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Hello friends,
Today, hearings begin for Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court nominee.
An unindicted co-conspirator should not be allowed to choose a judge for
the highest court in the land. US Supreme Court judges make decisions that
affect generations.
Please call our senators, Schumer and Gillibrand to demand that they
reject Kavanaugh as Supreme Court judge.
In addition, please also call the following congresspersons to demand that
they reject Kavanaugh as Supreme Court judge:
Lisa Murkowski (AK) (202)-224-6665
Jeff Flake (AZ) 202-224-4521
Lindsey Graham (SC) (202) 224-5972
Susan Collins (ME) (207) 622-8414
Bob Corker 202-224-3344
We must #UnitetheStruggles. The time is now, and we are the people we’ve
been waiting for. Crisis = Opportunity.
#REJECTKavanaugh
www.elections.ny.gov/district-map/district-map.html
Don’t forget Weds, Sept 5, is the last session of the inspiring and
thought-provoking Radical King Reading Group, at 6-8pm at the WNYPC/NRC,
1272 Delaware Ave (entrance & pkg round back behind building). Come help
decide what’s next!
And there are numerous events this Thursday, and we have a weekend full of
events, including:
Saturday, 8/8:
Jefferson Avenue Arts Festival, September 8 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice, September 8 @ 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
We shall overcome #Unitethestruggles #Loveislove
The time is now, and we are the people we’ve been waiting for. Crisis = Opportunity.
See our calendar for more details and events!
And remember to tune in: DEMOCRACY NOW! IS NOW BEING BROADCAST
MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8AM-9AM (LIVE) ON WBNY 91.3FM. Hear it over the radio or streaming live at wbny.buffalostate.edu or http://tunein.com/radio/WBNY-913-s27549/.
#UniteTheStruggles #PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver #LoveisLoveBUF
Click full post (below) for:
– more event listings (see also calendar & facebook page);
– Taskforce items and campaigns; and
– regularly scheduled events – all in that order.
No hate, no fear as we are #StillResisting. Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love.
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Opening for Organizer with WNYCAIC
The Buffalo/WNY chapter of the NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (statewide website http://nycaic.org/; local Facebook page facebook.com/wnycaic) is seeking a paid, part-time (10-20 hours/week, negotiable) organizer.
Responsibilities
(1) On an ongoing, regular basis, arrange and do public education on the issue of solitary confinement, including occasions where members of the chapter speak to religious, labor, or other community groups. This work includes arranging for use of the chapter’s replica solitary cell, and training and encouraging chapter members to be effective speakers for reform of solitary confinement.
(2) As needed, help with the administrative functions of the chapter, including: follow-up with people who express interest or might cooperate, after original encounters; maintaining e-mail lists and the chapter Facebook page; building lists of contacts and volunteers, sending out meeting announcements, minutes, and a chapter newsletter; and thanking donors and helping the Treasurer prepare financial reports.
(3) At chapter meetings and in discussions with chapter leaders, play a significant role in coming up with strategies and projects that will help build knowledge of the issue and support for reform among the WNY public and public officials.
Preferred Qualifications (nobody is expected to have all of these)
– Committed to ending the torture of solitary confinement.
– Access to reliable transportation and willing to do considerable local travel
– Self-starter, willing to take initiative, including contacting strangers
– Good writing and speaking skills
– Ability to work effectively with people of varied races, ethnicities, religions, nationalities,gender and sexual identities.
– Well-organized and attentive to detail
– Ability to develop goals and projects to advance CAIC’s mission
– Experience, personally or through family and friends, of incarceration, and particularlyof solitary confinement
– Understanding of criminal justice issues
– Sufficient technical aptitude to quickly learn how to do Facebook and a little websitework, manage e-mail lists, and handle data in Excel
– Flexible schedule: able and willing to attend evening and weekend meetings and events,and also ones during business hours
How to apply
Applications will be considered as received, and will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply, send a resume, a writing sample, a cover letter explaining your interest in the position, and the names, phone numbers, and e-mails of two references to hiring@wnycaic.org.
Mission: WNYCAIC seeks to educate the public in Western New York about solitary confinement, and to build support for statewide legislation and administrative changes to end its abuse.
Posted at wnycaic.org/organizer.pdf; version date 8/21/2018
716-332-3904 716-931-3520 8/30/18
Dear Friends,
Thanks so much to the many who came out to see us at the Elmwood Festival last weekend; and to the many new members who want to support the WNYPC and participate too in the #LoveisLove campaign. We are getting more of the renowned signs which we’re now giving out as a membership gift. The PeaceJam at the Kids’ Tent was also a big hit! As Gandhi said, “If we want to have peace, we must start with the children.”
We look forward to the Labor Day Weekend, because we hope to see you at both:
- June & Roger’s Annual Labor Sunday gathering, 2-6pm at 1515 W River Road, Grand Island; complete with music (bring an instrument if you jam), fun – including boating, kayaking, and swimming; no worries potluck; and the best company you can find! A very special gathering, with LoveisLove signs available as a membership gift; and
- The Labor Day Parade on Monday, starting Noon at the Irish Center (Abbott Rd and Stevenson St.), going down Abbott Road in South Buffalo, ending up gathering and sharing food at the Peter J. Crotty Casino Shelter in Cazenovia Park. Food will be served at 1pm. (We’ll remote-broadcast from the Parade for our Talking Peace Radio Show, 1-4pm at WBNY 91.3FM).
* Don’t forget Weds, Sept 5, is the last session of the inspiring and thought-provoking Radical King Reading Group, at 6-8pm at the WNYPC/NRC, 1272 Delaware Ave (entrance & pkg round back behind building). Come help decide what’s next!
We are also wondering: how did Thursdays become the progressive day of choice? 😉 Somehow we have an inordinate number of things coming up on Thursdays. Of course we have the weekly Vigil to Stop ICE Terror, held 5-6pm in front of their offices at the Delaware North Bldg, Delaware & Chippewa.
And next Thursday Sept 6, like last Thursday, there are many key happenings, ie:
- Candidates Forum, 6-7:30pm, organized by NAACP, cosponsored by WNYPC & others, at the Central Public Library;
- The Environmental Justice Taskforce (of the WNYPC)/WNY Drilling Defense Mtg, 6-7:30pm; at the Niagara Porter Public Library;
- the Police – Community Speakout Series – last of the three scheduled by the Police Advisory Board, 7-8:30pm at the Gloria J. Parks Community Center, 3242 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14214; and last but not least
- Film showing: Battle of Algiers (1966); at Burning Books, 420 Connecticut St., Buffalo, NY 14213. This classic, critically acclaimed film is based on events during the Algerian War against the French government, and was required viewing for many recruits of the Black Panther Party. Presented by Veterans for Peace and the Resist Militarism Taskforce of the WNY Peace Center.
* And please put these on your calendar:
– Sept 8, Both:
~Rise Up for Climate Jobs & Justice, 12:30-4pm at Canalside; and
~Jefferson Festival of the Arts, 10-6pm on Jefferson Ave, E Ferry to Utica.
– Sept 20 Peace Justice Nonviolence Festival, 5:30pm (tbd, likely Niagara Sq)
We must #UnitetheStruggles. The time is now, and we are the people we’ve been waiting for. Crisis = Opportunity.
See more at wnypeace.org – either our calendar for more details and
events, or the rest of the weekly update post!
And remember to tune in: DEMOCRACY NOW! IS NOW BEING BROADCAST
MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8AM-9AM (LIVE) ON WBNY 91.3FM. Hear it over the radio or
streaming live at wbny.buffalostate.edu or
http://tunein.com/radio/WBNY-913-s27549/.
#UniteTheStruggles #PowerWITH-NOTPowerOver #LoveisLoveBUF
Below are
- more event listings (see also calendar & facebook page);
- Taskforce items and campaigns; and
- regularly scheduled events – all in that order.
And be sure to go to wnypeace.org/calendar for more event listings – there’s plenty more and additions are frequent! …..
No hate, no fear as we are #StillResisting. #UnitetheStruggles !
Peace, Thanks, Solidarity, and yes Love. #loveisloveBUF <3
