LASC Peace Coffeehouse: Kino Border Initiative

LASC’s February 2023 featured speaker will be Emma Marzec presenting on the Kino Border Initiative (Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera).

Emma Marzec, Emma Radel, & Julianna Falsone from Canisius College, did a project last summer with the Kino Border Initiative (KBI). KBI is a binational, inclusive Roman Catholic organization, inspired by the spirituality of the Jesuits and Missionaries of the Eucharist; locally rooted in Ambos Nogales on the Mexico- US border. Since 2009, KBI has worked at fostering bi-national solidarity  through humanitarian assistance, education and advocacy, on each side of the Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

Kwanzaa Celebration (Niagara Falls)

Featuring family-friendly activities:

• Award-winning storyteller, Karima Amin
• African drumming and dance by Youssou Lo
• Violinists, Vibrant Strings
• authentic African cuisine
• Kwanzaa marketplace
• basket auction and raffles
• fresh produce bags
• free health screenings

Vendors/Orgs can register at forms.gle/8xbRFdCtqWr3Fuc6

Hosted by the Niagara Falls Housing Authority and Independent Health Foundation.

Shabe Yalda: Solstice & Solidarity

Shabe Yalda: A Celebration of the Winter Solstice in Solidarity with the Women & Revolution in Iran

Light dinner served. Music – Poetry – Open Mic. Free to the public.