Being an Ally for Native & Indigenous People LESSONS LEARNED
On zoom. Hear perspectives from two main organizers of the Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation (NOON, Syracuse NY) and the Nekanehsaht Coalition (Buffalo NY). Panelists include: Freida Jacques, Agnes Williams, Cindy Squillace, & Nate Buckley Please register at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/GGM2021-BeingAnAllyofIndigenousPeoples
LASC Planning Meeting
At Canisius College Science Hall at the Griffin statue, outside, along Main Street between Delevan and Jefferson, (street parking or parking lot beside the M & T bank). There are benches and we will bring chairs. Inside in usual coffeehouse space if raining. Agenda items include: planning topics for LASC-Peace Coffeehouses at Canisius Science Hall: […]
Buffalo 5 Court Date
In person, 3rd Fl, 25 Delaware Ave/Old Co Hall, Buffalo NY. The Buffalo 5 case (indictment no. 41-413) and their wrongful conviction and imprisonment (and parole) will be revisited. It has been postponed numerous times - and yet again (3 times in three weeks). Three of the original Buffalo 5 remain living and are seeking […]
Nekanehsakt Meeting
A Zoom Meeting for the allies' group, Nekanehsakt - Friends of the Ekwehewe. Planning and sharing for Indigenous and Environmental support and activity. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86250478013?pwd=M1NoMkNLb1MyTU8zWitnUnhTOFZYdz09 Meeting ID: 862 5047 8013 Passcode: 269980 One tap mobile +19292056099,,86250478013#,,,,*269980# US (New York) +13126266799,,86250478013#,,,,*269980# US (Chicago)
Riverside Salem: Celebrating Parents’ Day
At 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY. Come join in the conversation - Celebrating Our Parents! As this is National Parents' Day, we will share stories about our parents: - how they were or are, how they helped make us who we are, how we see our parents in ourselves. Our own experiences as […]
The Medicine Mind & The Doctrine of Domination
On zoom. Steven Newcomb, Shawnee, Lenape, (author of “Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery” and co-producer of “The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code”) will be speaking. Please register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuc-6urD0iGdD3sgGxsjYR4LsYWb5F0Umw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the […]
Correction Specialist Advisory Board Mtg
On zoom. The Correction Specialist Advisory Board is an independent body tasked with overseeing Erie County Jails. The board does not have subpoena power or other legal powers to mandate changes in the jails, but every month the board holds public meetings where Jail Management administrators (usually Superintendent Tom Diina and Undersheriff John Greenan) are […]
West Valley–Protections Needed for WNY
On zoom. West Valley--Protections Needed for WNY during the Demolition of the Most Radioactive Building (Presenters Charley Bowman, WNY Peace Center and Diane D'Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service )
August is International Peace Month!
August is International Peace Month and a time to reflect on the First World War. On August 16, 1926, TIME Magazine wrote: “At Rheims, martyred memorial city of World War destruction, 4,000 pacifists from 30 countries assembled last week for the Fifth International Democratic Peace Conference. Nine hundred of the delegates were young Germans, representing […]
Hiroshima Commemoration
On zoom. Registration Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D93yWYS0Rt2xTa9RwZXJQg Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, Willow, and Shelter Rock Unitarian Social Justice Committee invite you to a Hiroshima Commemoration with poetry, music, prayer, and talks. On the program are music from Karl Jenkins, talk by Ray Acheson, message from Emily Rubino (PeaceActionNYS Exec Dir), reading from Margaret Engels, and […]
Commemorate (76 yrs) Hiroshima & Nagasaki
On zoom. Manhattan Project for a Nuclear Free World has been co-organizing a peace gathering in front of the Japanese Consulate in NYC every August since 2015. Speakers will include youth activists from Hiroshima and Nagasaki; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation atomic bomb survivors; a Fukushima evacuee; reps of peace groups in the US incl […]
Igniting Hope Conference
Friday in person; Saturday on zoom - seel below. Healing Historical Trauma from Racist Research, Policies and Practices. Register here. Detailed agenda here. Organized by the Buffalo Center for Health Equity. Day 1: In person Walk of Healing from the African American Heritage Corridor to the Freedom Wall at E. Ferry & Michigan. This 2 […]