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Dear Friends,
So much is happening! We invite you to take a deep breath ( – and breathing out twice as slowly!) ……………., as we prepare to #Unite, #WomenRiseUP, and of course also to Defend the Sacred.
Get ready for the Weekend of Action! Mainly Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday Celebrations and the Women’s March (not chronological 😉 There are events for both happening from Thursday on.
Before anything, let us mention: the weather for our WNY Women’s March – this Sunday, 1:30 at Niagara Square – is predicted to be light snow in the morning, windy (as it generally is, downtown), and 29. Not what we’d prefer. Worst part: it might be icy. But not currently predicted to be bad enough to cancel. Last year we cancelled due to a blizzard, and then had 65mph gale-force winds on the rescheduled date. So do remember, safety first, do dress warmly; and we’ll have our Love and Truth to keep us warm! Also, we’ll keep it short!
Just FYI, our snow date (if it turns out to be worse than currently predicted) is March 8 – when our Gender Justice Taskforce is already planning to have an event.
Here are some of the Weekend of Action events coming up:
– Honoring Rev. Dr. King, Thurs, 12-1pm, Central Public Library, Buffalo;
– Women’s March Chant Rehearsal, Thurs, 1/16, 6-8pm, Sugar City, 1239 Niagara St;
– Rededication of the Rev Dr MLK Head, Sat, 1/18, 2pm, starting at Calvary Baptist Church, 1184 Genessee St;
– Women’s March Sign-Making, Sat, 1/28, 3:30-5:30pm, WNYPC, 1272 Delaware Ave (entrance & parking round back);
– Women’s March WNY, Sun, 1/19, 1:30pm, Niagara Sq, #WomenRiseUp;
– MLK Celebration, Sun, 1/19, 6-8pm, Kleinhans Music Hall, Symphony Circle;
– Explore & More: Special MLK Day @ Children’s Museum, 10am-4pm, 130 Main;
– Talking Peace with the WNYPC, Mon, 1/20, WBNY 91.3FM (streaming at wbny.buffalostate.edu) – Special MLK Program with Heron Simmonds, Little Africa Cultural Center, and more.
We are grateful to Congressman Higgins and all responsible Congress’s passing the War Powers Act. Please call our Senators to urge their support of the War Powers Act to any war on Iran, (Gillibrand: 202-224-4451; Schumer: 202-224-6542). We’ll be gathering at Noon on Sat, 1/25 for No War With Iran at NFTA’s Main & Perry station near Canalside. You can also go to codepink.org to sign an apology to the People of Iran/Trump does not represent us!
Don’t forget the (free) trip to Albany for the HALTSolitary Campaign on Tuesday, 1/21. See below or website to sign up.
As always, more below, including regularly scheduled events & vigils, and more at wnypeace.org, and on our facebook page, twitter (@wnypeace), and Instagram (wnypeace)!
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
#Unite! #OneLove
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Events this week:
2020 Community Agenda Rollout
January 16 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 pm
At Central Public Library, Downtown Buffalo (opposite Lafayette Sq), 2nd floor meeting room. Come out to hear the 10 best ideas for Buffalo for the coming year, and get on board with us and all Partnership for the Public Good Partners to make it happen! All are welcome.
Community Celebration Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
At Buffalo & Erie County Public Library – Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo 14203. Join us for the 42nd Annual Community Celebration Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is a free public event featuring speakers, storytelling by Sharon Holley, and a drumming performance by Daughters of Creative Sound, with MC Clifford Bell.
End the ICE Terror weekly vigil
January 16 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join the Immigrant & Refugee Taskforce every Thursday from 5:00-6:00 PM for an End the ICE Terror vigil in front of the ICE Field Office at the Delaware North Building (250 Delaware Ave at the corner of Chippewa). Bring your signs and spirit of solidarity. We will not stay silent!
Citizens for Regional Transit Q1 Mtg
January 16 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library – Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203
Free
At Central Library West Room, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo. Doors at 5pm, presentation t 5:30. Free and open to all; easily accessible via Metro Rail and Bus. CRT President Douglas Funke will present his annual review of the organization’s activities advocating for better public transit in the region. Kelly Dixon of the Greater Buffalo Niagara
Buffalo Women’s March Chant Reheasal
January 16 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sugar City, 1239 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14213
At Sugar City, 1239 Niagara St Buffalo, 14213. Chant rehearsal, led by Jennifer Page of Queen City Feminist who will also lead chants at the Women’s March WNY. Learn the Chilean protest anthem, Un Violado en Tu Camino.
For Future Generations: A Plastic Pollution Study of Lake Erie’ Opening
January 17 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
At CEPA Gallery, 617 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203. Opening on January 17, 2020; exhibit is up through February 15, 2020. Artist Alexis Oltmer (b.1990) has spent 3 years creating For Future Generations : A plastic pollution study of Lake Erie, an environmental and conceptual body of artwork which elevates plastic pollution imagery, data & more.
Re-dedication service of the Martin Luther King Jr. bust in MLK Jr. Park
January 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
At Calvary Baptist Church, 1184 Genessee Street, Buffalo 14211. Followed by a prayer for the re-dedication service at the memorial plaza and the grand opening of the Making of A Monument exhibit at the shelter house in MLK Jr. Park. Free to attend.
Women’s March WNY Sign-Making Gathering
January 18 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
At WNY Peace Center, 1272 Delaware Ave. Join us as we prepare for the Women’s March 2020! We will be making signs and viewing the film, ‘Doctrine of Discovery’, as part of the Weekend of Action. All are welcome!
Women’s March – Buffalo/WNY
January 19 @ 1:30 pm
At Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY. #UNITE – as part of the Weekend of Action! A rally and march with speakers, music, and the Spirit, to celebrate Truth and Love. We will stand together for Women, Solidarity with and Justice for People and the Planet, and #womenswave, #powertothepolls. See our ~78 great cosponsors list on our website wnypeace.org or the facebook event page.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration
January 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
At Kleinhans Music Hall, One Symphony Circle, Buffalo NY. Come join this beautiful community celebration of our beloved Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This African-American community celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King includes exciting music and dance performances from throughout Western New York. Free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Trip to Albany to Pass #HALTsolitary Act
January 21 @ 5:30 am – 9:30 pm
WNY chapter of the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (CAIC) is going to be joining various chapters across the state in Albany on Tuesday, January 21 (https://www.facebook.com/events/564954490972330/) to advocate for legislators to pass the #HALTsolitary act. It is so important to passing the act. More than 2 weeks in solitary is torture per international standards, and tremendously harmful and traumatic to people. We need more voices coming to Albany with us to make sure this time it gets passed! Please join us!
Erie Co Holding Center Vigil
January 22 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Prisoners’ Rights Taskforce – NO MORE Deaths! Vigil/protest evert Wednesday 4-5:30pm at the Erie County Holding Center (Delaware & Church). The Sheriff’s Administration is a Public Health Emergency!! All are welcome. Please bring signs.
Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran, US Out of the Middle East
January 25 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
At NFTA Special Events Station (Main & Perry Streets, Buffalo 14203). Rally against the US war threats against Iran. Co-Sponsored by WNY Peace Center, Green Party of Erie County, Workers World Party Buffalo, US Peace Council in Buffalo, Veterans for Peace Chapter 128. Initiators for this call include CODEPINK, United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC), and many more. Please join us, and bring signs and/or banners!
Sanctuary for Refugees (LASC Coffeehouse)
January 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
At Canisius College (Main & Jefferson), Science Building Lounge. Speaker Rev. Nancy Rosas is the pastor at Pilgrim St Luke’s UCC, the only active sanctuary church in Buffalo. The church has hosted numerous families who are threatened with deportation. The families are afforded a comfortable and safe place to stay while they need one. Come find out more. All are welcome. Light refreshments.
See regular scheduled events, taskforce campaigns, etc, below.
716-332-3904 1/8/20
wnypeace.org
Dear
Friends,
We are
having another Emergency, Rapid Response Rally re Iran, tomorrow 5pm &
Bidwell & Elmwood!
Also Medea Benjamin will join us on our Talking Peace Radio show on
Monday, to talk about the outrageous aggression being perpetrated by the
current administration. So, please note:
NO WAR ON IRAN!
January
9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
At Bidwell & Elmwood. Please bring signs,
and your energy. Because we are not going allow it – not in our name! Please
also call our senators and congresspeople (202-224-3121) to urge them to do
everything in their power to stop our warring on Iran!! Sponsored by CodePink,
MoveOn, the WNYPC and more. #NOWARWITHIRAN!
And
Talking Peace with the WNY Peace Center Radio Show on 91.3FM, WBNY. Mondays,
1-3pm. Call-in show with Jim Anderson and Vicki Ross co-hosting. Also streaming
on-line at wbny.buffalostate.edu. Special guest: MEDEA BENJAMIN, CodePink. Topic:
#NoWarWithIran, #Unite, #WomenRiseUP
Also, and
again, please call your Congressperson (Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121 –
or Reps Higgins or Reed if you don’t have one) and our Senators to urge a stop
through the War Powers Act to any war on Iran, as well as any more troops to
the Middle East. They may vote tomorrow!
Remember the
January 11, 1:30pm membership meeting at the WNYPC, NRC Bldg, 1272 Delaware
Ave, Buffalo 14209 (entrance & parking round back); and the Women’s March
Sunday January 19, 1:30pm, part of a Weekend of Action! And much more at
wnypeace.org – events are added regularly.
As
always, more below, including regularly scheduled events & vigils, and more
at wnypeace.org, and on our facebook page, twitter (@wnypeace), and Instagram
(wnypeace)!
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
#Unite!
#OneLove
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Events this week:
Resist Militarism! Taskforce Mtg
January 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
At Isaías González-Soto Branch Library (formerly Niagara Branch), 280 Porter Ave, Buffalo NY. Discuss ideas for what an interactive memorial in Buffalo that acknowledges all victims of war could look like. All are welcome!
NO WAR ON IRAN!
January
9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
At Bidwell & Elmwood. Please bring signs,
and your energy. Because we are not going allow it – not in our name! Please
also call our senators and congresspeople (202-224-3121) to urge them to do
everything in their power to stop our warring on Iran!! Sponsored by CodePink,
MoveOn, the WNYPC and more. #NOWARWITHIRAN!
End the ICE Terror weekly vigil
January 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join the Immigrant & Refugee Taskforce
every Thursday from 5:00-6:00 PM for an End the ICE Terror vigil in front of
the ICE Field Office at the Delaware North Building (250 Delaware Ave at the
corner of Chippewa). Bring your signs and spirit of solidarity. We will not
stay silent!
WNYPC Membership Mtg
January 11 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
At WNYPC/NRC Bldg, 1272 Delaware Ave
(entrance & parking round back of bldg). Come on out and get connected with
the WNYPC’s vital taskforces, submit a membership survey, get info on past and
upcoming events and campaigns. And please re-up your membership for the year if
you haven’t already! That will enable to have a vote. Focus on Taskforces and
Committees.
Trip to Albany to lobby to #FreeOurElders
January 14 @ 5:30 am – 9:30 pm
Bring them home!! End
Death-by-incarceration sentences to promote parole justice. Free transportation
and food is provided. To rsvp, please go to: bit.ly/35ZDluL. Questions?
Contact Rosie Rios, rmr2198@columbia.edu. Parole Preparation Project; RAPP
(Release Aging People in Prison).
Women’s March WNY Sign-Making Gathering
January
18 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
At WNY Peace Center, 1272 Delaware Ave. Join
us as we prepare for the Women’s March 2020! We will be making signs and
viewing the film, ‘Doctrine of Discovery’, as part of the Weekend of Action.
All are welcome!
Women’s March – Buffalo/WNY
January 19 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
At Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY. #UNITE – as
part of the Weekend of Action! A rally and march with speakers, music, and the
Spirit, to celebrate Truth and Love. We will stand together for Women, Solidarity
with and Justice for People and the Planet, and #womenswave, #powertothepolls.
See our ~70 great cosponsors list on our website wnypeace.org or the facebook
event page.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration
January 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
At Kleinhans Music Hall, One Symphony Circle,
Buffalo NY. Come join this beautiful community celebration of our beloved Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This African-American community celebration of the
life and legacy of Dr. King includes exciting music and dance performances from
throughout Western New York. Free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Trip to Albany to Pass #HALTsolitary Act
January 21 @ 5:30 am – 9:30 pm
WNY chapter
of the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (CAIC) is going to be
joining various chapters across the state in Albany on Tuesday, January 21
(https://www.facebook.com/events/564954490972330/) to advocate for legislators
to pass the #HALTsolitary act. It is so important to passing the act. More than
2 weeks in solitary is torture per international standards, and tremendously
harmful and traumatic to people. We need more voices coming to Albany with us
to make sure this time it gets passed! Please join us!
Sanctuary for Refugees (LASC Coffeehouse)
January 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
At Canisius College (Main & Jefferson),
Science Building Lounge. Speaker Rev. Nancy Rosas is the pastor at Pilgrim St
Luke’s UCC, the only active sanctuary church in Buffalo. The
church has hosted numerous families who are threatened with deportation. The
families are afforded a comfortable and safe place to stay while they need one.
Come find out more. All are welcome. Light refreshments.
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REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS in the One Struggle, One Vision, One Love:
Talking Peace with the WNY Peace Center Radio
Show on 91.3FM, WBNY. Mondays, 1-3pm. Call-in show with Jim Anderson and Vicki
Ross co-hosting. Also streaming on-line at wbny.buffalostate.edu. Special
guest: MEDEA BENJAMIN, CodePink. Topic: #NoWarWithIran, #Unite, #WomenRiseUP
Buffalo Nekanesakt. Indigenous support group/allies. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays,
6:30-8pm.
At Burning Books, 420 Connecticut Ave. All are welcome!! Reading
group for
the Great Law of Peace will meet on the last Tuesday of January for its final
session on the Kayanerenko:wa as put forth by Kayanesenh Paul Williams.
Prisoners’ Rights Taskforce – NO
MORE Deaths! Vigil/protest Wednesdays 4-5:30pm at the Erie County Holding
Center (Delaware & Church). The Sheriff’s Administration is a Public Health
Emergency!! All are welcome. Please bring signs.
Resist Militarism! Taskforce – Regular monthly planning meeting third Weds of
the month, Jan 15; 5-6:30pm. at Isaías González-Soto Branch (formerly
Niagara Branch) Library, 280 Porter Ave, Buffalo 14201.
Interfaith Peace Network – in January only, 2nd & 4th Thursdays
of the month, ie, January 9 and January 23, with special presentations on
Congregation of Israel and Sufism respectively; 9:15am at 1272 Delaware Ave,
Buffalo NY 14209 entrance and parking round back.) Breakfast potluck, and
discussion.
End ICE Terror – Thursdays, 5-6pm, vigil in front of the ICE building on the
corner of (@250) Delaware and Chippewa. Bring your signs and spirit of
Solidarity. We will not stay silent! #EndICETerror #FamiliesBelongTogether
#AbolishICE #CLOSETHECAMPS #NeverAgainIsNow
Environmental Justice Taskforce – Vigil to Protest the Shipments of VERY
Dangerous Radioactive Liquid from Canada coming over the Peace Bridge. Fridays
2-3pm, Front Park at Vermont & Busti, Buffalo. Signs welcome and also
usually available.
Stop The Violence Coalition – 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month; 6pm, United Way
Building, Delaware and Summer Sts.
Women In Black – Nonviolence vigil, Bidwell and Elmwood. Saturdays, Noon-1pm.
Signs also available. (and you don’t need to be a woman or dress in black)
Special gathering on Jan 4 for National Day of Action: US out of Iraq!!!
Riverside Salem Environmental Cottage & UCC/DC – Various progressive
spiritual activist and naturalist programs, Sundays, 4-6pm followed by a
pot-luck. 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY 14072. Celebrate Epiphany on
Sunday, 1/5.
Of note: Little Africa Culture Club, 356 S. Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY.
African Drumming Sundays, 12-2pm.
We shall overcome #Unitethestruggles #Loveislove #PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver
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Si, se puede! We shall overcome. #Unite
Peace,
Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
716-332-3904 1/2/20 wnypeace.org
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! This is going to be a really important year, and hopefully our best yet!
Hope you enjoyed all the holidays, and are refreshed and ready. We really have our work cut out for us this year, but that is nothing new! Si, Se Puede …. We Shall Overcome! Harambe/Together! and as always, pace yourself!
Please come out this Saturday to join Women In Black for a special National Day of Action: U.S. Troops out of Iraq! this Saturday, January 4, Noon to 1pm at Bidwell & Elmwood. The US military under Trump’s direction is escalating harm to all. It is illegal (not covered by the AUMF) and immoral. To quote our dear Pete Seeger, iconic folk singer/activist, “When will we ever learn? …” Signs are on hand, or bring your own.
Or call your senators or rep in Congress (switchboard is 202-224-3121) and urge them to vehemently oppose US strikes in Iraq, on Iran, and the looming outrageous and counterproductive troop increase.
We hope you’ll join us for our membership meeting on January 11, 1:30pm at the WNYPC, NRC Bldg, 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo 14209 (entrance & parking round back). All are welcome, though only current members get to vote. (You can also become a member at the meeting.) We’ll have a special review of taskforces and committees. (You can join those too 😉
And please plan to come out for the Women’s March Sunday January 19, 1:30pm, with spoken word and music, part of a Weekend of Action! We’ll specially recognize Indigenous Women, and stand – and march – in solidarity for People and the Planet! There’ll be sign-making and a showing of the Doctrine of Discovery documentary on Saturday (3:30-5:30pm at the WNYPC, see above); and the wonderful Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration later on Sunday (6-8pm at Kleinhans). See more on our website at wnypeace.org.
We want you to give special attention to Criminal Justice reform. Please come out on January 7 for a community discussion on #HALTSolitary (7pm at the Crucial Center). There are also two lobby trips to Albany – all day (~5:30am to late evening), fully funded. Dates, focus, and links for reserving a seat are:
– Tues, Jan 14, to Release our Aging People from Prison (go to bit.ly/35ZDluL to #FreeOurElders);
– Tues, Jan 21, (https://www.facebook.com/events/564954490972330/) to advocate for legislators to pass the #HALTsolitary act.
Of note, there are two advisory committee meetings on January 14, 10am-ish, if you can better do that than a whole-day trip. Please see our website.)
As always, more below, including regularly scheduled events & vigils, and more at wnypeace.org, and on our facebook page, twitter (@wnypeace), and Instagram (wnypeace)!
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
#Unite! #OneLove
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Events this week:
National Day of Action: US out of Iraq
January 4 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
At Bidwell & Elmwood. Come out with or without signs. “When will we ever learn? …” as Pete Seeger says. Special Women In Black vigil. The US government’s escalating aggression in Iraq continues to worsen the situation for all. We cannot allow our government to keep on exacerbating the situation. And of course it’s all about the oil! It is illegal and immoral. Enough is enough!
Celebrate Epiphany
January 5 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
At Riverside Salem, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island. Epiphany– a sudden and profound understanding of something, or the day Christians celebrate the incarnate Christ. It will be a day of conversation with our hopes and ideas for the coming year and our reflections on the preceding year. Everyone will have a chance to select a cutout star with a word on it that may provide some guidance for spiritual practice during the coming year. Epiphany was a favorite celebration day for our dear friends Bob and Bobbie Grimm. Please join us at 4:00 with a potluck to follow around 6:00. Everyone is welcome! #449 West River Road, Grand Island.
Ending Torture: A Solitary Confinement Community Discussion
January 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
At the Crucial Community Center, 230 Moselle St, Buffalo NY 14211. Join us for a discussion about the pervasive use of solitary confinement across New York, with firsthand accounts from solitary survivors. Learn more about #HALTsolitary (http://nycaic.org) and ways to get involved to end the use of solitary confinement across the state. Organized by Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals and WNYPC.
Resist Militarism! Taskforce Mtg
January 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
At Isaías González-Soto Branch Library (formerly Niagara Branch), 280 Porter Ave, Buffalo NY. Discuss ideas for what an interactive memorial in Buffalo that acknowledges all victims of war could look like. All are welcome!
End the ICE Terror weekly vigil
January 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join the Immigrant & Refugee Taskforce every Thursday from 5:00-6:00 PM for an End the ICE Terror vigil in front of the ICE Field Office at the Delaware North Building (250 Delaware Ave at the corner of Chippewa). Bring your signs and spirit of solidarity. We will not stay silent!
Saturday Academies at Lafayette Community School
January 11 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Free activities for the whole community! Join the WNY Peace Center at 10:30 in the cafeteria for a PeaceJam activity.
WNYPC Membership Mtg
January 11 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
At WNYPC/NRC Bldg, 1272 Delaware Ave (entrance & parking round back of bldg). Come on out and get connected with the WNYPC’s vital taskforces, submit a membership survey, get info on past and upcoming events and campaigns. And please re-up your membership for the year if you haven’t already! That will enable to have a vote. Focus on Taskforces and Committees.
Trip to Albany to lobby to #FreeOurElders
January 14 @ 5:30 am – 9:30 pm
Bring them home!! End Death-by-incarceration sentences to promote parole justice. Free transportation and food is provided. To rsvp, please go to: bit.ly/35ZDluL. Questions? Contact Rosie Rios, rmr2198@columbia.edu. Parole Preparation Project; RAPP (Release Aging People in Prison).
Corrections Advisory Board – Initial Mtg
January 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
At Old County Hall, 92 Franklin, 4th floor conference room. Initial meeting of the Corrections Advisory Board overseeing Sheriff Howard’s administration of the Erie Co Holding Center, Alden, etc. Public meeting.
Women’s March – DC
January 18 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
On January 18, 2020, the Women’s March on Washington will take the power back and so will you. In 2020, we have a chance to finish what we started three years ago and remove Trump from office. We can’t do it without you. Come to DC for the national march and/or go to our local the following day!
Women’s March – Buffalo/WNY
January 19 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
At Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY. #UNITE – as part of the Weekend of Action! A rally and march with speakers, music, and the Spirit, to celebrate Truth and Love. We will stand together for Women, Solidarity with and Justice for People and the Planet, and #womenswave, #powertothepolls. See our ~70 great cosponsors list on our website wnypeace.org or the facebook event page.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration
January 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
At Kleinhans Music Hall, One Symphony Circle, Buffalo NY. Come join this beautiful community celebration of our beloved Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This African-American community celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King includes exciting music and dance performances from throughout Western New York. Free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Trip to Albany to Pass #HALTsolitary Act
January 21 @ 5:30 am – 9:30 pm
WNY chapter of the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (CAIC) is going to be joining various chapters across the state in Albany on Tuesday, January 21 (https://www.facebook.com/events/564954490972330/) to advocate for legislators to pass the #HALTsolitary act. It is so important to passing the act. More than 2 weeks in solitary is torture per international standards, and tremendously harmful and traumatic to people. We need more voices coming to Albany with us to make sure this time it gets passed! Please join us!
Sanctuary for Refugees (LASC Coffeehouse)
January 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
At Canisius College (Main & Jefferson), Science Building Lounge. Speaker Rev. Nancy Rosas is the pastor at Pilgrim St Luke’s UCC, the only active sanctuary church in Buffalo. The church has hosted numerous families who are threatened with deportation. The families are afforded a comfortable and safe place to stay while they need one. Come find out more. All are welcome. Light refreshments.
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REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS in the One Struggle, One Vision, One Love:
Talking Peace with the WNY Peace Center Radio Show on 91.3FM, WBNY. Mondays, 1-3pm. Call-in show with Jim Anderson and Vicki Ross co-hosting. Also streaming on-line at wbny.buffalostate.edu. Topic: Criminal Justice and the need for transformation.
Buffalo Nekanesakt. Indigenous support group/allies. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays,
6:30-8pm. At Burning Books, 420 Connecticut Ave. All are welcome!! Reading
group for the Great Law of Peace will meet on the last Tuesday of January for its final session on the Kayanerenko:wa as put forth by Kayanesenh Paul Williams.
Prisoners’ Rights Taskforce – NO MORE Deaths! Vigil/protest Wednesdays 4-5:30pm at the Erie County Holding Center (Delaware & Church). The Sheriff’s Administration is a Public Health Emergency!! All are welcome. Please bring signs.
