Talking Peace taping: Afghanistan Crisis
Facebook LivestreamTune in to the WNYPC FB Live for a taping of Talking Peace you don't want to miss! Featuring the Afghanistan Crisis with Kathy Kelly, Ban Killer Drones, World Beyond War; Ladaisha Williams, a WNY Emerging Leader, doing Afghan refugee support through Urban League Young Professionals Program; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY […]
Talking Peace taping: Yemen Can’t Wait
Facebook LivestreamTune into this week's taping of Talking Peace with the WNYPC! Hour two features: #YemenCantWait! With Aisha Jumaan, Executive Director of Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation; Jehan Hakim, Chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee; Muna Munassar, Access (Lackawanna, WNY); Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Human Rights & Peace […]
Justice Roadmap launch
Zoom Meeting NYThe Justice Roadmap is an annually updated platform of key legislation to shrink the size, scope, scale, and harm of the criminal legal and immigration systems. Since September, we have been collectively drafting the 2022 Justice Roadmap and are thrilled to be able to share it with you. You can read the full 2022 Justice […]
JFMF Press Conference: Crisis at the Northern Border
8204 Park Rd, Batavia, NY 14020 8204 Park Rd, Batavia, NY, United StatesThe crisis at the southern border has turned into the crisis at the northern border due to the federal policies of the Biden administration. ICE has been releasing immigrants en masse from the Batavia Federal Detention Center, mainly from Central America and Haiti at the southern border, in a process that further traumatizes them and […]
The Roots & Consequences of the Democratic/Republican Party Unity on Militarism
Zoom Meeting NYJeremy Scahill and Intercept Editor-in-Chief Betsy Reed invite you to join them for a live virtual event focused on the roots and consequences of bipartisan unity on militarism and foreign policy. They'll unpack the humanitarian and economic costs of the politics of empire, examining how Joe Biden's presidency is reinforcing the long-standing bipartisan imperial agenda. […]
Peace and Human Rights in North Korea: An Argument For Ending the War
Zoom Meeting NYThis online event — which will take place the same week as International Human Rights Day — will grapple with the impact of the ongoing Korean War on human rights and how peace can help advance human rights in the context of US-North Korea relations. Sr. Tomás Ojea Quintana, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation […]
Prospects for Peace and Justice in Israel & Palestine
Zoom Meeting NYBoston Review and Standing Together—one of the largest grassroots people's movements in Israel working to bring together Jews and Arabs—welcome Sally Abed, Noam Chomsky, Alon-lee Green, Congressman Jim McGovern and Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab-American Institute, for a panel discussion on the prospects for peace and justice in Israel and Palestine. This event will be moderated by Omar Dahi. Panelists: […]
Region Central Public Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYRegion Central is a new community-wide initiative to create a better future for all who live, work, play and travel in the Scajaquada Corridor. All are welcome to join us Dec. 9 from 6-7:30pm for a virtual public meeting for Region Central. Register: gbnrtc.org/regioncentral-events. The purpose of the meeting is to get your feedback on […]
Vigil Against Human Executions, Torture, Murders & Assassinations
Zoom Meeting NYYou are invited to attend an upcoming series of 30-minute silent meditation/prayer vigil sessions against human executions, torture, murders & assassinations—these sessions are aimed at bringing more peace to the community, to the nation, and to the whole world. 12/19/21: Vigil for Mr. Bigler Jobe Stouffer II, scheduled to be executed in McAlester, Oklahoma. For more […]
WNYRFF: The Music of Strangers
Zoom Meeting NYJourney's End Refugee Services closes their 3rd Annual WNY Refugee Festival on a high note (and low ones, too!) with The Music of Strangers! This Grammy-nominated documentary follows members of the world renowned Silk Road Ensemble, founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve […]
PANYS Peace & Justice Trivia Night!
Zoom Meeting NYYou are invited to join the first ever PANYS Peace and Justice trivia night! To attend as an audience member, register HERE. If you're interested in being a contestant, please fill out this form! This will be a jeopardy-style trivia night with contestants made up of PANYS student chapter organizers and student chapter alumni […]
Book Discussion: “The Prison Guard’s Daughter: My Journey Through the Ashes of Attica”
Zoom Meeting NYCo-authors: Deanne Miller and Gary Craig will discuss their book on the Attica Uprising. Deanne Miller is a resident of Batavia NY. Deanne Quinn Miller was five years old when her father—William “Billy” Quinn—was murdered in the first minutes of the Attica Prison Riot, the only corrections officer to die at the hands of inmates. […]
