immigrant refugee justice
NYIC Buffalo: Legislative Breakfast
Tewksbury Lodge 249 Ohio St, Buffalo, NY, United StatesDon't miss the opportunity to hear from NYIC members and our legislative champions on how we are working together for legislative wins immigrant communities in the State and in Erie County. Join us for breakfast, panel discussion, and messages from our local elected leaders on the state of immigration in Western New York. Vaccination is […]
JFMF Organizing Committee Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Justice for Migrant Families for its first organizing committee meeting, where they'll discuss ongoing campaigns such as police non-collaboration, immigration legal aid, pathways to citizenship, language access, and more to gear up for 2022! This team will focus on community education, relationship building, and developing leadership & organizing skills to build power locally to […]
Talking Peace taping: Afghanistan Crisis
Facebook LivestreamTune in to the WNYPC FB Live for a taping of Talking Peace you don't want to miss! Featuring the Afghanistan Crisis with Kathy Kelly, Ban Killer Drones, World Beyond War; Ladaisha Williams, a WNY Emerging Leader, doing Afghan refugee support through Urban League Young Professionals Program; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY […]
Talking Peace taping: Yemen Can’t Wait
Facebook LivestreamTune into this week's taping of Talking Peace with the WNYPC! Hour two features: #YemenCantWait! With Aisha Jumaan, Executive Director of Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation; Jehan Hakim, Chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee; Muna Munassar, Access (Lackawanna, WNY); Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Human Rights & Peace […]
JFMF Press Conference: Crisis at the Northern Border
8204 Park Rd, Batavia, NY 14020 8204 Park Rd, Batavia, NY, United StatesThe crisis at the southern border has turned into the crisis at the northern border due to the federal policies of the Biden administration. ICE has been releasing immigrants en masse from the Batavia Federal Detention Center, mainly from Central America and Haiti at the southern border, in a process that further traumatizes them and […]
Prospects for Peace and Justice in Israel & Palestine
Zoom Meeting NYBoston Review and Standing Together—one of the largest grassroots people's movements in Israel working to bring together Jews and Arabs—welcome Sally Abed, Noam Chomsky, Alon-lee Green, Congressman Jim McGovern and Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab-American Institute, for a panel discussion on the prospects for peace and justice in Israel and Palestine. This event will be moderated by Omar Dahi. Panelists: […]
WNYRFF: The Music of Strangers
Zoom Meeting NYJourney's End Refugee Services closes their 3rd Annual WNY Refugee Festival on a high note (and low ones, too!) with The Music of Strangers! This Grammy-nominated documentary follows members of the world renowned Silk Road Ensemble, founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve […]
Fundraiser Concert to benefit Afghan Refugees (GDoL)
Zoom Meeting NYTacoma Chapter of Fellowship of Reconciliation presents Folksinger Tom Rawson in a Concert to Benefit Afghan Refugees. Join Tom for an evening of humorous stories, user-friendly songs, and acoustic folk philosophy that's guaranteed to leave you smiling. Armed with longneck banjo and other weapons of mass delight, Tom will have you singing along in […]
Day of Action for Afghan Humanitarian Parole
OnlineThe WNY Peace Center is one of more than 200 organizations who have joined Project ANAR in a letter to the Biden administration and key Members of Congress, calling for the government to adjudicate applications favorably until it creates a special parole program for Afghans, and maintain pathways for safe passage. We need your […]
CELEBRATING FAIR TRADE WITH SOLIDARITY NEWS ACROSS ALL BORDERS
El Buen Amigo 114 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY, United States7-9 pm Monday, December 20, 2021 El Buen Amigo, 114 Elmwood Ave. Music and refreshments welcome! LASC is the Latin America Solidarity Committee, a taskforce of the Western New York Peace Center.
Talking Peace taping: Afghanistan – Eyewitness Account
Facebook LivestreamWith Basir Bita, Afghan refugee relocated to Vancouver, CA; Doug Mackey, Fellowship Of Reconciliation; Ladaisha Williams, Community Outreach for Urban League's Young Professionals Program (focus includes Afghan refugees resettling in Buffalo); Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network. values we […]
Understanding Peace Prospects with Korea
Zoom Meeting NYUnderstanding Peace Prospects with Korea: Korean Peace Treaty Key to a Nuclear Free Northeast Asia. Join Peace Action NYS for an informative hour about the history of the conflict and the status of peace possibilities with North and South Korea. The hour will include a question-and-answer session. Speaker Hyun Lee is the U.S. National Organizer for Women […]
