{"id":212,"date":"2026-05-02T13:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=212"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:49:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:49:47","slug":"save-the-date-wny-peace-centers-59th-annual-dinner","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/index.php\/event\/save-the-date-wny-peace-centers-59th-annual-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"WNY Peace Center’s 59th Annual Dinner – TICKETS NOW ON SALE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join us for our 59th annual dinner, <\/strong>featuring community,
\nawards ceremony, music, basket raffles, and our Keynote Speaker!<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Saturday, October 3, 2026, 5-9PM<\/strong>
\nThe Foundry Suites, Buffalo, NY<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available.<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n

Contact <\/em>office@wnypeace.org<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a> with any questions or concerns!<\/em><\/p>\n


\nCOMING TOGETHER FOR CIVIL RESISTANCE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Featuring Keynote Speaker <\/strong>Frida Berrigan<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
\nPeace Activist & Author<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Frida Berrigan lives in New London, CT with her husband and three kids. She is an urban farmer and community activist, organizing around affordable home ownership with the Southeastern Connecticut Community Land Trust<\/a>, and against the ever stretching shadow of militarism with the Connecticut Committee on Nuclear Prohibition. She serves on the board of Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center in PA and organizes locally with the People’s Budget Coalition. She writes periodically for WagingNonviolence<\/a>, TomDispatch.Com<\/a> and In These Times<\/a>, and is the author of the 2015 book “It Runs In The Family: On Being Raised By Radicals And Growing Into Rebellious Motherhood”<\/a> (OR Books).<\/span><\/em>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nPlease join us in celebrating this year’s award winners:<\/strong><\/h3>\n


\nLifetime Achievement Award<\/em>
\nCarol Speser<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nStellar Media Award<\/em>
\n\"\"<\/h4>\n


\nThank you to our generous supporters:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Robert Karp Homes<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n


\nAdam Bojak for Assembly District #149<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

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French Girl Boutique<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n


\nChayban’s Tailor & Dry Cleaning<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

RECORDS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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