If only I could tell you about my day...

-Agent Ska-

May 2nd Job Fair!

 

In partnership with Lawrenceville United, PA Wants to Work, City of Pittsburgh, and Imagine! Career Week,
the EAST END WORKS COLLABORATIVE  is proud to present:

MAY 2nd JOB FAIR! A FREE EVENT!

Wednesday, May 2nd

4:00PM-6:30PM

Teamster Temple at 4701 Butler Street in Lawrenceville

(Across from the Allegheny Cemetery Entrance) 

Come meet with more than 70 hiring employers:

A For the People Institute • A Second Chance, Inc • A. Phillip Randolph Institute •AARP Worksearch • Allegheny County Mobile Health Unit • Allegiance Staffing •Alorica • Aramark • Arby's • Army Strong Community Center • Bidwell Training Center •BNY Mellon • Career Connections Charter HS • Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh •CCAC • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh • Citizens Bank • City of Pittsburgh •Clear Channel Media • Community Empowerment • Community Options, Inc • DISH Network, LLC • Double Tree by Hilton • Every Child, Inc. • Family Dollar • Fidelity Bank • First Commonwealth Bank • Garfield Jubilee Association • Gateway Health Plan • Giant Eagle • Goodwill of Southwestern PA • Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank • HCR Manorcare • Home Depot • Home Instead Senior Care • Integra Care Corporation • Ironworkers Local #3 • Jiffy Lube • JobCorps • Just Harvest •Kaplan Career Institute • Kidsville Daycare • Lawrenceville Vision Care • LGC Associates • Loving Care Agency • Macy's • McConway & Torley • McDonald's •Milestone Centers  • MonValley Unemployed Committee • Neighbor Works Western PA • New Century Careers • Northshore Community Alliance • Omni William Penn Hotels • PA Health Access Network • PA State Civil Service Commission • PA Wants to Work • Pittsburgh Building Trades Apprenticeship Program • PNC Bank • Primerica Financial • Rosedale Tech • Sam's Club • Traveler's Aid • TRG Customer Solutions •Two Men and a Truck • United HealthCare (CHIP) • United Way of Allegheny County • University of Pittsburgh • UPMC • US Army • US Navy • West Penn Allegheny Health System • Western PA Operating Engineers • Wholey's • Working America • YouthLINK •

Applications for the City of Pittsburgh SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM will be available at the fair.  Stop by to pick one up and learn how to complete an application for paid work experience for youth ages 14-21!

Please stop by our center for FREE job preparation, resume creation, and tips on how to succeed at the job fair!

Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center      5321 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224       

(412) 362-8580            

Supported by PPND, BNY Mellon, City of Pittsburgh, PNC Bank, Bloomfield Garfield Corporation, 

Neighborhood Learning Alliance, and Pittsburgh CONNECTS

Roll to Me - Del Amitri

Hope you had a good weekend!

-Agent Ska-

"Get there Pittsburgh" meetings!

Two Public Meetings Remaining

Learn about and provide input on Bus Rapid Transit in Pittsburgh

East End:
Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 6–8pm
East Liberty Presbyterian Church Social Hall
116 South Highland Avenue, East Liberty

Uptown:
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 from 6–8pm
UPMC Mercy Hospital, Sr. Ferdinand Clark Auditorium (2nd Floor, Building D)
1400 Locust Street
** Free parking in Mercy Garage—ticket will be validated.

Pursuant to the Pittsburgh-Oakland-East End Transit study, a series of community meetings will be held to provide an opportunity for the public to review and comment on potential alternate alignments for the proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) system connecting Downtown Pittsburgh, Oakland, and other eastern neighborhoods.

Each meeting will include a brief presentation on bus rapid transit and the project corridor, followed by an opportunity to review and comment on potential bus rapid transit alignments for each neighborhood area.

The Pittsburgh-Oakland-East End Transit study is a cooperative undertaking between the Port Authority of Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and over 30 organizations and institutions. The study will identify ways to improve transit service, facilitate development, and enhance the quality of life in the study corridor, and will conduct required engineering and environmental studies to advance the preferred alternative.

For additional information on the project and on bus rapid transit in Pittsburgh, visit GetTherePGH.org.

The meeting locations are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In addition, persons interested in these meetings who do not speak English as their primary language or who has a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English or requires special assistance to view the plans or need additional information please contact John Clark at the following number (412) 973-9285. 

I need this as a ringtone.

Happy Saturday!

-Agent Ska-

Thank you, Ms. Senatore!

Ms. Senatore wrote  a great defense of the show, "Girls", on HBO. Here it is.

-Agent Ska-

In defense of the show, "Girls", on HBO.

There's a new show on HBO named Girls. It's written by 25 year old Lena Dunham who is awesome.

I don't have HBO, I just watch it on a free website whose name and link I will not divulge here.

All I keep hearing is how racist, privileged, out of touch, spoiled and awful the characters are in the show. I tried showing the trailers to my boyfriend and he didn't think it seemed funny. Finally, he just said, "Look. Maybe you find it funny because you're the same age as those girls and...it just...is what you're dealing with."

I'm going to defend this show. First of all, I noticed a lack of diversity and some of the other issues that have been brought up. But it was the people writing the reviews who actually bothered me much more. They clearly have a good job--- such as being a writer for Rolling Stone. They're not coming out of college in the middle of a terrible recession. Maybe...just maybe...they can't relate and that bothers them. The people writing these reviews also seem really judgemental like a Dr. Phil meets the PC Police. 

It's another time when I feel a generational divide.

I'm not here to explain to them why I relate. I'm not here to defend the show because I'm not sure it's meant to be something to be defended so much as to be watched and thought about and maybe go, "Wow...she's actually showing that on TV."

This show is a game changer. It probably won't win awards and I didn't like the review of it in Rolling Stone. I finally just decided that the writer hasn't been through it. 

But I can relate to aspects of the show and I appreciate that. 

All people seem to do is beat up on the characters for everything. For example...

"They make bad decisions." Yea, so do a lot of adults who cheat on their significant others or walk out on their families. 

"They have no goals." Well, actually, they all went to college.

"They're not responsible about birth control." Actually, Hannah tries to navigate tricky situations where she makes sure that a condom is used. In fact, she's been afraid of getting aids since she was little. She goes to the gyno almost immediately to get tested.

"A disturbing casualness about abortion." Hm, actually, no. Errr, wrong again. 

"They're racist." I agree, there's not a lot of diversity on the show, it's a legitimate point. But they never say or do anything racist. ESPN's commentators were mostly all white until about 6 years ago. People didn't stop watching the Superbowl because of that. 

"Disturbing language." Oh, unlike a male locker room depicted in movies. Excuse me while I go burn every video game with men swearing. 

"It's insulting to 20 somethings." What isn't insulting to someone? Reality shows are insulting to the human race, people still watch them. How about we go get rid of "Hip Hop and Love", "The Real Wives of New Jersey", "Basketball wives", "True Life: (Fill in the blank)", "Teen Moms (or whatever it's called), etc, etc. etc.

What people seem to be so intent on seeing is a show that tells young women how to be perfect. And when they see these young women just trying to do what they kindof know how to do, they get mad. No one's perfect, just enjoy the show for what it is. 

This is a great show. You don't have to like it but that doesn't mean that it's a bad show. You might just not relate to having been to a gyno's office getting tested for an STD while wondering if your life is going to end. Or the other bajillion other things that go on in this show that actually happen in life for a lot of 20somethings. 

Gah. The reactions just make me angry because these girls don't seem to be allowed to be imperfect. And that really bothers me. 

Sincerely, 

-Agent Ska-

Girls trailor

Season Finale of Psych (Season 6)

I just finished watching the Season Finale of Psych. It was a great episode so I suggest everyone watch it. If they kill off Henry, I don't know if I could keep watching, it would just be way too sad!!!!!!!!!

Don't die, Henry, don't die!!!!!

Sincerely,

Agent Ska

Texts From Hillary turns out to be really funny.

You can see the rest here.

-Agent Ska-