Dear Friends, 716-332-3904
What a wonderfully inspiring gathering we had at the No Hate, No Mandate
March and Rally, with - to correct our estimate - at least 3,500-3,600 people
from all over WNY - a diverse, determined, and dynamic group that stood up
for each other and for our principles.
Many, many thanks to all the WNY Peace Center members,
board, and staff - yes that means our own dear Peggy - who made it all
possible; and to our allies and colleagues, eloquent speakers, fantabulous
musicians and dancers, and especially to the children and the parents wise
and devoted enough to bring them! To all of you - including very
particularly the courageous and dedicated who went to DC - we at the WNY
Peace Center are glad, grateful, and filled with hope (and a lot of
adrenaline) to organize for our next steps!
So please join us as you can in the events and campaigns below; we look
forward to seeing you!!
Peace/Salam/Shalom/Shanti!! Nya weh/Asanti/Gracias/Tashakor/Thanks!!
***MONDAY, Jan 23 - three events: (no rest for the weary ;-)
Mondays, 1-3pm, Talking Peace with the WNY Peace Center radio show on
91.3FM, WBNY; with Avery Edwards, Vicki Ross, and special guests. Go to
wnby.buffalostate.edu or http://tunein.com/radio/WBNY-913-s27549/.

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Latin America Solidarity Committee (LASC) of WNYPC
January Peace Coffeehouse: Haiti and Hurricane Matthew: How to Help.
First-hand reports by local efforts to help Haiti recover.
Monday January 23, 7-9 pm. Canisius College - Science Hall, 1901 Main St.
Convenient parking lot on Main St. near Delavan
Guest speakers include Katherine Mang (Mother's Club of Haiti microloans),
Renee Geitz (First Trinity Lutheran Church projects in Torbeck, Les Cayes
and Ile-a-Vache, Haiti) Rev. Elena Delgado (First Presbyterian Church and
waterequalslife.org). Other groups with Haiti projects are very welcome;
please help spread the news. Cosponsored by WNY Peace Center, LASC, and
Peace Action-Canisius.
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Interfaith Climate Justice Community Meeting
Monday January 23, 7pm. St. Joseph’s University RC Church, 3269 Main St.,
Buffalo, NY 14214
(Parking behind the church. We will meet in the community room off the
parking lot).Thanks again to all who participated in the October
4, 2016 Creation Dialogue gathering at the Heim Rd. Mosque. Nearly 70
from most of the faith communities represented in the Network of Religious
Communities shared their faith community’s respective statements on the
Creation and climate change. Join the upcoming meeting for further
discussion on four major areas for continued dialogue and action discerned
in the previous gathering:
· “Greening” Our Houses of Worship/Homes
· Creation Spirituality/Living Simply
· Advocating for Renewables (policies & legislation)
· Divesting from Fossil Fuels/Shareholder Resolutions
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Campaigns
Success: our calls to President Obama to ask him to pardon and release
Chelsea Manning bore fruit!! (We only wish they had re Leonard and
others!!)
AGAIN, your timely advocacy could make the difference.
Cabinet and Other Proposed Officials:
The proposed cabinet of P-E Trump is the embodiment of the foxes in charge
of the various chicken coops. Please call or contact Sens. Schumer and
Gillibrand to voice your opposition with the following (if indeed you
agree ;-)
*Rex Tillerson: inappropriate as Secretary of State as he, as former Chair
& CEO of Exxon-Mobile, has had substantial business dealings with Russia
and lobbied for ending sanctions to enable a proposed contract between
Exxon-Moblie and Russia - egregious conflicts of interest.
*Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn: outrageous as National Security Advisor as his
Islamophobic remarks include claiming sharia law is spreading in this
country (when it isn’t) and his having been a paid lobbyist for the
Turkish Government shows his mercenary attitude toward national security.
*Sen. Jeff Sessions: inappropriate as Atty Gen as he has a history of racism,
AND recently couldn’t affirm that irreligious persons may be just as correct
as others in assessing law.
*Steve Mnuchin: inappropriate as Treasury Secretary
as he has made millions on leaving the bank he directed that undertook rampant
foreclosures on homeowners on trivial excuses.
*Scott Pruitt: inappropriate for leading the Environmental Protection Agency
as he is (outrageously) a climate change denier (!!) and has sued the
EPA 11 yes eleven times.
*Betsy Devos: inappropriate as Education Secretary as she doesn’t support
public education and does support guns in schools!!
*Ben Carson: inappropriate to lead Housing and Urban Development as his only
experience in this area is having grown up in public housing.
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RACIAL JUSTICE TASKFORCE
Cariol Horne Whistleblowers’ Fund This fund, created by the WNYPC, was created
a to support police officers who face reprisals from their department for
choosing to strictly uphold their oath to protect and serve the community.
The fund is named for Cariol Horne, former police officer, who faced reprisals
when she saved the life of a citizen who was being subjected to excessive
force on her duty. She was fired just prior to earning her 20-year pension.
The goal of the fund is to encourage good police officers to follow their moral
conscience if and when it conflicts with the infamous blue wall of silence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_wall_of_silence). The firs day $565 was
raised. Please go to
https://www.gofundme.com/cariol-horne-whistleblower-fund to contribute.
Many Thanks!!
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RESIST MILITARISM! TASKFORCE
2nd and 4th Thurs of month, i.e., includes this Thurday, Jan 26: Resist
Militarism! Anti-Weaponized-Drone Vigil at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station,
3:30-4:30pm. Call Russell, 570-5200 for carpooling.
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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TASKFORCE
Environmental Justice Taskforce Meeting Thursday, Feb 2 (Ground Hog Day),
6pm, Crane Library, 633 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo NY 14222
* Northern Access Pipeline
Tell Gov. Cuomo! NO NORTHERN ACCESS 2016 PIPELINE
Click here to see what you can do:
Part of Nekanesakt; Friends of the Indigenous People, a coalition. Meeting
Tuesdays, 6:30pm. Burning Books, 420 Connecticut St., Buffalo. Alternate
weeks (i.e., January 24) the group focuses on No Pipelines (re NAPL, Enbridge).
You can donate through the Buffalo Supports Standing Rock Water Protectors
Group. Warm winter clothes especially outer garments can be brought to
Burning Books, 420 Connecticut St., Buffalo. Money can be donated on-line
through Riverside-Salem UCC/DC (http://riversidesalem.org/ . (Specify “Standing
Rock.”) and/or make check contributions for Standing Rock Water Protectors
(with “Standing Rock” on the memo line of your check) Payable to: Riverside-
Salem UCC/DC (write “Standing Rock” on the memo line of your check)
3449 West River Road Grand Island, NY 14072
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* Buffalo 25 IMPORTANT UPDATE!
No more calls to the U.S. Attorney’s office are wanted at this time. Thank you.
Please send contributions for the Buffalo 25 and their families Payable to
Trinity Episcopal Church (with #Buffalo25 on the memo line of your check)
Trinity Episcopal Church 371 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14202.
Amber Canavan, Animal Rights Activist Fois gras, animal liberation and jail
Syracuse activist Amber Canavan on her experiences rescuing two ducks from
an upstate New York foie gras facility, documenting, publicizing the action
and paying the price. Thursday January 26, 7pm. Burning Books, 420 Connecticut
St., Buffalo.
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Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties (NACS)
All Our Relations Project (AOR) The "All Our Relations" project is aimed
at increasing the mutual respect, understanding, and collaborations between
Native and Non-Native groups, organizations, persons, and others, as well
as contributing to the health and wellbeing of the Native American community
& friends. Free Cultural competency training in a wide variety of areas,
voluntary case management, and many Native cultural programs. To register,
call Pete Hill, 716 874-2797, ext 348, or phill@nacswny.org
Save the Dates:
*Friday February 3, 1-4:30pm. “Expanding Trauma-Informed Care from Individuals
to Communities – A Native American Perspective.” Pete Hill (Cayuga, Heron Clan)
NACS’ Niagara Falls office, 1522 Main St. (Inside Family and Children’s
Services, Niagara Falls, NY 14305 *Tuesday February 14, 1-4:30pm:
“Addressing Unresolved Historical Trauma – A Native American Path towards
Healing for All Our Relations” in honor of Black History Month. Pete Hill
(Cayuga, Heron Clan) Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Branch Library, 1324 Jefferson
Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14208 *Friday, February 17, 1-4:30pm: “Traditional
Teachings of the Good Mind”, Michael Martin (Onondaga, Beaver Clan).
NACS office, 1005 Grant Street. *Friday, February 24, 1-3:30pm:
“Traditional Teachings of the Good Mind”, Michael Martin (Onondaga, Beaver
Clan). John Duke Senior Center, 1201 Hyde Park Blvd., Niagara Falls, NY 14305.
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Other regularly scheduled efforts in the One Struggle, One Movement:
Fridays 6pm: Stop The Violence Coalition, United Way Bldg, Delaware and Summer
Sts.
Saturdays, Noon-1pm: Women In Black. Nonviolence vigil, Bidwell and Elmwood.
Sundays, 4pm Riverside-Salem UCC/DC progressive program and potluck. 3449 West
River Road, Grand Island.
Mondays, 1-3pm, Talking Peace with the WNY Peace Center radio show on 91.3FM,
WBNY; with Avery Edwards, Vicki Ross, and special guests. Go to
wnby.buffalostate.edu or http://tunein.com/radio/WBNY-913-s27549/.
Tuesdays, 6:30pm Buffalo Supports Standing Rock Water Protectors! Part of
Nekanesakt; Friends of the Indigenous People, a coalition. Burning Books,
420 Connecticut St., Buffalo. Alternate weeks (ie, Jan 10) the group focuses
on No Pipelines (re NAPL, Enbridge).
2nd and 4th Thurs of month: Resist Militarism! Anti-Weaponized-Drone Vigil
at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, 3:30-4:30pm. Call Russell, 570-5200
for carpooling.
1st and 3rd Thurs of month: Interfaith Peace Network meeting and breakfast-
luck, 8am-9:30am; NRC Bldg, 1272 Delaware Ave. Parking round back.
