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11th Annual “I Love My Park” Day
Join Parks & Trails New York – and thousands of volunteers across the state – on Saturday, May 7 in celebrating and enhancing New York's parks and public lands. Sign up for an I Love My Park Day event to clean up parks and shorelines, plant trees and gardens, restore trails and wildlife habitat, remove invasive species, and […]
Women’s March WNY 2022
Broderick Park (Foot of Ferry) 1170 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesAll members of the WNY community are invited for solidarity, healing, inspiration, and shared learning and perspectives. This event is organized/presented by the WNY Peace Center and hosted by Riverside Salem UCC/DC. The community will meet at Lafayette Avenue & Niagara Street at 12:45 PM, then at 1 PM march together to Broderick Park (foot […]
Building Bridges Community Clean-Up & Food Distribution
Frederick Douglass Community Center 238 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesJoin us for a day of of outreach, community cleanup, and solidarity at the Frederick Douglass Community Center (234 Jefferson Ave., in the Jefferson/Clinton neighborhood) on Thursday, May 26 from noon to 3 PM! The day will include community clean-up efforts, a needs assessment survey conducted door-to-door, and distribution of hot meals, groceries, home supplies, […]
March for Our Lives – WNY
Jefferson Ave at Glenwood Ave NY, United StatesWhat: A March for Peace, a Cry for Our Lives - a local March For Our Lives in solidarity with DC & marches nationwide. When & Where: Saturday, June 11th 2022, 10:30am-12pm. The community will meet on Jefferson at Glenwood, and proceed with solemn recognition down Jefferson Ave. toward the site of the Buffalo Massacre; then on […]
Buffalo Juneteenth 2022
Martin Luther King Jr. Park Fillmore Avenue and Best Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesJoin the WNYPC at the Buffalo Juneteenth Festival! Buffalo's Juneteenth Festival is back in the park! After 2 years online, we are coming together under the summer sun to enjoy each other's love, strength, and solidarity. Enjoy the parade, music, dancing, food, and more at MLK Park Saturday and Sunday, June 18th - 19th. Be sure […]
FLOmingo Day
Front Park Vermont & Busti, Buffalo, NY, United StatesBuffalo isn’t BFLO without FLO. The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (BOPC) is taking part in Olmsted 200, a national campaign honoring Frederick Law Olmsted’s legacy and his profound influence on community and connection through public parks. Help BOPC reclaim the Guinness World Records title for longest line of garden flamingos at Front Park. Learn more and […]
Breath & Water is Our Medicine
City Honors School 186 E. North Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesBlue-Mindfulness Training: Introduction to mind-body medicine and the healing power of breath, movement, and water. Reduce anxiety and stress Increase safety and comfort in and around water Improve health and fitness See Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer, Cullen Jones. With Center for Mind Body Medicine, including Thaddeus Gamory, Dena Adler, and Dr. Carol Penn. […]
Ukraine Sponsorship 101
Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center 562 Genesee St., Buffalo, NY, United StatesAn information session for potential sponsors of displaced Ukrainians. August 2nd, 2022 @ 6 PM Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center 562 Genesee Street, Buffalo August 4th, 2022 @ 6 PM Jewish Community Center 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville
Embracing Buffalo: Healing Opportunities
Buffalo, NYEmbracing Buffalo is a collaborative effort between two trios of women healers – three who live in Buffalo, and three who simply love the place that you call, “Home”. Embracing Buffalo is not only a response to the May 14th shooting– it is an attempt to address the horrors that preceded it, and to serve […]
BTV Lantern Release for Jaylen Griffin
Buffalo Central Terminal 495 Paderewski Dr, Buffalo, NY, United StatesAugust 4th, 2022 will mark 2 years since the disappearance of Jaylen Griffin. Jaylen Griffin's mother is still in search of answers. She will stand with the support of community organizations & concerned citizens to keep the public aware that Jaylen is still missing. In an effort to Get Him Home, any tips or leads […]
Transit Riders Picnic at the Park (Evangola)
Evangola State Park 10191 Old Lake Shore Road, Irving, NY, United StatesIt is NFTA-Metro's last scheduled Parks Adventure Bus event, and BTRU is inviting folks to a special picnic at Evangola State Park! We rented a six-table pavilion overlooking the beach for the day and will be handing out refreshments and snacks so people can feel nourished, hydrated and relieved from the sun. Folks are welcome […]
Igniting Hope Conference 2022
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesIgniting Hope 2022: Advocating in a New Reality - Breaking Barriers, Maintaining Resilience, & Reconstructing a Community of Care Featured speakers: Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III, Founder, Black Church Food Security Network Ruth S. Shim, MD, MPH, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Associate Dean of Diverse & Inclusive Education, University of California, Davis Keeanga Taylor, PhD, […]
