National Critical Race Theory Teach-In
Zoom Meeting NYThe African American Policy Forum invites you to their National Critical Race Theory Teach-In on October 14 beginning at 3:00PM ET. Featuring: Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw on What’s Behind the Attacks on CRT Panel on Faculty Senate Resolution Campaign with Professors Emily Houh, Jennifer Ruth & Valerie Johnson Breakout Sessions: Exposing the Disinformation Grift about Academic […]
Exploring Hate: Disrupting Deceit
OnlineA town hall about exposing and opposing racist disinformation campaigns that erode trust in voting, vaccinations, and democracy. About this event Exploring Hate Presents: DISRUPTING DECEIT: Exposing & Opposing Disinformation Campaigns Why do orchestrated attacks on voting, vaccinations, and the Census target the same communities that are accused of plotting against the U.S.? Who benefits […]
Alaska!
At Riverside Salem, 3449 West River Rd, Grand Island, NY (outside, with physical distancing). Come hear from Shirley Chan about her trip with friends to one of their group living in Alaska. All are welcome! Light refreshments.
Global Grassroots Leaders Climate Summit
OnlineFrom October 19 - 22, the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth US are convening a Global Grassroots Leaders Summit, to engage the voices on the ground from grassroots and community leaders from countries across the globe who are far too often left out of international climate conversations. After the success of the First […]
What Does It Feel Like to be Targeted by ICE?
Zoom Meeting NYDespite the administration’s stated commitment to addressing racial justice, the DHS policy reinforces the role of policing and incarceration as a feeder into the deportation system. This forum features community members who remain at risk for deportation under the new ICE policy, or who were previously targeted due to ICE’s entanglement with the criminal-legal system. […]
Sharing ‘The 1619 Project’ in Afterschool Education Spaces
Zoom Meeting NYHow can educators working in the afterschool space use resources from The 1619 Project to spark their students' creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, and media literacy skills? Join us for a webinar to explore new educational resources and methods to help educators bring The 1619 Project into the afterschool space. In addition to examining the history and the legacy of slavery […]
Resistance Rooted in Love
175 Rano St. 175 Rano St., Buffalo, NY, United StatesResistance in the wake of Love: A conversation with Oscar Lopez Rivera. Please reserve your space now! Learn what people and organizations are doing about Puerto Rico's recovery, what Oscar Lopéz is doing, and how you can help! Watch this amazing promotional video El Batey put together! About this event Topics discussed: Recent examples of […]
WNYRFF: “We Are Not Princesses”
Zoom Meeting NYWe Are Not Princesses is a documentary film about the incredible strength and spirit of four Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut as they come together to tell their stories of love, loss, pain and hope through the ancient Greek play, Antigone. Using intimate footage and animation, this film follows this group of […]
Study & Stuggle: Abolition Must Be Green
Zoom Meeting NYA conversation about centering climate justice, land, food sovereignty, and fighting environmental racism in the struggle for abolition. About this event Study and Struggle organizes against criminalization and incarceration in Mississippi through mutual aid, political education, and community building. We provide a bilingual Spanish and English curriculum with discussion questions and reading materials, as well as financial support, to […]
Barnstorm for Universal Healthcare
On zoom. We need a just recovery from this pandemic, and that means truly universal, guaranteed healthcare. Join the Campaign for New York Health, WNY Poor People’s Campaign (of which the WNYPC is a part), and Coalition for Economic Justice for a Western NY Virtual Barnstorm for Universal Healthcare to get organized to pass the […]
Early Voting
Erie County Board of Elections 134 W Eagle St, Buffalo, NY, United StatesEarly Voting hours: Saturday, October 23rd & Sunday, October 24th - Noon to 6:00 PM October 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th & 29th - Noon to 9:00 PM Saturday, October 30th & Sunday, October 31st - Noon to 6:00 PM For a list of voting locations throughout Erie County, visit https://www.elections.erie.gov/pdfs/EARLYVOTING%202021gen.pdf
“Braiding Sweetgrass”
At Riverside Salem Environmental Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY (with physical distancing). We'll review and explore the book, "Braiding Sweetgrass" - by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Potawatomi woman, botany professor living and working with our local Haudenausaunee people. She has beautifully woven together many strands of truth, love, relationship, and sustainability that can […]
