Gamers for Peace
OnlineGamers For Peace is one year old as an initiative of VFP's Truth-In-Recruitment working group. Having started as a Discord chat server, 2021 saw GFP organized into a content creating collective of Gamers, Veterans, and Accomplices. They have developed their new programming for Season Two, which will last for three months. Military Ad […]
Climate Change & Nuclear War: What We Can Do About the Twin Existential Threats
Zoom Meeting NYAsha Ashokan will address the growing impact of climate change on the people of South Asia. Zia Mian will focus on the current dynamic (level of tension) exacerbated by climate change. Ira Helfand will talk about the medical consequences both locally and globally. Organized by Massachusetts Peace Action. REGISTER HERE.
The World Stands Up to Sanctions
Zoom Meeting NYSanctions have been imposed on more than 40 countries by the United States in order to help create dissent and push for regime change. These sanctions primarily hurt the people of the sanctioned countries. This is especially true during the COVID pandemic as the US denies many of them vaccines and medical equipment. But […]
Riverside-Salem UCC: Deidra EmEl on WNYPC
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NYS Jails Justice Network Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYJoin the New York State Jails Justice Network for a statewide visioning session and community conversation as they attempt to address the "gateway" to incarceration and the biggest link to mass incarceration: JAILS! Discuss ways to end the stranglehold that jails have in decimating our families and communities, while we collectively brainstorm was to […]
Meet the Big 5: How the Military-Industrial Complex Controls Politics
Zoom Meeting NYWe talk a lot about the military-industrial complex, but what exactly is it, who makes it up, and why are they so important? A new coalition groups opposing their local war companies has joined together to form the War Industry Resisters Network, focused on corporate control over US foreign policy. The political influence of several weapons manufacturers […]
LASC Peace Coffeehouse: For & From Haiti
Canisius College-Science Hall 2001 Main St., Buffalo, United StatesJoin the Latin American Solidarity Committee (#LASCwny) of the WNY Peace Center for our January Peace Coffeehouse. Featuring local activist Katherine Mang on her micro-lending program, Mother's Club-Haiti (mclubsth.org), offering hope to rural Haitian families. LASC Peace Coffeehouses are in person with social distancing and masks required. At Canisius College Science Hall, Main and […]
Prospects for Peace in Korea in 2022
Zoom Meeting NYJoin us to hear the insights of two experts on the prospects for peace on the Korean Peninsula in 2022: Simone Chun, Ph.D., researcher in US foreign policy in the Korean Peninsula Jessica J. Lee, Senior Research Fellow on East Asia at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Sponsored by the New England Korea […]
Climate Can’t Wait Statewide Mobilization (Albany)
Bus to AlbanyOn January 25th, a group of organizations under the banner Climate Can't Wait 2022 are coming together to demand that the state legislature and governor prioritize climate in the 2022 budget and legislative session. To send this message, hundreds of New Yorkers will gather in Albany to ensure the legislature hears our message: climate can't wait! If […]
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 […]
