716-332-3904 716-931-3520 6/14/18
Dear Friends,
***We have a free bus going to Albany for Week 6 of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival! ***Please join us:
– Mon, June 18, A New Unsettling Force: Confronting the Distorted Moral Narrative. Contact Vicki, 716-931-3520; victoryross9@gmail.com to get on the Bus from Buffalo to Albany, gather 6:30am at 265 W Ferry St, Buffalo NY 14213 by the Family Dollar at West Plaza; leaving 7am Sharp! (Estimated return: back between 9-11pm.)
Equally exciting:
– Sat, June 23 – Bus trip to DC (yes DC – not Albany! ;-), Register today to ensure you save your seat on the bus! Sign up at https://goo.gl/n6jyUh
Also please register at https://www.actionnetwork.org/events/new-york-delegation-poor-peoples-campaign-global-day-of-solidarity-and-mass-rally-in-dc
A watch party on Sat, June 23, for those who don’t get a seat on the bus – or can’t go – will be at 10am-1pm at the WNY Peace Center Table at the World Refugee Celebration at LaSalle Park. Please come out to that event 8am-8pm (soccer games, children’s activities, entertainment, food, and most of all Caring for People and the Planet! (Somebody’s Hurting Our People [that’s right] and it’s gone on far too long – and we won’t be silent anymore! [Poor People’s Campaign song ;])
Celebration for Change!: a Poor People’s Campaign Event is slated for Thurs, July 12, 5:30 to Dusk at MLK Park. Music, food, and #UnitetheStruggles. Please pencil it in and watch for details soon. And/or come to a planning meeting Tues, 6/19, 3:15pm at WNYPC/NRC (1272 Delaware Ave, entrance & pkg in back).
See you at Juneteenth at MLK Park this weekend! We’ll be near the Rev Dr Martin Luther King head. See the Parade on Saturday (starting at Genesee & Moselle 11am) and enjoy music, community, arts, culture, food, and vendors with great clothes, jewelry, musical instruments, carvings, and more.
We’ll also recognize JUNETEENTH at the STATEWIDE PROTEST TO #FREEnewyork. Join us at Lafayette Square at 5:30 PM. On June 19th, at jails and courthouses across the state, we will lift up the voices of directly impacted people and call out to stop: Mass pretrial incarceration. Guilty until proven innocent. A price on our freedom.
And don’t forget the Resist Militarism! Taskforce and Veterans For Peace #128 meeting at the Niagara Porter Library at 5:30-7pm on Weds, June 20. Help us prepare for Voices from Yemen as part of the Infringement Festival. The magnitude of the crisis is horrific (and even worse than last time we wrote, as Saudi’s have stepped up the bombing). Other antiwar events, campaigns and strategies are also on the agenda. Come on out and let’s make change!
#UnitetheStruggles
Many Thanks, Peace, Solidarity, and yes Love.
See our calendar for more details! as well as the rest of this post (click below).
#PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver
Remember to tune in: DEMOCRACY NOW! IS NOW BEING BROADCAST MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8AM-9AM (LIVE) ON WBNY 91.3FM. Hear it over the radio or streaming live at wbny.buffalostate.edu or http://tunein.com/radio/WBNY-913-s27549/.
Below are
– more event listings (see also calendar & facebook page);
– Taskforce items and campaigns; and
– regularly scheduled events – all in that order.
And be sure to go to wnypeace.org/calendar for more event listings – there’s plenty more and additions are frequent! …..
No hate, no fear as we are #StillResisting. #UnitetheStruggles !
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love. #loveisloveBUF <3
716-332-3904; 716-931-3520 6/12/18
Dear Friends,
Coming up on Week 6 of the 40 Days of Action kicking-off the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, there’s a lot going on! Last week some 31 people were arrested at an exclusive club where legislators are wined and dined. We need to change our system to serve the people, all the people, not just those bringing bags of money. Please join us:
– Mon, June 18, A New Unsettling Force: Confronting the Distorted Moral Narrative. Contact Vicki, 716-931-3520; victoryross9@gmail.com to carpool from Buffalo to Albany this week.
– Sat, June 23 – Bus trip to DC (yes DC – not Albany! ;-), Register today to ensure you save your seat on the bus! Sign up at https://goo.gl/n6jyUh and also please register at https://www.actionnetwork.org/events/new-york-delegation-poor-peoples-campaign-global-day-of-solidarity-and-mass-rally-in-dc
A watch party for those who don’t get a seat on the bus – or can’t go is TBA next week when the bus is filled!
Many thanks to those who joined us today at a Planning Meeting for the next Poor People’s Campaign Event: Celebration for Change! It will help us continue to #UnitetheStruggles. Watch for details soon.
Don’t forget the Radical King Reading Group tomorrow, Weds, 6/13, 6-8pm at the WNYPC/NRC Building, 1272 Delaware Ave (entrance & pkg round back behind building).
Also come on out to Juneteenth at MLK Park this weekend! The Parade starts at Genesee & Moselle at 11am on Saturday. Hope you’ve been enjoying the Sankofa Days leading up to it. The weekend will be a time to remember! The WNY Peace Center will also be tabling – come out and see us, and revel in the arts, culture, food, music, and many beautiful items for sale (clothes, jewelry, musical instruments, carvings, more).
A partial victory: the NYS Assembly passed the vitally important HALT Act (Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement; crucial to stop torture in this state, and relieve the people of color and young people disproportionately affected by barbaric solitary confinement). Please call your state senator and urge them to support S-4784A.Parker.
57th District
Catharine Young (R) 716-372-4901
59th District
Patrick M. Gallivan (R) Elma 716-656-8544
60th District
Chris Jacobs (R) Buffalo 716-854-8705
61st District
Michael H. Ranzenhofer (R) Williamsville (716) 631-8695
62nd District
Robert Ort (R) Lockport 716-434-0680
63rd District
Timothy M. Kennedy (D) Buffalo NY 826-2683
There will also be a JUNETEENTH STATEWIDE PROTEST TO #FREEnewyork. Join us at Lafayette Square at 5:30 PM. On June 19th, at jails and courthouses across the state, we will lift up the voices of directly impacted people and call out urgent injustice: Mass pretrial incarceration. Guilty until proven innocent. A price on our freedom. With Juneteenth actions in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, NYC, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island, we will shift the landscape in New York State and win real change. The time is now. With the power of collective voice, we will:
Demand accountability from Governor Cuomo and NYS’s elected leaders. Demand emancipation from a racist and discriminatory pretrial system. Demand complete overhaul of bail, discovery and speedy trial laws.
Lastly, come on out to help us prepare for Voices from Yemen as part of the Infringement Festival. Yemen is having a humanitarian tragedy and collapse with a blockade and bombing, all courtesy of war crimes by the Saudi regime with US aiding and abetting. Let’s get this story out there! The Resist Militarism! Taskforce and Veterans For Peace #128 will meet at the Niagara Porter Library at 5:30-7pm on Weds, June 20. See you there as well!
#UnitetheStruggles
Many Thanks, Peace, Solidarity, and yes Love.
See our calendar for more details! as well as the rest of this post (click below).
#PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver
Remember to tune in: DEMOCRACY NOW! IS NOW BEING BROADCAST MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8AM-9AM (LIVE) ON WBNY 91.3FM. Hear it over the radio or streaming live at wbny.buffalostate.edu or http://tunein.com/radio/WBNY-913-s27549/.
Below are
– more event listings (see also calendar & facebook page);
– Taskforce items and campaigns; and
– regularly scheduled events – all in that order.
And be sure to go to wnypeace.org/calendar for more event listings – there’s plenty more and additions are frequent! …..
No hate, no fear as we are #StillResisting. #UnitetheStruggles !
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love. #loveisloveBUF <3
716-332-3904; 716-931-3520 6/9/18
Dear Friends,
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival continues to pick up steam during the 40 days of action which is our kick-off phase. Choose from the following:
– Mon, June 11, Everybody’s Got a Right to Live! Carpool w/Virginia McIntyre (716- 716-860-5286; vlmcintyre@outlook.com)
– Mon, June 18, A New Unsettling Force: Confronting the Distorted Moral Narrative. Contact Vicki, 716-931-3520; victoryross9@gmail.com to carpool from Buffalo to Albany this week.
– Sat, June 23 – Bus trip to DC, Register today to ensure you save your seat on the bus! Sign up at https://goo.gl/n6jyUh and also please register at https://www.actionnetwork.org/events/new-york-delegation-poor-peoples-campaign-global-day-of-solidarity-and-mass-rally-in-dc
We’ll also have watch parties for those who don’t get a seat on the bus – or can’t go (TBA).
Please join us Tuesday, June 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm for Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, Collaborative Planning for a 7/12 Event. Partners in the Poor People’s Campaign and other community groups are invited to come help plan an event to be held July 12, 5:30pm at MLK Park, that will help us continue to #UnitetheStruggles. At 1272 Delaware Ave (entrance & pkg round back of bldg).
And don’t forget the JUNE 13-15, 2018 ROSE BENTE LEE OSTAPENKO CENTER FOR RACE, EQUALITY, AND MISSION and co-sponsor NASW New York State Chapter present UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS CONFERENCE “Reconciliation and System Changes” Niagara University You can view the Schedule of Events and Register at https://www.niagara.edu/niagara-university-partnerships-for-race-and-equality/. Keynote Speaker “Reconciliation and System Changes” David Anderson Hooker, PhD, JD. The WNY Peace Center will also facilitate a workshop on Friday focusing the various approaches one might use when one partner presents obstacles; the various and differing roles partners might have with each other, etc.
Announcing again:
–The WNY Peace Center is hiring an Assistant Director!
Assistant Director: A great opportunity for someone who cares about “Peace Through Justice at Home and Abroad” (our mission). Approximately 10 hours/week (good room for growth!) at $15/hour. Candidates should be detail oriented, have good communication and computer skills, and a cooperative spirit. Weekend and evening hours are not unusual. (Some college preferred but not required.)
Duties include:
Work closely with the Executive Director, as variously directed, on:
–Communicating with the staff, board, and members;
–Assist in media and publicity outreach, including press releases, media advisories and follow-up;
–Planning and promoting WNYPC’s 51st Annual Dinner (Nov. 10)
–Participate in designing, publicizing and implementing strategic campaigns (again, includes Annual Dinner);
–Assist in planning, publicizing and executing meetings, speakers, fundraisers, rallies and other events;
–Assist in fundraising through grant-writing, membership appeals and events;
–Conduct research on legislation, grants, social issues and potential services;
–Assist in outreach and work with other peace and justice organizations;
Assisting the Office Manager as needed (answering phones; fielding requests; helping with mailings, office publications etc.)
Working cooperatively with above staff, board, taskforces, membership, allies and the general public.
Please send resume to: victoryross9@gmail.com.
#UnitetheStruggles
Many Thanks, Peace, Solidarity, and yes Love.
See our calendar for more details! as well as the rest of this post (click below).
#PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver
Remember to tune in: DEMOCRACY NOW! IS NOW BEING BROADCAST MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8AM-9AM (LIVE) ON WBNY 91.3FM. Hear it over the radio or streaming live at wbny.buffalostate.edu or http://tunein.com/radio/WBNY-913-s27549/.
Below are
– more event listings (see also calendar & facebook page);
– Taskforce items and campaigns; and
– regularly scheduled events – all in that order.
And be sure to go to wnypeace.org/calendar for more event listings – there’s plenty more and additions are frequent! …..
No hate, no fear as we are #StillResisting. #UnitetheStruggles !
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love. #loveisloveBUF <3
