Igniting Hope Conference 2022
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesIgniting Hope 2022: Advocating in a New Reality - Breaking Barriers, Maintaining Resilience, & Reconstructing a Community of Care Featured speakers: Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III, Founder, Black Church Food Security Network Ruth S. Shim, MD, MPH, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Associate Dean of Diverse & Inclusive Education, University of California, Davis Keeanga Taylor, PhD, […]
Elmwood Festival of the Arts
Elmwood Ave between West Ferry & St. James, BuffaloStop by the WNY Peace Center's table* at this year's Elmwood Festival of the Arts! 2022 DATES Saturday, August 27th 10-6 6-8:30 After Hours Concert Sunday, August 28th 10-5 Shop – 170 World-class artists See – Four stages with music, dance and puppetry Participate – KidsFest has hands-on activities for all ages, in four big tents Eat – Food […]
Healing the Community: Family Fun Day
New Hope Baptist Church 2090 Genesee Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesHosted by New Hope Baptist Church and Confident Girl Mentoring, this community event is intended to promote youth and family wellness and togetherness in the midst of ongoing violence and the pandemic. In addition to a jump rope competition, there will be bounce houses, games, prices, and giveaways. Competitors can register here: https://form.jotform.com/CGMPINC/j4C2
June & Roger’s Annual Labor Day Sunday Gathering
Riverside Salem UCC Environmental Cottage 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY, United StatesDon't miss June & Roger's annual Labor Day Sunday gathering - with live music, food, and camaraderie! Due to COVID, to avoid crowding, they ask that you not bring a dish to share. If you've been exposed to COVID, please test and wear a mask. Please share - all are welcome.
#RealTalk Presents #TeensWhoCare: Movement of Change Block Party
Best St & Dodge St Best St & Dodge St, Buffalo, NY, United StatesIn an effort to unite teens for healing and to change the narrative, #RealTalk is hosting a block party that will include school supplies, entertainment, a wellness clinic, food, and activity stations focused on mental, social, and emotional development.
MOCHA Buffalo’s Latin Night ft. Alexandre Burgos
MOCHA Buffalo 200 S. Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United States*This is a FREE community program* You don't wanna miss this MOCHA Buffalo is celebrating the days leading up to Hispanic Heritage Month with a BANG Pull up for a special edition of C U Next Tuesday (Latin Night) with special guest, but familiar face, Alex Burgos! •••••••••••• HERE'S THE TEA: Who: everyone is welcome! Where: […]
ROCLA & LASC: Trampling on Democracy—U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin American Nations
Zoom Meeting NYDan Kovalik teaches International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is the author of a number of books, including his upcoming one, “Nicaragua: A History of US intervention and Resistance.” Presented by the Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA) and the Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC), a task force of […]
Dress for Success Buffalo Pop-up Event
KeyBank (East Delavan) 752 E Delavan Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesDress for Success Buffalo in partnership with KeyBank and Target will host its 2nd traveling Pop-Up series on Thursday, September 8th, 11:30-3:30pm, 752 East Delavan Avenue on the corner of East Delavan and Grider. Our team of stylist will be on hand providing different styles of smart /dressy business casual attire for our clients to meet […]
Stitch Buffalo’s Second Stitch Sale
Stitch Buffalo 1215 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY, United StatesSecond Stitch is the name given to Stitch Buffalo’s sustainability program— because we give a second life to donated supplies no longer needed by other artists, crafters, and businesses. These supplies are integral to creating the products in the Refugee Women’s Workshop, and they are used as the basis for all of our classes and […]
#CommunitiesNotCages Rally (NYC)
Foley Square (Thomas Paine Park) Lafayette & Worth St, New York, NY, United StatesJoin Center for Community Alternatives for a rally and press conference to protest the anniversary of the infamous '94 crime bill and call for #CommunitiesNotCages. The '94 Crime Bill - passed on September 13, 1994 - decimated Black and brown communities, ballooned prison populations, and gave money to states for building jails and prisons in […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins
September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month. Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic […]
Bread & Puppet Theater’s Domestic Resurrection Circus
Springville Heritage Park 65 Franklin Street, Springville, NY, United StatesVermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater will present its iconic, politically radical puppet circus at Springville Heritage Park on Friday, September 16th. With roots in the Vietnam anti-war protests, the internationally celebrated theater has been based in Vermont since the early 1970s, and is one of the oldest, nonprofit, political theatre companies in the country. Bread […]
