{"id":193,"date":"2026-05-02T12:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=193"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:26:33","slug":"western-new-york-womens-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/index.php\/event\/western-new-york-womens-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Western New York Women’s March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Women’s March for Buffalo\/WNY will feature local women speaking about Rights and Justice Grassroots Actions. Jill the Turtle Mama Clause, Tuscarora<\/strong>, will open with a Gnonyoh from the Haudenosaunee tradition, and Vicki Ross<\/strong> will offer a Land and Enslaved People’s acknowledgement, as well as remembering the horrific 5\/14 Massacre and current illegal heinous treatment of immigrants.<\/p>\n

She’ll be followed by Holly Park<\/strong>, Rainbow Collective of WNY<\/strong><\/span><\/a>; Faustenia Morrow<\/strong>, of the Monarch of Infinite Possibilities<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, addressing Environmental Issues in the community. Crisis Services<\/strong><\/span><\/a> will have a representative speaking on sexual violence against women. Mimi<\/strong> with WNY Bridge Brigade<\/strong><\/span><\/a> will also speak, as will Donna Robinson<\/strong> of NYS Jails Justice Network<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

We’ll march silently down Court Street to Lafayette Square, where vocalist Lynntresa Atkinson<\/strong> and the Phenomenal Ladies of Rhythm<\/strong> will perform. Singing Resistance<\/strong><\/span><\/a> will lead us back to Niagara Square in song, where the musical artist songstress Fragrance of Yah<\/strong><\/span><\/a> will perform. Fragrance of Yah Stanfield and her daughter survived the May 14 Massacre. She will close us out in song!<\/p>\n

THANK YOU<\/strong> to our co-sponsors:<\/p>\n