Livestreamed. Join us for a night of song, dance, storytelling, and community—all from the comfort of your couch—while supporting Jericho Road’s lifesaving global health programs. Attendance is free (and free will donation welcome!) Help Jericho Road raise critical funds for their great global health programs in Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nepal.
Register at bit.ly/jrbtg21.
Please note that the Women’s March event scheduled for Saturday is being transformed – please use that time to support our Burmese sisters and brothers as they protest and rally against the violence going on in their country.
10:00 am – 12:00 pm at Bidwell and Elmwood
Meanwhile, please support other Women and Women’s Events here, join our Gender Justice Taskforce by contacting Chair Talia Rodriguez (Rodriguez, Talia E <gender@wnypeace.org>), or join us at our next Gender Justice Taskforce meeting on April 10th.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as events are moved, changed, or canceled. Please keep up to date on events via our website or social media platforms!
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Peace, thanks, solidarity, and yes – love!
On WBNY 91.3 FM (or streaming online at wbny.buffalostate.edu). Talking Peace, WNYPC‘S weekly radio show, has new episodes! From 1-3 PM on Mondays, tune in for insights on peace and justice. At the moment, the show is being pre-recorded (so graciously by Think Twice Studios!). Hosted by Vicki Ross, WNYPC Executive Director.
- 1st hour: Dr. Rolanda Ward, Director, Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Race, Equity, and Mission; Social Work Prof @ Niagara Univ.; Melissa M. Costa, LICSW, Children, Youth & Families Case Manager Supervisor, Department of Mental Health, New Bedford, MA
- on COVID from a Social Work Perspective: Dangers to health; risk and result disparities, reflecting those commonly already in place – racial, economic, marginalized communities; disparities now exacerbated by the COVID, including foregoing as well as essential workers; increased protection also consistently going to those already privileged; special stress on children and families in formative times; difficulty in accessing services (along same disparity lines). Economic catastrophes for those already financially strapped; resources available for children and families; need for determined social justice advocacy and solidarity.
- 2nd hour: Dr. Mike Niman, Media Studies Prof, SUNY Buffalo State; author; syndicated columnist
- on COVID vaccines distribution impeded by intellectual property issues, as for-profit corporations take the final steps on top of the bulk of the research already done and publicly funded; misinformation and COVID exhaustion has fed the current spiral, which needs serious public discipline to mitigate current large increase in infections; overwhelming of lean medical/hospital systems, downsized for profitability (thus not available when suddenly needed); huge increases in rural areas/middle of country not previously affected; civil disobedience of Trump-ite electeds/govt officials, against the law, but also immoral and unethical (where we are used to civil disobedience in pursuit of moral and ethical high road); applicability of RICO statutes to the conspiracy and illegality of the efforts: they are both organized and criminal (election interference).
