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 […]
War Industry Resisters Network – Week of Action
Zoom Meeting NYWar Industry Resisters Network - Week of Action! (April 17th-24th): Check out all the folks taking action during the Week of Action! Join a group near you! Clearly, there are no winners in the terrible war in Ukraine — except one: U.S. and British military contractors who will carry all their increased profits all the […]
Sierra Club Book Discussion on “Scenic Treasures of WNY”
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Sierra Club - Atlantic Chapter - Niagara Group for a fun and informative discussion of Bruce Kershner's award-winning book, Secret Places: Scenic Treasures of Western New York and Southern Ontario with Bill McKeever, as part of their their Environmental Series. In 1994, Eternal Flames Falls was virtually unknown, a handful of ‘naturist’ would skinnydip […]
Citizens for Regional Transit Public Meeting
Silverman Library at UB Capen Hall, Buffalo, NY, United StatesTopic: The Amherst Metro Transit Extension - Seeking the Final Design Speakers: Jeffery Amplement, Amherst Extension Project Manager, NFTA James Gordon, Treasurer, Citizens for Regional Transit Panelists: Lawrence Mullen, President of the Graduate Student Employee Union at UB Monika Che, Oral Biology Graduate Student After 40 years of anticipation and 10 years developing the locally […]
Climate Can’t Wait Earth Day Mobilization (Albany)
Bus to AlbanyIt's long past time for the New York State Legislature and Governor to pass sweeping climate legislation and to fund and enforce our existing climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. On Earth Day, Friday April 22nd, people from all over New York will gather in Albany to show support for climate action […]
Averting Climate Catastrophe: No New Arms Race!
Zoom Meeting NYEvery year on April 22nd, people celebrate and honor Earth Day through neighborhood clean-ups, community festivals, and projects to educate the public about the need to reduce our carbon footprint. Veterans For Peace has honored Earth Day by discussing how militarism impacts the environment. We hope to spread the message about the environmental costs of […]
BTV Prayer Vigil for Jaylen Griffin
Buffalo Central Terminal 495 Paderewski Dr, Buffalo, NY, United StatesPlease join Bury the Violence for a prayer vigil and birthday celebration in honor of Jaylen Griffin. Please bring a prayer candle. Learn more about Jaylen and Bury the Violence here. Please email questions to Kareema at btvbuffalo@gmail.com. #BringingJaylenHome
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: Not “A Nation of Immigrants”
Zoom Meeting NYCleveland Peace Action is hosting acclaimed historian and author, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz for a virtual discussion of her 2021 book, Not "A Nation of Immigrants": Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion. register on Zoom Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz will be joined in conversation with Detroit-based activist and writer Frank Joyce. Q and A with […]
Sister Karen Annual Event: HERSTORY ft. Cariol Horne
SS. Columba-Brigid Church 75 Hickory Street, Buffalo, United StatesThe SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence is excited to announce their annual fundraising event, "Herstory: The Cost of Nonviolence," which will once again be live and in-person. This year's speaker is Cariol Horne. A reception will follow. Cariol is a former Buffalo police officer who was the inspiration for the Duty-to-Intervene law passed by […]
