With 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:
- the history of the Holocaust and Sophia’s direct experience
- affects of the Holocaust worldwide (physically, emotionally, politically, spiritually)
- educational initiatives using Holocaust history for anti-bullying efforts, interfaith dialogue, conflict resolution
- 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 (1/31) at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.
With 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 (incl colonialism)
- US’ plan for new generation of nuclear weapons (at $100K/minute for next ten years)
- ways people get involved and work to abolish nuclear weapons worldwide
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 (1/31) at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.
To 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 Youngkin’s first day in office, a day upon which he has vowed to “ban CRT” in the commonwealth. AAPF’s Critical Race Theory Associate Tanishia Williams will moderate the event, and will be joined by Neonu Jewell, Penny Edwards Blue, Dr. Andrea Kane, Rev. Dr. William Sinkford, and Dr. James Whitfield. For more information about the speakers and to register, visit this link.
