Dear Friends,
We ask for your help in drawing attention to deep injustice and violence in our
society – locally, nationally, and internationally. There are lots of
opportunities this week – so please pace yourself and we’ll see you out there!
Tomorrow, after two more deaths at the Erie County Holding Center (ECHC)
bringing it to 26 during Sheriff Howard’s abominable administration, please
come out at 4:00 (to 5:30pm) to the ECHC facility (at Delaware & Eagle) to
stand up for dramatic change. We’ll be privileged to stand with sister Monica
Lynch whose brother Connell Burrell died in Sheriff’s Dept custody in ECHC.
About 100 people came out last Monday. We need to keep the pressure on.
There are also two rallies to stop gun violence we’re co-organizing:
– Gun Control Rally: Friday, 5pm-6:30pm, at
Niagara Sq. Originated by Ruweyda Salim.
– Recess Rally: Sunday, 2pm-4pm, again at
Niagara Sq. Originated by Moms Demand Action.
The vast majority of the US public wants universal background checks,
elimination of assault rifles, and more. We demand action! Paraphrasing the
Parkland students, no more BS.
We
are thrilled to bring you Dahr Jamail, renown author and reporter, speaking on
his book, The End of Ice, and climate disruption, also this Sunday at 7pm
(-9pm) at Burning Books (420 CT St). He’ll tell the story of his journey his
journey across the world, of the catastrophic reality of our situation, and of
the incalculable necessity of relishing this vulnerable, fragile planet while
we still can.
India has now outdone itself in human rights atrocities in Kashmir! Please sign
the petition http://chng.it/wM9vpdRSYz
Nya weh – Many thanks to the about 100 people who came out for Indigenous Peoples’ Nuclear-Free Future Day. And to the many people working every day on those issues. Yes, we mean you: Agnes, Kelly, Charley, and many more.
There are plenty more events on the website (wnypeace.org) calendar (eg Igniting Hope Conference Fri/Sat; Garvey Community Day Sat; Taste of Cuba BBQ in Fort Erie Canada Sunday, etc), campaigns in the website posts, and info on our facebook page.
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
Events this week:
Talking Peace w/ WNYPC on WBNY 91.3FM
August
5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Radio Show on 91.3FM, WBNY. Mondays, 1-3pm. Go to wbny.buffalostate.edu to hear streaming online. Today: current events – local, national, and international. Vicki Ross hosting. Call-in show.
ECHC Vigil
August
14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
At the Erie Co Holding Center, (50 Delaware;
between Church & Eagle). Come out to protest the 26 lives lost in the
custody of Sheriff Howard’s administration; to stand vigil with Monica Lynch
for her brother Connell Burrell who just died after being at the ECHC; to draw
attention to the dire need for dramatic change; at the Holding Center and in the Sheriff’s
Dept. Cosponsored by Black Love Resists in the Rust. (Also is a weekly vigil of
the WNY Peace Center). Please brings signs.
Gun Control Rally
August
16 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
At Niagara Sq (opposite Buffalo City Hall).
The United States has the highest gun violence rates than any other developed
country yet there is little being done about it. This rally is to educate
people on the political structure that allows these massacres to continue
happening with little to no change but also educate them them on the gun
violence that happens right here in Buffalo. We, as citizens/residents, of the
United States have the power to enforce the changes we want.
The goal of this rally is to empower the
individuals and bring awareness to the community organizations that are making
positive changes in Buffalo. There will be a number guest speaker(s),
chants/music, and a small prayer service for those who lost their lives to gun
violence. Organized by Ruweyda Salim and the WNY Peace Center.
Recess Rally – Stop Gun Violence
August
18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Niagara Square, Buffalo. During this
congressional recess, we need to remind our legislators that we need them to
respond to our dire need to have them enact legislation that will help stop gun
violence!! This is Short Notice so Please Help Spread the Word! …
and please Wear RED!!! and bring signs.
Dahr Jamail – The End of Ice – Climate Disruption
August
18 @ 7:00 pm
716-332-3904 8/5/19 wnypeace.org
Dear Friends,
After a weekend of mass shootings, a week of deaths in the Erie Co Holding Center, two years of criminal leadership following centuries of white supremacy, we join in Truth and Love to work for radical change. Andare …. Si, se puede! …. Harambe!
Today, after two more deaths at the Erie County Holding Center bringing it to 26 over Sheriff Howard’s abominable administration, please come out at 5:15pm (-6:30pm) to the facility (at Delaware & Eagle) to stand up for dramatic change.
Don’t forget our radio show today on WBNY 91.3FM, from 1-3pm. We’ll focus on the above, the mass shootings over the weekend, Camp Peaceprints and creating a culture of peace and diversity, and the WNY Nuclear and Indigenous issues (see more below). Agnes Williams, Seneca, will be with us for the whole show, and we’re excited to have Diane D’Arrigo of Nuclear Info & Resource Service (NIRS), in DC, also joining us! (You can get it streaming online at wbny.buffalostate.edu as well.)
Again, you are welcome to join us for the Nuclear Free &
Indigenous Press Conference on August 6 at 1 pm at the Japanese Gardens (behind
the Buffalo History Museum), 74 years after the catastrophic US war crime of
the bombing of Hiroshima. Learn about nuclear waste trucked over the Peace
Bridge, nuclear waste pollution in WNY (especially West Valley – still not
cleaned up!), nuclear weapons, the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, prior free and
informed consent, indigenous invisibility, and care for the Earth.
Following this event, on Friday, August 9 at 3 pm, please be
sure to come celebrate United Nations’ Indigenous Peoples’ Day and commemorate
lives lost to war and nuclear development on August 9, 3-9 pm at the Buffalo
History Museum, 1 Museum Court in Buffalo. Experience Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
arts, crafts, singing, dancing, and foods. Hear keynote speaker Alyssa Mt
Pleasant, PhD on Buffalo Creek proposed cultural corridor; Jil St Ledger-Roy,
Esq on Standing Rock Natural Law; Kelly Maracle Water Protector on 202
International Water Sowers Conference; Diane Hinman, Esq on Alaska National
Wildlife Refuge ANWR film; and more. An Interfaith service commemorating the
victims of the nuclear bombings will include Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish,
Muslim, and Sikh perspectives and/or prayers, followed by the Lantern Ceremony
on Lake Muir at dusk organized by Martin McGee Productions. Admission is free!
Bring a dish of food to share if you wish. Come on out and join us for a very
special day!
Don’t forget to call our congressional reps (202-224-3121) and urge them to stop US military threats and/or aggression against Yemen, Iran, Venezuela, and so many more peoples and places. See more under Resist Militarism below.
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
Events this week:
Talking Peace w/ WNYPC on
WBNY 91.3FM
August
5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Radio
Show on 91.3FM, WBNY. Mondays, 1-3pm. Call-in show! Go to wbny.buffalostate.edu
to hear streaming online. Today: current events – local, national, and
international. With Special guests Agnes Williams, Seneca, and Diane D’Arrigo,
Nuclear Info & Resource Service. Vicki Ross hosting. Call-in show.
Demand Action at
the Holding Center
August
5 @ 5:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Come on out today August 5!! It is past time for change in that sick
building with criminal maltreatment and death the result of Erie County
Sheriff’s Office policies and practices.Join us outside the Erie County Holding
Center at 121 W Eagle Street, in downtown Buffalo, as we rally with our
partners from SURJ and Black Love Resists in the Rust, Citizen Action, BARC,
and more.
Nuclear-Free & Indigenous Press Conf
August 6
@ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
At the Japanese Gardens, behind the Buffalo History
Museum (at 1 Museum Court in Buffalo, New York, just east of Elmwood Avenue and
off of Nottingham Terrace, north of the Scajaquada Expressway, in the northwest
corner of Delaware Park). Come out to support a nuclear-free future, with
respect and equality for Indigenous people(s).
716-332-3904 7/30/19 wnypeace.org
Dear Friends,
On Friday, join us at El Mueso at 4 pm for Speaking Verse to Power: Poems on Peace, War, & Justice. Poets will read their work on peace, war, and justice. You can also submit your own work, sign up is available at the door!
Please join us for the Nuclear Free & Indigenous Press Conference on August 6 at 1 pm at the Japanese Gardens (behind the Buffalo History Museum). Come out to support a nuclear-free future, with respect and equality for Indigenous people(s), all people and the planet. Held 74 years after the catastrophic US war crime of the bombing of Hiroshima. Learn about nuclear waste trucked over the Peace Bridge, nuclear waste pollution in WNY, nuclear weapons, prior free and informed consent, indigenous invisibility, and care for the Earth.
Following this event, on August 9 at 3 pm, join us to celebrate United Nations’ Indigenous People’ Day and commemorate lives lost to war and nuclear development on August 9,
