racial justice
Talking Peace taping: The Carceral System
Facebook LivestreamWith Community Activists - Jerome Wright, CAIC (Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement), VOICE Buffalo; Monica Lynch, & Sister of Connell Burrell, died from medical malpractice at the Erie Co Holding Center; Myles Carter, Imam at Erie's Alden carceral facility, former Erie Co Sheriff Candidate; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and […]
The Never-Ending Insurrection: Legacies of January 6
Zoom Meeting NYAAPF's Under the Blacklight series continues with a discussion about the legacies of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. “The Never-Ending Insurrection” will examine not merely the details of the shocking effort to subvert democracy by the Trump administration, but also the key undercurrents of racial resentment and right-wing authoritarianism that fed into the […]
Fight for Parole Justice: Albany Day of Action
Bus to AlbanyJoin the People's Campaign for Parole Justice, Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP), and other parole advocates for a day of action in Albany. More info to come.
Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Human Trafficking Awareness Day is dedicated to raising awareness of sexual slavery and human trafficking worldwide. Today, there are between 21-30 million people enslaved in the world, more than at any time in human history. Every day, modern slavery can be recognized: children become soldiers, young women are forced into prostitution and migrant workers exploited in the workforce. Human Trafficking Awareness […]
PCPJ Virtual Advocacy Day
Zoom Meeting NYJoin the People's Campaign for Parole Justice on January 11 for a virtual advocacy day. We'll gather via Zoom for rallies, legislative meetings, and a press conference. Please join us to support the movement to pass the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills in 2022! Constituents Needed PCPJ has meetings scheduled with […]
Talking Peace taping: Rev. Dr. King Today
Facebook LivestreamWith Rev Dr James Lewis, Community Leader, founder and pastor of Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church; Dr. Rolanda Ward, social work professor and Director of Niagara University's Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Race, Equity, and Mission; Rev. Mark Blue, President of Buffalo NAACP, pastor of Second Baptist Church of Lackawanna; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director […]
PPG 2022 Community Agenda Rollout
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Partnership for the Public Good for the 2022 Community Agenda Rollout event, where they will announce the policy planks making up the 2022 platform. This year's community agenda process was our most competitive year yet, with 25 policy proposals! Many of you attended the agenda vote back in November and voted for your […]
Free the People WNY General Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Free the People WNY for our first quarterly general meeting of the year! At this meeting we'll cover: Updates on the new 2022 state legislative session and our priorities Updates from the new City/County working group & 2022 local priorities Networking and connecting with partner orgs Join us on Zoom at this link, Thursday January 13, 3:00-4:30 […]
SURJ: Organizing White People to Stop Another January 6th
Zoom Meeting NYOne year later, we’re still asking ourselves, “How did January 6th happen? And what can we do to stop this kind of thing from happening again?” We know that the majority of actors in the insurrection were white and were motivated by a white nationalist and far-Right agenda. And these groups are continuing to recruit […]
Teaching Truth: Putting Students First
Zoom Meeting NYTo counter the wave of propaganda aimed at critical race theory (CRT) and to reinforce the importance of teaching inclusive history, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF) is sponsoring a virtual teach-in. Organized by UUCF's Racial Justice Steering Committee, the teach-in commemorates Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday and coincides with Virginia Governor-elect Glenn […]
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!
MLK Day of Service/Caring
Michigan Street Baptist Church 511 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, NY, United StatesIn honor of Dr. MLK, Jr. Holiday, the Monarch of Infinite Possibilities (MIP) has partnered with the Michigan Street African-American Heritage Corridor Commission to host a 1-hour clean-up along the historic Michigan Ave. in the heart of Buffalo's East side. Participants are asked to gather on the grounds of the Michigan Street Baptist Church at […]
