Value Our Families webinar: Towards a Transformative Immigration System
OnlineOnline - register at bit.ly/IMMIGRANTVALUES. Diversity remains a key strength of the United States and brings tremendous value to our country. From serving as essential workers to contributing to our rich cultural, economic, and civic fabric, immigrants are vital to a thriving nation. The election of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris creates a […]
Fostering Civil Discourse in the (Remote) Classroom
OnlineOnline - register here. How do we talk about issues that matter? In a year that has been marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, nationwide protests for racial justice, and sharp partisan divisions during an election, how we have discussions in the classroom is more important than ever. Join us for an interactive webinar where we’ll […]
JFMF Annual Holiday Card-Making Party (Zoom)
Zoom Meeting NYOn Zoom - register here. Justice For Migrant Families is holding annual holiday card making party on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH from 5PM to 6:30PM! JFMF will be making cards to send to those currently detained in the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia, New York. The holidays can be a hard time to be by […]
Webinar: Disarmament and Human Rights
Zoom Meeting NYOn Zoom - register here. From the conditions of workers in arms production to the implications of the arms trade, to the use of weapons themselves, the impact of the global arms trade on human rights is extensive. The worst-affected countries in the Covid-19 pandemic are also those with the largest military budgets, showing that […]
24-HOUR ACTION TO #HALTSOLITARY
Zoom Meeting NYSign up to join: https://bit.ly/24HourHumanRights. On December 10, the #HALTsolitary Campaign will mark International Human Rights Day with a twenty-four hour series of protests, teach-ins, celebrations, and more to call attention to the torture of solitary confinement and the broader racist carceral system, as well as the essential humanity, rights and dignity of incarcerated people. […]
Human Rights Day: Caroling to End Solitary Confinement
Candlelight caroling (with texts about solitary) and short speeches to urge Gov. Cuomo and the state legislature to enact the HALT Solitary Confinement Act. Keep in mind your mask and secure distance, especially when singing. Will be livecast statewide. Join us at 65 Court St, Buffalo
For the Students: 2020 Buffalo Education Equity Forum
OnlineOnline - register here. Come hear from Buffalo's leaders about current equity efforts in light of the "dual public health crises" of COVID-19 and systemic racism. The 2020-21 school year has already been one of the most challenging of our lifetimes. At the same time as the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the inequities that have […]
‘Talking Peace’ with the WNYPC on WBNY 91.3 FM
WBNY 91.3 FMOn WBNY 91.3 FM (or streaming online at wbny.buffalostate.edu). Talking Peace, WNYPC‘S weekly radio show, has new episodes! From 1-3 PM on Mondays, tune in for insights on peace and justice. At the moment, the show is being pre-recorded (so graciously by Think Twice Studios!). Hosted by Vicki Ross, WNYPC Executive Director. 1st hour: Dr. […]
Justice Roadmap Launch (Hybrid)
Erie County Holding Center 40 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY, United StatesAt Erie County Holding Center (40 Delaware Ave, Buffalo) and/or on Zoom (register at bit.ly/justice-roadmap-launch). Join the Center for Community Alternatives and 140 organizers - including the WNY Peace Center - for the launch of Justice Roadmap 2021. Together, we'll demand that New York dismantle systems that criminalize, incarcerate, and deport our communities and build […]
LASC monthly planning meeting
Zoom Meeting NYOn Zoom - please email LASC task force chair Dr. Terry Bisson at bisson@canisius.edu for the link. Possible agenda items include: planning Chiapas LASC-ROCLA event, Jan.6, lead by Bill Jungels planning Bolivia LASC-ROCLA event, Feb. 3, lead by Bolivia Quaker Education Fund and Vickey Kaiser (Fredonia) investigating (with Roswell-Park) how to bring Cuba item before […]
Talking Palestine with Zohran Mamdani
Zoom Meeting NYOn Zoom - register here. A significant and expanding section of American society—young, diverse, and working class—has become increasingly aware of US support for Israel’s occupation, and is rapidly drawing the connections between Palestine, mass incarceration, austerity, and the immigration crisis. These new shifts are indicative of a larger trend of left voices putting forward […]
COVID: A Case Study with Life & Death Stakes: Science, Epistemology, Conspiracy & Fascism
LivestreamStreamed on RefuseFascism.org / Youtube / Facebook / Twitter > > RSVP & share Nearly 300,000 people in this country have died from COVID under a science-hating, genocidally racist, lunatic fascist regime, with the virus now out of control and thousands more projected to die before Trump leaves office. The Trump/Pence regime, the Republi-fascists, […]
