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WNYPC’s 55th Annual Dinner ft. Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm
Hayes Hall, UB South Campus 250 Hayes Rd, Buffalo, NY, United StatesThe Western New York Peace Center is proud to announce our 55th Annual Dinner: "Planting Seeds of Justice, Harvesting Peace" Friday, 11/11/22 | 5 - 9 PM new location: Hayes Hall at UB South (Main St. campus) | 250 Hayes Rd, Buffalo 14214 in collaboration with UB Food Systems Planning & Health Communities Lab SOLD […]
Kwanzaa Celebration (Niagara Falls)
Packard Court Community Center 4300 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY, United StatesFeaturing family-friendly activities: Award-winning storyteller, Karima Amin African drumming and dance by Youssou Lo Violinists, Vibrant Strings authentic African cuisine Kwanzaa marketplace basket auction and raffles fresh produce bags free health screenings Vendors/Orgs can register at forms.gle/8xbRFdCtqWr3Fuc6 Hosted by the Niagara Falls Housing Authority and Independent Health Foundation.
Shabe Yalda: Solstice & Solidarity
The Meeting House 5856 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, United StatesShabe Yalda: A Celebration of the Winter Solstice in Solidarity with the Women & Revolution in Iran Light dinner served. Music - Poetry - Open Mic. Free to the public.
WNYPC 2023 Annual Meeting & Open House
WNY Peace Center 1272 Delaware Avenue (Carriage House), Buffalo, NY, United StatesCome learn about our exciting plans for the year, share your voice, and see the new space (the Carriage House at NRC) at our Annual Meeting & Open House! 1272 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo 14209. If you can't be there in person, you are welcome to join us on Zoom (Meeting ID: 884 9437 0303 and Passcode: […]
RIT Expressions of King’s Legacy: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Rochester Institute of Technology 111 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, United StatesThe Rochester Institute of Technology is pleased to invite you to join them for their 41st annual Expressions of King's Legacy featuring keynote speaker Nikole Hannah-Jones. This event will not be live streamed. Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. The […]
MLK National Day of Service
Martin Luther King Jr. Park Fillmore Avenue and Best Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesRescheduled from 1/15. At Moselle Street (between E. Ferry St. and Genesee St.) + MLK Park. Bring "you", and a pair of (reliable) work gloves, and everyone else you can locate who is also looking to "get involved" in celebrating Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, as well as help to "build Community", in […]
Mutual Aid & Emergency Preparedness – Initial Response Training
Trinity Church 371 Delaware Ave - Marfield Room, Buffalo , NY, United StatesJoin Clean Air Coalition WNY for a free afternoon training on building mutual aid networks and for an emergency preparedness medical training from Erie County Department of Health. Participants will receive training on Stop the Bleed, Hands-only CPR, and administering Narcan, and will also receive an emergency car kit. Lunch and childcare included, and translation […]
There are Stories to Tell: WUFO 1080 Radio Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement
Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesJoin Sheila L. Brown, owner of WUFO Radio Station, and Lee Pettigrew, long-time WUFO MIX1080 AM and POWER 96.5 DJ, Lee Pettigrew, as they share the history relating to WUFO Radio Station and the Civil Rights Movement. The Black History Month Talks take place on Tuesdays from 6 - 7 PM at the Frank […]
Dastane Enghelaab: Stories of Revolution
The Meeting House 5856 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, United StatesSupport the Iranian uprising. Experience the tragedies and triumphs of the Iranian Revolution as told through the stories of its people, in music, theater, poetry, and movement. Featuring Gaitrie Subryan and the Masti World Music Ensemble. Free and open to the public. WOMEN - LIFE - FREEDOM
LASC Peace Coffeehouse: Kino Border Initiative
Canisius College-Science Hall 2001 Main St., Buffalo, United StatesLASC's February 2023 featured speaker will be Emma Marzec presenting on the Kino Border Initiative (Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera). Emma Marzec, Emma Radel, & Julianna Falsone from Canisius College, did a project last summer with the Kino Border Initiative (KBI). KBI is a binational, inclusive Roman Catholic organization, inspired by the spirituality of the Jesuits […]
Bistro Bookers: “City of My Heart: Buffalo, 1967-2020”
Amherst Senior Center Amherst Senior Center, Amherst, NY, United StatesBook Title: “City of My Heart" Discussed By: Mark Goldman – Author and Businessman For more than 50 years Mark Goldman's life has been intertwined with the life of the city of Buffalo. His work as an historian, teacher, and creator of the Calumet Arts Café and the Allen Street Hardware Café, in addition to […]
There are Stories to Tell: Colored Musicians Club & Museum – Preserving, Presenting & Promoting the legacy of African American Music in Buffalo since 1917
Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesSpeaker: George Scott, Danny Williams, & Craig Steger. This lecture will provide an in-depth look at the history of the Colored Musicians Club and Local 533 during the Jazz Age and beyond. The Black History Month Talks take place on Tuesdays from 6 - 7 PM at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library. Talks are […]
