Wilkinsburg, PA – As Allegheny County voters prepare for the pivotal 2025 local, municipal and judicial elections, the New PA Project Education Fund (NPPEF) is hosting two critical public candidate forums to give community members the chance to hear directly from the candidates shaping our schools and courts. These moderated discussions will allow voters to ask questions and learn more about each candidate’s priorities and qualifications before heading to the polls.
Pittsburgh School Board Candidate Forum
When: Friday, May 9, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Hosanna House, 807 Wallace Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
Meet the candidates running for the Pittsburgh School Board and hear how they plan to impact our schools and students.
Moderator:
Dr. Kimeka Campbell, Senior Director for Campaigns and Engagement, New PA Project Education Fund
RSVP here: https://click.everyaction.com/
Meet the Allegheny County Common Pleas Judicial Candidates
When: Monday, May 12, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Hosanna House, 807 Wallace Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
Get to know the Allegheny County Common Pleas judicial candidates before you cast your ballot..
Your vote shapes our justice system!
Moderator:
Rachel Bracken, Alliance for Justice (AFJ), Senior Regional State Courts Manager
RSVP here: https://click.everyaction.com/
Why Judicial Elections Matter:
Pennsylvania is one of only seven states in the entire country where voters elect all their judges and justices in partisan elections. This makes PA voters very powerful. Depending on the court, these positions hold tremendous influence over our voting rights, access to the ballot, access to abortion, fairly funded public school education, community safety, and fairness in the justice system. Common Pleas courts could make rulings regarding family and landlord disputes and other civil and criminal matters,
An engaged and informed electorate is key to ensuring voters vote all the way down the ballot for our judicial elections and make good decisions to elect leaders who reflect their values.
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The New PA Project Education Fund (NPPEF) is a non-partisan organization led by community leaders across the Commonwealth dedicated to centering underrepresented and underserved communities to embrace their power. NPPEF ensures full participation in the democratic process through civic education and year-round engagement by centering Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, immigrant communities and the youth – with intention – as they are the least represented and most impacted by decisions our government is making.
Alliance for Justice (AFJ) stands as the premier nonprofit organization committed to fortifying the progressive movement through its unwavering focus on federal and state courts and building power by providing unique resources to maximize nonprofits’ advocacy capacity. AFJ aims to build the strength of progressive movements by training and educating nonprofit organizations on advocacy and harnessing their collective power to transform our state and federal courts. AFJ envisions a vibrant, ambitious, multiracial constitutional democracy where historically marginalized voices are amplified to upend exclusionary systems and center justice in our institutions of power.
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