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New Sun Rising's Vibrancy Awards The New Sun Rising 20th Anniversary Vibrancy Awards will be held on December 5, 2025, at 6 PM. This special event honors outstanding community leaders for their unwavering commitment to wellbeing and ...

The Vibrancy Awards is this Friday, Dec. 5!

Buy your tickets now to support local leaders who are strengthening culture, promoting sustainability, and creating opportunity throughout our region!

Support New Sun Rising | Give Big Pittsburgh 2025 I’m ready to support New Sun Rising on December 2, 2025 during Give Big Pittsburgh 2025. Learn more about New Sun Rising and all the other organizations participating in Give Big Pittsburgh 2025.

Donate $20 to NSR in honor of our 20th Anniversary!

With two decades of experience supporting grassroots leaders, amplifying disadvantaged voices, & building community relationships, NSR is developing the tools to support large scale change in the Greater Pittsburgh region. #GiveBigPGH

Join us for the Vibrancy Awards on Dec. 5 as we celebrate community leaders for their unwavering commitment to wellbeing and resilience: Aquene Watkins-Wise of Royally Fit, Raynise and TaRay Kelly of Soil Sisters Plant Nursery, and Jasimine Cooper of Landforce: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Meet the ambassadors for Pittsburgh’s most flood-prone neighborhoods Pittsburgh’s flood-prone zones get little support from the state or feds. As climate change drives erratic weather, these local leaders are stepping up.

Meet the ambassadors for Pittsburgh's most flood-prone neighborhoods (including Annie Quinn of the Mon Water Project, a fiscally sponsored project of New Sun Rising).

On Dec. 4-6, Food & Water Watch, alongside Pittsburgh United & the Movement to End Fossil Fuels, is hosting a training to equip advocates for on-the-ground organizing to pursue clean energy & end fossil fuel use in our region.
Learn more: movement-to-end-fossil-fuels.solidarity.tech/pa-organizin...

Join us on Dec. 5 as we celebrate the inspiring contributions of our Vibrancy Awardees and two decades of New Sun Rising’s community impact!

Remarks will be given by County Executive Sara Innamorato, and a silent auction will benefit the New Sun Rising Wellness Fund: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Dream the Future: A Career Fair Building Pittsburgh’s Green Workforce is Dec. 3. This convening is designed to connect job seekers, employers, & workforce partners across PGH's emerging green sectors—including solar, urban forestry, & clean energy innovation: www.eventbrite.com/e/dream-the-...

E.P.A. Rule Would Drastically Curb Protections for Wetlands

"These changes could strip federal protections from up to 55 million acres of wetlands, or about 85 percent of all wetlands nationwide, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group."

There is still time to register for the National People’s Hearing Tour on November 21–22 at the Omni William Penn!

The Speak Easy, Speak Free People's Hearing is a two-day public expression of testimonies, solutions and cultural celebration. Learn more here: greenmeetings.regfox.com/speak-easy-s...

Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power – even if they don’t have solar panels Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia

"Australians have installed more than 4m solar systems and there is regularly cheap excess generation in the middle of the day. Part of the rationale for the program is that it could shift demand for electricity from peak times – particularly early in the evening – to when it is sunniest."

Artwork: Marlon Gist, 2020

Twenty years of supporting leaders to turn their dreams into reality while improving individual resilience & wellbeing through programs like Nonprofit Resilience. Help continue the vision of a vibrant future & make a donation to support the NSR@20 Campaign today: www.newsunrising.org/ways-to-give/

Join us on Dec. 5 as we celebrate the inspiring contributions of our Vibrancy Awardees and two decades of New Sun Rising’s community impact!

Remarks will be given by County Executive Sara Innamorato, and a silent auction will benefit the New Sun Rising Wellness Fund: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Community leaders know the value of their work, but communicating that value in ways that funders, policymakers, & partners can understand is often the biggest challenge.
Join the Ignite Sustainability Workshop on Nov. 18 to learn how to do just that. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ignite-sus...

YouTube video by Frazé-Frazénko Sharing Your Story (Project Reflections)

Who is Exploring Identity: Teen Voices?

This group of diverse adolescent peers celebrates their own ethnic – racial identity by learning digital storytelling, connecting with each other in a cross-cultural exchange, & educating the community at large about social acceptance.

Learn more here:

Tell Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: Release SNAP reserves for November More than 40 million people are going to go without nutrition assistance for November if the Trump administration’s Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins doesn’t release the $5 billion in reserves requ...

Sign the petition for the USDA to use its contingency fund of $5 billion to cover SNAP costs for November: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Over the past four years, Artist Talk has created space for hundreds of Black creatives and community members to connect, heal, and grow together. On Nov. 22, they'll honor that journey with a celebration and look forward to all that’s ahead.

Learn more here: www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-tal...

Hear powerful digital stories created by Pittsburgh teens — refugee, immigrant, African American, and Jewish — as they share how they define themselves on Sunday, November 2.

For more info & to reserve a ticket, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-...

Why is there a giant steel raccoon in Millvale? Millvale’s newest resident is a raccoon. But this trash panda stands a little taller than others that romp around the borough.

“I don’t think there’s anything quite like it really anywhere else in the city, or in other cities as well, for that matter,” says Filip Agren, the artist who created the sculpture. “It’s a really special example of what Pittsburgh can do.”

Allegheny County Conservation District is hosting free soil lead screenings now through October 26. For more information and to register, visit:
www.eventbrite.com/e/free-soil-...

View from the Mon: Muddy water, paddlefish and sewage overflow For our series, Reporting From the Mon, we're talking to people with different perspectives on the Monongahela River. Annie Quinn is the founder of the Mon Water Project.

Annie Quinn, founder and director of The Mon Water Project & fiscally sponsored project of NSR, was interviewed by @alleghenyfront.bsky.social about the Monongahela River and some of the issues it faces.

Read or listen to the interview here: www.alleghenyfront.org/monongahela-...

The World's First Climate Tipping Point Has Been Crossed The world's coral reefs are dying—and will continue to unless global temperatures drop significantly.

“We've crossed a tipping point in the climate system, and we're now sure we're going to carry on through 1.5°C of global warming above the prior industrial level, and that's going to put us in the danger zone for crossing more climate tipping points.”

Night of the Living Compost: The Siftening! · Luma Night of the Living Compost: The Siftening — Sat, Oct 25 (5:30–8:30 PM) Location: Hazelwood Food Recycling Site, 4501 Sylvan Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15207 Time:…

Join involveMINT on October 25 for "Night of the Living Compost: The Siftening!"

Explore hands-on composting demos, try the sifting competition, show off your costume, and visit partner vendors. ​This open-house style event features local food and drink, activities for all ages, and more.

The Monthly Sun // Futures, FJF Funds Flowing, Fundraising 101 and more! The Monthly Sun // Futures, FJF Funds Flowing, Fundraising 101 and more!

The October Monthly Sun is out! Catch up with New Sun Rising and see what our projects and partners are up to this month:
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New Sun Rising is seeking new board members! We pride ourself on having a dynamic board and strive to represent the character of the communities that we serve.

Interested in joining? Learn more here: jobs.nonprofittalent.com/job/1845260-...

"The Transexual Menace" is a landmark film that was rediscovered by The Wendi Miller Legacy Project, which showcases the first Transgender Lobby Day in D.C. exactly 30 years ago in October of 1995. There will be a viewing on Oct. 11. For more information, visit: reelq.eventive.org/schedule/68c...

Adopt a Tree this Fall! Our Tree Adoptions are now open for registration! Add beauty to your yard with trees grown in our Heritage Nursery.

Every fall and spring, Tree Pittsburgh’s Tree Adoption Program provides trees and shrubs at no cost for residents throughout Allegheny County. There are 21 different species available this year! Register for one of the upcoming events now.

The Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator grant program provides creative entrepreneurs with small business consulting and $2,000 in critical financial resources to grow businesses and revenue. Learn more here: www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/grants/creat...

Pittsburgh Gateways is offering an Introduction to the Construction Trades through a Pre-apprenticeship Training Program. Upon completion of this program, participants will be prepared to pursue entry into specialist apprentice programs across multiple trades: www.pghgateways.org/eic-gateways...

Local, regional, independent businesses & organizations interested sustainability, community, and local economic growth are welcome to attend Sustainable Pittsburgh's Bridge it Together: Business Kickoff on Oct. 28!

To learn more, visit: sustainablepittsburgh.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/CnP_P...