Bistro Bookers: “City of My Heart: Buffalo, 1967-2020”
Amherst Senior Center Amherst Senior Center, Amherst, NY, United StatesBook Title: “City of My Heart" Discussed By: Mark Goldman – Author and Businessman For more than 50 years Mark Goldman's life has been intertwined with the life of the city of Buffalo. His work as an historian, teacher, and creator of the Calumet Arts Café and the Allen Street Hardware Café, in addition to […]
There are Stories to Tell: Colored Musicians Club & Museum – Preserving, Presenting & Promoting the legacy of African American Music in Buffalo since 1917
Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesSpeaker: George Scott, Danny Williams, & Craig Steger. This lecture will provide an in-depth look at the history of the Colored Musicians Club and Local 533 during the Jazz Age and beyond. The Black History Month Talks take place on Tuesdays from 6 - 7 PM at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library. Talks are […]
War on Yemen Day of Action
PROTEST AT YOUR U.S. LAWMAKER’S OFFICE – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023 — AND EARLIER TOO IF SAUDI AIRSTRIKES RESUME People and organizations from across the U.S. are coming together to call for an end to U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen and solidarity with the people of Yemen. We demand that our members of […]
Buffalo Town Hall on Public Safety
Northland Workforce Training Center 683 Northland Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesJoin Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes for a conversation about public safety with community leaders focused on solutions. Some discussion topics include: What can we do about rearrests? How do jails impact public safety? Can we have justice and peace? Register here. The event is co-sponsored by the Vera Institute of Justice, PPG, and Open Buffalo.
Music for Migrant Families
Fitz Books & Waffles 431 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesA fundraising event for Justice for Migrant Families. With live music: Tyler Westcott Little Cake City Fiddle Phil with Jean Dickson Nickel City String Band ...and a tamale community dinner (con carne or vegan -- preorders available online). $20 suggested donation or pay what you can at the door.
WNY Women’s March 2023: PEACE IS WORTH IT!
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY, United StatesYou are invited to join the WNY Peace Center on Sunday, March 26th for our WNY Women's March beginning at 1:00PM at Niagara Square (downtown Buffalo). After marching to the Buffalo Erie County Public Central Library, we'll have speakers and performers share in the library's Ring of Knowledge while themed activities are available for children […]
Deadline to apply for IFCO’s 33rd Friendship Caravan to Cuba
Apply here and experience it for yourself! Applications are limited! Don't miss your chance to experience to travel in some of the Cuban revolution's footsteps, visiting the mountainous rural area known as the Second Front during the revolutionary war, as well as the final resting place of Fidel Castro in Santiago! If you have any questions, email […]
SAVE THE DATE — Earth Day Festival
Temple Beth Zion 805 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, New YorkSAVE THE DATE -- details to come. Sponsored by the Sierra Club, the Interfaith Climate Justice Community, Temple Beth Zion, Temple Shir Shalom, and more. Hosted by Temple Beth Zion.
Community Responders for Erie County Coalition General Body Meeting
Renovation Church 567 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesAlternatives to Policing Mental Health Crisis: A Community Response Model for Erie County! Please join the Community Responders for Erie County Coalition at a general body meeting for organizations and community members interested in helping to inform and create a community responder program in Erie County. Community responders are first responders who respond to low-risk […]
Poetic Justice: Poetry Reading in Support of Iranian Human Rights
The Meeting House 5856 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, United StatesWHAT: Poetic Justice is an intimate evening with local poets writers and artists - including world-class guitarist Mir Ali - who'll present works based on the theme of social and political justice. Iranian human rights issues will also be discussed. WHEN & WHERE: Friday, 6/16: 7pm at the Meeting House, 5658 Main St, Williamsville, NY […]
Visit WNYPC @ Juneteenth Buffalo!
Martin Luther King Jr. Park Fillmore Avenue and Best Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesVigil for Remembrance of the Victims of the Lac Megantic Rail Disaster
Bidwell Park (at Elmwood Ave) Elmwood & Bidwell, Buffalo, United StatesIn the early hours of the morning of July 6, 2013, a train ferrying tankers full of Bakken crude oil rolled unattended down a 7 mile hill into the quaint town of Lac Megantic Quebec. The train was going 60 MPH in an area where it was supposed to traveling 3 MPH. Many tankers derailed […]
