Speakout – Stop Pipelines: Northern Access(NAPL)/FM100 Project

716-332-3904 3/18/19 wnypeace.org

Friends,

Thank you to everyone who came out in solidarity with the victims of the New Zealand mass shooting. We continue to work towards peace, solidarity, understanding and harmony locally and in the world.

Thank you also to everyone who came out to our Women’s March events, including the discussion and forum Wednesday evening. Both discussions were very fruitful in terms of how we can further the women’s movement in a spirit of solidarity, respect and equity. For those of you who still want to participate in the celebration of women internationally consider donating to one of the following agencies working with women worldwide. KIVA (women entrepeneurs)/ UNWomen.org / Mothers Club of Haiti / Momsdemandaction.org (gun control) /makala.org / UNICEF.org (keeping girls in school). Also consider getting involved with the Gender Justice Taskforce or even the Economic Justice Taskforce or any of the other taskforces; women’s rights is an intersectional issue. Email us at info@wnypeace.org for more information or to get involved. In addition, Women’s Month is still in full effect. You can find Women’s Month events at
More Women’s History Month events at http://www2.erie.gov/csw/index.php?q=feature/2019-womens-history-month-calendar-events. More specifically http://www2.erie.gov/csw/sites/www2.erie.gov.csw/files/uploads/2019-WHM-Calendar.pdf.

Thank you to all who came out to our monthly Racial Justice Taskforce meeting yesterday.

Please save the date for 3/26, 12:30-1:30pm, we will be asking peace supporters to call in to the office of Congressperson Brian Higgins to support our demands for furthering peace on behalf of and within the U.S.

**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:

Stop Pipelines: Northern Access(NAPL)/FM100 Project
March 18-21 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
FERC invites the public to attend and speak out on either/both projects in Pennsylvania. For more info, contact 570-682-3125. Check out WNYPC listing for Monday, March 18-21, 2019 for specific location information.

Fundraising/Dinner Committee Mtg
March 18 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
WNYPC’s Fundraising and Annual Dinner Committee Meeting, at 1272 Delaware (entrance & pkg round back).

Social Media Workshop
March 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This workshop will help people to use social media to better advantage. At the WNYPC/NRC building, 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo (entrance & parking round back behind building).

Fly Kites Not Drones
March 21 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
At LaSalle Park (by Lake Erie, near the bandshell). On March 21, Nowruz – the biggest holiday of the year in Afghanistan, we will fly kites in solidarity with the peoples of Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Pakistan, Palestine, Algeria, and more who have suffered mightily under the constant threat of weaponized drones.

Many more events on the calendar!

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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Sun, 3pm: Prayer & Vigil for Victims of Mass Shooting in New Zealand

Dear Friends,

Asala’am Alaykum. We invite you to join us and our dear Muslim brothers and sisters tomorrow, Sunday, 3/17, at 3pm-4:30pm at a prayer and vigil at the Islamic Center of the Niagara Frontier, 745 Heim Road, Getzville NY 14068.

We offer our deepest condolences, and hope the whole community will come out in solidarity. The hate and violence brewing can only be stopped by our Love, Solidarity, and determination to change and create change together.

Please come out (and carpool if possible – it will likely be packed – en sha’Allah).

In Peace, and Healing Love…. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

THIS Weds., 3/13!! Women’s March Forum and Discussion!!!! and Fly Kites Not Drones!

716-332-3904 3/11/19 wnypeace.org

Friends,

We look forward to seeing you at the 2nd Women’s March Forum and Discussion this Wednesday! (3/13), 5:30-7pm at the Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Come out and join the discussion on where the women’s movement has been, and where it’s going.

Thank you to all who came out to Women’s March – Buffalo/WNY!!!! Almost 500 people battled the cold weather to stand up for women’s rights!! Many signs from our sign-making party and others let our goals be known. Also, paying homage to International Woman’s Day both on Friday afternoon and at the Women’s March was truly an honor. We will continue to work year-round on the local goals we’ve established.

Also, there has been concerns about particular issues/banners/goals at the Women’s March. We practice inclusivity, and we don’t all think the same way. The women’s movement is intersectional, and we may not always agree or share beliefs, but we’re here in solidarity for all aspects of our community in the ways we can be, in combination with our own beliefs and values. We hope to continue to foster understanding of women’s rights and, as stated on our website, the rights of all oppressed people.

Upcoming Women’s March Events:
3/13 – Women’s March/Women’s movement Forum and Discusson #2, Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Co-sponsored by We Are Women Warriors. We hope all will join us or rejoin us to continue the conversation on building solidarity within the women’s movement and where we go from here.

More Women’s History Month events at http://www2.erie.gov/csw/index.php?q=feature/2019-womens-history-month-calendar-events. More specifically http://www2.erie.gov/csw/sites/www2.erie.gov.csw/files/uploads/2019-WHM-Calendar.pdf.

Other events this week:
Kite-Making Workshop for Fly Kites Not Drones
March 16 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
At Lafayette High School. Please join us and youth from Lafayette Community School in a kite-making workshop. Materials provided, or you are welcome to bring anything you’d like to share or use. Preparation for the Fly Kites Not Drones Celebration on March 21

Film Screening – Unbought and Unbossed
March 16 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY. A film about the first Black woman elected to United States Congress. Film and panel discussion led by Eva Doyle. Also, artistic expression/performance.

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.

More listings on website (wnypeace.org) and in previous email posts.
To subscribe, write to weeklynews@wnypeace.org with “subscribe” in subject line.
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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.