The Western New York Peace Center

LASC: Rejecting the 'Doctrine of Discovery'
2023-10-30 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Canisius College-Science Hall, 2001 Main St., Buffalo, 14208, United States
Join LASC for its October Peace Coffeehouse featuring Dr. Agnes Williams and Audrey Mang on rejecting the ‘Doctrine of Discovery‘ that justified colonization.

Stitch Buffalo's "Second Stitch" Pop-Up Sale
2023-09-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Stitch Buffalo, 1215 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY, 14213, United States
Stitch Buffalo’s big final sale before moving to their new home in early 2024!

Second Stitch is the name we give to Stitch Buffalo’s sustainability program—because we give a second life to donated supplies no longer needed by other artists, crafters, and businesses. These supplies are integral to creating the products in the Refugee Women’s Workshop, and they are used as the basis for all of our classes and kits.
Any items we can’t use directly in Stitch Buffalo projects are are offered to the community at huge discounts—typically 75% OFF retail prices. We are committed to keeping these useful materials out of landfills and in the hands of local artists who can bring them to life in their own creations. All proceeds go directly to sustaining Stitch Buffalo programming.
Our pop-up sales like this even feature a broader selection of Second Stitch supplies from our archives—things that are not typically available in the shop, and often at even lower prices. Be sure to bring a re-usable (Wegman’s size) tote bag for our “$5 Fill-a-Bag” items, including LOTS of great new fabric!

LASC: 'Boricua Soy Yo' screening
2023-09-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Canisius College-Science Hall, 2001 Main St., Buffalo, 14208, United States
Come to LASC’s September Peace Coffee House for a screening of ‘Boricua Soy Yo‘, a new documentary on Puerto Rican history and cultural identity, introduced by its director, Rocco Anastasio.
This is a new 90 minute documentary which explores Puerto Rican history, the island’s relationship and status with the United States, and the cultural identity of Puerto Ricans living on the mainland.
Watch the trailer here.

PANYS Book Talk: Green Card Soldier by Sofya Aptekar (Zoom)
2023-09-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
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.
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 the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance.
While 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.
Ramón 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.
Giving 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.

The 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.

Buffalo Stories on the Big Screen
2023-09-16 17:30 - 20:30 | Michigan Street Corridor, 136 Broadway Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Join the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor and the founder of the Buffalo History Channel for an outside film screening on September 16th, 2023 at 136 Broadway.

5:30-6:30 PM Pre-Screening Stories: Meet Dr. Eva Doyle (known as Mother Doyle) as she shares Buffalo African American history stories that will inspire.
7:00 PM Movie Screening: Featuring Doug Ruffin, founder of the Buffalo History Channel

Please bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy this open air screening. Refreshments available. Bring your friends and family!

Burning Books birthday & local migrant update from JFMF
2023-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Burning Books, 420 Connecticut Street, Buffalo, NY, 14213, United States
Burning Books is turning 12! To celebrate, we’ll have dozens of free vegan cupcakes from Strong Hearts & will be giving a store wide 10% discount!
Justice for Migrant Families will be giving an update on the state of asylum seekers in WNY at the event.

25th Kateri Peace Conference: Precious Life - Precious Planet - Precious Peace Finding Our Way Past War
2023-09-08 17:30 - 2023-09-09 16:00 | Saint Kateri National Shrine & Historic Site, 3636 NY-5, Fonda, NY, 12068, United States
More than anything this year’s conference is about cultivating hope through life-affirming action. IT IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT BY linking our collective efforts together WE WILL AMPLIFY our voices and INTENSIFY our work to create the very much needed dynamics for life-affirming change.
Perversely and sadly our government and weapons industry (aka the Merchants of Death) enshrine war as the necessary promoter and preserver of peace ensuring a condition of endless global conflict. This homage to the arms merchants blinds both our decision makers and much of our citizenry to the nonviolent solutions and peaceful alternatives to violent conflict. The driving force and convergence of this societal control is found on the economic level with the manufacture and sale of weapons. Consequently, rivers of blood money flow endlessly, spreading the implements of monumental destruction. A mind boggling 858 billion dollars plus has gone to the Pentagon, war, and weapons this year. THIS OBSCENE REALITY TAKES WITH IT our creative will and commitment to social uplift and the capacity to address creatively and comprehensively so many of the urgent and critical issues of the day which threaten our very sustainability and future on a global scale. Climate collapse, famine, and disease, economic inequality, and racism, THE EXISTENCE OF ENDLESS WARS to a large degree remain unaddressed and unchecked.
In direct defiance of and confrontation to this death spiral we have assembled a group of presenters and teachers with a DEEPLY-ROOTED belief in the preciousness of all life and the knowledge and ability to present needed solutions and inspiration so that we might discard the hypnotic and controlling illusion that war is normal, necessary, inevitable, that “war is peace,” AN ILLUSION WHICH DISABLES OUR CAPACITY TO BRING SOLUTION TO SEEMINGLY INTRACTABLE GLOBAL CHALLENGES.
Our speakers include Kathy Kelly, David Swanson, Martha Hennessy, Debra Sweet, and Gloria Caballero-Roca. All are veteran peace activists with outstanding knowledge and experiences to share and inspire.
Join us in Fonda, NY on Sept 8 and 9 to speak, listen, reflect. Find inspiration and solutions along with the ability and will to act, to confront and reverse the current downward death spiral, to convert swords into plowshares and find our way past war AND ALL TO WHICH IT BLINDS US.

Learn more and register here.

NACS' All Our Relations Racial Healing Circles
2023-08-31 17:30 - 20:00 | Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS), 1005 Grant Street, Buffalo, NY, 14207, United States
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Thursday August 31 – Thursday September 21st.

August 31st -Race & Ethnicity
September 7th – Gender, Sexuality & Expression
September 14th – Cultural Appreciation vs Appropriation
September 21st – Tokenism & Stereotypes

To register contact Pete Hill, Special Initiatives Director at phill@nacswny.org or 716-574-8981.

WWP Buffalo: Why We Defend China
2023-08-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Pilgrim St-Luke’s UCC Church, Cnr Utica & Richmond Sts., Buffalo, United States
The Buffalo Branch of Workers World Party will be presenting two talks from comrades Sara Flounders and Arjae Red, recently returned from the People’s Republic of China. We will discuss China’s road to socialism, Xinjiang, Taiwan, and many other topics. The event is open to the public and will have a Q&A portion at the end, where participants in person and on zoom will have a chance to submit questions for the panelists.
THIS EVENT IS BOTH IN-PERSON and ON ZOOM.

If you are in Buffalo, please join us in person at 335 Richmond Ave (corner of West Utica)!
To Join Zoom Meeting (Meeting ID: 844 7891 7277)

Buffalo Barn Katz Americana/Bluegrass Benefits Providence Farm Collective and RALA/RCC
2023-08-25 17:30 - 19:30 | The Historic Gallery Grounds Performing Arts Center, 1054 Olean Road, East Aurora, NY, 14052, United States
When: August 25, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm (Rain date is August 26)
Where: The Historic Schoolhouse Gallery Grounds Performing Arts Center, 1054 Olean Road, East Aurora
What: A concert by the Buffalo Barn Katz and a Roycroft-Themed Basket Drawing
Cost: $20 admission fee
Roycroft-Themed Basket Drawing: $5 per ticket or 3/$10 and can be purchased at the Roycroft Copper Shop and The Schoolhouse Gallery.
Beneficiaries: Providence Farm Collective and RALA/RCC
Bring: Your own chairs & happy hour supplies!
Parking is limited, so please carpool.

Community Responders for Erie County: Meet + Eat
2023-08-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Trinity Episcopal Church, 371 Delaware Ave , Buffalo , NY, 14202, United States
Join Community Responders for Erie County for their general body meeting to call on Erie County to fund community responders NOW! Learn about the effort to bring a non-police community responder team to Erie County, and how you can get involved!

At this meeting, you’ll:

Enjoy a meal together from Sunshine Vegan Eats
Recap what community responders are and our work in Erie County
Take action together & call on our leaders to fund a community responder pilot in this year’s County budget

Please register so we can get a headcount for food, and keep you informed of any changes.

Strengthening Our Resilence: Overview of Native American Cultural Competency
2023-08-24 10:30 - 16:30 | NY
For information and to register email phill@nacswny.org

Talking Peace Radio: Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki for a Nuclear-Free Future
2023-08-09 20:30 - 21:30 | Facebook Livestream
Join us for another taping of Talking Peace Radio! On “Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki for a Nuclear-Free Future” featuring Jim Anderson, President of Peace Action NYS, Steering Committee Member of Peace Action ( joining us from Japan, where he’s working with the Hibakusha and community of Hiroshima/Nagasaki); Martha Hennessy, Kings Bay Plowshares, Catholic Worker, granddaughter of Dorothy Day (CW founder); Shannon Seneca, Haudenosaunee Environmental Engineer, Mohawk, Turtle Clan, Environmental Health Specialist working as Assistantt Faculty at Roswell Park’s Center for Indigenous Cancer Research, Alternate Member on West Valley Citizen Taskforce; Sameria Mbili, Past President Peace Action Canisius College, Member of WNY Peace Center (WNYPC); with host Victory Ross, WNYPC Board Chair.
Discussion topics will include:

values
remembering US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
nuclear weapons are illegal since Jan 2021 passing of Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – campaign for US passing TPNW
the danger and destruction of the nuclear chain (mining, refining, weapons, power, waste – here, in Japan, plus…)
costs in pollution, human life, suffering in natural world, extreme threat and risk; opportunity cost
ways people can help with environmental justice, Indigenous sovereignty, strengthen UN

The show is taped for just under an hour by Think Twice Radio: Home of the Future (thanks to Richard Wicka, our wonderful producer). The Zoom recording, livestreamed on Facebook during the taping, will air on WBNY 91.3FM on the following Monday at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.

VFP Golden Rule boat arrival in WNY
2023-07-29 - 2023-08-02 | Canalside Park, 44 Prime Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
The Golden Rule will arrive in WNY on 7/31 as part of two-year “Great Loop” from Chicago to Miami to Maine.

Schedule of Events:
Sat, 7/29
9 AM @ Buffalo State TECH 160: Poster-making workshop for children and adults
12 PM @ Elmwood & Bidwell: Women In Black anti-nuclear silent vigil @ Elmwood & Bidwell
Sun, 7/30
6:30 PM @ Buffalo State TECH 160: Opening event featuring Mark Colville (KBP7), Welcome/Aloha Golden Rule
8 PM @ Canalside Park (near Clinton’s Dish): Golden Rule boat docking at Canalside Park
Mon, 7/31
10 AM @ Canalside Park: Official welcome and press conference
1 PM @ Canalside Park: Community gathering with music, poetry, mural-making, and boat rides; bring your own food
7 PM @ The 9th Ward (341 Delaware Ave. near Tupper): Musical performance
Tues, 8/1
9:30 AM @ Buffalo State TECH 240: Brunch, meet the GR Crew
1 PM @ Canalside Park: Sailboat rides & Q&A with the GR Crew
4 PM @ Canalside Park: Closing event, Bon Voyage Golden Rule
Weds, 8/2
8:00 AM @ Canalside Park: Closing ceremony and send-off

The Golden Rule is a project of Veterans For Peace. They aim to advance Veterans For Peace opposition to nuclear weapons and war, and to do so in a dramatic fashion.
VFP have recovered and restored the original peace ship, the Golden Rule, that set sail in 1958 to stop nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands, and which inspired the many peace makers and peace ships that followed.
The reborn Golden Rule is sailing once more, to show that nuclear abolition is possible, and that bravery and tenacity can overcome militarism.
Learn more and see the full route at vfpgoldenruleproject.org

Camp Peaceprints - Week 2
2023-07-24 - 2023-07-28 | WNY Peace Center, 1272 Delaware Avenue (Carriage House), Buffalo, NY, 14209, United States
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED. If you would like to join a waiting list in case we have space open up, please send an email to assistant@wnypeace.org. Register here.
CAMP PEACEPRINTS is a summer camp designed to introduce youth to social justice, while providing them with peaceful conflict resolution skills and exposure to a broader community. It is a two-week long alternative education program for participants ages 8 – 13, with older youth serving as Youth Assistants.

Participants take weekly fieldtrips and hear from local organizers daily. The lesson plans expose them to alternatives to violence exercises, historical movements to end oppression and modern day efforts in community organizing. Music, art, theater, dance, and recreation are significant facets of the program.

Our 2023 theme will be “Healthy Lives Matter.” We will explore what personal and community health is and how to maintain it. We will consider fundamental components of health: fresh air, clean water, sunlight, mindfulness/meditation or connecting to a higher power, sleep, exercise, whole foods, and rest. We will learn how a healthy environment benefits us, other living creatures, and the earth.

We will explore justice issues around health equity that various communities face and why impoverished communities face major health challenges. Campers will learn what resources people need in order to have a healthy community. They will understand that their own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health matters in creating a healthy community.

LEARN ABOUT nonviolence, activities, community, and social change.
GET TO DO games, art projects, music, and swimming.

Monday through Friday, 10 am – 3 pm
July 17-21 and July 24-28, 2022

WNY Peace Center
1272 Delaware Avenue, Carriage House
Buffalo, NY 14209

Seeking youth assistants and adult volunteers!

Contact:
Sister Karen Center: 716-893-0808 or info@sisterkarencenter.org
WNY Peace Center: 716-603-0015 or director@wnypeace.org

Talking Peace Radio: Reimagining Public Safety in Erie County
2023-07-19 20:30 - 21:30 | Facebook Livestream
Weds, 7/19 taping – hour 2: Featuring Lion Blyden, United Negro Improvement Association; Joel Lesses, Executive Director of Education Training Center, Inc.; Sameria Mbili, WNY Peace Center; with host Victory Ross, WNYPC Board Co-Chair.

Talking Peace Radio is taped for just under an hour by Think Twice Radio: Home of the Future (thanks to Richard Wicka, our wonderful producer). The Zoom recording, livestreamed on Facebook during the taping, will air on WBNY 91.3FM on the following Monday at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.

Talking Peace Radio: Golden Rule for a Nuclear-Free Future!
2023-07-19 19:15 - 20:15 | Facebook Livestream
Weds, 7/19 taping – hour 1: Featuring Helen Jaccard, Golden Rule Project Director; Tom Casey, Veterans for Peace; Samaria Mbili, WNY Peace Center; with host Victory Ross, WNYPC Board Co-Chair.

Learn more about VFP’s Golden Rule visit to WNY (7/30-8/2) at bit.ly/vfpgoldenrulewny.

Talking Peace Radio is taped for just under an hour by Think Twice Radio: Home of the Future (thanks to Richard Wicka, our wonderful producer). The Zoom recording, livestreamed on Facebook during the taping, will air on WBNY 91.3FM on the following Monday at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.

Camp Peaceprints - Week 1
2023-07-17 - 2023-07-21 | WNY Peace Center, 1272 Delaware Avenue (Carriage House), Buffalo, NY, 14209, United States

Vigil for Remembrance of the Victims of the Lac Megantic Rail Disaster
2023-07-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Bidwell Park (at Elmwood Ave), Elmwood & Bidwell, Buffalo, United States
In the early hours of the morning of July 6, 2013, a train ferrying tankers full of Bakken crude oil rolled unattended down a 7 mile hill into the quaint town of Lac Megantic Quebec.

The train was going 60 MPH in an area where it was supposed to traveling 3 MPH. Many tankers derailed and caught fire. 47 people lost their lives in the conflagration. 39 buildings in the town had to demolished due to petroleum contamination.

We will read the names of the victims.

All are welcome. Francophones are especially welcome this year as our normal contingent of French-speaking folks will not be at the vigil due to prior commitments.

Visit WNYPC @ Juneteenth Buffalo!
2023-06-17 - 2023-06-18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Fillmore Avenue and Best Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

Poetic Justice: Poetry Reading in Support of Iranian Human Rights
2023-06-16 19:00 - 21:00 | The Meeting House, 5856 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, 14221, United States
WHAT: Poetic Justice is an intimate evening with local poets writers and artists – including world-class guitarist Mir Ali – who’ll present works based on the theme of social and political justice. Iranian human rights issues will also be discussed.
WHEN & WHERE: Friday, 6/16: 7pm at the Meeting House, 5658 Main St, Williamsville, NY 14221.
WHO: Organized by Nadia Shahram, Esq, mediation attorney, author, activist, founder and president of Coalition for the Advancement of Moslem Women; Gunilla Kester, author and poet; and the WNY Peace Center (WNYPC). All are welcome.
The WNY Peace Center has been working for human rights since its inception as part of Rev. Dr. King’s Clergy & Laity Concerned in 1967. It pursues its mission of “Peace through Justice at home and abroad” through a wide range of activities, including through the arts.
Mir Ali is a world-renown guitarist, playing classical, Flamenco, Latin and world music. A composer and recording artist, he has won numerous awards, including the Hollywood Award of Excellence for his score for the movie “Roots and Branches. As a Pakistani-American, he is well aware of justice issues, and we are more than thrilled that he’s agreed to play at the event.
WHY: Iranians are suffering mightily under a murderous regime: an average of 5 people are being executed per day. The killing of Mahsa Amini in 9/22 by the Morality Police has led to an uprising with the slogan of #WomenLifeFreedom; and young people, women, and the population at large are risking their lives to stand up for those principles. This event will give a window into the situation, including the jailing of two female reporters who first reported on the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, and possible responses.
A petition is also available, urging the UN to renege on its outrageous assignment of an Iranian regime representative as head of the UN Human Rights Council.

Community Responders for Erie County Coalition General Body Meeting
2023-06-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Renovation Church, 567 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14207, United States
Alternatives to Policing Mental Health Crisis: A Community Response Model for Erie County!
Please join the Community Responders for Erie County Coalition at a general body meeting for organizations and community members interested in helping to inform and create a community responder program in Erie County. Community responders are first responders who respond to low-risk 911 calls related to mental health, drug use, and other health needs *INDEPENDENT* of the police. Come on out, grab some food, and lend your voice as we review what a pilot program could look like in Erie County! Dinner will be provided, please rsvp here.

SAVE THE DATE -- Earth Day Festival
2023-04-22 14:00 - 17:00 | Temple Beth Zion, 805 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, New York
SAVE THE DATE — details to come. Sponsored by the Sierra Club, the Interfaith Climate Justice Community, Temple Beth Zion, Temple Shir Shalom, and more. Hosted by Temple Beth Zion.

Deadline to apply for IFCO's 33rd Friendship Caravan to Cuba
2023-04-01 | NY
Apply here and experience it for yourself! Applications are limited!
Don’t miss your chance to experience to travel in some of the Cuban revolution’s footsteps, visiting the mountainous rural area known as the Second Front during the revolutionary war, as well as the final resting place of Fidel Castro in Santiago!
If you have any questions, email caravan coordinator, Marién Morales, at friendshipmentcaravan@ifconews.org.

WNY Women's March 2023: PEACE IS WORTH IT!
2023-03-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Buffalo & Erie County Public Library – Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
You are invited to join the WNY Peace Center on Sunday, March 26th for our WNY Women’s March beginning at 1:00PM at Niagara Square (downtown Buffalo). After marching to the Buffalo Erie County Public Central Library, we’ll have speakers and performers share in the library’s Ring of Knowledge while themed activities are available for children in the kid’s area.

This year, we hope to bring awareness to international women’s rights, environmental sustainability, and peaceful negotiations in war-torn countries. Please join our efforts to uplift these important social justice discussions.

Music for Migrant Families
2023-03-03 17:00 - 20:00 | Fitz Books & Waffles, 431 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
A fundraising event for Justice for Migrant Families. With live music:

Tyler Westcott
Little Cake
City Fiddle Phil with Jean Dickson
Nickel City String Band

…and a tamale community dinner (con carne or vegan — preorders available online).
$20 suggested donation or pay what you can at the door.

Buffalo Town Hall on Public Safety
2023-03-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Northland Workforce Training Center, 683 Northland Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14211, United States
Join Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes for a conversation about public safety with community leaders focused on solutions.

Some discussion topics include:

What can we do about rearrests?
How do jails impact public safety?
Can we have justice and peace?

Register here. The event is co-sponsored by the Vera Institute of Justice, PPG, and Open Buffalo.

War on Yemen Day of Action
2023-03-01 | NY
PROTEST AT YOUR U.S. LAWMAKER’S OFFICE – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023 — AND EARLIER TOO IF SAUDI AIRSTRIKES RESUME
People and organizations from across the U.S. are coming together to call for an end to U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen and solidarity with the people of Yemen. We demand that our members of Congress immediately:
→ Pass a War Powers Resolution. Introduce or co-sponsor a Yemen War Powers Resolution before International Women’s Day on March 8th, to end U.S. participation in the war in Yemen.
→ Stop Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Oppose further arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, in compliance with U.S. laws.
→ Call on Saudi Arabia and the UAE to Lift the Blockade and Fully Open Airports and Seaports.
→ Support the People of Yemen. Call for the expansion of humanitarian aid for the people of Yemen.
→ Assemble a Congressional Hearing to Examine the U.S. Role in the War in Yemen.
→ Call for the Removal of Brett McGurk from his position. McGurk is the National Security Council’s Middle East & North Africa coordinator.
We ask individuals and organizations across the states to protest at the district offices of their members of Congress on Wednesday, March 1st with the above demands.
Below please add your organization’s name to this statement. More information about the U.S.-enabled blockade of Yemen: every75seconds.org. For more information about ending U.S. participation in the war, please contact national@actioncorps.org.

Full call to protest with detailed description of demands, and updated list of endorsements, here: https://forms.gle/DKQGDcQWvWuXLua46
This event is organized by Action Corps Organizers Call.

There are Stories to Tell: Colored Musicians Club & Museum - Preserving, Presenting & Promoting the legacy of African American Music in Buffalo since 1917
2023-02-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14208, United States
Speaker: George Scott, Danny Williams, & Craig Steger. This lecture will provide an in-depth look at the history of the Colored Musicians Club and Local 533 during the Jazz Age and beyond.

The Black History Month Talks take place on Tuesdays from 6 – 7 PM at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library. Talks are free and open to the public.

TWO WAYS TO EXPERIENCE THE TALKS: (1) IN PERSON -In-person attendees do not need to register, simply show up at the Library on the day of the talks. (2) ZOOM – The talks will also be streamed live. Register to get a zoom link emailed to you and tune in from home!

Bistro Bookers: "City of My Heart: Buffalo, 1967-2020"
2023-02-28 16:00 - 17:30 | Amherst Senior Center, Amherst Senior Center, Amherst, NY, 14228, United States
Book Title: “City of My Heart”
Discussed By: Mark Goldman – Author and Businessman
For more than 50 years Mark Goldman’s life has been intertwined with the life of the city of Buffalo. His work as an historian, teacher, and creator of the Calumet Arts Café and the Allen Street Hardware Café, in addition to his extensive engagement in some of the most important local public policy debates of our times, has provided him with unique insights into the recent history of our city. In addition to detailed accounts of Black Rock, the Italian West Side, North and South Buffalo and Central Park, the book also discusses the origins of the preservation movement, the Buffalo school desegregation case, the story of Chippewa Street, Calumet Arts Café, Bass Pro Controversy, and so much more.

RSVP required. You MUST reserve your seat by 3 pm on Friday, February 24, 2023 for this event by calling 716-636-3051 and provide your name and phone number.

Suggested donation of $2 per person is greatly appreciated. Your donation helps Bistro Bookers to continue to hold these reviews and donate back to our community literacy programs. Your donation allows us to purchase the reviewers book if necessary and give them a gift for their time.
Masks are encouraged at this time; please make sure to bring yours just in case.
Books will be sold at this event for $20. Cash/Check and credit cards will be accepted.
