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Talking Peace taping: Rev. Dr. King Today
January 12, 2022 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm EST
With Rev Dr James Lewis, Community Leader, founder and pastor of Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church; Dr. Rolanda Ward, social work professor and Director of Niagara University’s Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Race, Equity, and Mission; Rev. Mark Blue, President of Buffalo NAACP, pastor of Second Baptist Church of Lackawanna; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network.
Discussion topics:
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- Rev Dr King’s life’s work, principles, courage, and how they relate to our current challenges
- MLK Celebration on Sunday 1/16, 6pm-8pm, Kleinhans, (free; proof of vaccination required)
- local efforts to deal with the triple evils (racism/bigotry, materialism/poverty, militarism/war) in Buffalo
- ways to help and get more involved
The show is taped for just under an hour by Think Twice Radio: Home of the Future (thanks to Richard Wicka, our wonderful producer). The Zoom recording, livestreamed on Facebook during the taping, will air on WBNY 91.3FM on the following Monday (1/17) at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.
Tags: economic justice, peace education, racial justice, resist militarism, talking peace