Film Premiere: Food that Grows on Water
Zoom Meeting NYAlthough Enbridge completed construction on the Line 3 tar sands pipeline, the work of water protectors is not over. Please join us Tuesday March 15th at 7pm CST for the national online premier of Food that grows on Water, a short documentary illustrating how Enbridge's pipelines will affect manoomin and Ojibwe livelihood. Water protectors and many allies are now […]
Webinar: May Day International Brigade of Voluntary Work & Solidarity with Cuba
Zoom Meeting NYJoin us for a webinar to learn more about the May Day international brigade to Cuba, organized by Massachusetts Peace Action and July 26 Coalition. You will hear firsthand from Cuban youth and past Brigade leaders, learn about the victories of the revolution and impacts of the US Blockade, and learn how to join the […]
Talking Peace taping: Childcare Now!
Facebook LivestreamWith Vonetta Rhodes, WNY Childcare Action Team Leadership Representative, and mom; Maureen Milligan, Research Administrator at UB, Co-Chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee of her union (United University Professions); Deidra EmEl, WNYPC Executive Director, and mom; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator. Discussion: Values we bring What are childcare needs? What's happening […]
Talking Peace taping: The Ukraine!
Facebook LivestreamPeople - especially of Buffalo and WNY - will have the opportunity to hear from International and Foreign Policy expert, Joseph Gerson, and Ukrainian American Yuri Hreshchyshyn, to get a better understanding of the conflict in the Ukraine, as well as how we've gotten to this point. They'll also discuss the existential dangers, current needs, […]
Webinar: War with Russia? with Ben Norton
Zoom Meeting NYJoin MAPA for a webinar about the US Cold War on Russia with Ben Norton. Ben Norton is an independent journalist who is the founder and editor of https://multipolarista.com/ Multipolarista is an independent news outlet documenting the transition to a multipolar world. Here are some recent articles from Ben: NATO is arming and training […]
Webinar: Global Solidarity with Women & Gender-Oppressed Workers
Zoom Meeting NYThe Women and Oppressed Gender Caucus of Workers World Party is proud to host the "Global Solidarity with Women and Gender Oppressed Workers" webinar. The panel, discussing struggles and how they relate to an anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist perspective, will include: Norma Pérez from A Call to Action on Puerto Rico and a former teacher Kisha James, […]
Justice for Migrant Families Organizing Team Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Justice for Migrant Families for their next Organizing Team Meeting where they'll be celebrating some wins, making decisions about upcoming campaigns and doing some outreach to support the launch of the FOIA campaign (Freedom of Information Act). This team will focus on community education, relationship building and developing our leadership & organizing skills so […]
Remembering Daniel Prude: Community Gathering & Teach-in
Zoom Meeting NYOn March 23rd, 2020, Daniel Prude was killed by members of the Rochester Police Department while he was experiencing a mental health crisis. Following his murder, a movement was built to transform the way we support people experiencing mental health and substance use crises. Join the Prude family and community members from across the state […]
Western NY Drilling Defense Meeting: Bitcoin Mining Issues in New York State
Zoom Meeting NYSpecial Guests: Yvonne Taylor, Co-founder of Seneca Lake Guardian The Honorable Austin J. Tylec, Mayor of North Tonawanda, NY Over the past 4 years, computerized bitcoin mining has taken hold in unused power plants across NY State such as Somerset Coal plant, Fortistar Plant in North Tonwanda and the Greenidge Plant on the shores […]
Panel: Art as Political Action
Buffalo Arts Studio 2495 Main Street, Suite 500, Buffalo, NY, United StatesAcademics, artists, and activists will come together to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing frontline communities today, including gentrification, mass incarceration, racism, and the criminalization of immigration. Panelists will discuss the power of the arts to effect change and the ways the arts can become political action. The exhibition Attica NOW will be open to […]
AAPF: Her Dream Deferred
Zoom Meeting NYAt the end of each March, in honor of Women's History Month and the UN’s International Decade for People of African Descent, AAPF hosts #HerDreamDeferred, a weeklong series of activities focused on elevating the crisis facing Black women and girls. AAPF has hosted Her Dream Deferred to amplify the voices and narratives of Black […]
Albany Advocacy Day: Protect Bail Reform!
Bus to AlbanyDespite evidence that bail reform is keeping New Yorkers safe and not connected to the concerning increase in violence, there are current efforts to roll it—along with discovery reform and Raise the Age—back in the state's budget. These rollbacks would mean that thousands more people would be harmed by our criminal legal system and we simply can't […]
