Lancaster Changemakers Collective

🌈Join us TOMORROW for Pride Poetry in partnership with @touchstonefound 🤗Lancaster’s LGBTQ+ poets and readers can recite their own pieces or those written by others. All are welcome to come. Check out the latest our latest updates - mailchi.mp/01279fdca1d9/h…

Engage with local organizations and community leaders focused on restorative work within the criminal justice system and stay tuned for further updates regarding the LCCF and how you can get involved to protect our vulnerable neighbors! Full Blog: lancasterchangemakers.org/blog

The less informed everyday citizens are, the more power these decision makers have to trap people within the bail system. Currently, 69% of incarcerated people in Lancaster County Prison are there due to being unable to make bail

Last Wednesday, the Peace & Justice Committee of Community Mennonite Church hosted a town hall to address a historic public works initiative. Lancaster’s largest & most complex project to date totaling over $150 million: the prospective Lancaster County Correctional Facility.

Keep yourself & your community safe: ✅Avoid attending gatherings if you have #monkeypox or show signs of the disease. Contact your health provider ✅Avoid close contact, incl. sexual contact, with someone who has symptoms ✅Learn how monkeypox might be affecting your community

We want to cultivate a healing space that allows anyone affected by this decision to process out loud around community members. Excited to partner with @EndingCSA and @Lanc4Change #mentalhealthmatters #communityhealing #roevswade #lancasterpa

A great example of colorism is to believe I can be compared to anyone. I’m the youngest talk show host ever. The first Black woman to star in her own show on Nickelodeon, & the youngest & first Black Cinderella on broadway. I’m an incomparable talent. Baby, THIS, is Keke Palmer.

Many people might find it surprising that Native Americans didn’t get the right to vote until 1924. Our ancestors survived against seemingly insurmountable odds, which is why we owe it to them to make our voices heard at the ballot box. indianz.com/News/2022/07/2…

Swim Lesson registration is NOW OPEN! Register online at ow.ly/EQPs50JQYQ1 or in person at the Lancaster Rec Center Monday - Friday from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. through August 19 or UNTIL FULL!

What happens when you call 988? We train counselors to collaborate with callers to find the least invasive, most relevant, and most effective care plan for their #crisis. Our crisis centers bring #mentalhealth care and safety planning to all. #988Lifeline

I can’t stop laughing I’m going to hurt myself

Analysis: While the vote on the Respect for Marriage Act was not close, there was still significant opposition from House Republicans. wapo.st/3ROoxHj

For the planet to live, capitalism must end.

Today is a historical day for #suicideprevention & #mentalhealth in the U.S.! The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, can be more easily reached by calling or texting 988, or chatting on 988lifeline.org. #988Lifeline

When we text you “🌍”, it means we need to pass the Green New Deal.

For families across the country, action on climate change can’t wait. Heat waves, wildfires, storms, droughts are impacting everyday life. I’m proud to be part of an Administration that’s committed to action on climate.

Choose your fighter (for justice) 🤪

Happy Tuesday! Checkout our Changemaker News email, sign up to get updates about events and more! mailchi.mp/653d27a1b9fa/h…

Pride Poetry Night was a wonderful, intimate space last night at Endo Cafe! So many great poets, first-timers and experienced readers, shared their beautiful pieces as the audience welcomed their vulnerability and work with love. Thank you to all who showed out! #lanc4change