Talking Peace taping, hour 2: Holocaust Remembrance Day

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.

Talking Peace taping, hour 1: Happy Nuclear Ban-niversary

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.

How U.S. Sanctions Starve Afghans

Join Grannies for Peace and special guests Kathy Kelly and Phyllis Bennis for a Valentine’s Day Webinar on how we can move from a place of love to end this continuing war. Hosted by World Beyond War: a global movement to end all wars.

Register here.