SCC Participates in Fifth Annual Youngstown May Day Celebration of Labor, Environment, Spring

SOBE Concerned Citizens
May 1
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SOBE Concerned Citizens engaged Mahoning residents and other in the Youngstown area that were curious and concerned about SOBE's planned pyrolysis plant downtown.

This year’s theme was 'Let This Radicalize You,' focusing on fairness, civil rights, the environment, education and the law.

“'In Youngstown, we’ve always known hard times. This is a way to come together and celebrate the good times, as well as how to create that future we desire and want. I think that’s the important part,' said Erin Timms, owner of Calvin Center for the Arts."

SOBE Concerned Citizens' community organizer, Kayshia Washington, took part in the Grassroots Activism Roundtable: "What it Looks Like to Do the Work."

This was a great how-to on identifying local problems and building winning campaigns and projects with

seasoned organizers from the region, with Dana Oleskiewicz, Trans Allies of Ohio; Dr. Amanda Fehlbaum, OH HB1 Referendum Petition; Kayshia Washington, SOBE Concerned Citizens; and Felicia Armstrong, Friends of the Mahoning River; and moderator, Susie Beiersdorfer from Ohio Community Rights Network.