LASC Peace Coffeehouse: A new moment for Honduras: Solidarity after elections
Canisius College-Science Hall 2001 Main St., Buffalo, United StatesMonday March 28, 7:00-9:00pm A new moment for Honduras: Solidarity after elections. Canisius College Science Hall, near Main and Jefferson and the metro. Street parking on Main or in parking lot by the M&T bank. Karen Spring has worked in Honduras for over 12 years as human rights defender & researcher, especially with the Honduras Solidarity […]
Prisoners Are People Too monthly meeting
Rafi Green Masten Resource Center 1423 Fillmore Ave , BuffaloPrisoners Are People Too will be resuming regular monthly meetings on the last Monday of each month beginning this month on March 28th. While trips to various prisons have been curtailed, the work has never ceased, and daily conversations with people who have incarcerated loved ones have never diminished. *** In-person and masks are […]
World Premiere: Never Forget Tibet
Regal TheatresOver sixty years after China's Most Wanted Man the Dalai Lama escaped from occupied Tibet, this powerful documentary follows the Dalai Lama as he recounts his escape through the Tibetan borderlands into India to tell his remarkable escape story as he fled Tibet in 1959. This is the first time the historic story has been […]
WNYPC 2022 Annual Meeting
Network of Religious Communities 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo , NY, United StatesJoin the WNY Peace Center for our 2022 Annual Meeting on April 3rd @ 2pm EST in-person at the NRC or online via Zoom! Featuring a presentation by Kareema Morris, WNYPC Board Co-Chair and Founder of Bury the Violence, Inc.: "The Most Unprotected and Disrespected Species" In-person at the Network of Religious Communities, 1272 Delaware […]
Becoming the Beloved Community: A Celebration of the Feast of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Buffalo History Museum 1 Museum Ct, Buffalo, NY, United StatesPanel discussion at the Buffalo History Museum with local community activists - including Vicki Ross and Heron Simmonds - reflecting on Dr. King's legacy and the road ahead. The "Feast of Dr. King" honors him as a pastor and as a martyr each year on the day of his assassination. This event, which will be […]
IAC Webinar: The Greatest Purveyor of Violence
Zoom Meeting NYNATO: "The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World Today" April 4 1949 - US Commanded NATO Military Alliance is founded April 4 1967 - Dr. Martin Luther King condemns U.S. military aggression in Vietnam April 4 1968 - Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King April 4 is a key date to recall Dr. […]
Talking Peace Radio taping: Poetry Month ft. Jillian Hanesworth
Facebook LivestreamFeaturing Jillian Hanesworth, Buffalo's Poet Laureate and author of The Revolution Will Rhyme; with Shaina Merchant, WNYPC Office Manager and poetry afficianado; Deidra EmEl, WNYPC Executive Director and arts instigator; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator. Discussion: values we bring Poetry and Activism Poetry and Healing - for individuals; for the community The origins […]
Talking Peace taping: Peace Action Student Groups
Facebook LivestreamOn Peace Action Student Groups - Canisius College. With Sameria Mbili, Student Organizer of Peace Action Canisius College; Sharon Smith, Peace Action Canisius College Event Coordinator; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator Discussion topics: ? values we bring ? what is Peace Action? PANYS? Peace Action Canisius College? ? what events/campaigns have you had? […]
ROCLA-LASC: Honduras & US Imperialism Today
Zoom Meeting NYJennifer Atlee – worked in Central America since 1984 in the areas of human rights, trauma and recovery and U.S. policy with Witness for Peace, the Guatemalan Church in Exile, and Nicaraguan Ministry of Social Welfare, AFSC (Quakers), and the Quixote Center. She is the Coordinator of the Nicaragua – United States Friendship Office of the Americas and […]
Continental Theory Buffalo: David Castillo & Ewa Ziarek at FITZ
Fitz Books & Waffles 431 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesUB professors David Castillo and Ewa Ziarek will visit FITZ to discuss their newly published book Critical Theory Buffalo. Castillo and Ziarek will speak to the transatlantic dialogue that spawned the critical theory movement of the 60s and 70s. Buffalo has a special place in this story as it hosted leading French academics like Michel […]
Symposium: Today’s Socialism & Human Rights
University at Buffalo 3441 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesIn the United States, the term “socialism” has been widely misunderstood and used to discredit even modest reforms. This symposium will explore achievements and missteps in implementing socialism in China, India, Scandinavia, and Latin America. It will weigh socialism’s value in addressing global challenges of climate change, economic inequality, and human rights abuses. Registration is […]
