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Commission schedules March 20 town hall at True Tea, approves bilingual "know your rights" cards
Summary
The commission set a March 20 town hall at True Tea (5 p.m.), plans livestreaming and invited the mayor and elected officials; it approved producing bilingual know‑your‑rights cards and will seek translations and online distribution.
The City of Pittsburgh LGBTQIA+ Commission announced a public town hall for March 20 at 5 p.m. at True Tea and voted to produce bilingual "know your rights" cards at its February meeting.
Adriana (meeting convenor) said the town hall will introduce the commission, include a panel of commissioners and provide local information about nondiscrimination protections and city resources. The commission plans to invite the mayor (scheduled to attend for approximately 5:00–5:30 p.m.), city council members, state representatives and the governor’s LGBTQIA commission representatives. Commander Baker of the Pittsburgh Police Department was named as the commission’s police liaison the convenor said should be invited to put a face to the community and explain police‑related resources.
The commission discussed logistics: True Tea’s upstairs seating was estimated at about 40 seats with additional space downstairs, and the commission plans to ask City Channel to livestream the event so residents who cannot attend in person can watch on YouTube. The meeting discussion also noted a food budget for the event and advised commissioners to register attendees and collect questions in advance to manage time.
On the outreach side, the commission voted unanimously to produce printed "know your rights" cards that explain Pittsburgh’s local nondiscrimination protections, how to file with the Commission on Human Relations (CHR) and contact information for Commander Baker. Commissioners requested bilingual materials; the convenor said she will consult the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs for the most-used translation languages and that Spanish translations will be included. The commission agreed to upload the card as a PDF for the commission website as well as printing physical copies for the town hall.
Members also agreed to coordinate invitations to elected officials and to provide shareable flyers for outreach. Alexander Graham, newly elected outreach coordinator, is assigned to help produce and distribute materials and to support event promotion.
Ending: The commission approved outreach materials and set logistics to finalize the town hall plan in the coming weeks; design, translation and further invitations will be coordinated by the outreach coordinator and commission staff.
