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Buffalo Town Hall on Public Safety
Northland Workforce Training Center 683 Northland Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesJoin Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes for a conversation about public safety with community leaders focused on solutions. Some discussion topics include: What can we do about rearrests? How do jails impact public safety? Can we have justice and peace? Register here. The event is co-sponsored by the Vera Institute of Justice, PPG, and Open Buffalo.
WNY Women’s March 2023: PEACE IS WORTH IT!
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY, United StatesYou are invited to join the WNY Peace Center on Sunday, March 26th for our WNY Women's March beginning at 1:00PM at Niagara Square (downtown Buffalo). After marching to the Buffalo Erie County Public Central Library, we'll have speakers and performers share in the library's Ring of Knowledge while themed activities are available for children […]
Community Responders for Erie County Coalition General Body Meeting
Renovation Church 567 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesAlternatives to Policing Mental Health Crisis: A Community Response Model for Erie County! Please join the Community Responders for Erie County Coalition at a general body meeting for organizations and community members interested in helping to inform and create a community responder program in Erie County. Community responders are first responders who respond to low-risk […]
Poetic Justice: Poetry Reading in Support of Iranian Human Rights
The Meeting House 5856 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, United StatesWHAT: Poetic Justice is an intimate evening with local poets writers and artists - including world-class guitarist Mir Ali - who'll present works based on the theme of social and political justice. Iranian human rights issues will also be discussed. WHEN & WHERE: Friday, 6/16: 7pm at the Meeting House, 5658 Main St, Williamsville, NY […]
Visit WNYPC @ Juneteenth Buffalo!
Martin Luther King Jr. Park Fillmore Avenue and Best Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesVigil for Remembrance of the Victims of the Lac Megantic Rail Disaster
Bidwell Park (at Elmwood Ave) Elmwood & Bidwell, Buffalo, United StatesIn the early hours of the morning of July 6, 2013, a train ferrying tankers full of Bakken crude oil rolled unattended down a 7 mile hill into the quaint town of Lac Megantic Quebec. The train was going 60 MPH in an area where it was supposed to traveling 3 MPH. Many tankers derailed […]
Camp Peaceprints – Week 1
WNY Peace Center 1272 Delaware Avenue (Carriage House), Buffalo, NY, United StatesREGISTRATION NOW CLOSED. If you would like to join a waiting list in case we have space open up, please send an email to assistant@wnypeace.org. Register here. CAMP PEACEPRINTS is a summer camp designed to introduce youth to social justice, while providing them with peaceful conflict resolution skills and exposure to a broader community. It is […]
Camp Peaceprints – Week 2
WNY Peace Center 1272 Delaware Avenue (Carriage House), Buffalo, NY, United StatesREGISTRATION NOW CLOSED. If you would like to join a waiting list in case we have space open up, please send an email to assistant@wnypeace.org. Register here. CAMP PEACEPRINTS is a summer camp designed to introduce youth to social justice, while providing them with peaceful conflict resolution skills and exposure to a broader community. It is […]
VFP Golden Rule boat arrival in WNY
Canalside Park 44 Prime Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesThe Golden Rule will arrive in WNY on 7/31 as part of two-year "Great Loop" from Chicago to Miami to Maine. Schedule of Events: Sat, 7/29 9 AM @ Buffalo State TECH 160: Poster-making workshop for children and adults 12 PM @ Elmwood & Bidwell: Women In Black anti-nuclear silent vigil @ Elmwood & Bidwell […]
Strengthening Our Resilence: Overview of Native American Cultural Competency
For information and to register email phill@nacswny.org
Community Responders for Erie County: Meet + Eat
Trinity Episcopal Church 371 Delaware Ave , Buffalo , NY, United StatesJoin Community Responders for Erie County for their general body meeting to call on Erie County to fund community responders NOW! Learn about the effort to bring a non-police community responder team to Erie County, and how you can get involved! At this meeting, you'll: Enjoy a meal together from Sunshine Vegan Eats Recap what […]
25th Kateri Peace Conference: Precious Life – Precious Planet – Precious Peace Finding Our Way Past War
Saint Kateri National Shrine & Historic Site 3636 NY-5, Fonda, NY, United StatesMore than anything this year’s conference is about cultivating hope through life-affirming action. IT IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT BY linking our collective efforts together WE WILL AMPLIFY our voices and INTENSIFY our work to create the very much needed dynamics for life-affirming change. Perversely and sadly our government and weapons industry (aka the […]
