#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 […]
“The Breadwinner” Family Movie Night in the Park
Cazenovia Park Warren Spahn Way, Buffalo, NY, United StatesFree Family Movie Night at Cazenovia Park! Bring your picnic blankets, lawn chairs and favorite movie snacks! EVENT DETAILS Date: Friday, Sep 16, 2022 Time: 7:00pm. Movie begins at sunset, approx 7:30pm Place: Cazenovia Park, lawn in front of the Crotty Casino, Warren Spahn Way Come by early to grab your spot and enjoy the […]
LASC coffeehouse: WNY & Immigrant Detention: how to help
Canisius College-Science Hall 2001 Main St., Buffalo, United StatesSpeaker: Carra Stratton, of Justice for Migrant Families, on the Batavia Detention Center and how to volunteer to help those held and released. Free and open to the public. 7-9 pm Canisius College Science Hall at Main and Delevan near the NFTA metro station. Please Note: one parking lot is closed there during construction, but […]
WNY Refugee Film Festival: “Accept The Call” & Talkback with Director Eunice Lau & Yusuf Abdurahman
Zoom Meeting NYDirector Eunice Lau and film subject Yusuf Abdurahman will be Journey's Ends' special guests for this talkback! The event is FREE & virtual. To register: https://tinyurl.com/AcceptTheCall4 To watch the trailer: https://www.wnyrff.org/accept Twenty-five years after Yusuf Abdurahman left Somalia as a refugee to begin his life anew in Minnesota — which has the largest population of Somalis […]
Day for Truth & Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) Residential School (1891-1981) Commemoration Project and Reunion events that took place in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in May 2013. This project was the vision of Esketemc (Alkali Lake) Chief Fred Robbins, who is a former student himself. It brought together former students and […]
Weightless w/Dr. Carol Penn: The Medicine of Embracing Buffalo ft. Deidra EmEl
Facebook LivestreamThis show is a place to gather and learn about what it means to be truly weightless in mind, body, and spirit physically and emotionally. What would it mean in your life to live at your body’s ideal weight and what would it mean for you to live a truly light heart centered life? Join […]
William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Peacemaker Awards presented by PAFNYS
Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave. (near 37th St.), New York, NY, United StatesEvery year, Peace Action Fund of New York State (PAFNYS) holds the William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Peacemaker Awards. This is an important event for their organization where they honor outstanding individuals whose lives are models for current and future changemakers. The 2022 William Sloane Coffin Jr. Peacemaker Award will be presented to Katrina vanden Heuvel, […]
ROCLA & LASC: Religion & Politics in Contemporary Brazil
Zoom Meeting NYAna Cortez is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Her research focuses on the interactions between evangelical organizations and the State in creating public policy. Ms. Cortez holds a master's degree in Human Rights and Citizenship, and a B.A. in International Relations and Social Sciences. She is a […]
Third Annual Big Big Table Big Big Bash
Community Beer Works 520 7th St, Buffalo, NY, United StatesOn October 15th, Big Big Table will be hosting their Third Annual Big Big Bash. They are also celebrating their First Anniversary! This event raises funds and awareness toward their mission of providing a dignified response to hunger through their pay-as-you-can non-profit restaurant. There will be live music, raffles, games, and more! They would welcome […]
Providence Farm Collective October Community Volunteer Day
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