We will be holding space for India Cummings for the time when she was incarcerated at the Erie County Holding Center. She was arrested on Feb 1 and suffered a broken wrist on that day. Her mother traveled to see her on a daily basis but did not see her for a week. Her condition rapidly deteriorated and she left the Holding Center on Feb 16 suffering cardiac arrest and organ failure. She was pronounced dead at Buffalo General Hospital Feb 21.
These daily vigils will help us #RememberIndia#JusticeForIndia and draw attention her tragic death. Her death was found to be the result of negligence, but no one has been held responsible for this outrage. She is one of 28 people who lost their lives in Sheriff Tim Howard’s Holding Center.
Saturday 2 Feb, I-2pm–
Sunday 3 Feb, 1-2pm–
Monday, 4 Feb, Noon-1pm-
Tuesday, 5 Feb, 3:30-4:30pm–
Wednesday, 6 Feb, 4-5pm–
Thursday, 7 Feb, 3-4pm–
Friday, 8 Feb, 1-2pm–Heron
Saturday, 9 Feb, 1-2pm–
Sunday, 10 Feb, 1-2pm–
Tuesday, 12 Feb, 3:30-4:30pm–
Wednesday, 13 Feb, 4-5pm–
Thursday, 14 Feb, 4-5pm–
Friday, 15 Feb, Noon-1pm–
Saturday, 16 Feb, 1-2pm–
Sunday, 17 Feb
Monday, 18 Feb
Tues, 19 Feb
Weds, 20 Feb
Thurs, 21 Feb
716-332-3904 2/1/19
Friends,
We will have Special Guest Medea Benjamin of Code Pink – on Talking Peace with the WNY Peace Center!! Radio Show on 91.3FM, WBNY. Monday, 2/4, 1-3pm. She will be speaking with us about Venezuela, Iran, Yemen (including National Day of Action to Stop US in War on Yemen). This is a call-in show! To hear streaming on line, please go to wbny.buffalostate.edu.
Also, Join us for a National Day of Action to Stop U.S. in the War in Yemen! Please make a plan to call/write your Rep and two Senators to demand they support the Yemen War Powers Resolution. What you can do now:
- Make a note to call your members of Congress on Mon., Feb. 4. Capitol Switchboard: 1-202-224-3121. Tell your members of Congress, “Please co-sponsor the Yemen War Powers Resolution if you have not already.”
- Share this info with your contacts and encourage them to get involved prior to the day of action.
With US military support, the Saudi/UAE-led Coalition has blockaded the ports of Yemen and cut off the flow of food, fuel, medicine, and clean water. This has pushed 16 million people to the brink of famine and caused 1.2 million cases of cholera, making the worst current humanitarian crisis on the planet. Congress has not authorized this war and it’s time they reassert their Article 1 War Powers to end this suffering. If we get this right, we can help end the war!
It is with great sadness that the family of Linda J. Kuechler announces her sudden and unexpected passing on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at the age of 69 years. Linda was a former board member and treasurer for the WNY Peace Center, and she helped us with our books for many years. She was a tremendously kind, dedicated, and hard-working woman, and she will be sorely missed! A visitation will be held in the parlor of Rosary Hall at Daemen College, 4380 Main Street, Amherst, NY. Linda’s family will be present to welcome friends, faculty, students and staff who wish to pay their respects and reflect on the memories of an incredible woman.
Many thanks, peace, solidarity, and yes – Love
We shall overcome #Unitethestruggles #Loveislove #PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver
UPCOMING EVENTS:
World Hijab Day
February 2 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Walden Galleria Mall and Eastern Hills Mall. Muslims and Non-muslims are invited to wear and experience the Hijab for a day. Sponsored by WNY Muslims. Volunteers Needed! Contact wnymuslims.org (or call 716-932-4386) for more information. Better awareness. Greater diversity. Impactful service.
Canvassing for the Poor People’s Campaign
February 2 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Raqs Solidarity, 322 Amherst St., Buffalo, NY. Join us as we bring news of the Poor People’s Campaign into our communities! Dress warmly, as this will be an outside event. Visit the Poor People’s Campaign-WNY on facebook to stay up to date on this event. https://www.facebook.com/wnypoorpeoplescmpgn
Citizens Lobbying Workshop
February 9 @ 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
How to make elected officials hear your voice! Harlem Road Community Center (4255 Harlem Rd., Amherst, NY 14226) Training conducted by Ann Converso, LWVBN Legislative Advocacy Chair. Letters to the editor, phone calls, petitions, personal visits … what are the best ways to make yourvoice heard? Come and find out from our experienced community activist. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public! Reservations required. RSVP by Tuesday, February 5, online at www.lwvbn.org, via email to lwvbn@lwvbn.org, or by calling 716-986-4898.
No hate, no fear as we are #StillResisting. Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
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716-332-3904 1/28/19
Friends,
Greetings for Peace and Justice!
We hope to see you TONIGHT at the Latin American Solidarity Committee Coffeehouse, Canisius College Science Hall, 7-9pm. There will be a report on activism at the US/Mexico border and the Batavia Federal Detention Facility, with local group Justice for Migrant Families.
Thank you to everyone who is making their voice heard on the crisis in Venezuela! Continue to contact your congress members and stand up for our community members abroad.
As we start a new year inspired and renewed by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other peace and justice activists, we honor them for what they have taught us, and continue to teach us today. Dr. King lived honestly, authentically, and spoke out against the injustices plaguing this nation. Looking at our world and our part in it with a critical and mindful viewpoint helps us to continue to do our part to change things.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Poor People Campaign’s cultural event ‘And The Beat Goes On: the Poor People’s Campaign 51 Years Later, as well as the MLK events at Kleinhans and Johnnie B. Wiley and across the region.
The Racial Justice Taskforce is looking for people to participate in a 19 day Ma’at Memorial to India Cummings. Email Heron Simmonds at heronimousphunk@gmail.com if you’re interested. https://www.facebook.com/events/
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We survived the cold, but had to postpone the Women’s March-Buffalo/WNY! The planning group is in the stages of confirming future dates for Women’s March-Buffalo/WNY 2019, and for community events addressing the Women’s March and the women’s movement. Stay tuned to wnypeace.org and to our weekly news, event calendar on our website, and facebook for upcoming details and events.
Prisoners Are People Too will also have their monthly meeting tonight at the CAO Rafi Green Center, 1423 Fillmore Avenue, 7-9pm.
Finally, we had a very productive quarterly membership meeting on Saturday! Thank you to all who came out and made their voices heard in celebration of the WNY Peace Center and helping to shape and guide the future of this awesome organization.
More events on our calendar!
Many thanks, peace, solidarity, and yes – Love
We shall overcome #Unitethestruggles #Loveislove #PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver
