The Western New York Peace Center

Talking Peace taping: Human Rights, Religion, & the Tao of Conversation
2021-12-15 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Facebook Livestream
You don’t want to miss this week’s taping of #TalkingPeace with the WNYPC! Thanks to Think Twice Radio, you can tune in live on our FB!
Hour 1: ~7:20pm EST on Human Rights & Religion

With Dr. Rolanda Ward, Ph.D., MSW, MDiv, Director of NU’s Ostapenko Center for Race, Equity, & Mission; Beatrice Singh-Arnone, Sikh rep. to the Network of Religious Communities; Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein, Jewish Community Relations Consultant; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Human Rights & Peace Education Chair, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network.
Discussion: Statement from Uma Maheswari Krishnan, of the Hindu Cultural Center; ways our various faith traditions teach and support human rights; areas for growth and learning; ways to support and get involved, including both locally and generally.

Hour 2: ~8:30pm EST on The Tao of Conversation

With Janice Burns, Director of the Motivational Interview Program of the Prevention Council of Erie County; Rev. Vivian Waltz, Director of the SSJ Sr Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Human Rights & Peace Education Chair, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network.
Discussion: Just because “A” is true doesn’t mean “B” is not true (paradoxes); shared learning/illuminating our truths; how to disarm the (common) “immediate adversarial”; ways to use, facilitate, support and get involved.

STOP LINE 3
2021-12-14 15:00 - 16:30 | US Army Corps of Engineers – Buffalo District, 1776 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY, 14207, United States
December 14 marks the 1 year anniversary of the start of construction on Enbridge’s tar sands oil pipeline 3. Rushed construction has caused permanent environmental damage, threatening drink water for millions of people. Enbridge, a Canadian company, has already been fined $3.32 million for failure to follow environmental laws. We are calling on Army Corps of Engineers to ORDER an federal environmental impact study. Join us to show your support for a healthier planet.

Fundraiser Concert to benefit Afghan Refugees (GDoL)
2021-12-12 16:30 - 18:00 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Tacoma Chapter of Fellowship of Reconciliation presents Folksinger Tom Rawson in a Concert to Benefit Afghan Refugees.

Join Tom for an evening of humorous stories, user-friendly songs, and acoustic folk philosophy that’s guaranteed to leave you smiling. Armed with longneck banjo and other weapons of mass
delight, Tom will have you singing along in no time. Tune up your vocal chords; you’ll need ’em!
Donations requested! If you want to make a donation by credit card or PayPal, please proceed here. We have reservation levels of $5, $10, $15, and $20, and you can select any level. You can make an additional donation of any amount.
If you are unable to make a donation or if you want to make a donation by check, please use one of the following methods:

Reservation by postal mail. Send your name, email address, and phone number to WWFOR, 225 N 70th St, Seattle WA 98103. If you are making a donation, check should be made to WWFOR with Dec 12 concert in the memo line.
Reservation by telephone to Sandy Ware at 360-870-8068, donation if any to WWFOR address above
Reservation by email to wwfor@wwfor.org, donation if any to WWFOR address above

Remember to provide your email address however you make your reservation so that you can receive the Zoom information!

Coalition for Peace Action's Celebration of 40 Years of Peacemaking
2021-12-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom Meeting, NY
The Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) invites you to a special CELEBRATION of 40 YEARS of PEACEMAKING on Sunday, December 12 at 2 PM. This will be a hybrid event; in person at Christ Congregation, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, OR virtually via Zoom (click your choice at the bottom of this page).
Hear about highlights of CFPA’s four decades of accomplishments, and comments from a range of previous and current leaders in CFPA’s peacemaking team. For those attending in person, the event will end with a celebratory toast.
All persons attending either in person or virtually must register by clicking the appropriate button below. All those attending virtually will receive the Zoom link after completing the form.

If registering below to attend in person, you are attesting to being fully vaccinated.* No unvaccinated children. All in person attendees must also wear their masks.

*You have received the required vaccine(s) and the recommended booster.

Economic Justice Taskforce Dec Mtg
2021-12-12 13:30 - 14:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Are you interested in working for Economic Justice?

The mission of the Economic Justice Taskforce – one of the nine taskforce groups of the Western New York Peace Center – is to confront directly the economic factors preventing people from living complete and holistic lives, and to work towards justice to honor all of humanity.
Our activities focus on education and advocacy.

In 2022, we will:
(1) support local labor activism
(2) join the local and national efforts of the Poor People’s Campaign
and (3) host weekly CR (consciousness raising) groups about economic justice – and the intersections of poverty, militarism, mass incarceration, gender, race and ecological devastation.

Register here for the Zoom Gathering:
https://us06web.zoom.us/…/tZMpdeCoqzMiGtK9zPWJ4SZ7nKsOP…

DM or contact Gabrie’l at gatchison@episcopalwny.org for more information.

Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space
2021-12-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Manhattan Project for a Nuclear Free World is hosting Bruce Gagnon, the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. REGISTER HERE.

Human Rights Day
2021-12-10 | NY
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is a milestone document, which proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world.
2021 Theme: EQUALITY – Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights
This year’s Human Rights Day theme relates to ‘Equality’ and Article 1 of the UDHR – “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
The principles of equality and non-discrimination are at the heart of human rights. Equality is aligned with the 2030 Agenda and with the UN approach set out in the document Shared Framework on Leaving No One Behind: Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Heart of Sustainable Development. This includes addressing and finding solutions for deep-rooted forms of discrimination that have affected the most vulnerable people in societies, including women and girls, indigenous peoples, people of African descent, LGBTI people, migrants and people with disabilities, among others.
Equality, inclusion and non-discrimination, in other words – a human rights-based approach to development – is the best way to reduce inequalities and resume our path towards realizing the 2030 Agenda.
Learn more: un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day

Book Discussion: "The Prison Guard's Daughter: My Journey Through the Ashes of Attica"
2021-12-09 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Co-authors: Deanne Miller and Gary Craig will discuss their book on the Attica Uprising. Deanne Miller is a resident of Batavia NY.

Deanne Quinn Miller was five years old when her father—William “Billy” Quinn—was murdered in the first minutes of the Attica Prison Riot, the only corrections officer to die at the hands of inmates. When she joined the Forgotten Victims of Attica, she began the process of bringing closure not only for herself but for the other victims’ families, the former prisoners she met, and all of those who perished on September 13, 1971—the day of the “retaking,” when New York State troopers and corrections officers at the Attica Correctional facility slaughtered twenty-nine rioting prisoners and ten hostages in a hail of gunfire.

Deanne Quinn Miller is co-founder of the Forgotten Victims of Attica and the daughter of correctional officer William Quinn, the first casualty of the Attica Prison Riot. Since 2014, she has been the Program Coordinator for the Veterans Defense Program of the New York State Defenders Association, a program that provides support and legal aid to struggling veterans who become involved in the criminal justice system. Miller lives in Batavia, New York, and is married with two daughters.
Gary Craig is an investigative reporter with the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. He is the author of Seven Million: A Cop, a Priest, a Soldier for the IRA, and the Still-Unsolved Rochester Brink’s Heist. Craig covered the resolution of the decades-long lawsuit filed by Attica inmates against the state. Since 2000, he has written extensively about Attica, reporting on the birth and work of the Forgotten Victims of Attica, and the efforts to open Attica records. Craig lives in Rochester, New York, and is married with two daughters.

Register and full details here.

PANYS Peace & Justice Trivia Night!
2021-12-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
You are invited to join the first ever PANYS Peace and Justice trivia night!

To attend as an audience member, register HERE.
If you’re interested in being a contestant, please fill out this form!

This will be a jeopardy-style trivia night with contestants made up of PANYS student chapter organizers and student chapter alumni that are a part of the New Leadership Council (NLC). It will be a night of fun, trivia and even some shameless advertising by our NLC!

This trivia night is sponsored by the New Leadership Council, a group of PANYS Student Organizing alumni who are working to bridge the multi-generational gap in peace & justice organizing, through events like this and our newly-launched Mentor and Mentee program.

The night will be hosted by Matt McKenzie, the Former Student Organizer Engagement Fellow for this year. If you have any question please email matt.mckenzie@panys.org.

WNYRFF: The Music of Strangers
2021-12-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Journey’s End Refugee Services closes their 3rd Annual WNY Refugee Festival on a high note (and low ones, too!) with The Music of Strangers! This Grammy-nominated documentary follows members of the world renowned Silk Road Ensemble, founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution.

Blending performance footage, personal interviews, and archival film, Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?) focuses on the personal journeys of a small group of Silk Road Ensemble mainstays — Kinan Azmeh (Syria), Kayhan Kalhor (Iran), Yo-Yo Ma (France/United States), Wu Man (China), and Cristina Pato (Spain) — to chronicle their passion, talent, and sacrifice. Through these moving individual stories, the filmmakers paint a vivid portrait of a bold musical experiment and a global search for the ties that bind. And, oh yeah, lots of fantastic music, too!

Official Site: The Music Of Strangers
Director: Morgan Neville
Running Time: 96 min.
Languages: English, Arabic
Subtitles: English
Country: Various
Production/Distribution Company: Participant

For your safety and comfort, Journey’s End Refugee Services is screening the 2021 WNY Refugee Film Festival for FREE! But please consider making a donation to support the vital services and programs provided by Journey’s End to our refugee community. (Suggested donation: $25.)

The fourth season of WNYRFF is coming in February 2022 and will also be virtual and FREE! Stay tuned to wnyrff.org for the exciting line-up of films curated with you in mind!

Vigil Against Human Executions, Torture, Murders & Assassinations
2021-12-09 18:30 - 19:10 | Zoom Meeting, NY
You are invited to attend an upcoming series of 30-minute silent meditation/prayer vigil sessions against human executions, torture, murders & assassinations—these sessions are aimed at bringing more peace to the community, to the nation, and to the whole world.

12/19/21: Vigil for Mr. Bigler Jobe Stouffer II, scheduled to be executed in McAlester, Oklahoma.

For more information, contact: thundersnowstorm@yahoo.com

How the sessions run:
· 6:30 p.m. — A few minutes before the silent vigil, please get comfortably seated, connect to Zoom, and mute your microphone.
· OPENING: 6:35 p.m. When the bell rings, the silent vigil (25 minutes in length) will begin. It will be a silent meditation session or silent prayer session (your choice).
· CLOSING: 7:00 p.m. Another bell will ring at the conclusion of the vigil, at which point some short reflective meditations will display for another 10 minutes.
· ZOOM will automatically time out after 40 minutes.

Region Central Public Meeting
2021-12-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Region Central is a new community-wide initiative to create a better future for all who live, work, play and travel in the Scajaquada Corridor.

All are welcome to join us Dec. 9 from 6-7:30pm for a virtual public meeting for Region Central. Register: gbnrtc.org/regioncentral-events.

The purpose of the meeting is to get your feedback on the planning framework within which the mobility options in Region Central will be developed and evaluated. The material presented will represent opportunities and outcomes to enhance economic opportunity, equity, livability and sustainability in Region Central that will help inform the mobility plan recommendations in the corridor.

Prospects for Peace and Justice in Israel & Palestine
2021-12-09 17:00 - 18:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Boston Review and Standing Together—one of the largest grassroots people’s movements in Israel working to bring together Jews and Arabs—welcome Sally Abed, Noam Chomsky, Alon-lee Green, Congressman Jim McGovern and Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab-American Institute, for a panel discussion on the prospects for peace and justice in Israel and Palestine. This event will be moderated by Omar Dahi.

Panelists:

Noam Chomsky is an educator and linguist. He joined the University of Arizona in fall 2017, after several decades at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jim McGovern is a member of the U.S. House, representing Massachusetts’ second Congressional District.
Omar Dahi is an associate professor of economics at Hampshire College and research associate at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Alon-lee Green is one of the founding members of Standing Together, an elected member of the national leadership, and is currently acting as the national co-director, alongside Rula Daood.
Sally Abed is a member of the elected national leadership and currently acting as the resource development and relations coordinator at Standing Together.
Dr. James Zogby is the founder and president of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a Washington, D.C.-based organization which serves as the political and policy research arm of the Arab American community.

Register here.
Sponsors: PERI Institute (U Mass. Amherst), Boston Review and Standing Together.

Peace and Human Rights in North Korea: An Argument For Ending the War
2021-12-09 16:00 - 17:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
This online event — which will take place the same week as International Human Rights Day — will grapple with the impact of the ongoing Korean War on human rights and how peace can help advance human rights in the context of US-North Korea relations.
Sr. Tomás Ojea Quintana, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, will provide introductory remarks. Women Cross DMZ Executive Director Christine Ahn will facilitate the panel discussion with Elizabeth Beavers, a national security and human rights attorney and advocate, and Su-mi Jeon, a South Korean human rights lawyer. The webinar will include an opportunity for audience Q&A.

The Roots & Consequences of the Democratic/Republican Party Unity on Militarism
2021-12-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Jeremy Scahill and Intercept Editor-in-Chief Betsy Reed invite you to join them for a live virtual event focused on the roots and consequences of bipartisan unity on militarism and foreign policy.

They’ll unpack the humanitarian and economic costs of the politics of empire, examining how Joe Biden’s presidency is reinforcing the long-standing bipartisan imperial agenda.

This event will also feature an exclusive interview with Rep. Ro Khanna on U.S. foreign policy toward China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and more.

Register here.

Sponsor: The Intercept

JFMF Press Conference: Crisis at the Northern Border
2021-12-09 13:30 - 14:30 | 8204 Park Rd, Batavia, NY 14020, 8204 Park Rd, Batavia, NY, 14020, United States
The crisis at the southern border has turned into the crisis at the northern border due to the federal policies of the Biden administration.

ICE has been releasing immigrants en masse from the Batavia Federal Detention Center, mainly from Central America and Haiti at the southern border, in a process that further traumatizes them and makes it harder for them to reunite with their families.

An estimated 100 immigrants have been left at a gas station in Batavia this past month alone, with their belongings in onion bags and limited access to resources.
This Thursday, December 9th at 1:30pm, JFMF will host a press conference to raise awareness about the crisis at the northern border.

For those unable to attend in person, there will be a Facebook livestream. You’re encouraged to watch and share on your social media in show of solidarity.

Please consider a donation to JFMF for direct support to restore dignity to the immigrants at Batavia: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-migrant-families-fundraising

Justice Roadmap launch
2021-12-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
The Justice Roadmap is an annually updated platform of key legislation to shrink the size, scope, scale, and harm of the criminal legal and immigration systems. Since September, we have been collectively drafting the 2022 Justice Roadmap and are thrilled to be able to share it with you. You can read the full 2022 Justice Roadmap here and attached. The Roadmap includes legislation to:

Choose Community Safety over Police Power
End the Criminalization of Mental Illness, People Who Use Drugs, and Workers
Decarcerate Jails and Prisons and End Perpetual Punishment
Protect the Dignity and Opportunity of Incarcerated New Yorkers
End Wealth Extraction & Invest in Communities

The following Free the People 2022 state priorities are part of the 2022 Justice Roadmap:

New York For All (S.3076/A.2328)
Daniel’s Law (S.4814/A.4697)
Eliminate Mandatory Minimums Act, Second Look Act, and Earned Time Act (Communities Not Cages)
Fair and Timely Parole (S.7514/A.4231) and Elder Parole (S.15/A.3475)
Clean Slate Act (S.1553B/A.6399A)
End Predatory Court Fees (S.3979C/A.2348B)
Access to Representation Act (S.81/A.1961)

Talking Peace taping: Yemen Can't Wait
2021-12-08 20:30 - 21:30 | Facebook Livestream
Tune into this week’s taping of Talking Peace with the WNYPC! Hour two features:
#YemenCantWait! With Aisha Jumaan, Executive Director of Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation; Jehan Hakim, Chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee; Muna Munassar, Access (Lackawanna, WNY); Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Human Rights & Peace Education Chair, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network.
Discussion topics:

Yemen’s humanitarian disaster under blockade
US arms sale(s) to and enabling of Saudi war crimes (challenged in Senate incl by Sen Schumer)
need to press our elected reps to stop US arming and enabling
ways to support and get involved

Talking Peace taping: Afghanistan Crisis
2021-12-08 19:20 - 20:30 | Facebook Livestream
Tune in to the WNYPC FB Live for a taping of Talking Peace you don’t want to miss!

Featuring the Afghanistan Crisis with Kathy Kelly, Ban Killer Drones, World Beyond War; Ladaisha Williams, a WNY Emerging Leader, doing Afghan refugee support through Urban League Young Professionals Program; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Human Rights & Peace Education Chair, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network.

Discussion: Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis – including direct experience of fall of Kabul, escape of Basir Bita, Afghan humanitarian and refugee; US role (20 years occupation, current freeze on Afghan money supply); ways to support and get involved, including both locally and generally; need to press our elected reps (Congress, President, Sec. Blinken) to free Afghan Central Bank’s funds; give humanitarian relief; reduce Pentagon budget

Please sign the #UnfreezeAfghanistan Code Pink Petition here: https://www.codepink.org/PAYAFGHANWOMEN

#ImmigrantRefugeeJustice #ResistMilitarism #EconomicJustice

Teach-In on NYS Right to Counsel, Good Cause Eviction, & the Tenant Dignity & Safe Housing Ac
2021-12-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Facebook Livestream
Syracuse Teach-In on Statewide Right to Counsel, Good Cause Eviction, and the Tenant Dignity and Safe Housing Act. Hosted by the Syracuse Tenants Union!

Via Facebook Live and Zoom. Once you RSVP, you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link and login information. Remember, you don’t need a Facebook account to join the livestream!

JFMF Organizing Committee Meeting
2021-12-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Join Justice for Migrant Families for its first organizing committee meeting, where they’ll discuss ongoing campaigns such as police non-collaboration, immigration legal aid, pathways to citizenship, language access, and more to gear up for 2022!
This team will focus on community education, relationship building, and developing leadership & organizing skills to build power locally to push for long term change!
Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The U.S., NATO & Russia: Arms Races, Confrontations & Common Security Alternatives
2021-12-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Featuring Alexey Gromyko (Russian Academy of Sciences), Kate Hudson (British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament), and Daryl Kimball (U.S. Arms Control Association). Initiated by the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, Co-sponsored by the International Peace Bureau, the Campaign for nuclear Disarmament, Peace Action, Massachusetts Peace Action and Kansas City Peaceworks. REGISTER HERE.

Parole Justice New Member Training
2021-12-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Join the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice! This training is for anyone and everyone who wants to get involved in their campaign. It’s specifically for individuals who aren’t yet involved but want to be, including those whose doors were knocked, members/volunteers of organizations, etc.

Roses to Missions II Meeting
2021-12-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom Meeting, NY
New Yorkers are meeting to discuss plans for January 2022 for TPNW’s first anniversary and NPT Review Conference in NYC. No registration. Join Zoom meeting with this LINK. Convened by Manhattan Project for a Nuclear Free World and PANYS. Contact info@panys.org for more information

NYIC Buffalo: Legislative Breakfast
2021-12-07 08:30 - 11:00 | Tewksbury Lodge, 249 Ohio St, Buffalo, NY, 14204, United States
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from NYIC members and our legislative champions on how we are working together for legislative wins immigrant communities in the State and in Erie County. Join us for breakfast, panel discussion, and messages from our local elected leaders on the state of immigration in Western New York.
Vaccination is required and space is limited.

Christmas Concert - Nan Hoffman & Friends
2021-12-05 14:00 - 15:30 | NY
Please join Riverside Salem for a Christmas concert with Nan Hoffman and friends, to take place at Island Presbyterian Church, 1822 Huth Rd, Grand Island. Masks required; vaccination preferred.

Environmental Justice Taskforce / WNY Drilling Defense Meeting
2021-12-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
This month’s topic: Winter Weather Prognostications by Jack Kanack, CEO of Weather Medic. Weather expert Jack Kanack will present his thoughts about the severity of the upcoming winter season, and the role of teleconnections play in influencing our weather.

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AAPF Webinar: When Pandemics Don't End
2021-12-01 20:00 - 21:30 | Zoom Meeting, NY
This World AIDS Day, the African American Policy Forum, together with the Williams Institute at UCLA will bring leading thinkers and advocates from the HIV/AIDS community—both within the United States and beyond—to discuss the perilous intersection of criminalization and HIV. AAPF’s Senior Research Fellow Kevin Minofu will moderate the conversation; he will be joined by Nathan Cisneros from the Williams Institute at UCLA, Senator Dallas Harris from Nevada, Eric Paulk from Georgia Equality, Diana Oliva from Gilead, Sibusisiwe Ndlela from Section 27 South Africa, Toni Newman from the Black AIDS Institute, and Michaela Clayton from the AIDS & Rights Alliance for Southern Africa.
As we reflect on 40 years of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, in a world now struggling with a new pandemic and public health crisis fueled by racial and social disparities, this installment of Under the Blacklight will highlight both the urgent political imperatives and lay out organizing strategies to help to at last bring about a world where we treat HIV as a public health issue and not a crime.
Registration and more information here.
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Since it first emerged in the early 1980s, the HIV-AIDS pandemic has claimed an estimated death toll of more than 40 million. Advances in treatment have meant that a positive HIV diagnosis no longer automatically translates into a death sentence, but thanks to disparities in health care access around the globe, AIDS has claimed another estimated 680,000 lives, with nearly 20,000 HIV/AIDS related deaths in the United States alone. Transmission rates likewise remain high, with 1.5 million people contracting HIV virus last year.
Alongside this medical crisis is a sociopolitical one: World leaders have reached for draconian forms of carceral and criminal enforcement in a misguided effort to stigmatize and lock up people living with HIV. As is the general pattern with incarcerations fed by moral panics, these HIV crackdowns disproportionately harm Black, brown, LGBT and sex worker communities. And on their own terms, these efforts have been shown again and again to be policy failures, stigmatizing individual behavior and fueling secrecy— i.e., the very conditions that permitted the HIV/AIDS pandemic to take broad hold in the first place.

ROCLA & LASC: Central America’s Forgotten History
2021-12-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting, NY
Join ROCLA & LASC for Central America’s Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence and the Roots of Migration – a discussion with Aviva Chomsky. Join ROCLA’s mailing list here to be sent the Zoom details.

Aviva Chomsky has published numerous books on Latin American history, labor and migration, co-edited several anthologies, and has been active in Latin American solidarity and immigrants’ rights movements for several decades. Her most recent works include Central America’s Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration (2021); and Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal (2014; Mexican edition, 2014).
Her next book, “Is Science Enough? Forty Critical Questions about Climate Justice” is due out in 2022.

Unfrack NYS Homes and Buildings Town Hall
2021-12-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom Meeting, NY
NY has set important goals to lead the way on climate. Now we need to be sure real action happens to get off fossil fuels. Please join us for this exciting event to learn what’s happening and how you can help!

Renewable Heat Now is a coalition of groups from across NYS working to electrify our homes and buildings.

The Renewable Heat Now Campaign is organizing to win funding, legislation and policies that will get fossil fuels out of our buildings affordably and equitably. Join us to hear about the RHN legislative and policy package that Governor Hochul and the New York Legislature must pass in 2022. If you missed the Town Hall in November, here is another opportunity to learn how you can get involved in the movement for renewable heat. Join us to learn how we will organize and build our power to win!
