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Rally for Yemen!
Steps of Buffalo City HallYemen is dying to live. Let's stand and show them they are not alone! #SaveYemen
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FLEE
North Park Theatre 1428 Hertel Avenu, Buffalo, NY, United StatesThrough the week of 2/4 - 2/10, at various show times, the North Park Theatre will be showing FLEE, a movie told mostly through animation, based on the true story of the extraordinary journey of Amin as a child refugee from Afghanistan. FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a […]
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Peace with Russia – WNY
Bidwell Park (at Elmwood Ave) Elmwood & Bidwell, Buffalo, United StatesJoin the WNY Peace Center and Women In Black for a vigil (signs welcome!) to demand an end to the drumbeat of war with Russia over Ukraine! As part of a national CODEPINK Day of Action events around the country to resist the normalization of war and demand that not a single bullet or […]
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WNYPC Membership Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYAs we carry forth into the year ahead, we know great opportunity and potential progress await us. The WNY Peace Center is offering the opportunity for its members to be a part of deciding our course of action for 2022. Please join us in our aspiration to promote peace through justice at home and abroad! […]
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Beyond the Knife: Anti-Racism & Health Equity
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United StatesA continuing conversation about surgery's role in fighting systemic racism featuring Keynote Speaker: Deirdre Cooper Owens, PhD "What History Reveals in Our Understanding of U.S. Medicine" With Special Guest Speaker India Walton A Panel discussion to follow Alumni, Faculty, Residents, Students and Community are invited to join us! Register here. About our […]
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FeaturedLove to Afghanistan – WNY
Bidwell Park (at Elmwood Ave) Elmwood & Bidwell, Buffalo, United StatesJoin the WNY Peace Center and Women In Black for a vigil (signs welcome!) in solidarity with the long-suffering people of Afghanistan, now facing the worst crisis ever! After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the Afghan people are suffering more than ever. Hunger could kill more now than in 20 years of war. We […]
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UB Distinguished Speaker Series: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Center for the Arts University at Buffalo 103 Center for the Arts, North Campus, Buffalo, New YorkPulitzer Prize-Winning Creator of "The 1619 Project" | New York Times Magazine Staff Writer| ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMEMORATION KEYNOTE SPEAKER Nikole Hannah-Jones is a MacArthur Genius for “reshaping national conversations around education reform.” This is but one honor in a growing list: She is the creator of the New York Times Magazine’s “The 1619 […]
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FeaturedCOI Cultural Center: Medical Racism Documentary
Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesJoin the COI Cultural Center's NMP Program on World Social Justice Day for a documentary and discussion about medical racism.
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FeaturedLASC Peace Coffeehouse: West Side Promise
Canisius College-Science Hall 2001 Main St., Buffalo, United StatesFeaturing Talia Rodriguez, JD - WNYPC Gender Justice Taskforce Chair and Associate Director, West Side Promise Neighborhood - on leadership development in Buffalo’s Latinx and immigrant populations. Please note, LASC Peace Coffeehouses are in person with social distancing and masks required.
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FeaturedPeaceJam Buffalo 2022 begins!
Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesWelcoming youths from ages 8-14 years old to learn about social justice and leadership skills to create positive change in themselves, their communities, and the world! Learn about Nobel Peace Laureates Learn, lead, and share inspiration and talents Fulfill community service through the group's Service Learning Project Be part of a diverse group learning to […]
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FeaturedVigil for Peace: No War in Ukraine / No NATO Expansion
Bidwell Park (at Elmwood Ave) Elmwood & Bidwell, Buffalo, United StatesPeople of WNY will gather to vigil in solidarity with all who want Peace in the Ukraine. The WNY Peace Center is organizing along with CodePink and other allies, to emphasize the importance of Negotiations, not Escalation. The Minsk accords are vital and provide a guideline for re-establishing peace in the region. International law and […]
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#CommunitiesNotCages Townhall
Martha Mitchell Community Center 175 Oakmont Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesRight now, over 30,000 people are incarcerated in New York's prisons. 75% are Black or brown. #CommunitiesNotCages, is a campaign that demands our lawmakers eliminate mandatory minimums, end extreme sentencing, support transformation and bring our loved ones home! This March and April, we're gathering local leaders across the state to learn more about #CommunitiesNotCages […]
