Carolyn P Speranza
@carolynpsperanza.bsky.social
Larger than life and available for everyone to experience, the uterus will be brought out of mystery and into broad daylight.
#HuggableLoveableUterus
An Artist and a Feminist. More at https://linktr.ee/carolynpsperanza
#HuggableLoveableUterus
An Artist and a Feminist. More at https://linktr.ee/carolynpsperanza
Pinned
“I consider a woman who brings a child every two years as more profitable than the best man. . .what she produces is an addition to the capital, while his labors disappear in mere consumption.”
—Thomas Jefferson, June 30, 1820, while building UVA, conveying he valued forced “breeding” the most.
—Thomas Jefferson, June 30, 1820, while building UVA, conveying he valued forced “breeding” the most.
Glenn Youngkin takes a victory lap on Fox for University of Virginia ending DEI and says it's a step toward restoring the values of Thomas Jefferson
#HuggableLoveableUterus Demystifying the uterus and how its been wrongly used as an instrument of someone other than whose body it is in.
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
Your campaign deserves more than a polite clap. Let’s make it stick.
The Action Energizer Lab = 60 mins, 9 tricks to energize your work.
🎯 Wed 6/25 @ 6pm ET | Zoom | Free
RSVP: tinyurl.com/AELJune25...
#ArtisticActivism #MakeChangeIrresistible #ProtestWithJoy #ToolsNotTakes
The Action Energizer Lab = 60 mins, 9 tricks to energize your work.
🎯 Wed 6/25 @ 6pm ET | Zoom | Free
RSVP: tinyurl.com/AELJune25...
#ArtisticActivism #MakeChangeIrresistible #ProtestWithJoy #ToolsNotTakes
May 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Your campaign deserves more than a polite clap. Let’s make it stick.
The Action Energizer Lab = 60 mins, 9 tricks to energize your work.
🎯 Wed 6/25 @ 6pm ET | Zoom | Free
RSVP: tinyurl.com/AELJune25...
#ArtisticActivism #MakeChangeIrresistible #ProtestWithJoy #ToolsNotTakes
The Action Energizer Lab = 60 mins, 9 tricks to energize your work.
🎯 Wed 6/25 @ 6pm ET | Zoom | Free
RSVP: tinyurl.com/AELJune25...
#ArtisticActivism #MakeChangeIrresistible #ProtestWithJoy #ToolsNotTakes
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
A few words on why I voted for, and volunteer for, @gaineyformayor.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A few words on why I voted for, and volunteer for, @gaineyformayor.com
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
Why I support re-electing Mayor Ed Gainey www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86GwEMH/ @gaineyformayor #may20
Pittsburgh is moving forward — because Mayor @Ed Gainey is fighting for us. From public safety to community investment, he’s delivering real progress. ✅ I’m proud to support Mayor Gainey for re-elect...
TikTok video by demingjo
www.tiktok.com
May 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Why I support re-electing Mayor Ed Gainey www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86GwEMH/ @gaineyformayor #may20
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
When Louise Mayo (aka my mom) talks about supporting @gaineyformayor.com, we all should listen #gaineyformayor
May 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
When Louise Mayo (aka my mom) talks about supporting @gaineyformayor.com, we all should listen #gaineyformayor
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
As I admired people's beautiful gardens, I also reminded them that one of the things the Gainey administration did in Pittsburgh was to reduce the injuries in the Dept of Public Works by 59%, keeping people safe and saving $10M!
May 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
As I admired people's beautiful gardens, I also reminded them that one of the things the Gainey administration did in Pittsburgh was to reduce the injuries in the Dept of Public Works by 59%, keeping people safe and saving $10M!
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
I was canvassing to re-elect Mayor Ed Gainey in Pittsburgh, and got to see SO MANY BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
Please vote for Ed! The city has become safer and more equitable in his first term, and we should stay the course.
Please vote for Ed! The city has become safer and more equitable in his first term, and we should stay the course.
May 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I was canvassing to re-elect Mayor Ed Gainey in Pittsburgh, and got to see SO MANY BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
Please vote for Ed! The city has become safer and more equitable in his first term, and we should stay the course.
Please vote for Ed! The city has become safer and more equitable in his first term, and we should stay the course.
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
In my first term we’ve made incredible progress building a Pittsburgh for all!
Together, we’ve reduced gun violence by 45%, delivered 1600 affordable housing units, and made historic investments in our youth — and I’m just getting started.
Read More: www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/202...
Together, we’ve reduced gun violence by 45%, delivered 1600 affordable housing units, and made historic investments in our youth — and I’m just getting started.
Read More: www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/202...
May 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In my first term we’ve made incredible progress building a Pittsburgh for all!
Together, we’ve reduced gun violence by 45%, delivered 1600 affordable housing units, and made historic investments in our youth — and I’m just getting started.
Read More: www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/202...
Together, we’ve reduced gun violence by 45%, delivered 1600 affordable housing units, and made historic investments in our youth — and I’m just getting started.
Read More: www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
Calling reparations ‘complaints about the past’ is not just ahistorical — it ignores the government-sanctioned injustices that persist today.
Black America is owed repair, restitution, and justice.
Black America is owed repair, restitution, and justice.
May 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Calling reparations ‘complaints about the past’ is not just ahistorical — it ignores the government-sanctioned injustices that persist today.
Black America is owed repair, restitution, and justice.
Black America is owed repair, restitution, and justice.
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
My markup of population change in Pennsylvania.
(underlying map from the @PASDC_PSU)
(underlying map from the @PASDC_PSU)
May 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
My markup of population change in Pennsylvania.
(underlying map from the @PASDC_PSU)
(underlying map from the @PASDC_PSU)
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
Gainey campaign understandably taking a victory lap over new Census estimates showing Pittsburgh gained more residents than any other Pa municipality: "In my second term I plan to ... bring back the best of Pittsburgh’s glory days."
www.wesa.fm/economy-busi...
www.wesa.fm/economy-busi...
May 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Gainey campaign understandably taking a victory lap over new Census estimates showing Pittsburgh gained more residents than any other Pa municipality: "In my second term I plan to ... bring back the best of Pittsburgh’s glory days."
www.wesa.fm/economy-busi...
www.wesa.fm/economy-busi...
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
Birthright citizenship isn’t some loophole. It’s a constitutional right, no matter how hard Trump and Republicans try to push their racist agenda.
The Supreme Court must uphold the law of the land.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
The Supreme Court must uphold the law of the land.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
Supreme Court Seems Torn Over Judges’ Power in Birthright Citizenship Case
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Birthright citizenship isn’t some loophole. It’s a constitutional right, no matter how hard Trump and Republicans try to push their racist agenda.
The Supreme Court must uphold the law of the land.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
The Supreme Court must uphold the law of the land.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
We don’t need a mayor who feels entitled to the job. We need a mayor who has earned it. That Mayor is Ed Gainey.
@gaineyformayor.com
newpittsburghcourier.com?p=392200
@gaineyformayor.com
newpittsburghcourier.com?p=392200
Barb Warwick: Corey O’Connor was my City Council Rep. I’m voting for Ed Gainey.
Corey O’Connor was my City Council rep for 10 years. I’ve held that seat since Dec. 2022—giving me unique insight on the difference between his leadership style and that of Mayor Ed Gainey. During Cor...
newpittsburghcourier.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We don’t need a mayor who feels entitled to the job. We need a mayor who has earned it. That Mayor is Ed Gainey.
@gaineyformayor.com
newpittsburghcourier.com?p=392200
@gaineyformayor.com
newpittsburghcourier.com?p=392200
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
UPDATE: Read more on the lawsuit filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Rhode Island against the National Endowment for the Arts for requiring that grant applicants agree to not promote "gender ideology" in alignment with President Trump's recent executive order
Trump’s Impact on the Arts: A Running List of Updates
www.pittsburghartscouncil.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
UPDATE: Read more on the lawsuit filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Rhode Island against the National Endowment for the Arts for requiring that grant applicants agree to not promote "gender ideology" in alignment with President Trump's recent executive order
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
✅ PA cultural organizations: Your voice matters! Complete our federal funding impact survey by March 31. Results will directly shape our federal advocacy.
In partnership w/ GPCA & @pghartscouncil.bsky.social.
➡️ Take the survey now: www.surveymonkey.com/r/artsfedfun...
In partnership w/ GPCA & @pghartscouncil.bsky.social.
➡️ Take the survey now: www.surveymonkey.com/r/artsfedfun...
Arts and Culture Organization Federal Funding Survey
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
www.surveymonkey.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
✅ PA cultural organizations: Your voice matters! Complete our federal funding impact survey by March 31. Results will directly shape our federal advocacy.
In partnership w/ GPCA & @pghartscouncil.bsky.social.
➡️ Take the survey now: www.surveymonkey.com/r/artsfedfun...
In partnership w/ GPCA & @pghartscouncil.bsky.social.
➡️ Take the survey now: www.surveymonkey.com/r/artsfedfun...
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
This is a time for courage. The arts have long been at the forefront of social and political resistance. In a new Demystifying the Arts column, CEO Patrick Fisher shares actionable ways that artists, cultural organizations, and supporters can take to prevent history from repeating itself
When the Arts Are Attacked, Democracy Is at Risk
www.pittsburghartscouncil.org
April 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is a time for courage. The arts have long been at the forefront of social and political resistance. In a new Demystifying the Arts column, CEO Patrick Fisher shares actionable ways that artists, cultural organizations, and supporters can take to prevent history from repeating itself
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka was informed that it would not receive the remainder of a $472,000 grant it was awarded in 2022 by the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services. That would leave them with a funding gap of up to $156,000 on the multi-year project.
DOGE budget cuts hinder restoration of Pittsburgh's Maxo Vanka murals
Cuts to a federal cultural agency have hit the Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka and the Children's Museum
buff.ly
April 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka was informed that it would not receive the remainder of a $472,000 grant it was awarded in 2022 by the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services. That would leave them with a funding gap of up to $156,000 on the multi-year project.
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
The Trump administration’s recent gutting of the National Endowment for the Humanities so far looks even worse for Pittsburgh than its attacks on the National Endowment for the Arts.
DOGE cuts at National Endowment for the Humanities hit Carnegie Museums, Phipps and more
The National Endowment for the Humanities is less well known than the National Endowment for the Arts. But the Trump administration’s recent gutting of the NEH so far looks even worse for Pittsburgh…
buff.ly
April 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Trump administration’s recent gutting of the National Endowment for the Humanities so far looks even worse for Pittsburgh than its attacks on the National Endowment for the Arts.
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
"Despite enormous challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Gainey has accomplished a lot in his first term."
Re-elect Mayor Ed Gainey
Join me in voting to re-elect Mayor Ed Gainey on May 20, 2025
jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"Despite enormous challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Gainey has accomplished a lot in his first term."
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
Ballot Return Sites:
Allegheny County Emergency Services Building
Avalon Public Library
Boyce Park Four Seasons Lodge
Carnegie Library Squirrel Hill
CCAC Homewood
County Office Building Lobby (Ross Street entrance)
Dormont Pool
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
North Park Ice Rink
South Park Ice Rink
Allegheny County Emergency Services Building
Avalon Public Library
Boyce Park Four Seasons Lodge
Carnegie Library Squirrel Hill
CCAC Homewood
County Office Building Lobby (Ross Street entrance)
Dormont Pool
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
North Park Ice Rink
South Park Ice Rink
Ballot Return Sites
Allegheny County will host ballot return sites for the Primary Election on May 20, 2025. Ballot return sites are staffed locations where registered voters who received a mail-in or absentee ballot can...
www.alleghenycounty.us
May 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Ballot Return Sites:
Allegheny County Emergency Services Building
Avalon Public Library
Boyce Park Four Seasons Lodge
Carnegie Library Squirrel Hill
CCAC Homewood
County Office Building Lobby (Ross Street entrance)
Dormont Pool
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
North Park Ice Rink
South Park Ice Rink
Allegheny County Emergency Services Building
Avalon Public Library
Boyce Park Four Seasons Lodge
Carnegie Library Squirrel Hill
CCAC Homewood
County Office Building Lobby (Ross Street entrance)
Dormont Pool
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
North Park Ice Rink
South Park Ice Rink
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
It's too late to drop your ballot in a mailbox -- it must _arrive_ by Tuesday.
In Allegheny County, you can return it at one of 11 locations. 🗳️
You do have to bring your own ballot, yourself!
Or you can take the entire ballot packet to your polling location on Tuesday, and vote in-person.
In Allegheny County, you can return it at one of 11 locations. 🗳️
You do have to bring your own ballot, yourself!
Or you can take the entire ballot packet to your polling location on Tuesday, and vote in-person.
Ballot Return Sites
Allegheny County will host ballot return sites for the Primary Election on May 20, 2025. Ballot return sites are staffed locations where registered voters who received a mail-in or absentee ballot can...
www.alleghenycounty.us
May 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It's too late to drop your ballot in a mailbox -- it must _arrive_ by Tuesday.
In Allegheny County, you can return it at one of 11 locations. 🗳️
You do have to bring your own ballot, yourself!
Or you can take the entire ballot packet to your polling location on Tuesday, and vote in-person.
In Allegheny County, you can return it at one of 11 locations. 🗳️
You do have to bring your own ballot, yourself!
Or you can take the entire ballot packet to your polling location on Tuesday, and vote in-person.
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
The reports offer the most complete picture so far of the activities of Common Sense Change, which supports Corey O’Connor, and the Working Families Party, which has been advertising heavily on behalf of Mayor Ed Gainey.
O’Connor outraises Gainey 3-to-1 in Pittsburgh mayor race this year; outside spending remains murky
The candidates running for mayor of Pittsburgh — and their allies — have filed their last complete financial reports before the May 20 Democratic primary.
www.wesa.fm
May 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The reports offer the most complete picture so far of the activities of Common Sense Change, which supports Corey O’Connor, and the Working Families Party, which has been advertising heavily on behalf of Mayor Ed Gainey.
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
Ed Gainey is for the people: He has delivered for this city: bringing the NFL draft to getting over $600 million for downtown investment to Increasing the representation of Minority, Women-Owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (MWDBE) by 35%, and supporting local business.
📷 @emmai_alaquiva
📷 @emmai_alaquiva
May 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Ed Gainey is for the people: He has delivered for this city: bringing the NFL draft to getting over $600 million for downtown investment to Increasing the representation of Minority, Women-Owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (MWDBE) by 35%, and supporting local business.
📷 @emmai_alaquiva
📷 @emmai_alaquiva
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
O’Connor citing an NTSB report on the collapse of Fern Hollow bridge as proof that Mayor Gainey is letting our “bridges crumble” is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve seen come out from his campaign. Let’s be clear here - the collapse was the result of a failure of the Peduto admin who ignored
May 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
O’Connor citing an NTSB report on the collapse of Fern Hollow bridge as proof that Mayor Gainey is letting our “bridges crumble” is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve seen come out from his campaign. Let’s be clear here - the collapse was the result of a failure of the Peduto admin who ignored
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
Yuuuup. And Gainey stood with the LGTBQ Community (literally) to protest UPMC canceling trans healthcare and O'Connor won't even sign a letter about it.
May 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Yuuuup. And Gainey stood with the LGTBQ Community (literally) to protest UPMC canceling trans healthcare and O'Connor won't even sign a letter about it.
Reposted by Carolyn P Speranza
Ed Gainey's opposition hand-puppet wants to equate the Working Family PAC with all his secret dark MAGA money donors who champion bad corporate landlords and know they have an easily manipulatable guy on Grant St, if they can ouster Gainey.
#dontbelievethehype
#dontbelievethehype
Dark money is pouring into O'Connor's campaign:
"with the mayoral race coming down to a divide along key local issues, including development and affordable housing, there are signs that specific interests are working to unseat the mayor."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
"with the mayoral race coming down to a divide along key local issues, including development and affordable housing, there are signs that specific interests are working to unseat the mayor."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
May 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Ed Gainey's opposition hand-puppet wants to equate the Working Family PAC with all his secret dark MAGA money donors who champion bad corporate landlords and know they have an easily manipulatable guy on Grant St, if they can ouster Gainey.
#dontbelievethehype
#dontbelievethehype