September Peace Coffeehouse I. C. E. & Immigration Courts About secretive ICE operations and local detentions; possible roles of court observation/accompaniment, and what local immigration court proceedings are like. Speaker: Immigration lawyer Julie Kruger, Esq: graduate of Canisius and U.B. Law - www.krugerimmigrationlaw.com 7-9 pm Monday Sept. 29, 2025 Canisius University - Science Hall convenient […]

“The Humanities, Education, and Democracy: A Conversation with Dame Louise Richardson, President of the Carnegie Corporation.” 7pm, Thursday, Oct.2, 2025, Montante Cultural Center at Canisius University. The Carnegie Corporation, established in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. Today the foundation works to reduce political polarization through philanthropic support for education, […]

Please join us for Solidarity Rally for Gaza. We will be co-sponsoring this event which will is lead by the Muslim Public Affairs Council of WNY on October 3rd, 2025 starting at 3:30 PM at Niagara Square. Join us as we call for an end to the ongoing violence, demand peace and justice for the […]

Find out how you can get involved and make a difference with your local action organizations! Come join us on Saturday October 4th from 4pm - 6pm at Bidwell Park!

Migration with Dignity: Border Realities and Collective Action 5-6pm, October 6, 2025, Grupp Fireside Lounge, 2nd Floor Canisius University Student Center. The Canisius University Office of Campus Ministry and The Borders and Migrations Initiative are honored to host a panel with Inigo Casares Perez (Education Coordinator of Kino Border Initiative) and three students who recently […]

Join us on October 18th from 11 AM - 1 PM in Niagara Square for No Kings No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. President Trump has already indicated that he’s aiming for at least a third term. But the American people don’t put up with kings. Together, we will mobilize in huge numbers to reject […]

WNY Peace Center's First Members' Night! Join us on October 23rd from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM and get to know your fellow WNY Peace Center Members! We will have fall activities, discussion on upcoming events, music and more! Bring a dish if you can to share! Kids welcome! Not a member yet? Come and […]

I.C.E. and the "war on terror" Speaker: Julia Hall (Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch)                  on human rights from Guantanamo Bay to prisons in El Salvador: how the “war on terror” set the table for the CECOT and other transfers. This presentation will draw from Professor Hall's decades long work on the "war on terror", […]

Come and chat with Dr. Tammy Milillo about all things Environmental Justice! Every other Tuesday from 6-8pm Panera Bread, 1747 Sheridan Dr. Tonawanda, NY 14223

ICE in Western NY, 7pm, Wed. Nov. 5, Unitarian Universalist Church on Elmwood Ave Free and open to the public. Dale Shoemaker on his reporting with Investigative Post, and a panel on how the Trump administration has affected immigration here, with Q&A.