LASC Peace Coffeehouse: Guatemala – Mining & Mayan Resistance
Canisius College-Science Hall 2001 Main St., Buffalo, United StatesSpeaker: Grahame Russell, international human rights activist and co-author of "Testimonio: Canadian mining in the aftermath of genocides in Guatemala" Rights Action, founded in 1995 by Grahame Russell and Annie Bird, was born out of the work of Guatemala Partners and its predecessors – GHRSP and PEACE for Guatemala – that during the 1980s and […]
WNYPC’s 55th Annual Dinner ft. Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm
Hayes Hall, UB South Campus 250 Hayes Rd, Buffalo, NY, United StatesThe Western New York Peace Center is proud to announce our 55th Annual Dinner: "Planting Seeds of Justice, Harvesting Peace" Friday, 11/11/22 | 5 - 9 PM new location: Hayes Hall at UB South (Main St. campus) | 250 Hayes Rd, Buffalo 14214 in collaboration with UB Food Systems Planning & Health Communities Lab SOLD […]
LASC Peace Coffeehouse-Colombia’s Future : Optimism & Realism
Canisius College-Science Hall 2001 Main St., Buffalo, United States7-9 pm Monday, Nov. 28, Canisius College Science Hall, near Main & Delevan metro Speaker: Camilo Romero, co-founder of ReGeneracion, a peace-building initiative launched in Colombia and working globally. Camilo organized student and consumer campaigns as union organizer for Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores. He also leads Story-Healing Workshops, including a recent one in Buffalo; and Esperanza […]
Celebrate Solidarity with LASC at El Buen Amigo
El Buen Amigo 114 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY, United States* Western New York Peace Center * * Latin American Cultural Association * December 2022 Celebration
Kwanzaa Celebration (Niagara Falls)
Packard Court Community Center 4300 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY, United StatesFeaturing family-friendly activities: Award-winning storyteller, Karima Amin African drumming and dance by Youssou Lo Violinists, Vibrant Strings authentic African cuisine Kwanzaa marketplace basket auction and raffles fresh produce bags free health screenings Vendors/Orgs can register at forms.gle/8xbRFdCtqWr3Fuc6 Hosted by the Niagara Falls Housing Authority and Independent Health Foundation.
Shabe Yalda: Solstice & Solidarity
The Meeting House 5856 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, United StatesShabe Yalda: A Celebration of the Winter Solstice in Solidarity with the Women & Revolution in Iran Light dinner served. Music - Poetry - Open Mic. Free to the public.
ICUJP Friday Forum: Why is Guantanamo Still Open?
OnlineInterfaith Communities United for Justice & Peace (ICUJP) is having a Friday Forum on Guantanamo, and why it is still open. Joining longtime ICUJP member and "Close Guantanamo" event organizer Jon Krampner are the Rev. Ron Stief of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Mohammad Tajsar of the ACLU of Southern California, and Michael Rapkin, a member […]
Witness Against Torture (WAT) Fast for Justice
OnlineJanuary 11, 2023 begins the third decade Guantanamo has been open. WAT remains in solidarity with the men who suffer in Guantanamo and those still suffering outside Guantanamo, calling out their names since 2005. Join WAT for their 21st Anniversary Virtual Rally: Building our Power to Close Guantánamo on Wed Jan 11, 4 - 5:30 […]
WNYPC 2023 Annual Meeting & Open House
WNY Peace Center 1272 Delaware Avenue (Carriage House), Buffalo, NY, United StatesCome learn about our exciting plans for the year, share your voice, and see the new space (the Carriage House at NRC) at our Annual Meeting & Open House! 1272 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo 14209. If you can't be there in person, you are welcome to join us on Zoom (Meeting ID: 884 9437 0303 and Passcode: […]
Webinar: Climate Action Beyond Extraction Roundtable
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Winona LaDuke and others in this roundtable discussion reimagining what life would be like beyond harmful and unnecessary mining projects coming to Minnesota. RSVP here: https://buff.ly/3XmRI6O
Talking Peace Radio taping
Facebook LivestreamShow 1 @ 7:15pm: National Base-building. Featuring Christian Parra, national organizer, trainer, and relationship-builder for People's Action; with Victory Ross, WNYPC Board Chair. We'll explore base-building and movement-building from local, regional, national, and international perspectives. Show 2 @8:30pm: Workers United! Featuring Brian Murray, a lead organizer for SB Workers United, also working with other […]
Holocaust Remembrance Day Book Talk: The Light in Hidden Places
Canisius College 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesIn honor of UN Holocaust Remembrance Day, please join the Permanent Chair of Polish Culture at Canisius College, Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo, and Buffalo Jewish Federation for a Book Talk and Q&A with #1 New York Times best-selling author Sharon Cameron, who wrote The Light in Hidden Places. AtCanisius College Regis Room / Richard E. Winter […]
