It is NFTA-Metro’s last scheduled Parks Adventure Bus event, and BTRU is inviting folks to a special picnic at Evangola State Park!
We rented a six-table pavilion overlooking the beach for the day and will be handing out refreshments and snacks so people can feel nourished, hydrated and relieved from the sun. Folks are welcome to bring dishes to share with others as well.
Join us at NFTA-Metro bus terminal downtown for the first bus out, 9 AM, that Saturday morning or catch one of the two following buses.
The Parks Adventure Bus is the result of folks asking NFTA-Metro to replicate a weekend park bus program launched last year by Capital District Transportation Authority – CDTA. It gives families and households an affordable and environmentally clean means of visiting and enjoying our parks. To NFTA staff’s credit, they listened and partnered up with Erie County Parks, Recreation & Forestry and NY State Parks & Historic Sites on convening a two-month-long series of routes, targeting one park every Saturday.
Please RSVP so we can gauge an appropriate minimum of snacks and drink to bring.
Please note that we’re taking the first bus downtown to Evangola State Park, likely arriving sometime around 9:45 AM. People are welcome to arrive to the park by other means, but please note that parking is not free, but the bus is.
Igniting Hope 2022: Advocating in a New Reality – Breaking Barriers, Maintaining Resilience, & Reconstructing a Community of Care
Featured speakers:
- Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III, Founder, Black Church Food Security Network
- Ruth S. Shim, MD, MPH, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Associate Dean of Diverse & Inclusive Education, University of California, Davis
- Keeanga Taylor, PhD, Author, Activist, Leon Forest Professor of African American Studies, Northwestern University
In-person or on Zoom. Register at buffalohealthequity.org. At the time of publication, mask wearing for in-person participants is encouraged but not required.
Embracing Buffalo is a collaborative effort between two trios of women healers – three who live in Buffalo, and three who simply love the place that you call, “Home”.
Embracing Buffalo is not only a response to the May 14th shooting– it is an attempt to address the horrors that preceded it, and to serve in addressing the myriad of symptoms that will continue to emerge in the massacre’s painful aftermath.
Our Intention
The Embracing Buffalo team understands the emotional, physical, and spiritual toll of service on the servants. Our intention is to replenish community leaders and healers, contributing to expanding their capacity for continued service to humanity.
The Plan
We are proposing healing circles/workshops for the following groups:
- Wednesday, August 3, 2022
- First responders plus (police, fire, and healthcare professionals, community) 12-3pm, Frank E Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo 14208
- Survivors of the shooting (victims’ families, Tops employees and shoppers, and neighbors) 5-8pm African American Cultural Center, 350 Masten Ave, Buffalo 14209
- Thursday, August 4, 2022
- Individuals and members of the multiple communities and faith-based groups who have responded to the massacre 10am-3pm, Unity of Buffalo, 1243 Delaware Ave, Buffalo 14209
- “Let It Flow” – A workshop combining music, movement, and expressive art. All ages and experience levels welcome. 6pm-8pm, Unity of Buffalo, 1243 Delaware Ave, Buffalo 14209
- Friday and Saturday, August 5th and 6th
- A 2-day retreat for Black healers/leaders 10am-4pm, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The Center of Excellence Bioinformatics Life Sciences (CBLS), 701 Ellicott Street, Room B2-209, Buffalo 14203
Children are also welcome.
For full details, including our curriculum, speakers, to register and/or donate, visit bit.ly/embracingbuffalo
