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  • LASC Peace Coffeehouse: West Side Promise

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    Canisius College-Science Hall 2001 Main St., Buffalo, United States

    Featuring Talia Rodriguez, JD - WNYPC Gender Justice Taskforce Chair and Associate Director, West Side Promise Neighborhood - on leadership development in Buffalo’s Latinx and immigrant populations. Please note, LASC Peace Coffeehouses are in person with social distancing and masks required.

    Free

  • PeaceJam Buffalo 2022 begins!

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

    Welcoming youths from ages 8-14 years old to learn about social justice and leadership skills to create positive change in themselves, their communities, and the world! Learn about Nobel Peace Laureates Learn, lead, and share inspiration and talents Fulfill community service through the group's Service Learning Project Be part of a diverse group learning to […]

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  • Webinar: Does 1199SEIU’s Settlement for Home Care Workers Signal a Historic High or Historic Low in Today’s Labor and Feminist Movements?

    Zoom Meeting NY

    k before International Working Women's Day, 1199SEIU, one of the country's largest unions fighting for racial equality, announced "historic" settlement for their home care workers, many of whom worked many years of 24-hour shifts and were cheated of their pay. Though bringing $30 million to 120,000 workers, the settlement actually lets employers get away with […]

  • Webinar: May Day International Brigade of Voluntary Work & Solidarity with Cuba

    Zoom Meeting NY

    Join us for a webinar to learn more about the May Day international brigade to Cuba, organized by Massachusetts Peace Action and July 26 Coalition. You will hear firsthand from Cuban youth and past Brigade leaders, learn about the victories of the revolution and impacts of the US Blockade, and learn how to join the […]

  • Talking Peace taping: Childcare Now!

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    Facebook Livestream

    With Vonetta Rhodes, WNY Childcare Action Team Leadership Representative, and mom; Maureen Milligan, Research Administrator at UB, Co-Chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee of her union (United University Professions); Deidra EmEl, WNYPC Executive Director, and mom; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator.   Discussion: Values we bring What are childcare needs? What's happening […]

  • Webinar: Global Solidarity with Women & Gender-Oppressed Workers

    Zoom Meeting NY

    The Women and Oppressed Gender Caucus of Workers World Party is proud to host the "Global Solidarity with Women and Gender Oppressed Workers" webinar. The panel, discussing struggles and how they relate to an anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist perspective, will include: Norma Pérez from A Call to Action on Puerto Rico and a former teacher Kisha James, […]

  • Remembering Daniel Prude: Community Gathering & Teach-in

    Zoom Meeting NY

    On March 23rd, 2020, Daniel Prude was killed by members of the Rochester Police Department while he was experiencing a mental health crisis. Following his murder, a movement was built to transform the way we support people experiencing mental health and substance use crises. Join the Prude family and community members from across the state […]

  • AAPF: Her Dream Deferred

    Zoom Meeting NY

    At the end of each March, in honor of Women's History Month and the UN’s International Decade for People of African Descent, AAPF hosts #HerDreamDeferred, a weeklong series of activities focused on elevating the crisis facing Black women and girls. ​ AAPF has hosted Her Dream Deferred to amplify the voices and narratives of Black […]

  • Voice Buffalo’s Live Free meeting

    Zoom Meeting NY

    During this meeting we will be saying see you later to our amazing Executive Director, Whitney Walker and have some major updates to share, including introducing our new organizer! We can't wait to see you then.

  • Becoming the Beloved Community: A Celebration of the Feast of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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    Buffalo History Museum 1 Museum Ct, Buffalo, NY, United States

    Panel discussion at the Buffalo History Museum with local community activists - including Vicki Ross and Heron Simmonds - reflecting on Dr. King's legacy and the road ahead. The "Feast of Dr. King" honors him as a pastor and as a martyr each year on the day of his assassination. This event, which will be […]

  • ROCLA-LASC: Honduras & US Imperialism Today

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    Zoom Meeting NY

    Jennifer Atlee – worked in Central America since 1984 in the areas of human rights, trauma and recovery and U.S.  policy with Witness for Peace, the Guatemalan Church in Exile, and Nicaraguan Ministry of Social Welfare, AFSC (Quakers), and the Quixote Center. She is the Coordinator of the Nicaragua – United States Friendship Office of the Americas and […]

  • Symposium: Today’s Socialism & Human Rights

    University at Buffalo 3441 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

    In the United States, the term “socialism” has been widely misunderstood and used to discredit even modest reforms.  This symposium will explore achievements and missteps in implementing socialism in China, India, Scandinavia, and Latin America.  It will weigh socialism’s value in addressing global challenges of climate change, economic inequality, and human rights abuses. Registration is […]

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