Stephanie Strasburg

2 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Stephanie Strasburg |Quinn Glabicki

Thousands of people showed up in downtown Pittsburgh to take part in the No Kings Day of Defiance protests planned across nearly 2,000 cities and towns globally this weekend. Two protests organized by multiple groups culminated at Pittsburgh’s City County building this afternoon, timed to lead up to a 6 p.m. military parade in Washington, D.C. that coincides with the Army’s 250th anniversary, Flag Day and President Donald Trump’s birthday. Similar protests took place across Western Pennsylvania.

2 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Stephanie Strasburg |Lajja Mistry

Protesters in Downtown Pittsburgh joined a national wave of demonstrations Monday, demanding the release of union leader David Huerta, who was arrested last week in Los Angeles while protesting against federal immigration raids. A crowd of 80 to 100 people, including Mayor Ed Gainey, began the protest on the corner of Grant and Liberty by chanting, “Pittsburgh is a union town.

1 month ago | publicsource.org | Stephanie Strasburg |Eric Jankiewicz |Rich Lord

Allegheny County’s winter shelter is set to formally close today, ending what the Department of Human Services characterized as a successful season. But that closure comes at a time when options for unhoused people are increasingly scarce and some may be resorting to perilous alternatives, including abandoned buildings. Since December, the department [ACDHS] has provided winter shelter space for people in Perry South, two winters after the controversial closure of a longtime Downtown location.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Stephanie Strasburg |Venuri Siriwardane

Lavier Pounds, a volunteer with TransYOUniting, of the North Side, rallies the crowd in the rain outside UPMC’s Downtown headquarters as they call for UPMC to reinstate gender-affirming care for people under 19, on Thursday, April 3, 2025. “It’s okay to be ourselves," said Pounds. "I’m here to help us uprise." (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)This article first appeared on PublicSource and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

2 months ago | publicsource.org | Venuri Siriwardane |Stephanie Strasburg

About 200 people turned out in rainy weather to rally outside UPMC headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh Thursday evening. Standing under rainbow umbrellas and waving trans pride flags, they rebuked the health care giant for rolling back young people’s access to gender-affirming care.