Riverside Salem: US vs. Billie Holiday (screening)
On zoom. Screening and brief discussion of the film The United States Vs. Billie Holiday. It is a long film so we will start by showing by 4:10. Everyone is welcome. Cathy Rieley-Goddard (she/her) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Riverside Salem Weekly Gathering Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime […]
Divest from the War Machine: Follow the $$$
On zoom. Tuesday Capitol Calling Party: Special guest co-hosts Danaka Katovich and Olivia Hamer of the CODEPINK Peace Collective. The Peace Collective is CODEPINK's youth division, made up of people under the age of 30 who come together for anti-imperialist education in the form of book clubs and discussions. RSVP NOW! Featured Speakers: Carley Towne is CODEPINK’s […]
Onondawaga Protectors Fundraiser
In person at 1299 West Ave (crner w/Bird), Buffalo. Spaghetti Meatballs, and Chinese Auction: $12/adult plate; $8/sr & kids. Includes spaghetti, salad, and desert. Noon to 6pm or sold out. Please call 716-816-5338 to place your order. Items for auction/donations include ribbon skirts (three of them, made by Lor Seneca), artwork, etc. The raffle will […]
Cuba: Confronting COVID & the US Blockade (IFCO/P4P)
On zoom. Join LASC, ROCLA, and more for Pastors for Peace: End Sanctions on Cuba, NOW! Preregistration will be required to join the event. A link to more info and "register button" at: https://rocla.org/events/cuba-confronting-covid-and-the-us-blockade/ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. On Cuba’s successes in fighting COVID at […]
Demythologizing the Work of Freedom
On Zoom. Demythologizing the Work of Freedom: Reimagining our Vision of Theological Praxis By: Danjuma G. Gibson, Ph.D. Organized by Niagara University's Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Race, Equity, and Mission. Register in Advance This talk invites participants to demythologize the lives and work of various 19th and 20th century freedom fighters and revolutionary […]
Clean School Buses in the Buffalo NY Region
Webinar on zoom. Panel organized by New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund & Sierra Club (May is Asthma Awareness Month!) RSVP at bit.ly/2P28gmG Event Speakers: Assemblymember Karen McMahon, NY Assembly District 146 Senator Sean M. Ryan, NY Senate District 60 Senator Timothy M. Kennedy, NY Senate District 63 Caroline Hahn, NYLCVEF Ben Mandel, […]
The ICBM Act to stop the Money Pit Missile
On zoom. Please join staff from Senator Ed Markey’s (D-MA) and Representative Ro Khanna’s (D-CA) offices for a briefing and strategy discussion on their ICBM Act (Investing in Cures Before Missiles!) to stop the Money Pit Missile and invest in Covid relief instead. With Blake Narendra, Sen. Ed Markey’s foreign policy Legislative Assistant and Geo […]
BAN KILLER DRONES webinar
On zoom. DRONE PROLIFERATION, BORDER SURVEILLANCE and the PERSECUTION of DRONE WHISTLEBLOWER DANIEL HALE Sunday, May 16, 2021 11a-12:30p Eastern Time (US) Please register here for this webinar After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. THE PANEL: CHRIS COLE is the founder of Drone Wars UK and the […]
Public Hearing on Mayor’s Proposed Buffalo Budget
On zoom. The Council will host a public hearing for constituents to comment on the budget. If anyone would like to comment on the budget, then they can send written remarks to councilstaff@buffalony.gov until Friday, MAY 07 at 5 PM. If anyone would like to participate in the meeting directly and give their remarks during […]
Prohibiting the First Use of Nuclear Weapons
On zoom. A nuclear exchange between the US and Russia would incinerate hundreds of millions of people immediately, and lead to a Nuclear Winter which would slaughter an estimated 7 billion of the Earth’s 7.7 billion people, mostly through starvation. Building back civilization would require over 1,000 years . A U.S. nuclear strike against China […]
Free Palestine Rally
At Niagara Square, Buffalo (in front of City Hall, 65 Delaware Ave). Organized by Buffalo for Palestine, by Palestinian-Americans. Nakba Day. At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in the couple days since the Israeli Government cracked down at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem; Israeli ground troops have now also reportedly entered Gaza. Join us in […]
Riverside Salem: “A Prisoner’s Humanity” –Dani Johnson
On zoom. Sunday we will be joined by Dani Johnson, of Alliance of Families for Justice, who will talk with us about her work and recent book -- A Prisoner's Humanity. From the cover -- "A Prisoner’s Humanity" is a collection of 71 poems that describe the inhumane ways that prisoners are mistreated within current day […]
