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Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
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‘I realized I'm not alone' – 13th annual Women of Word performance provides catharsis for trauma victims
Words can be powerful, and Monday night some local poets tested just how powerful their words could be. Dozens of community members gathered at Basement Transmissions on West 11th Street for the 13th annual Women of Word performance — An event that seeks to explore mental health and trauma through art. 'Mine started after I escaped. After I was out of my domestic violence situation, I started writing, and I was shoving them under a bed in a box, and my 17-year-old son at the time pulled them out and said, 'Mom, you could be helping people with these,'' said Thasia Anne Lunger, director, producer and performer. Soon after, Lunger got a job telling her story through poetry at SafeNet Erie for eight years. Benedictine Sisters of Erie hold Take Back the Site vigil for victim of attempted robbery Eventually, Women of Word was born — A performance where local poets can tell their own stories of issues from drug abuse to mental illness. 'Someone out there is going through it and thinking they're alone, and that's where I was. I thought, 'I'm the only one stupid enough to be in this situation and not get out of it,' but after I got out and after I started living the world and seeing what happens at SafeNet, I realized I'm not alone,' said Lunger. The stage at Basement Transmissions is usually a place for artists and bands and acting, but Monday night people came to tell their stories and convey important messages. 'I owe it to my larger community, now that I'm safe, to talk about what I went through so that people who are still living in that can maybe latch on to some bit of hope, to help get through their own experience,' said Elyse Palmer, a poet. McDowell students save lives by participating in CBB blood drive Palmer and seven other poets voiced their poetry on the stage, with many delivering their own stories that they wrote themselves. Whether you're dealing with grief, mental illness, addiction or abuse, the cast members said you are not alone. And if you or anyone you know is dealing with something right now, contact one of the many organizations who are willing to help: Veteran's Medical Center: Physical and Mental Health – 814-868-8661 SafeNet Women's Shelter Information: 814-455-1774 Safe Journey Women's Shelter: 814-438-2675 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 Safe Harbor Wellness Center: Mental Health: 814-838-3401 Crisis Intervention: 814-456-2014 Women's Care Center: 814-868-4050 Saint Patrick's Haven Men's Shelter: 814-454-7219 City Mission Grace House: Women's Shelter: 814-452-4421 x402 City Mission Samaritan Care: Men's Shelter: 814-452-4421 x239 Crime Victim Center of Erie: 814-455-9515 Esper Treatment Center: 814-459-0817 Erie Outpatient Treatment Center: 814-456-2203 Drug Rehab Erie PA: 814-201-7588 Drug Rehab Centers Erie PA: 814-651-9437 White Pine Center for Healing: 814-461-5617 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Yahoo
Benedictine Sisters of Erie hold Take Back the Site vigil for victim of attempted robbery
Community members along with area nuns united Monday evening to reclaim the site of violence. A Take Back the Site vigil was held by the Benedictine Sisters of Erie at the 1800 block of Fairmont Parkway. Attempted robbery led to Fairmount Parkway fatal shooting: Erie police On Friday, January 17, 21-year-old Canyon McGarvey of Erie was shot in the head outside a vehicle — He was pronounced dead the following Sunday. Erie police have arrested four suspects in connection to that shooting, including 18-year-old Tra-Varius Ramsey, who police allege shot McGarvey during a drug deal. Fourth suspect turns themselves in for Fairmount Pkwy. homicide 'It's also important just to keep remembering that this kind of violence is not a normal state of affairs. So, it really requires us to gather in prayer, and to try to turn our hearts to God, and change the acceptance of violence,' said Jacqueline Sanchez-Small, with the Benedictine Sisters of Erie. McGarvey's shooting is the City of Erie's second homicide of 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Yahoo
Take Back the Site Vigil held for victim of Erie's first homicide of 2025
The bitter cold didn't stop a Take Back the Site Vigil Monday evening. The vigil, that was organized by the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, took place in the 900 block of West 19th Street. Victim of Erie's first homicide of 2025 identified It's the site where 20-year-old Jalea Turner was fatally shot while leaving a New Year's Eve party making her the city's first homicide of 2025. Turner's family and friends braved the cold to pray for anyone harmed by violence. Suspect arrested in connection to New Year's Day homicide 'I was just devastated. I couldn't believe it. I was hoping that it wasn't my sister. I was hoping that what they were saying wasn't true. I was hoping that it was a dream. We just literally all brought New Year's in with each other so it was like literally twenty minutes after that that we got the call saying that she was shot,' said Kreousha Thompson, sister of Jalea Turner. After several weeks in hiding, 27-year-old Shakeyah Barnes was charged with criminal homicide in Turner's murder. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Yahoo
Local caregiver who saved injured man gives update
A local hero who saved a man from a potentially life-threatening injury earlier this week gave an update on the man's condition Wednesday night. Keanw Olivo helped a bleeding man on the side of the road on Sunday by quickly using his clothes as a makeshift tourniquet. Quick action by Erie caregiver saves the life of injured Erie man The man was quickly rushed to the hospital after the incident, but Olivo has since got a chance to catch up with him. He said the man was released from the hospital once he was in stable condition but went in for surgery on Wednesday. Take Back the Site vigil held in honor of teenager killed in drive-by shooting 'He was just so shocked at the situation. I mean, I would be shocked too if that was me, you know, being in that situation, you don't know what's going to happen. So, he was just very thankful to me. I was thankful that he was okay, and we just sat down for a few minutes and just got to know each other,' said Olivo. Olivo says it's important to take a second to help people and check in if something isn't right. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Yahoo
Take Back the Site vigil held in honor of teenager killed in drive-by shooting
The Erie community gathered at the site of a murder Tuesday evening to remember the life of a young man lost to gun violence. Erie has already had two homicides so far in 2025, and on Tuesday a group of people came together to denounce that violence and advocate for change. Third suspect arrested in connection to 2024 murder of 17-year-old Armoni Cantu was only 17 years old when he was killed in December in a drive-by shooting near the intersection of West 31st and Liberty Streets. On Tuesday, local religious organizations invited friends and family of Cantu to the site of the homicide for a prayer vigil to remember his life. 'It's hard, you know what I'm saying, without him calling my phone, texting me, seeing how I'm doing. We had a little fallout, but we came back together as friends do, but it's hard not being able to play the game with him no more, talk about football, and laugh and joke around,' said Erik Buckner, a friend of Cantu. Buckner said he considered Cantu to be like a brother, and it's been tough moving forward without him. Other friends of Cantu's also came to the vigil where the group prayed, sang and reclaimed the site where violence occurred. The sidewalk was packed with friends and family taking back the site of the murder, but the purpose of Tuesday's vigil was to put a stop to violence in the City of Erie. 'Arguments, it doesn't have to require guns, and it's really important that as a community, we work together with the police, the schools, neighbors, parents… Everybody's got to work together because otherwise, it's not going to change,' said Deb Seng, social justice coordinator for the Sisters of St. Joseph. Seng said the Take Back the Site vigils are a way to raise awareness that violence is happening all around us, and can happen anywhere. 'It's tragic' – Two teens face homicide charges after Tuesday shooting kills one teen, injures another And when you see that violence happen to someone close to you, Cantu's friend said all you can do is push through. 'Don't take life for granted. It can be taken away from you at any moment. Just keep God first and focus on yourself. Don't worry about anyone else,' said Buckner. There will be another Take Back the Site vigil this month to remember a homicide victim killed on New Year's Day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
