716-332-3904 8/5/19 wnypeace.org
Dear Friends,
After a weekend of mass shootings, a week of deaths in the Erie Co Holding Center, two years of criminal leadership following centuries of white supremacy, we join in Truth and Love to work for radical change. Andare …. Si, se puede! …. Harambe!
Today, after two more deaths at the Erie County Holding Center bringing it to 26 over Sheriff Howard’s abominable administration, please come out at 5:15pm (-6:30pm) to the facility (at Delaware & Eagle) to stand up for dramatic change.
Don’t forget our radio show today on WBNY 91.3FM, from 1-3pm. We’ll focus on the above, the mass shootings over the weekend, Camp Peaceprints and creating a culture of peace and diversity, and the WNY Nuclear and Indigenous issues (see more below). Agnes Williams, Seneca, will be with us for the whole show, and we’re excited to have Diane D’Arrigo of Nuclear Info & Resource Service (NIRS), in DC, also joining us! (You can get it streaming online at wbny.buffalostate.edu as well.)
Again, you are welcome to join us for the Nuclear Free &
Indigenous Press Conference on August 6 at 1 pm at the Japanese Gardens (behind
the Buffalo History Museum), 74 years after the catastrophic US war crime of
the bombing of Hiroshima. Learn about nuclear waste trucked over the Peace
Bridge, nuclear waste pollution in WNY (especially West Valley – still not
cleaned up!), nuclear weapons, the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, prior free and
informed consent, indigenous invisibility, and care for the Earth.
Following this event, on Friday, August 9 at 3 pm, please be
sure to come celebrate United Nations’ Indigenous Peoples’ Day and commemorate
lives lost to war and nuclear development on August 9, 3-9 pm at the Buffalo
History Museum, 1 Museum Court in Buffalo. Experience Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
arts, crafts, singing, dancing, and foods. Hear keynote speaker Alyssa Mt
Pleasant, PhD on Buffalo Creek proposed cultural corridor; Jil St Ledger-Roy,
Esq on Standing Rock Natural Law; Kelly Maracle Water Protector on 202
International Water Sowers Conference; Diane Hinman, Esq on Alaska National
Wildlife Refuge ANWR film; and more. An Interfaith service commemorating the
victims of the nuclear bombings will include Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish,
Muslim, and Sikh perspectives and/or prayers, followed by the Lantern Ceremony
on Lake Muir at dusk organized by Martin McGee Productions. Admission is free!
Bring a dish of food to share if you wish. Come on out and join us for a very
special day!
Don’t forget to call our congressional reps (202-224-3121) and urge them to stop US military threats and/or aggression against Yemen, Iran, Venezuela, and so many more peoples and places. See more under Resist Militarism below.
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
Events this week:
Talking Peace w/ WNYPC on
WBNY 91.3FM
August
5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Radio
Show on 91.3FM, WBNY. Mondays, 1-3pm. Call-in show! Go to wbny.buffalostate.edu
to hear streaming online. Today: current events – local, national, and
international. With Special guests Agnes Williams, Seneca, and Diane D’Arrigo,
Nuclear Info & Resource Service. Vicki Ross hosting. Call-in show.
Demand Action at
the Holding Center
August
5 @ 5:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Come on out today August 5!! It is past time for change in that sick
building with criminal maltreatment and death the result of Erie County
Sheriff’s Office policies and practices.Join us outside the Erie County Holding
Center at 121 W Eagle Street, in downtown Buffalo, as we rally with our
partners from SURJ and Black Love Resists in the Rust, Citizen Action, BARC,
and more.
Nuclear-Free & Indigenous Press Conf
August 6
@ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
At the Japanese Gardens, behind the Buffalo History
Museum (at 1 Museum Court in Buffalo, New York, just east of Elmwood Avenue and
off of Nottingham Terrace, north of the Scajaquada Expressway, in the northwest
corner of Delaware Park). Come out to support a nuclear-free future, with
respect and equality for Indigenous people(s).
716-332-3904 11/24/18
Dear Friends,
The Senate is set to vote this week on SJR 54, joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
Join us outside Sen. Schumer’s office, 130 S. Elmwood Avenue, MONDAY 12pm-1:30pm, to encourage him to co sponsor the resolution. Demand an end to US involvement in Yemen which has directly contributed to the humanitarian crisis that exists today.
The United States began supporting the Saudi and United Arab Emirates war on Yemen during the Obama administration, providing weapons, mid-air refueling of Saudi bombers, logistical support via surveillance drones to the Saudi-led collation, and has engaged in targeted drone strikes.
The US backed, Saudi blockade of Yemen’s main ports prevent lifesaving aid from consistently entering the country. 18 Million Yemeni are food insecure, 2.9 million children and women are acutely malnourished, and 120,000 children have died due to malnutrition or malnutrition caused diseases. Many families are dependent on rations to survive.
In August, 2018 a 500lb laser guided missile manufactured in the USA by Lockheed Martin targeted a school bus full of children on a field trip. 34 children were killed and many more were wounded. According to a November Associated Press article, a third of all U.S. drone strike casualties in Yemen are civilians, many of them children.
With over 15,200 reported cases of Cholera, 16.4 Million Yemeni are without access to basic health care, while US backed Saudi Coalition bombers have attacked hospitals and Doctors Without Borders clinics on at least 6 occasions since 2015
Congress has never voted to go to war in Yemen. Although, the Senate has come withing three votes shy of stopping arms sales to Saudi Arabia that fuel the war, the House of Representatives voted twice against taking steps to stop the US’s illegal involvement in the war.
Many thanks, peace, solidarity, and yes – Love
We shall overcome #Unitethestruggles #Loveislove #PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver
More Event Listings:
Monday evening:
* LASC Coffeehouse, 7-9pm, Canisius College Science Hall. A Sandanista Point of View on the Crisis in Nicaragua.
* Prisoners Are People Too Monthly Meeting, 7-9pm, CAO Rafi Green Center, 1423 Jefferson Ave. Film Showing: Prison Song.
Many thanks, peace, solidarity, and yes – Love
We shall overcome #Unitethestruggles #Loveislove #PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver 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 orstreaming live at wbny.buffalostate.edu.
716-332-3904 11/14/18
Dear Friends,
Please join us on Thanksgiving – yes Thanksgiving 9:30am – to ***mobilize for Yemen*** at the corner of Franklin St & West Mohawk (Buffalo NY).
We will hand out info sheets with small bags of rice to the public at large (including people there for the Turkey Trot) to remind/inform that in Yemen 14 million are at risk of starvation, facing as little to eat as the small bags of rice (or less); and to urge WNYers to call Sen Schumer to urge him to cosponsor SR#54, and to thank Sen. Gillibrand for her cosponsorship of same (Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 or get numbers from our Gov’t Contacts page).
You can also join us at 5:30-6:30pm tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov 21, at the WNYPC (NRC Bldg, 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo 14209) to prepare for the Thanksgiving outreach re Yemen.
Tonight, join us for an interfaith Thanksgiving Service of the Network of Religious Communities will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 145 Goodell Street (Corner Michigan Ave), Buffalo, NY 14203. You’re invited to also bring non-perishable food donations. Reception follows. All are welcome.
The Outer Harbor Access and Activation Project is also meeting tonight, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, at the KeyBank Center, Lexus Club (100 Level), One Seymour H. Knox Plaza, Buffalo, NY. The public will have an opportunity to comment on 3 ECHDC site-plan options, provide feedback and respond to a survey. Come participate – have a voice.
Don’t forget the LASC Coffeehouse at 7pm on Monday at Canisius College Science Hall, A Sandanista Point of View on the Crisis in Nicaragua. Dr. Matlin will have recently returned from a trip to Nicaragua where he will have conferred with citizens and Sandanista leadership.
Many thanks, peace, solidarity, and yes – Love
We shall overcome #Unitethestruggles #Loveislove #PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver
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)
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Many thanks, peace, solidarity, and yes – Love
We shall overcome #Unitethestruggles #Loveislove #PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver
The time is now, and we are the people we’ve been waiting for.
And 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.
