2025 Igniting Hope - Community Day
2025-09-19 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Fillmore Avenue and Best Street, Buffalo, NY, United States
September 19th – Community Day

Martin Luther King Park, Buffalo, NY 14211
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

2025 Igniting Hope Conference
2025-09-20 08:30 - 16:30 | Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
September 20th – Igniting Hope Conference

Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences – 955 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14203
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Women In Black Vigil
2025-09-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Bidwell Park (at Elmwood Ave), Elmwood & Bidwell, Buffalo, United States
Join the Women in Black Vigil

Stand for peace, justice, and nonviolence every Saturday with Women in Black. We gather in vigil from 12–1 p.m. at Elmwood Avenue & Bidwell Parkway in Bidwell Park.

All are welcome. You don’t have to be a woman and you don’t have to wear black, just bring your presence in solidarity.

Event Details:

When: Every Saturday
Time: Noon – 1 PM
Where: Elmwood Avenue & Bidwell Parkway in Bidwell Park

Medical Training - Stop the Bleed
2025-09-22 18:30 - 20:00 | WNYCOSH, TriMain Bldg, 2495 Main Street #438, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
WNYcosh, the WNY Peace Center, and PTTPNY are holding medical trainings to prepare people to address common medical situations and provide care.
All trainings are at WNYCOSH, in the Tri-main Center, 2495 Main St # 438, Buffalo, NY 14214
Our offerings include:
First Aid Training – Learn how to recognize symptoms, provide the appropriate initial care, and understand when to call for emergency services
CPR – Learn how to recognize and respond to emergencies, including performing high-quality CPR and using an AED.
Stop the Bleed – Control and reduce bleeding in emergencies, with certification from https://www.stopthebleed.org/
SIGN UP FOR TRAINING HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRzG7NIw72UBGJzdzu_cxeS9G-u4NZ7HknNZnZ5lUHTQocQg/viewform
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Protest Safety Training
2025-09-25 18:00 - 20:00 | WNY Peace Center, 1272 Delaware Avenue (Carriage House), Buffalo, NY, 14209, United States
This form is for de-escalation training, for events held by WNY Peace Center and Power to the People NY. This will prepare you for protest marshalling / peacekeeping for our events, as well as others.

In-person trainings will be at 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209 at the Peace Center

**Session 1:** Thursday, Sept 11th, 6-8pm
**Session 2:** Thursday, Sept 25th, 6-8pm

https://www.wnypeace.org/
https://pttpny.com/

SIGN UP HERE FOR TRAINING: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN8iZ4rx2eg60wNd9d0DarZNbmJJTo6BRE1-wcp3uAtZtpgw/viewform

It Is Up To Us (Sneak Preview) - Documentary Film by Stephen Henderson and Stephen Rosenthal
2025-09-27 11:30 | North Park Theatre, 1428 Hertel Avenu, Buffalo, NY, 14216, United States
Join us as we support Stephen Henderson and Stephen Rosenthal for a sneak preview of their new documentary film It Is Up To Us which focuses on the brief history of racism in America, with the hope of promoting equity on September 27th at 11:30 am at North Park Theater.
Call (716) 836-7411 for tickets!

Medical Training - CPR + Stop the Bleed
2025-09-28 10:30 - 13:30 | WNYCOSH, TriMain Bldg, 2495 Main Street #438, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States

I.C.E. & Courts: LASC coffeehouse
2025-09-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Canisius University-Science Hall, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14208, United States
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 parking along Main, north of Delavan
The art is a sketch from theadvocatesforhumanrights.org
Julie Kruger, Esq. is a Buffalo, New York native and has been an immigration attorney for over 14 years. She received a Bachelor of Arts – All-College Honors, Cum Laude from Canisius College in 1999 and a Juris Doctor, Cum Laude degree in 2009 from the SUNY at Buffalo Law School. Julie spent a semester abroad at the University of Oviedo in Oviedo, Spain, and is proficient in Spanish. Ms. Kruger has extensive experience in all aspects of immigration law. Before attending law school, Julie worked in politics and government, including for Congressmen Brian Higgins in his government and campaign offices and on many state and local political campaigns. She is admitted to practice in the courts of New York State and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Julie is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Upstate NY Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Erie County Bar Association.t

Humanities, Education, and Democracy: A Conversation
2025-10-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Canisius U. Montante Cultural Center, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14208, United States
“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, democracy, and peace.

Solidarity Rally for Gaza
2025-10-03 15:30 - 17:30 | Niagara Square, Delaware Ave and Court St, Buffalo , NY, 14202, United States
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 people of Gaza, and stand in solidarity with all those affected by war and occupation.
Event Details:

When: October 3rd, 2025

Time: 3:30 PM

Where: Niagara Square

How To: Democracy
2025-10-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Bidwell Park (at Elmwood Ave), Elmwood & Bidwell, Buffalo, United States
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
2025-10-06 17:00 - 18:00
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 returned from the border service immersion trip there. The panel will discuss the political context of the borderlands, the realities of migrants, and what we can do within our own communities to accompany them.
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No Kings 2.0
2025-10-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Niagara Square, Delaware Ave and Court St, Buffalo , NY, 14202, United States
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 this corruption and abuse of power—it’s in our DNA as a country.

"Talks with Tammy" Environmental Justice discussion every other Tuesday
2025-10-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Panera Bread, 1747 Sheridan Dr. Tonawanda, NY, 1747 Sheridan Dr., Tonawanda, NY, 14223, United States
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

WNY Peace Center Members' Night
2025-10-23 18:30 - 20:30 | WNY Peace Center, 1272 Delaware Avenue (Carriage House), Buffalo, NY, 14209, United States
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 sign up!

Event Details:
When: October 23rd, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: WNY Peace Center | 1272 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14209

I.C.E. & "war on terror" : LASC Coffeehouse
2025-10-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Canisius University-Science Hall, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14208, United States
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”, from her two stints as a legal observer
at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility to the present
illegal transfers of I.C.E. detainees to maximum
security prisons in El Salvador.
Oct.27, Mon. 7-9 pm,
Canisius University – Science Hall
convenient parking along Main, north of Delavan

ICE in Western NY, presented by Investigative Post
2025-11-05 19:00 | Unitarian Universalist Church of Bflo, 695 Elmwood (@Ferry), Buffalo, New York, 14222
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.

WNY Peace Center & Power to the People De-escalation Training
2025-11-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | WNY Peace Center, 1272 Delaware Avenue (Carriage House), Buffalo, NY, 14209, United States
This training will prepare you for protest marshalling/peacekeeping for our events, as well as others. We ask that all our volunteers take this course before attending other classes that we offer.

In-person trainings will be at 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209 at the WNY Peace Center – Carriage House.

https://pttpny.com/

**Please Download and Set Up Signal messaging app on your phone before attending a training**

RSVP for this or other future training dates here.

Screening of Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre (1974); a conversation with Geraldine Robinson, James Coughlin, & Brandon Schlia from the Justice for Geraldine & Martin Campaign
2025-11-07 18:30 - 21:30 | Squeaky Wheel, Tri-Main Center Suite 310, 2495 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, 2495 Main St., Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
Squeaky Wheel invites you to the second episode of Bit Depth, a new critical Squeaky variety show and event series! In Episode 2, Songs and Justice, we’ll be focusing on revolutionary figures, from Buffalo and beyond, whose impact has been felt in our community and across the world. The event will feature a screening of Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre (1974); a conversation with Geraldine Robinson, James Coughlin, and Brandon Schlia from the Justice for Geraldine and Martin Campaign; and a screening of John Akomfrah’s Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1995), introduced by Donte McFadden. All of this will be accompanied by a delicious spread (including vegan and gluten free options) by celebrated chef Kevin Thurston. Join us!
Bit Depth is Squeaky’s take on the Buffalo arts variety show. Each “episode” will feature a mix of films, artists, hackers, magicians, scientists, performances, mini-workshops, scholars and more, accompanied by a special spread of food by local celebrity chefs. Inspired in equal part by events such as Just Buffalo’s Big Night, Hallwalls’ Art+Science Cabaret, and Arika’s Episodes, Bit Depth are one-of-a-kind evenings featuring luminaries and rarities from around the world in critical and joyous engagement with media art in all that it can entail.
Tickets are $15. Get them at squeaky.org/event/bit-depth-episode-2-songs-and-justice/
Attendees: Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main Center after 7:30 pm. Squeaky Wheel is located in Suite 310 of Tri-Main Center. Take the elevator to the third floor, and head left. Click here to see parking, transportation, and accessibility information. Food will feature vegetarian and gluten free options. The program will be in three parts, with short breaks in between.

Western New York Peace Center's 58th Annual Dinner
2025-11-10 17:30 - 21:00 | Buffalo Convention Center, 153 Franklin St., Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
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Please join the Western New York Peace Center at our 58th Annual Dinner
“Defending Democracy: Demanding Our Rights Together”
Please join us for a social hour, music, basket raffles, dinner, and a panel discussion featuring:

Craig G. Mokhiber, International Human Rights Lawyer and Activist. Craig Mokhiber is an American human rights lawyer who served over three decades with the United Nations, including as Director of the New York Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Since joining the UN in 1992, he worked in conflict and crisis zones such as Gaza and Afghanistan, advocating for international law and accountability. Widely recognized for his principled stance, Mokhiber has been a strong voice for justice, equality, and the protection of human rights worldwide.
Franchelle C.H. Parker, Founder and Executive Director, Open Buffalo. Franchelle Parker is the founder and Executive Director of Open Buffalo, a civic organization dedicated to advancing racial, economic, and ecological justice in Buffalo, New York. She has led numerous grassroots campaigns, trained hundreds of community leaders, and advocates at the intersection of systemic racism and climate equity.
Dr. Shannon Seneca, Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies, University at Buffalo. Dr. Shannon Seneca is a Haudenosaunee environmental engineer and Assistant Professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University at Buffalo. She was the first Native American woman to earn a PhD in engineering from UB and has extensive experience in groundwater remediation, environmental health, and Indigenous-led research.
Dr. Shyam Sriram, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Refugee Resettlement, Canisius University. Dr. Shyam K. Sriram is an assistant professor of political science at Canisius University, where he directs the Political Science Program and serves as faculty advisor for student civic engagement initiatives. He specializes in refugee resettlement, American politics, and religion and politics, combining scholarship with praxis through courses that integrate community-based work.

Tickets
Make your payment for our upcoming membership year at the same time and sustain our work!

Dinner Ticket – $100
Dinner + Membership – $135
Student/Limited Income Tickets – $65
Table for ten – $900
Organizational table (includes dinner for one organizational representative) – $125

You will receive an emailed receipt and ticket with a QR code.
Click here to purchase your tickets!
Membership
If you are unable to attend the dinner, to purchase a membership only,

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Complete your payment online!

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Armistice Day Remembrance with Veterans for Peace Buffalo Chapter
2025-11-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Buffalo Naval Park, 1 Naval, Marina Park S, Buffalo, NY 14202, 1 Naval Marina Park S, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Each year, Veterans for Peace chapters across the nation meet in major cities to celebrate and remember the original Armistice Day as was done at the end of World War I, when the world came together in realization that war is so horrible we must end it now. Fighting ceased in the “war to end all wars” on the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Join the Buffalo Chapter at the Buffalo Naval Park (in front of the large anchor installation) at 10:30AM. Learn more here: www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/armistice-day

Transgender Day of Remembrance with the Rainbow Collective of WNY, GLYS, and the Pride Center of WNY
2025-11-21 18:45 - 20:30 | RSVP to receive the location.
Time & Location

Nov 21, 2025, 6:45 PM – 8:30 PM
Location TBA

About the Event

Please join us for the Transgender Day of Remembrance with the Rainbow Collective of WNY, GLYS, and the Pride Center of WNY. We will host a ceremony and close with a healing meditation. An open discussion will follow. For everyone’s safety, please RSVP with your preferred name at the link by November 16 and the location in the Village of Hamburg will be disclosed to all who RSVP about 24-hours prior to the event. The doors will open at 6:45 pm where we will check you in by your registered name. Doors will close once the ceremony begins at about 7:10 pm. We hope to see you there.

RSVP here.

Celebrate Ms. Geraldine's Birthday with the Justice For Geraldine & Martin Campaign
2025-11-23 14:00 - 17:00 | Parker’s Place, 1339 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, 1339 Jefferson Ave., Buffalo, NY, 14208, United States
Save the date and join us to celebrate Ms. Geraldine’s birthday, on Sunday, November 23rd, from 2 to 5PM at Parker’s Place, 1339 Jefferson Ave. We will be having food and refreshments for attendees, and will be discussing and seeking community input for our mural.
Learn more about Ms. Geraldine and the work to exonerate her and Martin Sostre here.

Covering Community Response To I. C. E. Nationwide: LASC Coffeehouse
2025-11-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Canisius University-Science Hall, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14208, United States
NOVEMBER PEACE COFFEEHOUSE: Covering Community Response To I. C. E. Nationwide.
Monday November 24, 2025 7-9 pm
Canisius University Science Hall,
convenient parking lot and along Main, north of Delavan
Speaker: Derek Seidman, WNY writer, researcher and historian, and regular contributor
with Truthout, independent reporting and commentary truthout.org

Celebration of Life for Our Friend Chuck Culhane
2025-12-07 13:00 - 15:00 | PUSH Buffalo, 429 Plymouth Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14213, United States
