A crowd of about 70 people wearing red and black gathered in Schenley Plaza on Monday evening for a protest demanding Pitt divest from fossil fuels. Speakers focused on the interconnection between theft of Indigenous land and the exploitation of the environment. The protest, titled “Reclaim Earth Day,” acted as one piece of a national.
In the historic heart of Pennsylvania’s fossil fuel industry, Lee finds herself in a hotly contested primary against a moderate Democrat who is backed by a GOP-funded PAC.