{"id":707,"date":"2026-07-30T18:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/?page_id=707"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T23:48:57","slug":"wny-peace-centers-annual-dinner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/index.php\/wny-peace-centers-annual-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"WNY Peace Center’s Annual Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The WNY Peace Center’s Annual Dinner is both a community celebration as well as a fundraiser, and has sustained our grassroots organization for nearly six decades! Our 59th Annual Dinner took place on Saturday, October 3, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year’s theme was “Coming Together for Civil Resistanc<\/strong>e”, and we were honored to welcome peace author and activist Frida Berrigan<\/span><\/a><\/strong> as our keynote speaker! We were also thrilled to honor this year’s award winners: Carol Speser<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Lifetime Achievement Award<\/em>, and the Investigative Post<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Stellar Media Award<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Carol Speser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Keynote Speaker Frida Berrigan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stellar Media Award Winner – the staff of Investigative Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to our friend Marek <\/strong>of Picture Imperfect Photography<\/strong> [Flickr<\/a>\/Instagram<\/a>] for capturing a beautiful evening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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