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  • LASC monthly planning meeting

    Zoom Meeting NY

    On Zoom - please email LASC task force chair Dr. Terry Bisson at bisson@canisius.edu for the link. Possible agenda items include: planning Chiapas LASC-ROCLA event, Jan.6, lead by Bill Jungels planning Bolivia LASC-ROCLA event, Feb. 3, lead by Bolivia Quaker Education Fund and Vickey Kaiser (Fredonia) investigating (with Roswell-Park) how to bring Cuba item before […]

  • LASC: Truth about Socialism in Latin America

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

    What is Socialism; how has it fared in Latin America? Open discussion with local experts, featuring: Dave Thomas, Canadian Cuban Friendship Association of Niagara, on Cuba's successes and challenges in defending its revolution; Dr. Arnold Matlin, Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace, on social welfare in Nicaragua, through Sandinista governments and US puppet governance; introduction by the […]

    Free

  • ROCLA/LASC: Mapudungun Ideologies in Chile

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    Zoom Meeting NY

    Mapudungun Ideologies in Chile: race, indigenousness, nation, and language Gabriel Alvarado is a linguist, lexicographer, translator, and educator based in Santiago, Chile. He holds a Masters degree in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Chile (2011), and a Doctorate in Latino, Latin American and Iberian Cultures from the City University of New York (2020). Dr. Alvarado’s […]

    Free

  • The Border Crossed Us: The Case for Opening the US-Mexico Border

    Zoom Meeting NY

    Join Haymarket Books for a discussion about how re-building the international labor movement requires solidarity with migrant workers and opening borders About this event Join Justin Akers Chacón, Yanny Guzmán, and Magally “Maga” Miranda Alcázar for a discussion about the history and function of the US-Mexico border, why we should fight to open it, and […]

    $25

  • Resistance Rooted in Love

    175 Rano St. 175 Rano St., Buffalo, NY, United States

    Resistance in the wake of Love: A conversation with Oscar Lopez Rivera. Please reserve your space now! Learn what people and organizations are doing about Puerto Rico's recovery, what Oscar Lopéz is doing, and how you can help! Watch this amazing promotional video El Batey put together! About this event Topics discussed: Recent examples of […]

    Free

  • LASC Peace Coffeehouse: Eco-Protectors Across the Americas

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

    October L.A.S.C. Peace Coffeehouse.  Join us the fourth Monday of each month, 7:00-9:00pm in the Canisius Collage Science Building at Main and Jefferson near the metro.  Free; masks required. Indigenous people and allies risk their lives daily to protect our environment. Join us in to commemorate the life and work of Berta Isabelle Cáceres Flores, […]

    Free

  • LASC Peace Coffeehouse: Border Justice Issues in WNY

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

    Panel discussion with Justice for Migrant Families on local immigration issues - highlighting the Batavia Detention Center, essential Farm Workers, & Dreamers. Co-Sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Immigrant & Refugee Justice taskforce of the WNYPC. This is the November L.A.S.C. Peace Coffeehouse.  Join us the fourth Monday of each month from […]

    Free

  • Webinar: The Complex Motivations & Costs of Central American Migration

    Zoom Meeting NY

    The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a virtual event for the launch of a new report from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), the WFP, and the Civic Data Design Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the factors that drive people in El Salvador, […]

    Free