BUFFALO 5; CARIOL’S DAY OF ACTION; MARCH FOR…JUSTICE
July 8th, 2020
In our continued effort to limit digital overload in these times, we are once again highlighting just a few important items and special upcoming events, and then refer you to our website for details on our *UPDATED* regularly scheduled events and ‘Helping Hands’ resource list (including campaigns and fundraisers!).
Please join us on Friday at noon for the “Move for Justice” Rally, which will assemble in front of the Erie County Court Building (25 Delaware Ave) and then move to Niagara Square. Meet the Buffalo 5 – John Walker, Jr., Darryl Boyd, Floyd Martin, Darren Gibson, and Tyrone Woodruff – and show community support to get their indictment, No. 41-413 revisited by the Erie County District Attorney’s office. For more details, visit the event page on our website.
Later on Friday, join us at Lafayette Square from 3-5pm for the #CariolsLaw National Day of Action calling for an end to police violence and justice for our shero (and Board member) Cariol Horne. The march will assemble at Lafayette Square and then move to Niagara Square for a protest concert featuring Drea d’Nur at 4pm. #PassCariolsLaw #GrantCariolsPension #JusticeForCariol
On Sunday we will be at Amherst State Park (400 Mill St.) from 1-3pm where we will demand educational and economic racial inequalities be acknowledged in the suburbsand greater Buffalo area. All are welcome! Please note there is a parking lot off of Sheridan behind the Sisters of St. Francis building. Cohosted by @716protests and the WNY Peace Center.
The fight for racial justice continues at Niagara Square. Our own Racial Justice Taskforce continues to work independently and is also connecting with those at the Square and elsewhere. There is still daily activity at Niagara/Liberation Square thanks to the WNY Liberation Collective. Thank you also to everyone for your support of Deyanna Davis who was released this morning on bail.
A final reminder that our 13th annual youth summer camp, Camp Peaceprints, begins on Monday! Registration is still open with a sliding scale of up to $25/week, with scholarships readily available! Camp will be 100% online this year due to the public health crisis, but we offer games, recreation/physical activities, art projects, music, and virtual field trips to MACHU PICCHU (Peru) and KENYA; plus wonderful guest presenters (activists and artists from the Buffalo area, including Derek Middlebrooks of Nerds United, Poet Jillian Hanesworth, and Valentino Dixon)! Please register ASAP as we’ll be delivering packets with art supplies, etc. for use during camp.
We are, of course, still accepting *MATCHED* donations to the Father Joe Bissonette Fund for the WNY Peace Center. For more information and to contribute, please visit the fundraiser page on our website. We cannot do this work with you and are so grateful for your support!
Lastly, we are excited to share the IFCO/Pastors for Peace recording from the amazing event on Cuba’s response to COVID-19 for those of you who were unable to join us on the 29th.
Please see details and much more below, including other special events this week, regularly scheduled events, campaigns, fundraisers, and more at wnypeace.org, on our Facebook page, Twitter (@wnypeace), and Instagram (@wnypeace)! We update our Event Calendar often as we learn of new events, so please be sure to check back regularly!
And another reminder to pace yourselves – no one can do it all. Please feel free to reach out and let us know what kind of help you might need from the WNYPC.
Peace, thanks, solidarity and yes – love.
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UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
WEDS, JULY 8TH @ 5:30 PM: WNY YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT
On Facebook Live. NYS Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act: The Most Aggressive State Climate Plan in the Nation, featuring Emily Dyett (WNY Environmental Alliance, WNY Youth Climate Council) and Geovaira Hernandez. This workshop will give an overview of NYS’ boldest climate legislation bill passed in July 2019 and identify how we can engage our communities to ensure WNY will receive the resources for a just transition. Please bring sheets of blank scrap paper and markers to the workshop.
FRI, JULY 10TH @ 12:00 PM: MOVE FOR JUSTICE RALLY FOR THE BUFFALO 5
See above for details.
FRI, JULY 10TH @ 3:00 PM: CARIOL’S LAW DAY OF ACTION MARCH & CONCERT
See above details.
SUN, JULY 12TH @ 1:00 PM: MARCH FOR EDUCATIONAL & ECONOMIC RACIAL JUSTICE
See above for details.
MON, JULY 13TH @ 1:30 PM: CAMP PEACE PRINTS BEGINS!
Please see above for more details and to register.
WEDS, JULY 15TH @ 6:00 PM: RESIST MILITARISM! MONTHLY TASKFORCE MEETING
On Zoom: Meeting ID 886 4837 5765 and Password 053203. Recent events for discussion will include: the call to defund police gathering support across the country opens the door to conversations about defending the pentagon and reclaiming our resources for our communities – funding human needs, not war (abroad and at home); #IamVanessaGuillen is trending and is a US military version of #MeToo regarding harassment and abuse of women in the armed forces not getting support or protection from superiors after reporting misconduct.
WEDS, JULY 15TH@ 8:00 PM: NIRS TELEBRIEFING ON THE NRC’S NUCLEAR WASTE PROPOSAL
Join the NRS for an important tele-briefing, “Coming Soon to your local Landfill: Nuclear Waste, Courtesy of the NRC.” Since the NRC’s proposal would almost certainly result in nuclear waste leaks into our water, air, crops, and communities, we thought you’d like to hear more about it and what you can do to stop it.
THURS, JULY 16TH @ 6:00 PM: IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE JUSTICE (IRJ) MONTHLY TASKFORCE MEETING
Join the Immigrant & Refugee Justice Taskforce (IRJ/”urge”) for its monthly meeting to discuss topics relevant to immigrant and refugee communities, including current campaigns and calls to action. For those who participated in our #IRJtoRead June/July book club selection, please be ready to discuss your thoughts on Unsung America: Immigrant Trailblazers and our Fight for Freedom by Prernal Lal (find the free ebook on Overdrive with your library card).
#UNITE | #OneLove | #WeShallOvercome | #SiSePuede!