Dear Friends,
Don’t miss Frida Berrigan – tonight 4/11, 7pm at Burning Books (420 Connecticut Ave). It will be a very special treat to hear Frida Berrigan talk about being raised by radicals and growing into rebellious motherhood.
We are honored to cosponsor this very special event and opportunity to hear a very wise, wonderful, committed, and compassionate woman and her family. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!
Learn too about the Kings Bay Plowshares – seven courageous Catholic plowshares activists who are currently facing 25 years for entered Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in St. Mary’s, Georgia on April 4th, 2018, and going on to make real the prophet Isaiah’s command to “beat swords into plowshares”.
The seven are
–Elizabeth McAlister, 78, of Jonah House, Baltimore – Frida’s mother and the widow of Fr. Phil Berrigan;
also
–Fr. Steve Kelly SJ, 69, of the Bay Area, California;
–Carmen Trotta, 55, of the New York Catholic Worker;
–Clare Grady, 59, of the Ithaca Catholic Worker; –
-Martha Hennessy, 62, of the New York Catholic Worker; –
-Mark Colville, 55, of Amistad Catholic Worker, New Haven, Connecticut; and –
-Patrick O’Neill, 61, of the Fr. Charlie Mulholland Catholic Worker, Garner, North Carolina.
The seven chose to act on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who devoted his life to addressing what he called the “triple evils of militarism, racism and materialism.” Carrying hammers and baby bottles of their own blood, the seven attempted to convert weapons of mass destruction. They hoped to call attention to the ways in which nuclear weapons kill every day, by their mere existence and maintenance.
Kings Bay Naval base opened in 1979 as the Navy’s Atlantic Ocean Trident port. It is the largest nuclear submarine base in the world. There are six ballistic missile subs and two guided missile subs based at Kings Bay.
The activists went to three sites on the base: The SWFLANT administration building, the D5 Missile monument installation and the nuclear weapons storage bunkers. The activists used crime scene tape, hammers and hung banners reading: “The ultimate logic of racism is genocide – Dr. Martin Luther King”, “The ultimate logic of Trident is omnicide” and “Nuclear weapons: illegal / immoral.” They also brought an indictment charging the U.S. government for crimes against peace.
Learn more and please sign the petition to dismiss the charges at kingsbayplowshares7.org.
We hope to see you at Burning Books tonight! #UnitetheStruggles #KingsBayPlowshares #Guantanamo
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and of course Love.
wnypeace.org
716-332-3904 4/10/19 wnypeace.org
Friends,
We hope you have enjoyed the awesome week we have just had! From paying homage to Dr. King on the 51st anniversary of his historic sermon, ‘I’ve been to the mountaintop’ (a day before his assassination) and of the Poor People’s Campaign, to the National Day of Action for democracy transparency and ending corruption, to the work the Sister Karen Center is doing to continue the fight for social justice, to the beginning of our 11-week PeaceJam Leaders After School program, it has truly been a week towards peace and justice.
And those were just to name a few of the programs last week! More were on the calendar.
TONIGHT!! We hope you will join Sierra Club Niagara to honor a year of accomplishments, hard work and passion for the planet from our volunteers and our award winners. This year we are celebrating our eco-heros with a plant based meal catered to perfection. We have priced our dinner below costs but if you want to come and it’s too costly please contact us at niagarasierra@gmail.com. We will work something out. The venue is handicapped accessible and on a bus route. Hope to see you for a great evening with friends! To purchase tickets! Go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sierra-club-niagara-group-annual-awards-dinner-tickets-57939186667?aff=eac2.
For more information: niagarasierra@gmail.com
For info on our group, go to our website at niagarasierra.com
Our PeaceJam Leaders After School program began on Tuesday, April 9 and will continues on Tuesdays for 11 weeks (through 6/25), 3-5pm (except when school is out) at the CAO Rafi Green Center, 1423 Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Parents are welcome to register their children for this program. wnypeace.org.
**We have extended the deadline to receive Board nominations for the WNY Peace Center. Please forward any suggestions to nominations@wnypeace.org. Thank you.**
As usual, this week brings us new opportunities to work towards peace through justice!
Events this week:
Sierra Club Niagara Group Annual Awards Dinner
April 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
At the Unitarian Universalist Church, W Ferry & Elmwood. This year the Sierra Club Niagara Group is celebrating our eco-heros with a plant based meal catered to perfection. We hope you will join Sierra Club Niagara to honor a year of accomplishments, hard work and passion for the planet from our volunteers and our award winners.
“Beyond Plastics” – Judith Enck (Plastic Pollution Lecture)
April 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jacobs School of Medicine, UB Downtown, 955 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14203. PLASTIC POLLUTION: The Need to Move Beyond Single-Use Plastic Packaging. A lecture presented by Judith Enck, former EPA Regional Administrator. How to curb plastic pollution through policy changes and consumer changes. Free to all.
Refugee Health Summit
April 13 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
6th Annual. At the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14203. The event unites providers, resettlement agencies, researchers, students, local leaders, and community members to highlight innovative university-community partnerships that have resulted in research, programming, and solutions to help improve health and wellbeing of our local refugee community.
WNYPC Fund-raising/Dinner Committee Mtg
April 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
At the WNYPC/NRC Bldg (1272 Delaware, entrance & pkg round back behind building). Will review info re previously proposed candidates, getting ready to send interest letters with info re how they want such requests to come in; what they generally want or expect at such speaking engagements, esp eg re honorarium, etc.; any other info.
24 Hour Bomb Train Watch
April 16 @ 7:00 pm – April 17 @ 7:00 pm
We need 2 more volunteers to fill One Idyllically-Timed 3-hour-long shift (see ?? below). Send an email to me if you can help out: CandABowman@protonmail.com. Thanks. Wednesday 4 AM – Wednesday 7 AM: ?? and ??.
Earth Day Train Talk
April 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Buffalo History Museum, One Museum Court, Buffalo, (Nottingham Terrace and Elmwood Avenue; Lots of free parking). Local environmentalist and life-long rail-fan Walter Simpson will present his new information-packed, beautifully illustrated book.
Many more events on the website!
Many thanks, peace, solidarity, and yes – Love
We shall overcome #Unitethestruggles #Loveislove #PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver
No hate, no fear as we are #StillResisting. Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
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wnypeace.org April 4, 2019
Dear Friends,
Please join us today:
-at 5pm for #ReleasetheReport National
Day of Action, at Bidwell & Elmwood. #NobodyisAbovetheLaw!;
-at 6:45pm to welcome the Poor People’s Campaign National Emergency
Freedom School Bus Tour, at Broderick Park where so many crossed (or died
trying) on the Underground Railroad;
-calling our State Assemblypersons to support the Farmworker
Fair Labor Practices Act, Assembly Bill 2750 (see wnypeace.org/getinvolved/organizing-in-wny/
for phone numbers of your assembly person. Calls are important right through
until they vote which is expected to be say Tuesday of next week.
– remembering Rev. Dr. King, his work (which the Poor People’s Campaign was his
last effort), his sacrifice, and his Truth and Love. #UnitetheStruggles.
Below as a reminder too are regularly scheduled events.
Peace, Justice, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love to You and to Us All! Si, se
puede!
REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS in the One
Movement, One Struggle
Riverside-Salem UCC/DC –
Progressive program followed by potluck. Sundays, 4-7pm. Environmental Cottage,
3449 West River Road, Grand Island. All are welcome.
Talking Peace with the WNY
Peace Center Radio Show on 91.3FM, WBNY. Mondays, 1-4pm. Call-in show! Go to
wbny.buffalostate.edu.
Buffalo Supports Standing
Rock Water Protectors/Nekanesakt. Indigenous support group/allies. 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays of the month, 6:30-8pm. At Burning Books, 420 CT Ave. All are
welcome!!
Prisoners’ Rights Taskforce –
Wednesdays 4-5:30pm protest/vigils at the Erie County Holding Center (Delaware
& Church). All are welcome. Please bring signs.
Interfaith Peace Network
9:15am at 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14209 entrance and parking round back.)
Breakfast potluck, planning/publicizing, & discussion.
Vigil for Victims of ICE
Terror – Thursdays, 5-6pm, ICE building on the corner of Delaware and Chippewa.
Bring your signs and spirit of Solidarity. We will not stay silent!
#EndICETerror #FamiliesBelongTogether #AbolishICE
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)
