human & civil rights
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 […]
RIT Expressions of King’s Legacy: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Rochester Institute of Technology 111 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, United StatesThe Rochester Institute of Technology is pleased to invite you to join them for their 41st annual Expressions of King's Legacy featuring keynote speaker Nikole Hannah-Jones. This event will not be live streamed. Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. The […]
WNY Women’s March 2023: PEACE IS WORTH IT!
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY, United StatesYou are invited to join the WNY Peace Center on Sunday, March 26th for our WNY Women's March beginning at 1:00PM at Niagara Square (downtown Buffalo). After marching to the Buffalo Erie County Public Central Library, we'll have speakers and performers share in the library's Ring of Knowledge while themed activities are available for children […]
Talking Peace Radio: Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki for a Nuclear-Free Future
Facebook LivestreamJoin us for another taping of Talking Peace Radio! On "Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki for a Nuclear-Free Future" featuring Jim Anderson, President of Peace Action NYS, Steering Committee Member of Peace Action ( joining us from Japan, where he's working with the Hibakusha and community of Hiroshima/Nagasaki); Martha Hennessy, Kings Bay Plowshares, Catholic Worker, granddaughter of Dorothy […]
PANYS Book Talk: Green Card Soldier by Sofya Aptekar (Zoom)
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Peace Action New York State (PANYS) for an online discussion on military recruitment practices targeting low-income and immigrant youth and how to respond with sustainable options. Leading the discussion will be author Sofya Aptekar, an Associate Professor at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. She will be joined by Ramón Mejía, National Organizer for […]
