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 […]
Historic Preservation & the Local Economy
Buffalo History Museum 1 Museum Ct, Buffalo, NY, United StatesHistoric preservation is rightfully valued for its aesthetic and cultural contributions to a city. But more and more the economic, social, and environmental contributions are being identified and measured. Join Donovan Rypkema for a presentation that will present evidence from a dozen recent city-level studies about preservation’s role in attracting knowledge and creative class workers, […]
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 […]
