Public Hearing: Good Cause Eviction Proposal (S3082/Salazar)
Zoom Meeting NYTune in to watch the Senate hearing on Good Cause. Free the People state working group members Kim Smith and Tanvier Peart will provide testimony during the hearing. Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary Chair: Senator Brad Hoylman and Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development Chair: Senator Brian Kavanagh Public Hearing: To discuss the Good […]
Free the People State Working Group Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYThe Free the People state working group meets on the first and third Fridays of each month. For more information, please contact Tanvier Peart at tanvierpeart@gmail.com.
Nuclear Weapons & Democracy
OnlineAs a side-event to the Tenth Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) This event will offer an opportunity to hear and discuss the findings of a research study conducted by the Nuclear Knowledges academic programme of Sciences Po Paris, headed by Dr Benoît Pélopidas. These findings are made public […]
Nuclear Weapons are Banned! What does this mean for Britain?
Zoom Meeting NYAs states gather for the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, this Parliamentary CND side meeting will look at the prospects of nuclear disarmament for Britain. The meeting will launch a new report – authored by Dr Rebecca Johnson – about the implications for Britain of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – and […]
Albany Day of Action to #HouseNY
Bus to AlbanyJoin Housing Justice for All in Albany on January 11th to demand permanent solutions to the housing crisis ahead of the January 15 expiration of the eviction moratorium. We need a permanent and long-term solution to this crisis: Good Cause Eviction and permanent rental assistance. RSVP to get further details on transportation and logistics.
Fight for Parole Justice: Albany Day of Action
Bus to AlbanyJoin the People's Campaign for Parole Justice, Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP), and other parole advocates for a day of action in Albany. More info to come.
Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Human Trafficking Awareness Day is dedicated to raising awareness of sexual slavery and human trafficking worldwide. Today, there are between 21-30 million people enslaved in the world, more than at any time in human history. Every day, modern slavery can be recognized: children become soldiers, young women are forced into prostitution and migrant workers exploited in the workforce. Human Trafficking Awareness […]
PCPJ Virtual Advocacy Day
Zoom Meeting NYJoin the People's Campaign for Parole Justice on January 11 for a virtual advocacy day. We'll gather via Zoom for rallies, legislative meetings, and a press conference. Please join us to support the movement to pass the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills in 2022! Constituents Needed PCPJ has meetings scheduled with […]
Nuclear submarines, AUKUS & the NPT
OnlineFacilitation: Daryl Kimball, Arms Control Association Speakers: Tariq Rauf, former Head of Verification and Security Policy Cooperation at the International Atomic Energy Agency and Director of SIPRI's Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programme. Marianne Hanson, University of Queensland and Co-Chair of ICAN Australia More TBA.
Virtual Rally to Close Guantanamo
Witness Against Torture, Amnesty International, the Center for Victims of Torture, About Face – Veterans Against War, Center for Constitutional Rights, Dissenters, and Detention Watch Network online rally to commemorate the 20-year anniversary since Guantánamo Bay Prison was opened. This rally is a call for all of us to disrupt and confront the status quo […]
Understanding Peace Prospects with Korea
Zoom Meeting NYUnderstanding Peace Prospects with Korea: Korean Peace Treaty Key to a Nuclear Free Northeast Asia. Join Peace Action NYS for an informative hour about the history of the conflict and the status of peace possibilities with North and South Korea. The hour will include a question-and-answer session. Speaker Hyun Lee is the U.S. National Organizer for Women […]
Talking Peace taping: Eviction Emergency
Facebook LivestreamWith Cheney Brockington, LMSW, WNYPC board member; John Washington, Organizer and Political Educator, People's Action; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network. Discussion topics: NYS' eviction moratorium's looming expiration housing/economic injustices; exacerbated in pandemic Good Cause Eviction legislation (call […]
