals is to GOTV .   Looking forward to seeing you to gain your ideas on how we can get democrats to the polls.  If you are a committee women having you attend this meeting will be helpful to all if us.

See you on Saturday Morning !

Noon on April 28

Mercer County Central Labor Council A.F.L C.I.O.

Workers Memorial Day

In  the Rotunda

Of the Mercer County Court House,

Mercer Pa,

Monday April 28, 2014

At Noon

As We Honor Workers

Who Have Lost Their Lives

On the Job This Past Year

Villa Maria, April 24

Town Hall Meeting about the Fracking

Here we all are at Villa Maria, we have 17 people from our DWMC attending.  There are several Amish  gentlemen that have just arrived and are speaking with Carrie Hahn.  The dinning room is filling up the program will begin soon. 

Sister Mary Cunningham is speaking and giving us a little background and History.  And photo meditatation on the gift of creation.  The Sisters of Humility of Mary have lived on this land since 1864 for over 150 years our land has sustained our well being, drilling for gas/oil violates the pastoral nature of our home and property. 

Carrie Hahn was the speaker at our April DWMC meeting, she is speaking now about the various stages of Fracking.  We are in stage 2 and we have to address the problems facing us.  There will be 40 well pads in Lawerence County. She is showing maps of the wells and pipelines and ports that are approved for exporting this gas.  This is not gas for energy independence.  Old wells must be capped before Fracking.  These old wells can become dangerous and will vent toxic chemicals one house actually blew up near McKean. Land owners need to notify the DEP if they have an abandon well on their property.  Act 13  Courts threw out part of this act. 

Townships can be sued by individuals. 

Watch. The Sky is Pink the new Gassland 2 documentary. 

Suann Davison a 

nurse from S. W. PA is speaking to us about how Gas Drilling can impact your health and how to protect yourself from the hazards of the gas drilling. Chemicals have health effects. There are 71 different chemicals,  skin irratition, persistent caught, liver damage, neurological damage and many other harmful effects from the processing plants and flaring from the well pad have occurred. 

Increase of Cancer is proven to occur with in 10 miles of a well. Children are effected first.

Noise, pollution effects are damaging. Sleep issues, stress and other effects. 

More info on this website: www.environmentalhealthproject.org

Check the Air pollution effects of living near a well pad or down wind from a processing plant.