Webinar: Community-Driven Climate Solutions in Buffalo
Zoom Meeting NYAs extreme weather events and disasters around the country make plain, the effects of climate change on human health are real and urgent. Communities are rapidly seeking solutions that address multiple problems at once, such as housing, health, climate change and equity. A local example of one such "triple-bottom line" solution is PUSH Green, a […]
Nuclear Colonialism in the Age of the Ban Treaty: From New Mexico to the Marshall Islands & across the Pacific
Zoom Meeting NYThe Affected Communities Working Group of the Nuclear Ban Treaty Collaborative will host this seminar. Speakers and artists of affected communities and allies will weave together the history of nuclear colonialism from uranium mining, nuclear testing, production and use— to the deadly waste that will be with us for generations to come. Moderator: Pam Kingfisher, […]
The Uyghurs of China: Who they Are, Human Rights Abuses, Implications for US Policy
Zoom Meeting NYA Panel Discussion with: Garner Bovingdon, author of The Uyghurs: Strangers in Their Own Land and professor of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University Kate Kizer, human rights advocate and columnist at Responsible Statecraft Alkan Akad, China Specialist, Amnesty International Register to attend. The Chinese government’s treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority has become one of the most […]
JFMF Organizing Committee Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYWe will discuss ongoing campaigns, learn some new skills and talk about ways to get involved! You can register for the meeting by clicking the link below! When: Jan 25, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrduihpzsvHtNmqWwNP743VzBo8zPosA2f After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about […]
SURJ Buffalo Action Hour
Zoom Meeting NYCome take action with us during your lunch break. Our inaugural SURJ Buffalo Action Hour is the chance to come together and learn more about decarceration and abolition, and then take action to support Black and People of Color-led campaigns for policies seeking to create deeply needed change in the criminal legal system. We'll call […]
2022 Climate Movement Strategy Update
Zoom Meeting NYGeneral Meeting of Climate Crisis Policy & The Earth Bill Network. This meeting features updates on active campaigns in Congress, with expert guests from leading coalitions. We also work for The Earth Bill and a climate bill package, organizing by Congressional District. Featuring Rania Beatrice, March for Science; Todd Fernandez, Earth Bill Network; Felice […]
Way Forward in Haiti Mtg w/Asst. Sec. of State, Brian Nichols
Zoom Meeting NYRev. Dr. M. Bruce McKay, long-time friend of the Western New York Peace Center, is now Senior Organizing Consultant for Faith in Action - Northeast Region. They are sponsoring the "Way Forward in Haiti" Meeting to ask Assistant Secretary Nichols to take specific steps to change U.S. policy toward Haiti: to support civil society plans […]
Talking Peace taping, hour 1: Happy Nuclear Ban-niversary
Facebook LivestreamWith Kevin Martin, President, Peace Action (national) and Peace Action Education Fund; and Mari Inoue, of Manhattan Project for a NuclearFree World - both longtime nuclear abolition experts; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator Discussion topics: How Treaty for Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons went into effect 1/22/21 current worldwide danger and status of nuclear weapons […]
SURJ: United Vision Kick-off
Zoom Meeting NYJoin SURJ's first launch meeting of the United Vision project to join our work to fight the far-Right and organize white people away from white supremacy. At the kick-off we'll connect with SURJ members across the network, learn more about the work ahead, and collectively ground ourselves in the political moment and the history of the […]
Talking Peace taping, hour 2: Holocaust Remembrance Day
Facebook LivestreamWith Sophia, Holocaust survivor, lecturer, and "up-stander"/human rights activist; Drew Kahn, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and Founding Director of Buffalo State's AnneFrankProject.com; Jess Kent, alumna of NewGround: a Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, and co-leader of Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network. Discussion topics: […]
Mobilize to Stop War with Russia: With National Anti-War activist & author
Zoom Meeting NYJoin David Swanson, Executive Director of World Beyond War, and PDA's Marcy Winograd, Jim Carpenter, and Hanieh Jodat Barnes for a conversation on Ukraine, NATO expansion, and next steps for the peace movement in this time of crisis. David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is executive director of World BEYOND War and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson's books […]
‘The Drummer’ Film Screening & Panel Presentation ft. Danny Glover
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Veterans For Peace, About Face: Veterans Against War and In These Times for a special showing of the Drummer, followed by a panel discussion with award winning actor, Danny Glover. After the film showing, there will be a panel featuring Danny Glover, actor and political activist, Eric Werthman, writer and director of the Drummer […]
