March for Our Lives – WNY
Jefferson Ave at Glenwood Ave NY, United StatesWhat: A March for Peace, a Cry for Our Lives - a local March For Our Lives in solidarity with DC & marches nationwide. When & Where: Saturday, June 11th 2022, 10:30am-12pm. The community will meet on Jefferson at Glenwood, and proceed with solemn recognition down Jefferson Ave. toward the site of the Buffalo Massacre; then on […]
Buffalo Juneteenth 2022
Martin Luther King Jr. Park Fillmore Avenue and Best Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesJoin the WNYPC at the Buffalo Juneteenth Festival! Buffalo's Juneteenth Festival is back in the park! After 2 years online, we are coming together under the summer sun to enjoy each other's love, strength, and solidarity. Enjoy the parade, music, dancing, food, and more at MLK Park Saturday and Sunday, June 18th - 19th. Be sure […]
FLOmingo Day
Front Park Vermont & Busti, Buffalo, NY, United StatesBuffalo isn’t BFLO without FLO. The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (BOPC) is taking part in Olmsted 200, a national campaign honoring Frederick Law Olmsted’s legacy and his profound influence on community and connection through public parks. Help BOPC reclaim the Guinness World Records title for longest line of garden flamingos at Front Park. Learn more and […]
Pastors for Peace zoom event for Upstate New York
A few weeks ago Biden announced (but hasn’t yet implemented) some concessions to ease the blockade - to make travel to Cuba easier and to make getting visas for Cubans to legally enter the US easier. A door has opened slightly; we need to push it wide open! For 30 years IFCO/Pastors for Peace has […]
Breath & Water is Our Medicine
City Honors School 186 E. North Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesBlue-Mindfulness Training: Introduction to mind-body medicine and the healing power of breath, movement, and water. Reduce anxiety and stress Increase safety and comfort in and around water Improve health and fitness See Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer, Cullen Jones. With Center for Mind Body Medicine, including Thaddeus Gamory, Dena Adler, and Dr. Carol Penn. […]
Camp Peaceprints 2022-Registration Now Closed!
S.S. Columba-Brigid Church 75 Hickory Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesANNOUNCING CAMP PEACEPRINTS 2022! JULY 18-29, M-F 10 AM - 3 PM SS. COLUMBA-BRIGID CHURCH, 75 HICKORY STREET, BUFFALO 14204 Our 2022 theme will be “Justice for All.” We will explore such questions as: What is Justice? What makes a person a citizen? What are our rights and responsibilities as citizens? How do we change laws […]
Ukraine Sponsorship 101
Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center 562 Genesee St., Buffalo, NY, United StatesAn information session for potential sponsors of displaced Ukrainians. August 2nd, 2022 @ 6 PM Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center 562 Genesee Street, Buffalo August 4th, 2022 @ 6 PM Jewish Community Center 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville
Talking Peace Radio: Nuclear Dangers
Facebook LivestreamFeaturing Agnes Williams, Indigenous Womens Initiatives founder and leader; Diane D'Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Radioactive Wast Project Director; with host Vicki Ross, WNYPC Board Chair, PANYS Upstate Chair. Remembering US' devastating Hiroshima & Nagasaki; Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT); Indigenous suffering; West Valley clean-up action plan (urging Gov. Hochul to ensure full enclosure […]
Talking Peace Radio: Indigenous People’s Day
Facebook LivestreamFeaturing Kelly Maracle, Mohawk/Seneca, Bear clan, water protector and land defender, Shell River 7; Vicki Ross, WNYPC Board Chair, PANYS Upstate Chair; and more. UN-declared International Day of World Indigenous People; Indigenous rights and sovereignty (Shell River 7, +++); protecting Mother Earth and the Waters (Water Walk, ceremonies). Taped and live-streamed on Facebook, YouTube & Twitch; […]
Embracing Buffalo: Healing Opportunities
Buffalo, NYEmbracing Buffalo is a collaborative effort between two trios of women healers – three who live in Buffalo, and three who simply love the place that you call, “Home”. Embracing Buffalo is not only a response to the May 14th shooting– it is an attempt to address the horrors that preceded it, and to serve […]
BTV Lantern Release for Jaylen Griffin
Buffalo Central Terminal 495 Paderewski Dr, Buffalo, NY, United StatesAugust 4th, 2022 will mark 2 years since the disappearance of Jaylen Griffin. Jaylen Griffin's mother is still in search of answers. She will stand with the support of community organizations & concerned citizens to keep the public aware that Jaylen is still missing. In an effort to Get Him Home, any tips or leads […]
Transit Riders Picnic at the Park (Evangola)
Evangola State Park 10191 Old Lake Shore Road, Irving, NY, United StatesIt is NFTA-Metro's last scheduled Parks Adventure Bus event, and BTRU is inviting folks to a special picnic at Evangola State Park! We rented a six-table pavilion overlooking the beach for the day and will be handing out refreshments and snacks so people can feel nourished, hydrated and relieved from the sun. Folks are welcome […]
