peace education
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: “Love is the Answer to Mankind’s Problems”
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesFeaturing some of WNY's renowned artists and dignitaries! Keynote speaker: Bishop Michael A. Badger, Sr. Pastor of Bethesda World Harvest International Church (Buffalo). FREE ADMISSION! An event you don't want to miss!
Talking Peace taping: January 6th Insurrection
Facebook LivestreamFeaturing Heidi Jones, Esq, community lawyer concerned with grassroots response to an increase in dangerous rhetoric in our community; Marc Odien, WNY Media; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator. Discussion: values we bring to the topic and conversation facts re: 1/6/21 - who, what, where, when, how local connections to the episode any ongoing […]
Talking Peace taping, hour 1: Happy Nuclear Ban-niversary
Facebook LivestreamWith Kevin Martin, President, Peace Action (national) and Peace Action Education Fund; and Mari Inoue, of Manhattan Project for a NuclearFree World - both longtime nuclear abolition experts; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator Discussion topics: How Treaty for Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons went into effect 1/22/21 current worldwide danger and status of nuclear weapons […]
SURJ: United Vision Kick-off
Zoom Meeting NYJoin SURJ's first launch meeting of the United Vision project to join our work to fight the far-Right and organize white people away from white supremacy. At the kick-off we'll connect with SURJ members across the network, learn more about the work ahead, and collectively ground ourselves in the political moment and the history of the […]
Talking Peace taping, hour 2: Holocaust Remembrance Day
Facebook LivestreamWith Sophia, Holocaust survivor, lecturer, and "up-stander"/human rights activist; Drew Kahn, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and Founding Director of Buffalo State's AnneFrankProject.com; Jess Kent, alumna of NewGround: a Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, and co-leader of Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network. Discussion topics: […]
Reflections on the Moment: From Covid to War in Space… & Lots In-Between
Zoom Meeting NYWith Bruce Gagnon & Regis Tremblay. Join Massachusetts Peace Action on Zoom. • Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992. He is an author and has written many articles. Bruce is also has a […]
More Than One Month: Celebrating Black History
In recognition of Black History Month, we hope you will take some time to learn about the African-American women of the Western New York Peace Center: Fighting for Justice for All! Staff & Interns Coordinating Board & Task Force Chairs
Talking Peace taping: Critical Race Theory (CRT)
Facebook LivestreamWith Professor Athena Mutua, JD, MA, LLM, UB Law School; Floyd H. & Hilda L. Hurst Faculty Scholar, international CRT expert; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director, WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator. Discussion: What is Critical Race Theory (CRT), and how has it developed? What is the current controversy over CRT about? […]
Talking Peace taping: 1619 Project
Facebook LivestreamHour 1 of this week's live taping of Talking Peace with the WNY Peace Center. Featuring scholar, author, teacher, Eye-on-History columnist Dr. Eva Doyle; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director, WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator. Discussion: What is the 1619 Project, and how has it changed our national conversation(s)? How did enslavement […]
COI/NMP Book Dialogue: The Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Zoom Meeting NYJoin The COI Cultural Center on Zoom for their NMP program's weekly book dialogue on The Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Frierre. Please note that this is a faith-based discussion but all are welcome. Register here.
Love to Afghanistan – WNY
Bidwell Park (at Elmwood Ave) Elmwood & Bidwell, Buffalo, United StatesJoin the WNY Peace Center and Women In Black for a vigil (signs welcome!) in solidarity with the long-suffering people of Afghanistan, now facing the worst crisis ever! After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the Afghan people are suffering more than ever. Hunger could kill more now than in 20 years of war. We […]
UB Distinguished Speaker Series: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Center for the Arts University at Buffalo 103 Center for the Arts, North Campus, Buffalo, New YorkPulitzer Prize-Winning Creator of "The 1619 Project" | New York Times Magazine Staff Writer| ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMEMORATION KEYNOTE SPEAKER Nikole Hannah-Jones is a MacArthur Genius for “reshaping national conversations around education reform.” This is but one honor in a growing list: She is the creator of the New York Times Magazine’s “The 1619 […]
