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Human Rights First: Updates & Ongoing Response to the Crisis in Afghanistan

Please join Human Rights First for a briefing on their response to the crisis in Afghanistan: where they’ve been, where they are, and where they’re going.

 

Human Rights First experts and legal staff will provide an overview of the Afghan crisis, including information about Human Rights First’s past and ongoing evacuation efforts, policy and advocacy work, and large-scale legal representation effort to provide legal assistance to Afghans seeking protection in the United States through Project: Afghan Legal Assistance (PALA).

 

This informative briefing will provide advocates and individuals with up-to-date information on the current situation as well as information on how to get involved.

Vigil for Peace in Ukraine!

The WNY Peace Center, with the local Women in Black chapter hosting, is organizing in solidarity with a National Day of Action by CodePink. Some signs  are on hand, and yours are welcome.

#Diplomacy #NegotiationNotEscalation

Becoming the Beloved Community: A Celebration of the Feast of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Panel discussion at the Buffalo History Museum with local community activists – including Vicki Ross and Heron Simmonds – reflecting on Dr. King’s legacy and the road ahead.

The “Feast of Dr. King” honors him as a pastor and as a martyr each year on the day of his assassination. This event, which will be held at the Buffalo History Museum, will  start with a welcome and readings followed by a panel discussion:

3:30 – Welcome/ Introduction of the speakers
3:40 – 4:15 – Individual panelists
4:15 – 4:30 – “Fishbowl” discussion between panelists
4:30 – 5pm – Audience questions and participation
This will be an in-person event. Masks are highly recommended.
Register here. Contact: Gabrie’l at gatchison@episcopalwny.org for more information.