Environmental Justice / WNY Drilling Defense Monthly Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYFeaturing Mark Dunlea: IPCC Report, NY State Legislative (In)Action & April Albany Climate Rally Educated at RPI and Albany Law School, Mark teaches "Climate Change and Advocacy" at Bennington College. He's a co-founder of the Green Party in NY State, a co-founder of the NY Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), a community organizer for ACORN, […]
Attica NOW – Closing Day
Buffalo Arts Studio 2495 Main Street, Suite 500, Buffalo, NY, United StatesApril 8th is the last day to visit the Attica NOW exhibition at Buffalo Arts Studio! Attica NOW is the culmination of CALDODECULTIVO's four month research residency as part of the Displacement: Reclaiming Place, Space, and Memory exhibition program. "Currently based in Buffalo, NY, CaldodeCultivo is a Spanish-Colombian art collective founded by Unai Reglero and […]
Vigil for Peace in Ukraine!
Bidwell Park (at Elmwood Ave) Elmwood & Bidwell, Buffalo, United StatesThe WNY Peace Center, with the local Women in Black chapter hosting, is organizing in solidarity with a National Day of Action by CodePink. Some signs are on hand, and yours are welcome. #Diplomacy #NegotiationNotEscalation
RSUCC Book Discussion: ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’
Riverside Salem UCC Environmental Cottage 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY, United StatesJoin Riverside Salem UCC Environmental Cottage for a discussion of the book The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. We are going to watch a film based on the book to start the discussion and see where it takes us. Everyone is welcome. Today's gathering is at the cottage, 3449 West River Rd. […]
Lament: The Outer Harbor Land of Cottonwoods
Outer Harbor Lakeside Bike Park Fuhrman Blvd, Buffalo, NY, United StatesLament: a passionate expression of grief or sorrow On October 18, 2021, over 100 people gathered at the Outer Harbor to give thanks to the land, the trees, the flowers and grasses that were home to birds, deer and small mammals and to ask for the protection of this small woodland. On December 22, 2021, […]
GVCP 50th Anniversary ft. Clare Grady
Highland Park 23 Highland Road, Geneseo, NY, United StatesJoin Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace, a chapter of Peace Action New York State, as they celebrate their 50th anniversary with a picnic including food, music, and inspiration! Free and all are welcome. The Genesee Valley Peacemaker Award will be presented to Clare Grady, lifelong antinuclear activist. Peaceful people from Buffalo, Ithaca, NYC, Rochester, and […]
CEJ Virtual Town Hall: Health Equity in WNY
Zoom Meeting NYAffordable, accessible, culturally competent, and comprehensive healthcare is crucial for the immediate and long-term pandemic recovery of our communities. More than 1 million New Yorkers remain uninsured and on average, 50% of New Yorkers with private health insurance struggle to access healthcare due to cost and barriers to care. If the U.S. had a public […]
Frederick Douglass – The Story, The Man, The Legend
Buffalo History Museum 1 Museum Ct, Buffalo, NY, United StatesWith the realization that untold stories leave voids in history, it becomes an inherent necessity for African Americans to possess the ideology that they have an Ancestorial Obligation to not only learn their history but to share it with their youth. Realizing that in order for youth to have a fair chance of succeeding at […]
NO PEACEJAM (Spring Break)
Due to BPS' Spring Break, there is NO PEACEJAM THIS WEEK. We will resume our normal PeaceJam-WNY schedule next week, Thursday, 4/21 @ 3:00 PM and celebrate Earth Day together a little early!
Human Rights First: Updates & Ongoing Response to the Crisis in Afghanistan
Zoom Meeting NYPlease join Human Rights First for a briefing on their response to the crisis in Afghanistan: where they've been, where they are, and where they're going. Human Rights First experts and legal staff will provide an overview of the Afghan crisis, including information about Human Rights First’s past and ongoing evacuation efforts, policy and […]
War Industry Resisters Network Organizing Mtg
Zoom Meeting NYJoin War Industry Resisters Network on Zoom for their next and final organizing meeting before the Week of Action.
“Revolution for Peace” Benefit for Ukraine
Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center 562 Genesee St., Buffalo, NY, United StatesEVOLUTION FOR PEACE – artists • musicians • artisans BENEFIT FOR UKRAINE SATURDAY, April 16th • 6:00pm to 12:00am | Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center • 562 Genesee Street • presented by Revolution Gallery Tickets are $30. General Admission / $15. for students / sliding donation for those 12 and under / and sliding donation for […]
