SURJ: Special Mtg on White Supremacist Groups in WNY

On Zoom. Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ-Buffalo) special general meeting.  Register here. Explore what white supremacist groups are organizing here in WNY, tactics they are using, their connections to recent national events, and how SURJ IS going to need you in their future work. Members both new and already committed are equally welcome at […]

Talking Peace taping on FB Live: anti-nuclear, Yemen

Facebook Livestream

On Facebook Live. Tune in for the WNYPC's weekly taping of #TalkingPeace! With host Vicki Ross, WNYPC Executive Director. Recorded by #ThinkTwiceRadio: Home of the Future! Featuring: 1st hour: Mark Colville, Kings Bay Plowshares 7 - of the Amistad Catholic Worker, New Haven, Connecticut; Emily Rubino, Director of Policy & Outreach, Peace Action NYS 1/22/21: […]

World Says No to War on Yemen

The shockingly under-reported war in Yemen has led to the death of 250,000 people and created the worst humanitarian crisis anywhere in the world according to the UN. They estimate that more than 24 million people in the country, which was already one of the poorest on the planet prior to the war, will need […]

Statewide Virtual Advocacy Day to #Haltsolitary

Please join us as we demand the legislature bring the #HALTTsolitarty Confinement Act ti vote. We will have a day full of virtual meetings with legislators and other actions Please sign up to participate here: http://bit.ly/HALTJan21. And please spread this flyer far and wide to encourage others to sign up.

Political Education Salon *BIPOC Only* ?- BLRR

On Zoom. From Black Love Resists in the Rust (BLRR):  Don't forget about our Political Education salon tonight at 6 PM! We're joining to discuss racial fascism, the recent insurrection and attempted coup of right wing extremists on the Capitol and the connection to our political landscape in Erie County. *As always, our PE spaces are […]

Entry into Force Day

Online

On 22 January 2021, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will enter into force. To mark the day that nuclear weapons become illegal under international law, ICAN campaigners and other anti-nuclear activists around the world will be hosting a huge range of actions and activities. Find one near you (or online in […]

Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War: Invest in Minds not Missiles!

Zoom Meeting NY

On Zoom - please register in advance. Though the Coronavirus has devastated the economy, it has not had any braking effect on the Presidential and Congressional push for spending more of our tax dollars on military and nuclear weapons development programs. Thus, we will have to find ways to continue to collaborate and cooperate in […]

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SURJ: End White Silence Car Rally

Join Us in our support of SURJ Buffalo for car rally on Saturday, January 23 at 2 pm that will begin in the parking lot of Burchfield Penney (1300 Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo.) This is an opportunity to engage and promote a message that we hope that will resonate to you all: the people of […]

Riverside Salem: People’s Inauguration, plus

On zoom. See and discuss the work of Valarie Kaur and the People's Inauguration - a ten day event with a focus on what we can do to bring healing to the places that divide us. There is a pledge we look at to see if we are prepared to commit to the work of […]

“World Says No to War on Yemen” Global Day of Action

Online

All day International Day of Action. Call, tweet, email - urge our elected representatives to stop the War on Yemen!! We call on people around the world to protest the war on January 25, 2021, just days after the U.S. presidential inauguration and the day before Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ Future Investment Initiative.” […]

Police Oversight Committee Meeting

On Facebook. The public will be able to view this meeting of The Buffalo Common Council on its Facebook page (facebook.com/BFLOCC). To review the items under discussion for this and all Council Meetings, visit our meeting portal at buffalony.gov/meetings. For any concerns or questions regarding this meeting or any item under discussion, please feel free […]