Dear friends, family, colleagues and partners: You and your organizations are invited to organize with us as we help to grow a movement. Bring a contingent, banners, info-fliers, noise makers and attend in New York City to talk, and network with all of us that Sunday September 19th and beyond (details below)!! And please, whether you can attend or not, register on the website www.RidingTogether.info so we can better organize together!!
Feel free to forward the invitation!
Join NYC Rising Together for a World BEYOND War!
“Day of Engagement.”
SUNDAY, September 19, 2021
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thomas Paine Park (Foley Square, Center & Pearl street) NYC 10007
#4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall
Register at RisingTogether.info
RISING TOGETHER
I’m a whistleblower for Justice, People and Planet!
From the Amazon rainforest burning… to endless wars, from Assange to Mumia & Peltier, from covid to climate chaos, from housing to policing, Palestine to the Philippines, Amazon workers organizing, Yemeni children starving, occupation & poverty, isms… while the 1% have a fling in outer space at the expense of the 99%.
We are connecting the dots.
We appreciate the activists who clarify the interconnection between struggles to end all wars, resist racism, protect human rights, and cope with the climate catastrophe.
– Kathy Kelly, author and peace activist
We’re building coalition: Black Lives Matter & Codepink, Extinction Rebellion & Veterans For Peace, WBAI 99.5 FM & Pacifica Radio & many, many more.
We are coming together to get to know each other and to make plans to support each other in a newly united struggle for justice, survival and well-being for ALL.
– Nick Mottern, BanKillerDrones.org
Please come with a contingent if you are a member of any antiwar, human rights, environmental or social justice organization. BRING your banners, your signs and flyers, literature and merchandise, tables and CHAIRS. We will have FREE “I’m a whistleblower for Justice, People and Planet!” whistles.
Sunday the 19th’s “Day of Engagement” will lead to a “Rising Together for a World BEYOND War! Global PACIFICA Broadcast” at a date to be announced.
We are organizing towards representative inclusion, financial and power equity, sustainable harmony and environmental stewardship.
– Ryme Katkhouda, WBIX, Peoples Media Center, Farik Beirut
For more information, go to RisingTogether.info or contact zool at zoolTheArtandPolitics@hotmail.com
Join NYC Rising Together for a World BEYOND War! “Day of Engagement.”
We will continue the struggle for justice. As Fannie Lou Hamer said, ‘Get UP and DO something!
– Ralph Poynter, Lynne Stewart Organization
Join NYC Rising Together
for a World BEYOND War! “Day of Engagement.”
SUNDAY, September 19th, 11 am – 5 pm in Foley Square, NYC
Rising Together! Co-Chairs
Ralph Poynter, Kathy Kelly, Nick Mottern
716-332-3904/ August 5th, 2021
Genesis Laboy, is our new Administrative Assistant! She is a passionate and dedicated individual who centralizes people and community needs in the work that she does.
She graduated from Buffalo State College with a Bachelors of Arts in English and another in Spanish. “Social Justice,” for her includes awareness and education just as much as it does taking part in creating opportunity for others. Partaking in amplifying the voices of those who otherwise are silenced by their marginalization is important to her, and she believes that being apart of a team with that same drive is essential.
She is looking forward to working at the Peace Center, contributing to the efforts of a team that values the importance of peace for all and that seeks that seeks change through bringing people together.
We are so excited and honored to have her on our team!
WNY Peace Center Executive Director Job Description
The WNY Peace Center seeks a highly motivated person who is passionate about peace and social justice issues as described in the WNYPC mission statement: “Peace Through Justice at Home and Abroad.”
The WNY Peace Center is a nonprofit, member driven organization founded in 1967. Our nine taskforces focus on particular issue areas and we stress the interconnectedness of our issues, uniting the Struggles, the Visions, and the Movement. We provide many opportunities to learn about, reflect, and act constructively to address issues of concern to our membership. As a force for progressive change, the WNY Peace Center serves as an incubator for new ideas, promotes activism, and strives to increase communication and collaboration growing the Beloved Community. We seek to defend the sacred – People and the Planet – through Unarmed Truth and Unconditional Love; Moral Integrity and Universal Solidarity.
Qualifications
- Candidates should be steeped in peace and justice principles and shared learning, with good communication and computer skills, and a cooperative spirit. Weekend and evening hours are frequent. Experience in the non-profit sector and/or community organizing is preferred.
- Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed action and initiative are important.
- Bachelors or equivalent experience required.
- Working knowledge needed of Microsoft Office, WordPress, QuickBooks, Social Media platforms.
- Working knowledge of progressive community and social justice framework(s) in WNY is also wanted.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills are crucial.
Duties include:
- Working cooperatively and communicating with the staff, board, taskforces, committees, members, interns/students, allies and the general public;
- Composing and circulating media and publicity outreach, including press releases, media advisories and follow-up;
- Overseeing/assisting – along with staff, Board members and other volunteers – in financial planning, budgeting, and management; membership; communications, personnel, board nominations;
- Planning and promoting WNYPC’s Annual Dinner (usually in November) and other fundraising endeavors;
- Participating in designing, publicizing and implementing strategic campaigns;
- Planning, publicizing and facilitating meetings, panels/speakers, fundraisers, rallies, marches, and other events;
- Fundraising through grant-writing, membership appeals and events; etc.
- Conducting research on legislation, grants, social issues and potential services;
- Assisting in outreach and collaborative work with other peace and justice organizations;
- Supervising, developing, evaluating, and assisting the staff (Office Manager, Assistant, Interns, and/or any other employees and volunteers as needed).
Approximately 20 hours/week (good room for growth!) at $20/hour.
Please submit resume and cover letter to director@wnypeace.org
Application deadline: Friday March 12th at 5pm
