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War Industry Resisters Network – Week of Action
Zoom Meeting NYWar Industry Resisters Network - Week of Action! (April 17th-24th): Check out all the folks taking action during the Week of Action! Join a group near you! Clearly, there are no winners in the terrible war in Ukraine — except one: U.S. and British military contractors who will carry all their increased profits all the […]
Sierra Club Book Discussion on “Scenic Treasures of WNY”
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Sierra Club - Atlantic Chapter - Niagara Group for a fun and informative discussion of Bruce Kershner's award-winning book, Secret Places: Scenic Treasures of Western New York and Southern Ontario with Bill McKeever, as part of their their Environmental Series. In 1994, Eternal Flames Falls was virtually unknown, a handful of ‘naturist’ would skinnydip […]
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: Not “A Nation of Immigrants”
Zoom Meeting NYCleveland Peace Action is hosting acclaimed historian and author, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz for a virtual discussion of her 2021 book, Not "A Nation of Immigrants": Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion. register on Zoom Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz will be joined in conversation with Detroit-based activist and writer Frank Joyce. Q and A with […]
MAPA: “Militarism or Survival?”
Zoom Meeting NYKatrina vanden Heuvel, publisher and editorial director of The Nation magazine, will be the keynote speaker and will address the Russia/Ukraine war and US/NATO's conflict with Russia and assess the first year of Biden's presidency. Kevin Martin, president of National Peace Action, will address key peace movement issues, including the Ukraine and Yemen wars, Afghanistan, tension with […]
ROCLA & LASC: Trampling on Democracy—U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin American Nations
Zoom Meeting NYDan Kovalik teaches International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is the author of a number of books, including his upcoming one, “Nicaragua: A History of US intervention and Resistance.” Presented by the Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA) and the Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC), a task force of […]
WNY Refugee Film Festival: “Accept The Call” & Talkback with Director Eunice Lau & Yusuf Abdurahman
Zoom Meeting NYDirector Eunice Lau and film subject Yusuf Abdurahman will be Journey's Ends' special guests for this talkback! The event is FREE & virtual. To register: https://tinyurl.com/AcceptTheCall4 To watch the trailer: https://www.wnyrff.org/accept Twenty-five years after Yusuf Abdurahman left Somalia as a refugee to begin his life anew in Minnesota — which has the largest population of Somalis […]
ROCLA & LASC: Religion & Politics in Contemporary Brazil
Zoom Meeting NYAna Cortez is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Her research focuses on the interactions between evangelical organizations and the State in creating public policy. Ms. Cortez holds a master's degree in Human Rights and Citizenship, and a B.A. in International Relations and Social Sciences. She is a […]
‘African Americans Against the Bomb’ book club with Vincent Intondi begins
Zoom Meeting NYIn February 2023 World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of African Americans Against the Bomb with the author Vincent Intondi as part of a small group WBW book club limited to a group of 18 participants. WBW will buy each participant an electronic version of the book (a […]
ROCLA-LASC: Prospects for the Pink Tide in Latin America in a Volatile World Context
Zoom Meeting NYRoger Harris, a member of the Task Force on the Americas, will discuss the the rise of leftist governments in Latin America and the headwinds they face from the US and other, particularly Western, countries. In Roger Harris’s varied career, he has been a political scientist, wildlife biologist, environmentalist, and a long-time activist from the […]
Sierra Club Niagara Environmental Series: Status of the Erie County Climate Action Plan
Speaker: Tracy Skalski, Sustainability Coordinator for the Erie County Department of Environmental Planning (erie.gov/climateaction) The proposed plan is nearly complete. Tracy Skalski will provide an overview of climate change impacts in Western New York, Erie County's Climate Action Plan (and its status), and the engagement of the community. Register for the Zoom details here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtce6urjwrHtN9NK3EZn6zFPvMDXngVXdN You […]
PANYS Book Talk: Green Card Soldier by Sofya Aptekar (Zoom)
Zoom Meeting NYJoin Peace Action New York State (PANYS) for an online discussion on military recruitment practices targeting low-income and immigrant youth and how to respond with sustainable options. Leading the discussion will be author Sofya Aptekar, an Associate Professor at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. She will be joined by Ramón Mejía, National Organizer for […]
Our Work in the Days Ahead: a conversation for antiracist white people with Dr. Angela Davis
On Thur 1/16/25 @ 8pm ET, just four days before the inauguration, Dr. Angela Davis will join SURJ in a conversation about white people’s work in the days ahead. https://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/748825/?utm_source=20250114_nod_adrecruit_event1 What lessons from past freedom struggles can help us face our present political reality? How do we adapt to dire, shifting circumstances without losing sight […]
