VEEEM Pittsburgh

VEEEM Pittsburgh We are a faith-based nonpartisan org dedicated to increasing voter turnout in Allegheny County!

It's our favorite season - community day season! Catch the outside this weekend and next weekend as we talk to pot...
08/01/2026

It's our favorite season - community day season!

Catch the outside this weekend and next weekend as we talk to potential voters and get them ready for the upcoming election!!

Good Trouble Lives On! We are just moving indoors! We hope to see you tonight at the Letter Carriers Hall on the Northsi...
07/17/2026

Good Trouble Lives On! We are just moving indoors!
We hope to see you tonight at the Letter Carriers Hall on the Northside and tomorrow (Saturday) at 7643 Frankstown Avenue in Homewood! We will continue to Teach, Reach, Preach, and Act! See you soon!!

Teach! Reach! Preach! Come join us in making Good Trouble in memory of John Lewis!
07/13/2026

Teach! Reach! Preach!
Come join us in making Good Trouble in memory of John Lewis!

Sharing from - Fannie Lou Hamer is a constant reminder of why we believe it's important to vote ✊🏾On June 9, 1963, Fann...
06/09/2026

Sharing from - Fannie Lou Hamer is a constant reminder of why we believe it's important to vote ✊🏾

On June 9, 1963, Fannie Lou Hamer and other civil rights activists were arrested in Winona, Mississippi, while returning from a voter education workshop in South Carolina. Mrs. Hamer and the other activists had been traveling in the "white" section of a Greyhound bus despite threats from the driver that he planned to notify local police at the next stop. When the bus arrived at the Winona bus depot, some of the activists attempted to eat at Staley's Cafe but were refused service.Mrs. Hamer, who had stayed on the bus, soon saw police officers arresting some of the activists. She got off the bus and was seized by a white police officer who began kicking her and arrested her. In August 1964, while testifying at the Democratic National Convention to urge party bosses to seat a group of Black Mississippi voters as delegates, Mrs. Hamer recalled the abuse she endured that night at the county jail."It wasn't too long before three white men came to my cell," she said. "One of these men was a state highway patrolman and he asked me where I was from. I told him Ruleville and he said, 'We are going to check this.' They left my cell and it wasn't too long before they came back. He said, 'You are from Ruleville all right,' and he used a curse word. And he said, 'We are going to make you wish you was dead.'"The white officers then forced two African American prisoners to brutally beat Mrs. Hamer with loaded blackjacks; she was nearly killed. As Mrs. Hamer regained consciousness, she overheard one of the white officers propose, "We could put them SOBs in [the] Big Black [River] and nobody would ever find them."Mrs. Hamer suffered from life-long injuries following the attack, including permanent kidney damage. Mrs. Hamer died in 1977 at age 59. Lawyers with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) filed suit against the Winona police who brutalized the activists, but an all-white jury acquitted them. Despite the trauma she experienced, Mrs. Hamer returned to Mississippi to continue organizing and remained active in civil rights causes until her death.

Polls are open for the PA Primary Election until 8pm! If you are standing in line by 8pm, you must be permitted to vote....
05/19/2026

Polls are open for the PA Primary Election until 8pm! If you are standing in line by 8pm, you must be permitted to vote. Stay in line!
The is now open! Call us 412-465-0551 if you have questions or need support!

Call or email our friends at B-PEP if you need a ride to cast your vote today in the PA Primary Election!
05/19/2026

Call or email our friends at B-PEP if you need a ride to cast your vote today in the PA Primary Election!

Today is the PA Primary Election! Polls are open from 7am-8pm. Your vote matters! The is now open! Call us 412-465-055...
05/19/2026

Today is the PA Primary Election! Polls are open from 7am-8pm. Your vote matters! The is now open! Call us 412-465-0551 if you have questions or need support!

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