WNYPC taskforce mtgs; Town Halls on policing & families of inmates
May 19th, 2020
In an effort to limit digital overload, we are highlighting a few special events this week and then refer you to our website for details on our regularly scheduled events and COVID-19 ‘Helping Hands’ resource list.
– Tonight at 8, join the reactivated Racial Justice taskforce for a physically distanced conference call to determine how the WNYPC can address local issues of police brutality, policing standards, and other racial disparities. Call in to 701-802-5296 using Access Code 4891145.
– Tomorrow at 6 PM, come be part of grounding the drones and ending the wars with the Resist Militarism! taskforce. Planning is in process for (physically distant) events in Niagara Falls, with PeaceAction Niagara University and more; for moving toward having monuments for Peacemakers not just warmakers; retracting the AUMF; and more. All are welcome via Zoom using Meeting ID 886 4837 5765 and Password 053203.
– Then join the Buffalo Police Advisory Board for its virtual town hall tomorrow night at 7:30. This will be a space for participants to share their feelings on current local police practices and events, as well as an opportunity to share ideas on what policing should look like in the future. To join on Zoom, use Meeting ID 990 2923 4912 and Password PABMeeting.
– On Thursday at 1 PM, the Alliance for Families for Justice presents its town hall on the plight of families of those incarcerated during COVID-19. Hear family members with loved ones incarcerated in NYS prisons share their lived experiences and urgent concerns. We demand a plan from Governor Cuomo to address the COVID-19 crisis in prisons and save lives! Upon registration, you will be sent the link and password to the Zoom meeting; registration closes tomorrow, May 20th.
Lastly, we want to announce that the Immigrant & Refugee Justice (IRJ) taskforce has postponed their May monthly meeting until next week. Please visit their Facebook group for more details, including their #IRJtoRally, #IRJtoAct, and #IRJtoRead activities.
Please see details and much more below, including special events this week, regularly scheduled events, campaigns, fundraisers, and more at wnypeace.org, on our Facebook page, Twitter (@wnypeace), and Instagram (@wnypeace)! We update our Event Calendar often as we learn of new events, so please be sure to check back regularly!
*** And lastly, a reminder to pace yourselves – do only what you can without engaging in digital overload. No one call do it all. Let us know what kind of help you might need from the WNYPC; please feel free to reach out!
Peace, thanks, solidarity and yes – love.
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UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
TUES, MAY 19 @ 6:30 PM: NEKANEHSAKT CONFERENCE CALL
Indigenous support group working for sustainability, Indigenous rights, and more. This is a recurring meeting (1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 6:30-8:00 PM). Phone Number: 605-475-4825 and Access Number: 1075707. This week, will follow up on ongoing education, outreach, mutual aid, and sustainability, including setting up groups to work on action plans.
TUES, MAY 19 @ 8:00 PM: RACIAL JUSTICE TASKFORCE MONTHLY MEETING
See above for details.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 @ 6:00 PM: RESIST MILITARISM! TASKFORCE MEETING
See above for details.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 @ 7:30 PM: BUFFALO POLICE ADVISORY BOARD TOWN HALL
See above for details.
THURS, MAY 21 @ 1:00 PM: VIRTUAL TOWNHALL: INCARCERATED – COVID-19 & THE PLIGHT OF FAMILIES
See above for details.
THURS, MAY 21 @ 7:30 AM: GLOBAL DAYS OF LISTENING WITH THE AFGHAN PEACE VOLUNTEERS
Join the Global Days of Listening beginning at 7:30 AM to celebrate 10 years of active listening to people around the globe, collaborating around each other’s paths of action toward a peaceful world. This month’s topic is What can each of us do now to build a better post-pandemic world? We know this is a topic all of you are considering, and we are particularly looking for youth guests (18-35 in this context) who share the APV’s vision of a Green, Equal, and Nonviolent world.
THURS, MAY 21 @ 6:00 PM: IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE JUSTICE MONTHLY TASKFORCE MEETING
***POSTPONED UNTIL 5/28. Join the Immigrant & Refugee Justice (IRJ/”urge”) Taskforce for its monthly meetings every third Thursday to discuss topics relevant to immigrant and refugee communities, including current campaigns and calls to action. For those who participated in our first #IRJtoRead book club selection, please be ready to discuss your thoughts on Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas. We will also announce the May selection during this meeting. You can find these eBooks/audio books for free on the Libby/Overdrive apps using your library card. Join us on Zoom using Meeting ID 875 2934 0004 and password 980716
MON, 5/25 @ 1:00 PM : TALKING PEACE ON WBNY 91.3 FM
Special Memorial Day show with Veterans for Peace to discuss the Kings Bay Plowshares 7’s recent Disarm and Divest webinars (featuring WNYPC Keynote Speakers, Dr. Cornel West and Medea Benjamin) and upcoming sentencing on 5/28 and 29. Our shows also air on wbny.buffalostate.edu!
FRI, MAY 29 @ 7:00 PM: PANYS FRANCES PERKINS VIRTUAL HOUSE PARTY
Celebrate the inspiring woman in the U.S. Cabinet. As FDR’s secretary of Labor from 1933 – 1945, Frances Perkins brought us social security, unemployment compensation, and more. We hope that House Party attendees will take their time (at their leisure) to view filmmaker Mick Caouette’s wonderful one-hour documentary: Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare. As an attendee, you will receive instructions on how to view the film and also support the work of PANYS. Then on 5/29 join us for a lively discussion with Caouette, Blanche Wiesen Cook (Eleanor Roosevelt’s biographer), and renowned labor historian and Columbia Professor Alice Kessler Harris. Current members receive a special discounted ticket price; we also welcome new members who become PANYS members with their ticket purchase.
THURS, JUNE 4 @ 8:00 AM: INTERFAITH PEACE NETWORK (IPN) ZOOM MEETING
You’re invited to the upcoming meeting, now once each month (1st Thursdays). All are welcome! We are intense and transformative times; it makes our faith journeys even more vital. To join the Zoom Meeting, use Meeting ID 6087005163 and password 938401. To call in by phone, dial 1-646-558-8656.
#UNITE | #OneLove | #WeShallOvercome | #SiSePuede!