immigrant refugee justice
Justice for Migrant Families Organizing Team Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Justice for Migrant Families for their next Organizing Team Meeting where they'll be celebrating some wins, making decisions about upcoming campaigns and doing some outreach to support the launch of the FOIA campaign (Freedom of Information Act). This team will focus on community education, relationship building and developing our leadership & organizing skills so […]
Attica NOW – Closing Day
Buffalo Arts Studio 2495 Main Street, Suite 500, Buffalo, NY, United StatesApril 8th is the last day to visit the Attica NOW exhibition at Buffalo Arts Studio! Attica NOW is the culmination of CALDODECULTIVO's four month research residency as part of the Displacement: Reclaiming Place, Space, and Memory exhibition program. "Currently based in Buffalo, NY, CaldodeCultivo is a Spanish-Colombian art collective founded by Unai Reglero and […]
Human Rights First: Updates & Ongoing Response to the Crisis in Afghanistan
Zoom Meeting NYPlease join Human Rights First for a briefing on their response to the crisis in Afghanistan: where they've been, where they are, and where they're going. Human Rights First experts and legal staff will provide an overview of the Afghan crisis, including information about Human Rights First’s past and ongoing evacuation efforts, policy and […]
“Revolution for Peace” Benefit for Ukraine
Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center 562 Genesee St., Buffalo, NY, United StatesEVOLUTION FOR PEACE – artists • musicians • artisans BENEFIT FOR UKRAINE SATURDAY, April 16th • 6:00pm to 12:00am | Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center • 562 Genesee Street • presented by Revolution Gallery Tickets are $30. General Admission / $15. for students / sliding donation for those 12 and under / and sliding donation for […]
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: Not “A Nation of Immigrants”
Zoom Meeting NYCleveland Peace Action is hosting acclaimed historian and author, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz for a virtual discussion of her 2021 book, Not "A Nation of Immigrants": Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion. register on Zoom Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz will be joined in conversation with Detroit-based activist and writer Frank Joyce. Q and A with […]
Concert for a Cause
University Presbyterian Church 3330 Main Street, Buffalo, NYThe Buffalo State Jazz Chamber Ensemble (trumpet, saxophone, guitar, bass and drums, plus vocalist, under the direction of Dr. Mark Filsinger) will perform a fundraising concert to assist migrant services provision on the Douglas AZ / Agua Prieta SONORA Mexico border. All funds raised will go to Frontera de Cristo, the Presbyterian Border Outreach Program […]
MAPA: “Militarism or Survival?”
Zoom Meeting NYKatrina vanden Heuvel, publisher and editorial director of The Nation magazine, will be the keynote speaker and will address the Russia/Ukraine war and US/NATO's conflict with Russia and assess the first year of Biden's presidency. Kevin Martin, president of National Peace Action, will address key peace movement issues, including the Ukraine and Yemen wars, Afghanistan, tension with […]
IIB Fundraiser: “I Stand for Peace”
Soho Buffalo 64 W Chippewa, Buffalo, NY, United StatesJoin the International Institute of Buffalo for a family-friendly fundraising event at Soho Buffalo. All proceeds will go toward IIB programs, which include resettlement and integration services for our community's refugee population from around the world. Tickets are $30 online pre-sale or $40 at the door. Kids under 13 free. Tickets include champagne wall, […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
Providence Farm Collective October Community Volunteer Day
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