716-332-3904 1/31/20 wnypeace.org
Dear Friends,
Today is a sad day for the American People, when an out-of-control authoritarian has bullied the first branch of government; turned a matter of principle into a matter of partisanship; and succeeded in turning his own impeachment trial into a sham, with witnesses and documents rejected while more information is still clearly available. (Yes, in a largely partisan vote, the Senate voted down the calling of witnesses and examination of documents in the Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump.)
We will continue to stand up for principle and for the Spirit of Justice and Peace, and to care for people and the planet. Just pace yourself so we can do what we need to do – locally, nationally, and in a world-wide movement that unites us, our struggles, and our visions.
As discussed by Mike Niman in Truthout (11/24/15 – yes!), the Republican party has become a hate group. Moreover, behaviors such as zealous commitment, subservience to a leader who is not held accountable, absence of questioning and/or dissent, lead one to suggest that it has become a cult.
We must work to uphold our principles, and the Spirit that embodies our values of Truth and Love. And with that, we shall overcome…. Si, se puede …. !
We are glad to report that the House voted on Thursday to end the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (Thank you, Congressman Higgins, and all of you who came out to our various events and/or called our reps) and to block all funding for a war with Iran. It must be noted too that a few Republicans voted for the bills – so perhaps there’s hope that the cult-like direction can be changed.
Please call our Senators with encouragement for standing up for both democracy and for the cessation of military aggression and/or occupation. Again, you can thank them for supporting the War Powers Act stopping any war on Iran, (Gillibrand: 202-224-4451; Schumer: 202-224-6542) and urge them to support both the Kaine and the Sanders resolutions (SJ69 and S3159 respectively).
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:
Saturday Academies at Lafayette Community School
February 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Free activities for the whole community (running 9-noon with free breakfast & lunch)! Join the WNY Peace Center at 10:30 in the cafeteria for a PeaceJam activity. Additional 2020 dates: 02/01/2020 02/08/2020 03/07/2020 03/21/2020 04/04/2020 04/18/2020 05/19/2020 05/16/2020 06/06/2020
Chinese New Year Celebration
February 2 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
At Riverside-Salem Environmental Sanctuary/Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY 14072. We invite you to jump into Chinese culture with us for a day as we celebrate Chinese New Year—the Year of the Rat. Shirley Chan, a UCC minister working in the healing arts, will guide us through the calendar’s 12-year cycle.
Talking Peace w/ WNYPC on WBNY 91.3FM
February 3 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Call-in show on 91.3FM and streaming on-line at wbny.buffalostate.edu. With Jim Anderson and Vicki Ross co-hosting. Special guest: Prof Mike Niman, author and political commentator, Buff State Communications Dept, on Impeachment.
Nekanehsakt
February 4 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
At Burning Books, 420 Connecticut Ave. Indigenous support group/allies (including Indigenous Women’s Initiatives, WNYPC). (1st & 3rd Tuesdays) Come help plan support for Indigenous Rights, and People and the Planet. Learn about – and help with – the Nuclear-Free Peace On and With the Earth Month, and the Walk For Life, Walk For Water, Walk For Mother Earth! All are Welcome!
ECHC Vigil: NO MORE Deaths!
February 5 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
At the Erie Co Holding Center, Delaware between Church & Eagle Sts, Buffalo. Prisoners’ Rights Taskforce Vigil/protest Wednesdays 4-5:30pm at the Erie County Holding Center (Delaware & Church). The ECHC has significantly higher deaths than similar facilities. The Sheriff’s Dept has misreported, and been determined to have committed homicide by medical neglect per the DOJ! The Sheriff’s Administration is a Public Health Emergency!! All are welcome. **Please bring signs. **
Also please call Gov Cuomo at (518) 474-8390 to urge him to remove Sheriff Howard as he clearly is not up to the job.
Environmental Justice Taskforce Mtg
February 6 @ 6:00 am – 7:30 pm
At Isaías González-Soto Branch (formerly Niagara Branch) Library, 280 Porter Ave, Buffalo 14201. Regular monthly meeting. Come learn, help plan and organize to move ourselves on to Renewable energy and off fossil fuels. Bomb train resistance, No Nuclear Waste over the Peace Bridge and on public highways etc. also often included in the mix of topics.
Community Solar is for Everyone!
February 6 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
At the Crane Library, 633 Elmwood Ave., 2nd Floor. The Sierra Club Niagara Groupo has three Community Solar experts coming to speak about local opportunities to participate in community solar. There are no costs, only savings for those that get in on the projects. This can work for everyone, renter and owner
Rev Wm Barber & Rev Liz Theoharis, Poor People’s Campaign, Rochester
February 7 @ 5:00 pm
The WNY Poor People’s Campaign invites you to get on the bus for a lifetime opportunity to listen to Rev William Barber and Rev Liz Theoharis on Friday, February 7th beginning at 7:00pm in Rochester. Transportation will be provided, and more details will be provided as the date nears. To register for your seat on he bus, please RSVP here. For more information, help with registration or transportation getting to the bus location, please contact Sara Palmer via call or text at 716-427-4933 or email saraleepalmer02@gmail.com
Live Remote Skype Session with Ajamu Baraka
February 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
At Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson, Buffalo.. Human Rights Activist and National Spokesperson for Black Alliance for Peace, Ajamu Baraka will speak on “The Interests of People of Color at Home and Abroad.” Live remote presentation on a big screen (in the auditorium), with Q&A following presentation. Mr. Baraka has been honored for his human rights work. Event sponsored by US Peace Council in Buffalo NY.
For Future Generations: A Plastic Pollution Study of Lake Erie’ Opening
At CEPA Gallery, 617 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203. Opened 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.
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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.
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, 4th Thursday of the month, ie, January 23, with special presentation on Sufism; 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. On 1/23 will be followed by Immigrant & Refugee Justice Taskforce Meeting at Spot Coffee (kitty-corner to Vigil site of Delaware North Bldg) at 6pm. All are welcome!
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.
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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The time is now, and we are the people we’ve been waiting for!
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And don’t forget to support it to keep it on the air: donations should go to the WNY Peace Center with a memo to us (on the check or with a note on the on-line contribution) the Friends of Democracy Now in Buffalo! Many Thanks!
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Si, se puede! We shall overcome. #Unite
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
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Below are
– more event listings (see also calendar & facebook page); and
– Taskforce items and campaigns.
716-332-3904 1/22/20 wnypeace.org
Dear Friends,
Many, many thanks to the well over 300 who came out in wind chills of ~15 as #WomenRiseUp for People and the Planet, and of course to Defend the Sacred. You all were truly inspiring! And that means the wonderful Onondawaga Protectors, our Indigenous mothers and sisters, our great speakers and singers, chanters and marchers, sign-makers and participants – including a special shout-out to the men who came! We need all of us! We also got excellent media coverage. Many thanks to newspeople and interviewees alike! See lots of pictures on our Facebook page!
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday Celebrations were also awesome. And so – onward! We Shall Overcome!
IRAN
We need to remain proactive re No War With Iran. are grateful to Congressman Higgins and others for Congress’s passing the War Powers Act, and grateful that the Administration has backed off at least for the moment. However, War with Iran still looms ….
Please be sure to call our Senators to thank them for supporting the War Powers Act stopping any war on Iran, (Gillibrand: 202-224-4451; Schumer: 202-224-6542) and urge them to support both the Kaine and the Sanders resolutions (SJ69 and S3159 respectively).
Please join us too 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!
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#HALTsolitary Act – many thanks to all who went on the exhilarating/exhausting trip to Albany to urge the act’s adoption. For those who didn’t go, please call your state assemblypersons and state senators (see our website wnypeace.org, and you’ll find Gov’tal Contacts on the dropdown menu Get Involved!), as well as Gov Cuomo at (518) 474-8390, and urge them all to support the #HALTSolitary!
Please call Prosecutor Sara Rosborough at 202-252-6837, and urge her to drop the charges against the four defenders of the Venezuelan Embassy in DC. They were merely trying to get our government to follow the law (I.e., civil resistance), and should be thanked rather than charged. See full info on longer post on our website, or go to DefendEmbassyProtectors.org.
Other very significant events this week:
– Tomorrow, Thurs, 1/23, 5:30pm, there’ll be a Town Hall Meeting with Councilman Wingo at the Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan, on a police shooting in the Masten District on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at Northland Avenue and Lonsdale Road.
– Mon, 1/27, at 7pm, don’t miss the Peace Coffeehouse with Rev. Nancy Rosas, pastor at Pilgrim St. Luke’s UCC, the one actively Sanctuary church in Buffalo. Her leadership in defending immigrants and refugees is inspiring and awesome. Come on out to Canisius College Science Hall Lounge for a very special evening. Light refreshments.
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:
End the ICE Terror weekly vigil
January 23 @ 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!
Immigrant & Refugee Justice (IRJ) Taskforce Mtg
January 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
At SPoT Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave. Join us every third Thursday from 6:00 – 7:00 PM for an IRJ taskforce meeting to discuss topics relevant to immigrant and refugee communities. We currently meet at SPoT Coffee just after and across the street from our weekly vigil at Delaware North.
Town Hall Meeting about Police Shooting
January 23 @ 5:30 pm
At Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E Delavan Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215. Masten District Councilperson Ulysses Wingo will hold a town hall meeting about the incident below that happened in the Masten District. From the Buffalo News: Police shot a man following a traffic stop late Sunday night…, Two Northeast District police officers pulled over a vehicle at about 10:40 p.m. Sunday on Northland Avenue, near Lonsdale Road, Buffalo Police Capt. Jeff Rinaldo said in a statement released Monday. The scene Monday morning of a police-involved shooting that took place Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at Northland Avenue and Lonsdale Road. The driver, identified only as a 30-year-old Buffalo man, got out of the vehicle and became involved in “some type of altercation” with the police officers “resulting in the suspect being shot,” Rinaldo said in the statement.”
Buffalo Organizing Boot Camp
January 24 @ 5:00 pm – January 25 @ 4:30 pm
At 1199 SEIU, 2421 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14214. You are invited to join the VOICE Buffalo and VIBE regional boot camp. MUST REGISTER FOR FOOD AND CHILDCARE AT: http://voicebuffalo.org/event/bootcamp/ With our partners at 1199 SEIU and The Healthcare Education Project we will have this safe space to talk about local issues
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),
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.
Great Law of Peace Reading Group – last session
January 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
At Burning Books, 420 Connecticut St, Buffalo. The reading group on the Great Law of Peace, the Kayanerenko:wa as put forth by Kayanesenh Paul Williams, will have its final session.
Justice for Migrant Families Visitor Training
January 29 @ 5:30 am – 7:30 pm
At Pilgrim St. Luke’s Church, Richmond @W Utica, Buffalo 14222. Immigrant Detention and Volunteer Opportunities training (snow date of January 30th). In this training you will learn how to be an effective and ethical volunteer in the immigrant detention system.
Forum on eliminating suspensions in NYS
January 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
At Northland Workforce Training Center, 683 Northland Avenue, Buffalo 14211. An event of the WNYPC Education & Human Rights Taskforce and Community Action Organization (CAO) of WNY. This event is open to the public; more information to come.
For Future Generations: A Plastic Pollution Study of Lake Erie’ Opening
At CEPA Gallery, 617 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203. Opened 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 &
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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.
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, 4th Thursday of the month, ie, January 23, with special presentation on Sufism; 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. On 1/23 will be followed by Immigrant & Refugee Justice Taskforce Meeting at Spot Coffee (kitty-corner to Vigil site of Delaware North Bldg) at 6pm. All are welcome!
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.
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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More listings on calendar and in previous email posts.
To subscribe, write to weeklynews@wnypeace.org with “subscribe” in subject line.
To unsubscribe, write to weeklynews@wnypeace.org with “unsubscribe” in subject line. (Sorry for delays!)
Please submit possible listings for consideration to weeklynews@wnypeace.org.
The time is now, and we are the people we’ve been waiting for!
And remember to tune in: DEMOCRACY NOW! IS NOW BEING BROADCASTMONDAY-FRIDAY, 8AM-9AM (LIVE) ON WBNY 91.3FM. Hear it over the radio or streaming live at wbny.buffalostate.edu.
And don’t forget to support it to keep it on the air: donations should go to the WNY Peace Center with a memo to us (on the check or with a note on the on-line contribution) the Friends of Democracy Now in Buffalo! Many Thanks!
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Si, se puede! We shall overcome. #Unite
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
716-332-3904 1/15/20 wnypeace.org
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.
