Clean Slate Resolution press conference
Steps of Buffalo City HallThe Buffalo Common Council will vote on supporting the Clean Slate resolution during Tuesday, 10/5 meeting at 2 p.m. Last week, the Council's Legislation Committee unanimously passed the resolution, with four councilmembers—Wyatt, Wingo, Pridgen, and Rivera—showing support as sponsors. A press conference will be held in front of City Hall at 3 p.m. tomorrow to […]
Abolition, Cultural Freedom, Liberation
Zoom Meeting NYThe Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize for 2020 was awarded to Angela Y. Davis for her lifetime achievements as a public intellectual advocating for racial, gender, and economic justice; to Mike Davis for his life’s work as a public intellectual who encourages critical analysis of society in the service of constructing an alternative, post-capitalist future in both theory and practice; […]
Zoom Vigil Stop Executions, Torture, Murders & Assassinations
Zoom Meeting NYInvitation to 30-minute Silent Meditation/Prayer Vigils (Sept.28, Oct.5, Oct.12, Oct.21, Oct.27, & Oct.31) to Stop Executions, Torture, Murders & Assassinations & Promote Peace in the World You 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 Eight Trillion Dollar War w/ Dr. Heidi Peltier
Zoom Meeting NYAt the beginning of September, The Cost of War Project at Brown University released its report showing that the costs of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the other post-9/11 wars was a staggering $8 Trillion dollars. And these trillions of dollars are only the extra money the U.S. has paid specifically for those […]
Communities Not Cages coalition kickoff
Zoom Meeting NYOn Zoom; register here. Communities Not Cages is a new statewide campaign building the power of people and families impacted by mass incarceration to overhaul New York's racist and draconian sentencing laws. Together, we're taking on mandatory minimums, two- and three-strike laws, opportunities for re-sentencing, and good/merit time laws with the goal of decarcerating state […]
Moving BEYOND “White Fragility”: Honest, Effective Conversations About Race
Burchfield-Penny Art Center Buffalo State College, Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NYRobin DiAngelo coined the phrase "white fragility" to describe many white people's insistence that race conversations be comfortable and non-threatening for them. Black writer Nanette D. Massey of Buffalo believes we are way beyond holding hands when it comes to talking about race. Massey presents her take on the book's ideas in very practical terms. […]
ROCLA/LASC: Mapudungun Ideologies in Chile
Zoom Meeting NYMapudungun Ideologies in Chile: race, indigenousness, nation, and language Gabriel Alvarado is a linguist, lexicographer, translator, and educator based in Santiago, Chile. He holds a Masters degree in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Chile (2011), and a Doctorate in Latino, Latin American and Iberian Cultures from the City University of New York (2020). Dr. Alvarado’s […]
PPG’s Proactive Rental Inspection workshop 2/2: Impact on Tenants
Zoom Meeting NYDo you work with tenants who live in one- or two-unit homes? The City of Buffalo may be contacting them to inspect their apartments. They’re starting a new program to make sure apartments are safe to live in within the City of Buffalo. How will this work? What do tenants need to know? What are […]
SURJ Abolition Action Hour
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)'s monthly Action Hours to take action together to close jails and detention centers, defund police, invest in communities, and protect Indigenous rights to land and water. You'll receive education and training in community, and then be supported to participate in frontline racial justice campaigns. (If you can't make […]
Economic Justice Taskforce meeting
Zoom Meeting NYAre you interested in working for Economic Justice? The mission of the Economic Justice Taskforce is to confront directly the economic factors preventing people from living complete and holistic lives, and to work towards justice to honor all of humanity. We will meet on Zoom to discuss our agenda moving forward; RSVP on Facebook to […]
Exploring Hate: Truth of the Matter
OnlineA town hall about understanding and confronting racist conspiracy theories that threaten diverse communities and the nation at large. About this event Exploring Hate Presents: THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER: Grievance, Greed & Conspiracy Theories What motivations and beliefs explain the racist conspiracy theories that threaten diverse communities across the U.S. and the nation at […]
ECBOE Deadline for Registration for General Election
Erie County Board of Elections 134 W Eagle St, Buffalo, NY, United StatesToday is the last day to postmark your application for the general election; it must also be received by board of elections by October 13th. If submitting in person, your application must be received today by the BOE to be eligible to vote in the upcoming general election. (If honorably discharged from the military or […]
