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SUMMARY:Walkout – Free America! ★ MOVED TO ZOOM DUE TO WEATHER ★
DESCRIPTION:Walkout – Free America! \nTuesday\, January 20\, 2026\n2-3PM \nZOOM – join at https://tinyurl.com/wnypeacecenter \nOn January 20 at 2 PM local time\, we will walk out of work\, school\, and commerce because a Free America begins the moment we stop cooperating with fascism. On January 20\, we call on Buffalo and Western New York communities to organize walkouts. Form teams. Call your neighbors\, coworkers\, and classmates. Step away from business as usual and walk out together—from schools\, workplaces\, and institutions—to show that fascism will not be normalized here. \n\n★ We walk away from fascism.★\n★ We walk towards a Free America.★\n★ We fight for a future that belongs to us all.★\n★ Everybody in\, nobody out.★
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/walkout-free-america/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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SUMMARY:IFCO Webinar
DESCRIPTION:“Our webinar on Thursday\, January 30th at 8pm EST / 5pm PST will be especially crafted for IFCO’s long time supporters- our friends and comrades! Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QJFuVV9ORl-4TPtLT3y2Ag#/registration \nWe will share our plans to strengthen and expand our solidarity work at home and abroad. During this month of January\, we are working towards revitalizing our office space in the historic community of Harlem NY and making it accessible to our network\, and community. We are planning to convene strategic conversations and exchanges across communities in struggle\, and of course\, continue the vital ELAM Medical School sponsorship program and our solidarity work with Cuba\, and more. But\, as you know\, we cannot do this without you or your support. \nIn its 67 years\, IFCO has been a beacon of hope in the solidarity movement. We are dedicated to defending human rights and fostering organization among the poor and oppressed. It has done work in support of our siblings in Cuba\, Palestine\, Haiti\, and Honduras; for the freedom of political prisoners\, against war and repression here and abroad. I am honored to be stepping into the Executive Director role. We have big plans to expand this work and grow our team in order to continue our contributions to movements dedicated to advance liberation.” \nRSVP to this critical IFCO webinar to learn about our upcoming initiatives and how you can continue to be part of our work. \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QJFuVV9ORl-4TPtLT3y2Ag#/registration
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/ifco-webinar/
CATEGORIES:webinar,zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO)/Pastors for Peace":MAILTO:ifco@ifconews.org
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SUMMARY:Our Work in the Days Ahead: a conversation for antiracist white people with Dr. Angela Davis
DESCRIPTION: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. \nhttps://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/748825/?utm_source=20250114_nod_adrecruit_event1  \nWhat lessons from past freedom struggles can help us face our present political reality? How do we adapt to dire\, shifting circumstances without losing sight of a long-haul vision for change? Where do we find hope? \nJoin SURJ to explore these questions and more with Dr. Angela Davis\, a key leader in movements for racial\, economic\, and gender justice for the last 50 years. From prison abolition to Palestinian solidarity\, Dr. Davis’ writing\, activism\, and teachings have shaped our modern movements for change. In this conversation\, Dr. Davis will ground us in lessons from revolutionary movements around the globe and offer her assessment of where we go from here. \nSURJ is the largest organization in the US that explicitly organizes white communities for justice. We work to undermine the power of the far right and mobilize majority-white communities into multi-racial movements for change. All are welcome to join this conversation. \nRegister to receive a recording. Live ASL and captions provided. \nhttps://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/748825/?utm_source=20250114_nod_adrecruit_event1
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/our-work-in-the-days-ahead-a-conversation-for-antiracist-white-people-with-dr-angela-davis/
CATEGORIES:livestream,webinar,zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Showing Up for Racial Justice - SURJ Buffalo":MAILTO:surjbuffalo@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:PANYS Book Talk: Green Card Soldier by Sofya Aptekar (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nLeading 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 the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance. \nWhile the popular image of the US military is one of citizen soldiers protecting their country\, the reality is that nearly 5 percent of all first-time military recruits are noncitizens. In Green Card Soldier\, Sofya Aptekar talks to more than seventy noncitizen soldiers from twenty-three countries\, including some who were displaced by conflict after the US military entered their homeland. Their stories—stitched through with colonial legacies\, white supremacy\, exploitation\, and patriarchy—show how the tensions between deservingness and suspicion shape their enlistment\, service\, and identities. \nRamón Mejía enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 18 to support his family. His experience in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 led him to convert to Islam and develop into an outspoken advocate and organizer against U.S. wars and the growing militarization of our communities. \nGiving voice to a little-heard group of immigrants\, Green Card Soldier shines a cold light on the complex workings of US empire\, globalized militarism\, and citizenship. It highlights the need for united action to defend immigrant and LGBTQ rights\, end white supremacy and promote anti-militarism. \n\nThe event fee is $25 for general admission\, $10 for students and those on a low income. All proceeds to benefit the advocacy work of Peace Action New York State. Register here. 
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/panys-book-talk-green-card-soldier/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T183000
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SUMMARY:Sierra Club Niagara Environmental Series: Status of the Erie County Climate Action Plan
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Tracy Skalski\, Sustainability Coordinator for the Erie County Department of Environmental Planning (erie.gov/climateaction)\n\nThe 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.\n\nRegister for the Zoom details here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtce6urjwrHtN9NK3EZn6zFPvMDXngVXdN You will receive the link for the Zoom invitation approximately one half hour before the presentation.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/sierra-club-niagara-environmental-series-climate-action-plan/
CATEGORIES:zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Sierra Club Niagara":MAILTO:david.alicea@sierraclub.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T190000
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SUMMARY:ROCLA-LASC: Prospects for the Pink Tide in Latin America in a Volatile World Context
DESCRIPTION:Roger 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. \nIn Roger Harris’s varied career\, he has been a political scientist\, wildlife biologist\, environmentalist\, and a long-time activist from the 1960’s to the present. He has supported many justice and human rights initiatives\, including as a member of the Task Force on the Americas and the SanctionsKill campaign. As a writer on Latin American politics\, he is a frequent contributor to many publications\, including CounterPunch and Popular Resistance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom info will be displayed here on February 8\, 2023 – 30 minutes before the start of the meeting (or join the ROCLA mailing list to receive Zoom passcode via email). 
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/rocla-lasc-feb2023/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T150000
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SUMMARY:'African Americans Against the Bomb' book club with Vincent Intondi begins
DESCRIPTION:In 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 Kindle\, a Nook\, or a Google Play version). We’ll let you know which parts of the book will be discussed each week along with the Zoom details to access the discussions. \nWhen: For one hour on four Fridays\, February 3\, 10\, 17\, 24\, 2023. The time is 19:00 UTC (similar to GMT)\, at 9 a.m. in Honolulu\, 11 a.m. in Los Angeles\, 1 pm in Mexico City\, 2 pm in New York\, 7 pm in London\, 10 p.m. in Moscow\, and on Saturday at 6 am in Sydney\, 8 am in Auckland. \n \nWhere: Zoom (details to be shared upon registration) \nThis is a small group series with limited space of up to 18 people. Sign up to reserve your spot and allow for enough time to receive the book. We look forward to reading and discussing this important book with you! \nAbout the Book: Well before Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. spoke out against nuclear weapons\, African Americans were protesting the Bomb. Historians have generally ignored African Americans when studying the anti-nuclear movement\, yet they were some of the first citizens to protest Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now for the first time\, African Americans Against the Bomb tells the compelling story of those Black activists who fought for nuclear disarmament by connecting the nuclear issue with the fight for racial equality. \nIntondi shows that from early on\, Blacks in America saw the use of atomic bombs as a racial issue\, asking why such enormous resources were being spent building nuclear arms instead of being used to improve impoverished communities. Black activists’ fears that race played a role in the decision to deploy atomic bombs only increased when the U.S. threatened to use nuclear weapons in Korea in the 1950s and Vietnam a decade later. For black leftists in Popular Front groups\, the nuclear issue was connected to colonialism: the U.S. obtained uranium from the Belgian controlled Congo and the French tested their nuclear weapons in the Sahara. \nBy expanding traditional research in the history of the nuclear disarmament movement to look at Black liberals\, clergy\, artists\, musicians\, and civil rights leaders\, Intondi reveals the links between the Black freedom movement in America and issues of global peace. From Langston Hughes through Lorraine Hansberry to President Obama\, African Americans Against the Bomb offers an eye-opening account of the continuous involvement of African Americans who recognized that the rise of nuclear weapons was a threat to the civil rights of all people. \nReviews: “This exclusive focus on anti-nuclear activism provides a much-needed addition to the small but growing scholarship on those who opposed nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War and beyond. Intondi’s narrative is detail-oriented yet readable\, and examines a vast array of Black voices discussing nuclear weapons within the broader contexts of civil rights\, colonialism\, and peace. He uses an impressive array of Black newspapers\, as well as a large archival base\, to cover the anti- nuclear sentiments of clergy\, union leaders\, civil rights organizers\, pacifists\, civic leaders\, and more.” — Kyle Harvey ― Canadian Journal of History \n\n“The Civil Rights Movement did not exist in an historical vacuum. Dr. King spoke of the need to fight against ‘racism\, materialism\, and militarism\,’ and Intondi’s stirring narrative effectively shows how nuclear disarmament was part of the broader struggle. This is an important read for those who are interested in properly understanding the black freedom movement and U.S. foreign policy.” — Benjamin Todd Jealous ― former President and CEO of the NAACP \n“Intondi’s work provides a significant historiographical contribution to the history of antinuclear activism in the United States…Intondi’s particular focus on African Americans illustrates the struggles they faced to have their message heard and to not be restricted in the types of activism they could engage in.” — Javan D. Frazier ― H-War \n“The African American contribution to nuclear discourse should be deemed an essential part of the conversation on the fraught history of American nuclear development. Intondi’s well-written\, well-researched book makes certain these efforts will be known.” — Gerald Horne\, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of History ― University of Houston \n“Intondi’s work provides a significant historiographical contribution to the history of antinuclear activism in the United States . . . Intondi’s particular focus on African Americans illustrates the struggles they faced to have their message heard and to not be restricted in the types of activism they could engage in.” — Javan D. Frazier ― H-War\, H-Net Reviews \n“Intondi has produced a well-researched\, succinct account of African American involvement in the crusade to contain the threat of atomic warefare . . . Highly recommended” — J.H. Smith ― CHOICE \n“As a young man I was moved by two issues\, civil rights and the threat of nuclear war\, and it took me many years to understand how those crises were inseparable. Vincent Intondi’s original research will shake the complacent assumption that the civil rights and anti-nuclear movements could be segregated. Intondi shows that ever since the Bomb first was dropped on people of color in 1945\, African-Americans have been in the forefront of the campaign to stop the deployment of nuclear weapons. He corrects a historical misunderstanding and contributes to an important new perspective on our history. A brilliant first book by a young historian seeing the world with new eyes.” — Tom Hayden ― Director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center \n“To his great credit\, Intondi’s study connects two strands of scholarship that are often kept separate\, namely peace history and the black freedom struggle . . . [H]is book provides much-needed context for those who\, hopefully\, will explore such topics. We need more research on activists’ efforts to connect opposition to nuclear weapons (and peace issues more broadly) with the black freedom struggle.” — Robbie Lieberman ― American Historical Review \n“African Americans Against the Bomb―a well-written\, well-researched historical study by Vincent Intondi―explores an important subject: African-American resistance to nuclear weapons…Intondi’s pioneering study will serve as an important guide to this intriguing subject.” — Lawrence S. Wittner ― Nonproliferation Review \n“Built on solid archival research\, African Americans Against the Bomb raises as many questions as it answers\, but it remains an important contribution to broadening our scholarly conceptions of nuclear history . . . The greatest strength of Intondi’s work is in providing an overview of the links between the black freedom struggle\, colonialism\, and nuclear weapons.” — Sean L. Malloy ― The Journal of American History \n\nAbout the Author: Vincent Intondi is a Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Race\, Justice\, and Civic Engagement at Montgomery College in Takoma Park\, Maryland. From 2009-2017\, Intondi was Director of Research for American University’s Nuclear Studies Institute in Washington\, DC. Prior to teaching at Montgomery College\, Intondi was an Associate Professor of History at Seminole State College in Sanford\, Florida. Intondi regularly works with organizations exploring ways to include more diverse voices in the nuclear disarmament movement. His research focuses on the intersection of race and nuclear weapons. He is the author of the book\, African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons\, Colonialism\, and the Black Freedom Movement with Stanford University Press. \n\n\nEmail: vincent.intondi@montgomerycollege.edu\nTwitter: @VincentIntondi\nWebsite: http://vincentintondi.com\n\n\nStart: Friday\, February 03\, 2023 • 2:00 PM • Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)\nEnd: Friday\, February 24\, 2023 • 3:00 PM • Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)\nHost Contact Info: david@worldbeyondwar.org\nVirtual event
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/vincent-intondi-book-club/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
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SUMMARY:ROCLA & LASC: Religion & Politics in Contemporary Brazil
DESCRIPTION:Ana 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 researcher for the Center for Metropolitan Studies and has extensive experience in designing and managing social and advocacy projects. \n  \nEvent sponsored by: \n\nRochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA)\nLatin America Solidarity Committee (LASC)\, a task force of the WNY Peace Center\n\n  \nJoin ROCLA’s mailing list for the Zoom information.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/rocla-lasc-religion-politics-in-contemporary-brazil/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:livestream,zoom
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SUMMARY:WNY Refugee Film Festival: "Accept The Call" & Talkback with Director Eunice Lau & Yusuf Abdurahman
DESCRIPTION:Director Eunice Lau and film subject Yusuf Abdurahman will be Journey’s Ends’ special guests for this talkback! The event is FREE & virtual.\n\nTo register: https://tinyurl.com/AcceptTheCall4\nTo watch the trailer: https://www.wnyrff.org/accept\n\n\nTwenty-five years after Yusuf Abdurahman left Somalia as a refugee to begin his life anew in Minnesota — which has the largest population of Somalis in the United States — his worst fear is realized when his 19-year-old-son Zacharia is arrested in an FBI counter-terrorism sting operation.\n\nThrough the eyes of an anguished father desperate to understand why his young son would choose to leave his American life behind to attempt to join the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria\, Accept the Call vividly explores racism and prejudice against immigrants\, the rise of targeted recruitment by radicalized groups\, and the struggles of Muslim youth growing up in the US today.\n\nThis intimate film captures the story of a father and son attempting to mend their relationship after breaking each other’s hearts\, showing how a parent’s worry for their children is a universal predisposition.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/wnyrff-accept-the-call-talkbac/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:webinar,zoom
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SUMMARY:ROCLA & LASC: Trampling on Democracy—U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin American Nations
DESCRIPTION:Dan 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.”\n\nPresented by the Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA) and the Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC)\, a task force of the WNY Peace Center.\n\nJoin ROCLA’s mailing list for Zoom access to the meeting: rocla.org/join-rocla-email-list
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/rocla-lasc-oct2022/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:webinar,zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T183000
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SUMMARY:MAPA: "Militarism or Survival?"
DESCRIPTION:Katrina 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. \n  \nKevin Martin\, president of National Peace Action\, will address key peace movement issues\, including the Ukraine and Yemen wars\, Afghanistan\, tension with China\, and the rapidly escalating Pentagon budget.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/mapa-militarism-or-survival/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220423T130000
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SUMMARY:Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland 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.\n\nregister on Zoom\n\nRoxanne Dunbar-Ortiz will be joined in conversation with Detroit-based activist and writer Frank Joyce. Q and A with the audience will follow. Program is free and open to the public.\n\nThe eye-opening and transformative new book from the author of An Indigenous People’s History of the United States will challenge what you believe about U.S. history. An essential text for the twenty-first century\, Not “A Nation of Immigrants” charges that it’s time to stop perpetuating simplistic and ahistorical fantasies and embrace the true\, complex and often sobering history of these United States.\n\nRoxanne Dunbar-Ortiz grew up in rural Oklahoma\, the daughter of a tenant farmer and part- Indian mother. She has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than four decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. She lives in San Francisco.\n\nFrank Joyce is a lifelong Detroit based writer and activist. He is co-editor with Karin Aguilar-San Juan of The People Make The Peace: Lessons From the Vietnam Antiwar Movement and he is currently writing a book about unlearning white supremacy.\n\nCo-sponsored by these bookstores: Mac’s Backs\, Loganberry Books\, Learned Owl\n\nOther co-sponsors include American Indian Movement-Ohio\, Cleveland Nonviolence Network\, County Progressive Caucus\, InterReligious Task Force on Central America\, Hip Hop Congress\, Black on Black Crime Inc.\, Lake Erie Native American Council\, End Poverty Now!\, Ohio Poor People’s Campaign\, NEOH Black Health Coalition\, Young Latino Network
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/not-a-nation-of-immigrants/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cleveland Peace Action":MAILTO:clevelandpeaceaction@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220413T005045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T005045Z
UID:17748-1650393000-1650398400@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Sierra Club Book Discussion on "Scenic Treasures of WNY"
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nIn 1994\, Eternal Flames Falls was virtually unknown\, a handful of ‘naturist’ would skinnydip at Zoar Valley\, and only local kids knew the hidden routes to get to hear the ‘Great Waves’ in the Niagara Gorge. Then Secret Places: Scenic Treasures of Western New York and Southern Ontario crashed on the scenes and started telling the world about our secret and scenic hidden wonders in Bruce Kershner’s award-winning book. \nThis talk will discuss the advocacy work done by Bruce in the 1990s and 2000s and the impact on the Western New York community and why it’s important to share these and all “secret places’ ‘ everywhere. \n  \nPresenter’s bio:\nCo-author of Secret Places of Western New York; 25 Scenic Hikes\,  Bill McKeever served from 1999 to 2004 as Buffalo Audubon’s first Executive Director. During his tenure\, he worked with Bruce Kershner on environmental advocacy projects protecting the old-growth forests of DeVeaux Woods\, Zoar Valley\, and Allegany State Park.Bill and his wife\, Jennifer Hillman\, teamed up with Kershner’s literary estate to reimagine\, update and bring back to the community this much loved\, award-winning hiking book.\n  \n 
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/sierra-club-book-discussion-on-scenic-treasures-of-wny/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sierra Club Niagara":MAILTO:david.alicea@sierraclub.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220425
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220413T011347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T011347Z
UID:17758-1650153600-1650844799@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:War Industry Resisters Network - Week of Action
DESCRIPTION:War 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!\nClearly\, 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 way to the bank. \nBig Campaign contributions. 700 lobbyists. Militaristic think tanks. Government advisory boards. Hiring 1700 former Pentagon officials and stacking the government with their own people. These military contractors have numerous ways to determine Pentagon budgets\, shape our foreign policy\, create war fever\, and pick our friends and enemies. \nThe result is $768\,000\,000\,000. That’s $768 billion dollars. Democrats and Republicans in Congress just passed the most bloated military budget ever. That’s also $768 billion worth of new fossil fuel emissions to be created by the single biggest single source of carbon pollution on earth: the U.S. war machine. \nThe organizing for the new War Industry Resisters Network is full speed ahead.  We’ve had over a hundred folks join our organizing calls and over 500 join our previous webinar.  Join us as we continue to resist the dangerous war profiteering companies! \nYou can also join our next and final organizing meeting before the week on  Thursday\, April 14\, 6:30 pm EDT.  Zoom Link.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/war-industry-resisters-network-week-of-action/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220414T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220414T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220413T011847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T012117Z
UID:17760-1649961000-1649964600@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:War Industry Resisters Network Organizing Mtg
DESCRIPTION:Join War Industry Resisters Network on Zoom for their next and final organizing meeting before the Week of Action.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/war-industry-resisters-network-organizing-mtg/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220414T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220414T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220408T012625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T012625Z
UID:17705-1649937600-1649943000@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Human Rights First: Updates & Ongoing Response to the Crisis in Afghanistan
DESCRIPTION:Please join Human Rights First for a briefing on their response to the crisis in Afghanistan: where they’ve been\, where they are\, and where they’re going. \n  \nHuman Rights First experts and legal staff will provide an overview of the Afghan crisis\, including information about Human Rights First’s past and ongoing evacuation efforts\, policy and advocacy work\, and large-scale legal representation effort to provide legal assistance to Afghans seeking protection in the United States through Project: Afghan Legal Assistance (PALA). \n  \nThis informative briefing will provide advocates and individuals with up-to-date information on the current situation as well as information on how to get involved.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/human-rights-first-updates-ongoing-response-to-the-crisis-in-afghanistan/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220413T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220413T190000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220413T010633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T010633Z
UID:17755-1649872800-1649876400@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:CEJ Virtual Town Hall: Health Equity in WNY
DESCRIPTION:Affordable\, accessible\, culturally competent\, and comprehensive healthcare is crucial for the immediate and long-term pandemic recovery of our communities. \nMore than 1 million New Yorkers remain uninsured and on average\, 50% of New Yorkers with private health insurance struggle to access healthcare due to cost and barriers to care. If the U.S. had a public health and universal healthcare infrastructure comparable to those in other high-income countries\, an estimated 40% of COVID deaths could have been avoided. Tens of thousands of lives could have been saved. \nNew York lawmakers have a historic opportunity to respond to the ongoing healthcare crisis by passing healthcare reforms that bring immediate relief to New Yorkers and that put our state on the road to universal healthcare. \nJoin Campaign for NY Health and state legislators to hear from upstate advocates about the systemic changes that are needed in order to make healthcare a right in our state and to learn what you can do to help win healthcare for all this year. \nCo-sponsored by Campaign for New York Health\, NYS Poor People’s Campaign\, New York State Nurses Association\, Coalition for Economic Justice\, Melanated Moms\, Syracuse United Neighbors\, ARISE.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/cej-virtual-town-hall-health-equity-in-wny/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ)":MAILTO:andy@cejbuffalo.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220407T020937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220407T020945Z
UID:17685-1649358000-1649363400@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Environmental Justice / WNY Drilling Defense Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Mark Dunlea: IPCC Report\, NY State Legislative (In)Action & April Albany Climate Rally\n\nEducated at RPI and Albany Law School\, Mark teaches “Climate Change and Advocacy” at Bennington College. He’s a co-founder of the Green Party in NY State\, a co-founder of the NY Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)\, a community organizer for ACORN\, and the Hunger Action Network\, a coordinator for People of Albany United for Safe Energy  (PAUSE) in Albany\, the 350.org affiliate in Albany\, steering committee member of 350NYC\, founder of the Green Education and Legal Fund….co-host of a nightly new program on the Sanctuary for Independent Media.  Mark opposed nuclear power way before most environmental groups did and Mark helped organize the successful NY City pension-fossil fuel-divestment effort.\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82474027244?pwd=VlZwc0NxaktMcGlGcmRFdnVYa2Rudz09\n\nMeeting ID: 824 7402 7244\nPasscode: 100by2030
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/environmental-justice-tf-april22-mtg/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220404T022923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220404T023109Z
UID:17609-1649271600-1649277000@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:ROCLA-LASC: Honduras & US Imperialism Today
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Atlee – worked in Central America since 1984 in the areas of human rights\, trauma and recovery and U.S.  policy with Witness for Peace\, the Guatemalan Church in Exile\, and Nicaraguan Ministry of Social Welfare\, AFSC (Quakers)\, and the Quixote Center. She is the Coordinator of the Nicaragua – United States Friendship Office of the Americas and helped to develop the Honduras Accompaniment Project. She is the author of Red Thread; A Spiritual Journal of Accompaniment\, Trauma and Healing\, which chronicles her experiences in the war zones of Nicaragua during the U.S. sponsored contra war. \nTom Loudon – worked in Central America for over thirty in the areas of human rights\, sustainable development and international policy. He worked with Witness for Peace\, the Bloque Inter-Comunitario\, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC-Quakers)\, the Quixote Center\, the Alliance For Responsible Trade and served on the Commission of Truth in Honduras following the 2009 coup. Tom has recently retired from the Migrant Workers program for the state of Michigan. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Nicaragua – United States Friendship Office. \n  \nJoin the ROCLA mailing list to receive Zoom meeting details to join the presentation on April 6\, 2022 at 7:00PM!
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/rocla-lasc-honduras-us-imperialism-today/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220404T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220404T183000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220404T025408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220404T025408Z
UID:17614-1649091600-1649097000@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:IAC Webinar: The Greatest Purveyor of Violence
DESCRIPTION:NATO: “The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World Today” \n\nApril 4 1949 – US Commanded NATO Military Alliance is founded\nApril 4 1967 – Dr. Martin Luther King condemns U.S. military aggression in Vietnam\nApril 4 1968 – Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King\n\n  \nApril 4 is a key date to recall Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s famous condemnation of the U.S. as “The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World.” \n  \nThis April 4th\, IAP will ask: \n\nWHAT is the real function of NATO?\nWHY does NATO keep expanding?\nWHY is NATO the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today?\n\n  \nA Workers Assembly Against NATO raises the historic role of NATO as a U.S. weapon to push back the gains of the working class and impose Wall Street rule. Hear workers around the world define what is at stake in this war\, including: \n\nLeonid Ilderkin: Ukrainian communist in exile\, member of coordination council of the Union of Political Refugees and Political Prisoners of Ukraine.\nKristen Richardson Jordan: Harlem City Council member attacked by media for denouncing NATO’s criminal role in Ukraine\nAshaki Binta: Black Workers for Justice in North Carolina\, labor activist and union organizer.\nMilos Raickovich: Serbian musician / composer and CUNY lecturer\, who saw his country destroyed by 78 days of NATO bombing in 1999.\nJoe Piette: Retired US Postal Worker and Vietnam veteran\nLarry Holmes: First Secretary of Workers World Party\n\nIAP will also be joined by one of the leaders of the Communist Party of Swaziland\, the opposition to the only absolute monarchy in Africa. With Sara Flounders & Teddie Kelly of the International Action Center.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/iac-webinar-the-greatest-purveyor-of-violence/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220403T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220403T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220328T172407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T200341Z
UID:17578-1648994400-1648999800@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:WNYPC 2022 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the WNY Peace Center for our 2022 Annual Meeting on April 3rd @ 2pm EST in-person at the NRC or online via Zoom!\n\n\nFeaturing a presentation by Kareema Morris\, WNYPC Board Co-Chair and Founder of Bury the Violence\, Inc.: “The Most Unprotected and Disrespected Species”\n\n\nIn-person at the Network of Religious Communities\, 1272 Delaware Ave.\, Buffalo 14209\n-OR-\nOnline via Zoom. If joining on Zoom\, please register in advance at bit.ly/wnypc_2022annualmtg\n\n\nAlready a WNYPC Member? \nThank you for your support! As a member\, you will be able to vote in our 2022 Coordinating Board election and on our proposed By-law changes!\n\n\nNot yet a member?\nBecome one today and receive your free Love is Love or #UNITE lawn sign! Please visit wnypeace.org for details.\n\n\nQuestions? \nCall the office at 716-332-3904\, text our Google Voice number at 716-253-1486\, or email office@wnypeace.org.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/wnypc-2022-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Network of Religious Communities\, 1272 Delaware Ave\, Buffalo \, NY\, 14209\, United States
CATEGORIES:hybrid,in person,zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T183000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220327T235556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T235753Z
UID:17595-1648486800-1648492200@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Live Free Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We will be celebrating Whitney Walker’s time with VOICE Buffalo and wishing her well\, and say “see you around soon\,” as she embarks on her next journey. We will also be introducing our NEW Live Free Lead Organizer! Finally\, we will be sharing some exciting upcoming improvements we are making at VOICE. \n  \nTune in at 5pm on Monday\, March 28 virtually at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86100369092.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/live-free-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Voice Buffalo":MAILTO:info@voicebuffalo.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T183000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220314T200526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T200526Z
UID:17512-1648486800-1648492200@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Voice Buffalo's Live Free meeting
DESCRIPTION:During this meeting we will be saying see you later to our amazing Executive Director\, Whitney Walker and have some major updates to share\, including introducing our new organizer! We can’t wait to see you then.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/voice-buffalos-live-free-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Voice Buffalo":MAILTO:info@voicebuffalo.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T103000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220327T234909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T235212Z
UID:17589-1648461600-1648463400@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Press Conference: No Reform Rollbacks!
DESCRIPTION:The Partnership for the Public Good will join Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo\, NYCLU\, #HALTsolitary Campaign\, and others on Monday\, March 28 at 10 a.m. via Zoom for a virtual press conference ahead of New York State’s April 1 budget deadline in opposition to Governor Hochul’s proposed reform rollbacks. We will also discuss misconceptions about the 2019 bail law\, including vested powers officers\, prosecutors\, and judges underutilize. New York’s incarceration rate is higher than Canada and the United Kingdom combined. Governor Hochul and lawmakers can learn from the harm and violence experienced during the pandemic by breaking the cycle with stronger investments in communities\, not cages. \nRegister here
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/virtual-press-conference-no-reform-rollbacks/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:webinar,zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220322T021956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220322T022004Z
UID:17573-1648148400-1648152000@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Western NY Drilling Defense Meeting:  Bitcoin Mining Issues in New York State
DESCRIPTION:Special Guests: \n\nYvonne Taylor\, Co-founder of Seneca Lake Guardian\nThe Honorable Austin J. Tylec\, Mayor of North Tonawanda\, NY\n\n  \n\nOver the past 4 years\, computerized bitcoin mining has taken hold in unused power plants across NY State such as Somerset Coal plant\, Fortistar Plant in North Tonwanda and the Greenidge Plant on the shores of Seneca Lake. NY State is now home to about 20% of the nation’s bitcoin mining operations.  At the same time\, NY State enacted the Climate and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) which seeks an 85% reduction in NY State carbon emissions in NY State by 2050\, and all electricity generating sources be CO2 emission free. Gov. Kathy Hochul — through the PSC — is about to rule on an air permit allowing the Greenidge Bitcoin mining plant to operate. How can NY State reach its climate goals with bitcoin mining operations emitting more CO2 than the former coal plants did?\n\nZoom info:\nTopic: Bitcoin Mining Issues in NY State \nTime: Mar 24\, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84167724807?pwd=WmZ0TEp4M2JWenVLNVNHUVpDaWhtQT09\n\nMeeting ID: 841 6772 4807\nPasscode: BitcoinCO2\nOne tap mobile\n+16465588656\,\,84167724807#\,\,\,\,*4069075371# US (New York)\n+13126266799\,\,84167724807#\,\,\,\,*4069075371# US (Chicago)\n\nDial by your location\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/western-ny-drilling-defense-meeting-bitcoin-mining-issues-in-new-york-state/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Environmental Justice taskforce":MAILTO:RenewableEnergy@wnypeace.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T183000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220316T192109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220316T192109Z
UID:17547-1648054800-1648060200@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Remembering Daniel Prude: Community Gathering & Teach-in
DESCRIPTION:On March 23rd\, 2020\, Daniel Prude was killed by members of the Rochester Police Department while he was experiencing a mental health crisis. \nFollowing his murder\, a movement was built to transform the way we support people experiencing mental health and substance use crises. \nJoin the Prude family and community members from across the state in remembering Daniel Prude\, and learning about what we can do to make sure people in crisis receive the help they need.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/remembering-daniel-prude/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T191500
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220322T014424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220322T014424Z
UID:17571-1647972000-1647976500@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Justice for Migrant Families Organizing Team Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join Justice for Migrant Families for their next Organizing Team Meeting where they’ll be celebrating some wins\, making decisions about upcoming campaigns and doing some outreach to support the launch of the FOIA campaign (Freedom of Information Act).\n\nThis team will focus on community education\, relationship building and developing our leadership & organizing skills so we can build power locally to push for long term change!\n\nIf you would like interpretation services to attend this meeting\, please email Madi at madi@jfmfwny.org. You can register for the Zoom meeting link by emailing Madi at madi@jfmfwny.org\n\n¡Únete! La próxima reunión del equipo de coordinación tendrá lugar el martes 22 de marzo de\nlas 6:00 p.m. a las 7:15 p.m. por Zoom. Estaremos celebrando algunas victorias\, tomando decisiones sobre las próximas campañas y haciendo algo de divulgación para apoyar el lanzamiento de la campaña FOIA (Ley de Libertad de Información).\n\nEste equipo se centrará en la educación comunitaria\, la construcción de lazos\, y el desarrollo de nuestras habilidades de liderazgo y organización para que podamos generar poder localmente para presionar por un impacto a largo plazo.\n\nPara solicitar servicios de interpretación y traducción para poder asistir a esta reunión\, envíe un correo electrónico a Madi a madi@jfmfwny.org. Puedes registrarse para acceder al enlace de la reunión de Zoom aquí: envíe un correo electrónico a Madi a madi@jfmfwny.org
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/jfmf-org-team-mtg-march22/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220314T203817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T203817Z
UID:17534-1647543600-1647549000@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: Global Solidarity with Women & Gender-Oppressed Workers
DESCRIPTION:The Women and Oppressed Gender Caucus of Workers World Party is proud to host the “Global Solidarity with Women and Gender Oppressed Workers” webinar. \nThe panel\, discussing struggles and how they relate to an anti-capitalist\, anti-imperialist perspective\, will include: \n\nNorma Pérez from A Call to Action on Puerto Rico and a former teacher\nKisha James\, a leader of the United American Indians of New England and a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag/Oglala Lakota tribal nations\nMarie Kelly\, a registered nurse and an at-large member of National Nurses United\n\nThis webinar is dedicated to women workers who are organizing everywhere from India to Haiti to right here in the belly of the beast\, the U.S.\, like the Memphis 7\, mainly Black and Brown women workers fired for attempting to organize a Starbucks union at their work place in Tennessee. \nJoin us for this exciting discussion where you can also bring your questions. The panel will be co-facilitated by mYia X\, a member of the Disability Justice and Rights Caucus and Ted Kelly\, a member of the Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender and Queer+ Caucus.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/webinar-global-solidarity-with-women-gender-oppressed-workers/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:webinar,zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Workers World Party Buffalo":MAILTO:buffalo@workers.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220314T202715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T202715Z
UID:17529-1647543600-1647549000@www.wnypeace.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: War with Russia? with Ben Norton
DESCRIPTION:Join MAPA for a webinar about the US Cold War on Russia with Ben Norton. Ben Norton is an independent journalist who is the founder and editor of https://multipolarista.com/ Multipolarista is an independent news outlet documenting the transition to a multipolar world. \n  \nHere are some recent articles from Ben:\n \n\nNATO is arming and training Nazis in Ukraine\, as US floods Russia’s neighbor with weapons\nTwitter allows death threats against Russians in new Ukraine war policy
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/webinar-war-with-russia-with-ben-norton/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:webinar,zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T213000
DTSTAMP:20260416T221913
CREATED:20220314T201309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T201309Z
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SUMMARY:Film Premiere: Food that Grows on Water
DESCRIPTION:Although Enbridge completed construction on the Line 3 tar sands pipeline\, the work of water protectors is not over. \nPlease join us Tuesday March 15th at 7pm CST for the national online premier of Food that grows on Water\, a short documentary illustrating how Enbridge’s pipelines will affect manoomin and Ojibwe livelihood. \nWater protectors and many allies are now working to stop Enbridge Line 5 in Wisconsin and Michigan\, another project with violations to treaties\, manoomin and water\, habitable climate and endangered species. On Tuesday we will gather to watch the premier\, hear from the director and frontline speakers\, and take online actions together. \nWhether or not you can join us for the screening\, you can take action to stop Enbridge’s Line 5 in Wisconsin and Michigan by March 18th. \nThanks for all you do. \nMiigwech! \n-Stop Line 3 Team \nPS: Sharing our stories is an important part of our work. If you were involved in the struggle against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline in any way\, our friends at the Stop Line 3 Storytelling Anthology want to hear from you. There is still time for you to share your own words and art! Please join this creative communal space to honor the everyday experiences of all who resisted Line 3\, in so many beautiful ways.
URL:https://www.wnypeace.org/event/film-premiere-food-that-grows-on-water/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY
CATEGORIES:zoom
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