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This event is a Core Conversation at the 2018 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival. See the full Core Conversation lineup here.

Appearing together for the first time in a public panel, Gisele and John Fetterman will discuss their transformative work in Braddock, PA and beyond in this interview by Mikey Tinor.

Mayor of Braddock since 2005, currently campaigning for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, John Fetterman has emerged as one of Pennsylvania’s leading progressive voices for working people, running on issues like inequality, racial justice, and ending the failed war on drugs. Pennsylvania born and raised, Fetterman earned a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government before returning to his home state, where he has worked for more than 12 years to build Braddock back from the verge of extinction. His creative urban policy solutions have transformed the region and garnered national headlines along the way.

Gisele Baretto Fetterman recently told the New York Post, ""The store rules are, ‘Be kind, take only what you need, and pay it forward.’” These rules apply to Free Store 15104, which she founded in 2012 to redistribute surplus and donated goods to neighbors in need. Since then, the program has grown to support all of Allegheny County. Fetterman also co-founded 412 Food Rescue, which redirects fresh, healthy food from going to landfills to serving those who are food insecure. Born in Brazil and raised in New York City and northern New Jersey, she was drawn to Braddock after reading a national profile on her future husband, Mayor John Fetterman. Her tireless efforts continue to transform the region.

Michelyn “Mikey” Hood Tinor is National Sales Director at Visit Pittsburgh and is the founder of The Pittsburgh Spot. PghSpot.com is an on-line interview program that focuses on promoting the faces, businesses, and creative innovators that make up Pittsburgh. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.

A production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and The Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University.