716-332-3904 | Thursday, March 25th, 2021 | wnypeace.org
Dear Friends,
Please take some time in the next less than 24 hours to comment on Mayor Brown’s City Of Buffalo Commission on Police Reform and Social Reconstruction recommendations are now available for public comment. The deadline for commenting is Friday, March 26, at 11am. It’s worthy of note that the only deadline for any action in initiative is the deadline for our comments. The report was made available on Monday. (Sorry for our delay getting it to you with such a short window!!) Image from abc.net.au.
Please note that the Women’s March event scheduled for Saturday is being transformed – please use that time to support our Burmese sisters and brothers as they protest and rally against the violence going on in their country, 10am-Noon, at Bidwell and Elmwood. Meanwhile, please support other Women and Women’s Events here, join our Gender Justice Taskforce by contacting Chair Talia Rodriguez (Rodriguez, Talia E <gender@wnypeace.org>), or join us at our next Gender Justice Taskforce meeting on April 10th.
You can also join us tonight at 7pm for Our City Build’s “The State of Our City” – the real scoop. Registration form is located HERE. OUR CITY is a broad coalition of community-based organizations and people in Buffalo, New York who have come together to create a policy agenda that centers people instead of profits; and believes in building a multi-racial, multi-generational, intersectional movement for justice and equity. Director Vicki Ross is one of the many speakers, and will include a report-back on the trip to Minnesota to #StopLine3, as well as how important it is to #UniteTheStruggles.
While the Executive Director application period is now closed (and the deliberations in process) there’s still time to submit your application to be a Board member. If the WNYPC’s mission (Peace Thru Justice at Home and Abroad) speaks to you, see a write-up below to check out applying for Board Membership!!
Our youth program, PeaceJam Buffalo, continues Thursdays (yes today 😉 at 4pm. PeaceJam helps develop a new generation of young leaders committed to positive changes in themselves, their communities, and the world through inspiration, education, and action. You can still register youth for the program today at bit.ly/wnypeace_peacejam21.
We remind you that we have many YouTube videos, including sessions of Talking Peace as well as livestreamed segments from the trip to Minnesota, on our YouTube chanel. Of course we welcome your viewing and sharing them!
Please see details and much more – including special and regularly scheduled events this week – plus campaigns, fundraisers, and more at wnypeace.org, on our Facebook page, Twitter (@wnypeace), and Instagram (@wnypeace)!
Peace, thanks, solidarity, and yes – love!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Thursday, March 11th, 2021
The WNYPC’s Executive Director job is still posted, and we have extended the application deadline by one week: now due Friday, 3/19 by 5 PM. (We understand that the direct link in our last email communication was broken, so we certainly apologize for the inconvenience.) We welcome all interested to apply. For details, please visit bit.ly/wnypeace_ed. If questions, please email WNYPC Board Co-Chair, Marie Schuster, at marieforpeace@gmail.com.
It’s also time for applications to be a Board member. If the WNYPC’s mission (Peace Through Justice at Home and Abroad) speaks to you, see the write-up below to check out applying for Board Membership!
Throughout this week and next, please join our campaign to Stop Line 3 (#DefenseTheSacred). Stay up to date on information and help with taking action to prevent Line 3 by following our Facebook and YouTube accounts! Please also call Chase Bank to defund Line 3 – see details and suggested script here.
Please also join the Immigrant and Refugee Justice (IRJ/”urge”) taskforce on Thursday, 3/18 for a special screening of Golden Globe-awarded film, Minari, written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Watch the trailer here and see the Zoom details below.
Please see details and much more – including special and regularly scheduled events this week – plus campaigns, fundraisers, and more at wnypeace.org, on our Facebook page, Twitter (@wnypeace), and Instagram (@wnypeace)!
Peace, thanks, solidarity, and yes – love!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Thursday, February 25th, 2021
We want to remind you that the WNYPC’s Executive Director job is still posted, and applications are due by March 12 (coming right up!). As Vicki Ross starts the process of stepping down from her role as Executive Director, the WNY Peace Center is inviting a highly motivated person, passionate about social justice, dedicated to working for the good of #PeopleAndThePlanet through #PrinciplesAndtheSpirit, to apply for this (part-time) job (20 hours/week). If interested, visit bit.ly/wnypeace_ed for information on the position and how to apply (listed on website).
It’s also time for applications to be a Board member. If the WNYPC’s mission (Peace Thru Justice at Home and Abroad) speaks to you, see a write-up below to check out applying for Board Membership!!
We have resumed our youth program, PeaceJam Buffalo! PeaceJam helps develop a new generation of young leaders committed to positive changes in themselves, their communities, and the world through inspiration, education, and action. If you have children or youth that you’d like to have join us in social justice, learning from Nobel Peace Laureates and from each other, sharing art and fun, please register at bit.ly/wnypeace_peacejam21. PeaceJam meets Thursdays from 4-5pm. Please see below for themes, learning goals, activities, and registration.
Don’t miss the special LASC and ROCLA presentation by Bill Jungels and Tom Potts on Weds, March 3, 7pm: Update on Chiapas (Mexico) & the Zapatistas’ Continuing Struggles. As a documentary filmmaker, longtime WNYPC/LASC member Bill recently co-produced “Maya Voices in a Smoking Mirror,” the culmination of his 15-year focus on Maya struggles in Chiapas. And stalwart WNYPC/LASC member/supporter and dentist Tom Potts founded a clinic in Chenalhó, Chiapas, with the help of a Tsotsil Maya committee. Each year, he volunteers there for 2 months. Tom will share the insights he has gained through his 25 years of volunteering in Chenalhó, and in particular the situation he found there during his recent stay. More info below.
Please see details and much more – including special and regularly scheduled events this week – plus campaigns, fundraisers, and more at wnypeace.org, on our Facebook page, Twitter (@wnypeace), and Instagram (@wnypeace)!
Peace, thanks, solidarity, and yes – love!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
