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  • Kwanzaa Celebration (Niagara Falls)

    Packard Court Community Center 4300 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY, United States

    Featuring family-friendly activities: Award-winning storyteller, Karima Amin African drumming and dance by Youssou Lo Violinists, Vibrant Strings authentic African cuisine Kwanzaa marketplace basket auction and raffles fresh produce bags free health screenings Vendors/Orgs can register at forms.gle/8xbRFdCtqWr3Fuc6 Hosted by the Niagara Falls Housing Authority and Independent Health Foundation.

  • Talking Peace Radio taping

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    Show 1 @ 7:15pm: National Base-building. Featuring Christian Parra, national organizer, trainer, and relationship-builder for People's Action; with Victory Ross, WNYPC Board Chair. We'll explore base-building and movement-building from local, regional, national, and international perspectives.   Show 2 @8:30pm: Workers United! Featuring Brian Murray, a lead organizer for SB Workers United, also working with other […]

  • MLK National Day of Service

    Martin Luther King Jr. Park Fillmore Avenue and Best Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

    Rescheduled from 1/15. At Moselle Street (between E. Ferry St. and Genesee St.) + MLK Park. Bring "you", and a pair of (reliable) work gloves, and everyone else you can locate who is also looking to "get involved" in celebrating Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, as well as help to "build Community", in […]

  • Mutual Aid & Emergency Preparedness – Initial Response Training

    Trinity Church 371 Delaware Ave - Marfield Room, Buffalo , NY, United States

    Join Clean Air Coalition WNY for a free afternoon training on building mutual aid networks and for an emergency preparedness medical training from Erie County Department of Health. Participants will receive training on Stop the Bleed, Hands-only CPR, and administering Narcan, and will also receive an emergency car kit. Lunch and childcare included, and translation […]

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  • There are Stories to Tell: WUFO 1080 Radio Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement

    Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United States

    Join Sheila L. Brown, owner of WUFO Radio Station, and Lee Pettigrew, long-time WUFO MIX1080 AM and POWER 96.5 DJ, Lee Pettigrew, as they share the history relating to WUFO Radio Station and the Civil Rights Movement.   The Black History Month Talks take place on Tuesdays from 6 - 7 PM  at the Frank […]

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  • Talking Peace Radio taping: Racism in the Buffalo Police Dept (BPD)

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    Featuring Brandon Hawkins and KateLynn Bolden, BPD Behavioral Health Team; and Erica Seymour, mental health professional - all of whom are co-plaintiffs in a suit against the BPD for its racist actions, unsafe workplace, and unlawful harassment. Hosts are WNYPC Executive Director, Deidra EmEl; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Board Chair.   We'll hear more about […]

  • Bistro Bookers: “City of My Heart: Buffalo, 1967-2020”

    Amherst Senior Center Amherst Senior Center, Amherst, NY, 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 […]

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  • There are Stories to Tell: Colored Musicians Club & Museum – Preserving, Presenting & Promoting the legacy of African American Music in Buffalo since 1917

    Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 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 […]

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  • War on Yemen Day of Action

    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 […]

  • Buffalo Town Hall on Public Safety

    Northland Workforce Training Center 683 Northland Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 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.

  • Music for Migrant Families

    Fitz Books & Waffles 1462 Main St., Buffalo, NY, 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.

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  • Deadline to apply for IFCO’s 33rd Friendship Caravan to Cuba

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    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 […]