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CEJ/BTRU General Meeting

Join Buffalo Transit Riders United (BTRU) over Zoom in our continued fight for a more accessible, affordable, expansive public transit system in WNY! For January’s General Meeting, Brian Dold will be presenting about the work of the Scajaquada Corridor Coalition and how to get involved.

 

Register here: https://bit.ly/3rbFsXN

Talking Peace taping: Rev. Dr. King Today

With 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 of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network.

 

Discussion topics:

    • Rev Dr King’s life’s work, principles, courage, and how they relate to our current challenges
    • MLK Celebration on Sunday 1/16, 6pm-8pm, Kleinhans, (free; proof of vaccination required)
    • local efforts to deal with the triple evils (racism/bigotry, materialism/poverty, militarism/war) in Buffalo
    • ways to help and get more involved

 

The show is taped for just under an hour by Think Twice Radio: Home of the Future (thanks to Richard Wicka, our wonderful producer). The Zoom recording, livestreamed on Facebook during the taping, will air on WBNY 91.3FM on the following Monday (1/17) at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.

Talking Peace taping: Eviction Emergency

With Cheney Brockington, LMSW, WNYPC board member; John Washington, Organizer and Political Educator, People’s Action; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network.

 

Discussion topics:

  • NYS’ eviction moratorium’s looming expiration
  • housing/economic injustices; exacerbated in pandemic
  • Good Cause Eviction legislation (call Gov Hochul 518-474-8390; and your reps [numbers listed here])
  • other ways to help and get more involved

 

The show is taped for just under an hour by Think Twice Radio: Home of the Future (thanks to Richard Wicka, our wonderful producer). The Zoom recording, livestreamed on Facebook during the taping, will air on WBNY 91.3FM on the following Monday (1/17) at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.