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  • Wednesday, June 25, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting,  Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:00 PM. Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.  This is an open meeting of regional progressive organizers who are committed to setting aside differences and working together on projects of common interest.  The group has organized successful collaborative anti-war rallies, major bus trips for out of town demonstrations, mini activist fairs, presentations and discussions and, most recently, the Faces of Iraq Traveling Exhibition and receptions at the CEPA Gallery.  In addition to such collective projects, our members maintain regional calendars and discussion lists, provide logistic support for local progressive rallies and continue to develop the WNY Progressive Directory -- individual initiatives in the name of our common progressive interests.  Our general interest is in fostering collaboration for greater effectiveness in the progressive community of Western New York.  If you're an active progressive organizer and are willing to leave ideology and dogma at the door, please feel free to join us.  We find strength not just in numbers but also in good company and solidarity. Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • Tuesday, June 24, Buffalo,  Planning Meeting for Columbus Day 2003 Conference on Empire, 1092 Main Street, 8:00 PM.   Contact Khalil Nieves lnieves@acsu.buffalo.edu for more information.

  • Tuesday, June 24, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - for the next five weeks, from 6/24-7/22, the Tuesday evening A.N.S.W.E.R. meetings will be adjourned so that participants can attend the Empire: Nation State, Capitalist Economy and White Supremacy video discussion series at 6:00 PM at United Neighborhoods, 1092 Main Street (between North & Summer Streets), Buffalo.  See the announcement or call the A.N.S.W.E.R  office at 604-9515 for more details. 

  • Tuesday, June 24, Buffalo, Empire: Nation State, Capitalist Economy and White Supremacy - open to all, 6:00 PM - United Neighborhoods, 1092 Main Street (between North & Summer Streets), Buffalo. (716) 882-7814.  A video discussion series examining US foreign policy to help us connect the African American struggles to the antiwar and Global Justice Movement struggles, and to develop alliances to stop this continuing war against humanity.  For more information, see the discussion series announcement or contact: Kahlil Nieves  lnieves@buffalo.edu (716) 645-2082, ext 1134.  

  • Monday, June 23, Buffalo,  UB Faculty/Staff for Peace discussion and organizing meeting, 4:30 PM at room 209 The Commons, at the Newman Center, across from the Student Union, UB Amherst Campus.  Contact Hank Bromley, Robert Dentan, Bill Wachob or Jim Whitlock for more information.

  • Tuesday, June 24, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - [regular meeting cancelled from 6/24 through 7/22] - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details. 

  • Sunday, June 22, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , Bear witness for peace, enjoy solidarity and good music, speak-out or read a poem in a family-friendly setting.  Say yes to peace -- and no to war, violence and military occupation everywhere.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system is available for speakers, musicians, poets and CD's.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • Saturday, June 21, Buffalo,  LASC - Caravan to Cuba - Humanitarian Aid Fund-Raiser & Dance Party - La Luna, 52 W. Chippewa Street, 7:00-9:30 PM, $10 suggested donation but anything will help.  Come join us for live music and dancing to support the Caravan to Cuba. The Caravan is delivering humanitarian supplies to Cuba and will challenge the unjust US trade embargo.  We need your help! It promises to be a lively evening for a good cause.  See the announcement for details.  Call the Peace Center at 894-2013 for more information.

  • Saturday, June 21, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  Women in Black Buffalo has a great new Web site -- make a point of visiting and book-marking it at: http://wibbuffalo.net/home/index.htm   The war in Iraq and Afghanistan are reported to be over, and the dopes in the White House are declaring victory, but we know better...  We continue to have upwards of 30 vigilers every Saturday from noon to 1P.  This reflects that people are well aware of the risks that remain as long as this administration is in office.  Please continue to stand with us in this environment when other citizens report dissent to the police.  That's the battle we must continue to wage!  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • Saturday, June 21, Buffalo,  Anti-Casino Rally  - Bidwell & Potomac (a half block north-east of the Women in Black Rally), 12:00-2:00 PM.  If you are opposed to a Casino being built and operating in our community for ANY REASON, please plan to attend.  One hour of your time can help prevent this illegal casino from being planted forever in Erie County. Speakers include: Shakoor Aljuwani, Stan Bretton, Sandra Carubba, Arthur Eve, John Lafalce, Elizabeth Licata, Jeremy Toth, and Joel Rose.   Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County (CACGEC) was formed by concerned Western New Yorkers united in the belief that casino gambling in the City of Buffalo poses a serious threat to our community. The miniscule amount of revenue that casinos might generate for the city would be far outweighed by the additional costs of law enforcement, fire protection and gaming-addiction treatment. Add to that the likelihood that casinos would drain scarce entertainment dollars from other area attractions, and it's easy to see why we think casino gambling is a bad bet for Buffalo.  For more information about the rally or about CACGEC,  contact Penny Wyatt at 885-3211 or Diane Persico at 885-4849.

  • Wednesday-Sunday, June 18-22, Buffalo,  Solar Splash 2003 - The World Championship of Solar Boating,  The 10th Annual "Solar Splash" research solar watercraft competition is coming back to Buffalo Delaware Park, Hoyt Lake,  for an unprecedented third year.  for more information including event schedule details, see the National site: http://www.solarsplash.com/wcssindex.html  Also see the Green Party of Erie County announcement at their Web site and an email announcement with and without a photo.  This should be a fun way to learn about, support and promote sustainable living.  For directions, see http://www.solarsplash.com/splash/buf_dir.html

  • Wednesday, June 18, Buffalo,  Buffalo Niagara Sustainability Council Meeting,  West Side Mennonite Church, 184 Barton St. Buffalo, 7:00 PM, free parking.  See the announcement text or the announcement email for agenda and contact information.

  • Tuesday, June 17, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details. 

  • Tuesday, June 17, Buffalo, Who Am I Afraid Of?  A Dialogue on Race, organized by Voice Buffalo, 6:30-9:30 PM, St. Joseph School, 3275 Main Street, Buffalo.  Contact Voice Buffalo for more information at 842-6571.   Also see: http://www.gamaliel.org/VOICE/VOICECalendar.htm

  • Monday, June 16, Buffalo,  Coalition for Economic Justice: Campaign for a Living Wage Call-in Day,  please Join the Coalition for Economic Justice in the Campaign for a  Living Wage!  We have scheduled a Call-in Day on three Mondays: May 19, June 2, and June 16 and need you to call each of the 13 Common Council Members to let him/her know that YOU support the new Living Wage legislation.  Also, the Common Council will be voting on this legislation as early as June 24th at their bi-weekly meeting.  Let's pack the Council Chambers on June 24th at 2PM, to show support for this effort.  Stay tuned also for more details about actions taking place on that day, or call CEJ at 892-5877.  Also see the call-to-action for background information and more details.  [For an excellent background rich-media experience, visit: http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour2.htm -- ed.]

  • Sunday, June 15, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , Bear witness for peace, enjoy solidarity and good music, speak-out or read a poem in a family-friendly setting.  Say yes to peace -- and no to war, violence and military occupation everywhere.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system will be part of the gathering and we expect musicians, poets and speakers to start turning up as the weather improves.  Those who enjoy the candlelight vigil component will simply arrive late or remain until an hour after darkness descends.  We already have visions of lawn chairs, barbecues and continuing friendly discussions.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • Sunday, June 15, Buffalo, Riverside-Salem UCC Annual Potluck Picnic & Bag Auction,  2:00-6:00 PM, at our Environmental Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, New York, come join us for a relaxed gathering celebrating Fathers' Day, the oncoming summer, good friends, good food, any music you bring, fun with the bag auction, walking the trail, the labyrinth, and activism for peace & justice.  For info or to donate items for auction: Marjorie (631-0760) or June (773-1426).  Directions:  I-190 to Grand Island, Exit 19, Whitehaven Road, West (turn left if coming from Buffalo) to West River Road (about 2.2 miles); right/North on West River road about .9 mile to #3449, a cottage in a wooded area;  park along roadside.   Email June Licence, jlicence@buffalo.edu or call 773-1426 for more information, additional directions, etc.

  • Saturday, June 14, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  Women in Black Buffalo has a great new Web site -- make a point of visiting and book-marking it at: http://wibbuffalo.net/home/index.htm   The war in Iraq and Afghanistan are reported to be over, and the dopes in the White House are declaring victory, but we know better...  We continue to have upwards of 30 vigilers every Saturday from noon to 1P.  This reflects that people are well aware of the risks that remain as long as this administration is in office.  Please continue to stand with us in this environment when other citizens report dissent to the police.  That's the battle we must continue to wage!  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • Saturday, June 14, Buffalo, Regional Summit with David Rusk, organized by Voice Buffalo in cooperation with the Burchfield-Penny Art Center and their Smart Growth Choices for Change Exhibition, Buffalo State College, Bulger Communication Center (North Room), registration at 8:30 AM, cost $15.00.  Contact Voice Buffalo for more information at 842-6571.  Also see: http://www.gamaliel.org/VOICE/VOICEsprawl.htm

  • Saturday-Sunday, June 14-15, Buffalo, 2003 Juneteenth Celebration, Martin Luther King, Jr. Park at Best Street, 11:00 AM-8:00 PM each day, free outdoors African-American festival celebrating the end of slavery. Come and enjoy Buffalo's African American culture featuring ethnic food, dance and music and more. Celebrate freedom in Frederick Law Olmsted's lovely Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. For more information call 1-866-885-BFLO.  The 28th Annual parade will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2003. The parade will move out at 11:00 AM SHARP from the corner of Genesee and Moselle Streets.  Also, watch a special broadcast of "Juneteenth: Striving for Freedom" Saturday, June 14th at 6:30am on WPXJ Pax51 (Adelphia Cable channel 18) and Sunday, June 15th at 7:30am on Channel 2.

  • Wednesday, June 11, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:30 PM. Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.  This is an open meeting of regional progressive organizers who are committed to setting aside differences and working together on projects of common interest.  The group has organized successful collaborative anti-war rallies, major bus trips for out of town demonstrations, mini activist fairs, presentations and discussions and, most recently, the Faces of Iraq Traveling Exhibition and receptions at the CEPA Gallery.  In addition to such collective projects, our members maintain regional calendars and discussion lists, provide logistic support for local progressive rallies and continue to develop the WNY Progressive Directory -- individual initiatives in the name of our common progressive interests.  Our general interest is in fostering collaboration for greater effectiveness in the progressive community of Western New York.  If you're an active progressive organizer and are willing to leave ideology and dogma at the door, please feel free to join us.  We find strength not just in numbers but also in good company and solidarity. Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • Tuesday, June 10, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - See 6/17 for normal meeting place and agenda, this week only: The regular A.N.S.W.E.R. Tuesday evening meeting IS GOING TO MOVE ITSELF TO THE PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FUTURE OF BUFFALO which is being held at 7pm at Canisius College's Koessler Center on Main St near Delavan.  Please come and speak your mind!  Cities all over the country are reeling from the loss of federal (and then state) funds since the endless war program has taken more and more away. We just can't stand by silently and watch our communities and schools be gutted like this.

  • Monday, June 9, Buffalo,  The Search for a Nonviolent Future - Borders Book Signing - Michael Nagler, at Borders at 7:00 PM on Monday evening June 9th here in Western New York.  Michael Nagler is author of Is There No Other Way? The Search for a Nonviolent Future. Widely published in both the fields of peace studies and ancient Indian scripture, Nagler's book draws on the work of Gandhi and shows how both groups and individuals can make changes to bring about nonviolence in our world. Last year it received the prestigious American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. The book describes both the theoretical underpinnings of nonviolence and historical incidents in which nonviolence has been used successfully. The last few chapters describe ways we can work for the nonviolent future we all seek. Can it be done? Nagler says yes, and shows us how it might occur.  .See announcement for details.

  • Sunday, June 8, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , Bear witness for peace, enjoy solidarity and good music, speak-out or read a poem in a family-friendly setting.  Say yes to peace -- and no to war, violence and military occupation everywhere.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system will be part of the gathering and we expect musicians, poets and speakers to start turning up as the weather improves.  Those who enjoy the candlelight vigil component will simply arrive late or remain until an hour after darkness descends.  We already have visions of lawn chairs, barbecues and continuing friendly discussions.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • Sunday, June 8, Buffalo, Race Unity Day Picnic, at Garrison Park, Williamsville, NY, 1:00-5:00 PM, One block South of Main St. on Garrison Road. Featuring Games, Music, Food, and Fun. Bring a dish to pass, a friend, and a spirit of love and fellowship.  See announcement for details and contact information.

  • Saturday, June 7, Buffalo, Bethesda, a new play at Rust Belt Books, 8:00 PM, a disturbing look at power and hope featuring Brian Lampkin.

  • Saturday, June 7, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • Saturday, June 7, Buffalo,  WNY Peace Center - Clean-up Work Day, at the WNY Peace Center, 2123 Bailey at the corner of Genessee in Buffalo, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.  The Peace Center is looking for volunteers to help in sprucing the place up a bit.  We're planning a day of gardening and miscellaneous chores, along with a nice pot luck lunch so we can have some fun at the same time.  We are in need of a wheel barrow and desperate for a lawn mower so if any one has one please contact the Peace Center at 894-2013.  See announcement for details.

  • Saturday, June 7, Buffalo,  New World Festival: A Celebration of Many Cultures, The West Side Community Collaborative invites you to come join us in a day of community celebration of the multicultural neighborhood that surrounds Connecticut Street.  10:00 AM to 4:00 PM  The Festival is located on Connecticut Street between 14th and Plymouth Streets.  THE NEW WORLD STREET MARKET PUSH CART KICK OFF which includes: Sudanese, Somalian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Italian and other ethnic foods, collectibles, ice cream, cookies, coffees and so much more...  THE GRAND OPENING OF: West Side Community Collaborative Resource Center, Daemen College, West Side Partnership Office, Dept. of  Justice Initiative - Weed and Seed West Side Site  LOTS OF FUN FOR FAMILIES, ADULTS AND CHILDREN: ¨ FACE PAINTING ¨ MURAL PAINTING ¨ CLOWNS ¨ BALLOONS ¨ ¨ BE A STAR STEPPING STONE PROJECT ¨ KIDS KRAFTS ¨ ¨ HOUSING FAIR ¨ BOOK FAIR ¨ ¨ LIVE MUSIC, DANCING AND STREET PERFORMERS ¨ ¨ DRESS OF YOUR CULTURAL HERITAGE IS ENCOURAGED ¨

  • Friday, June 6, Buffalo, Bethesda, a new play at Rust Belt Books, 8:00 PM, a disturbing look at power and hope featuring Brian Lampkin.

  • Friday-Saturday, June 6-7, Buffalo,  Alternatives to Violence Project - Basic Workshop for Facilitators, there will be an AVP Basic Workshop Friday, June 6, 5:30 - 9:30 PM and Saturday, June 7, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM.  Cost is $30 (includes Friday Supper and Saturday lunch). Place: St. Joseph University School, 3275 Main Street, (one block north of Winspear/ parking in rear) Registration deadline with $10.00 deposit is June 2. Please send Name, Address, day phone, eveing phone, and diet restrictions to Audrey Mang, 44 Hewitt Ave., Buffalo NY 14215.

  • Friday, June 6, Buffalo,  Critical Mass Bike Riders - Court Arraignment - 50 Delaware Avenue, second floor, Buffalo City Court Part II, Judge Carney - 9:30 AM.  An article and some slightly dated information is available at  http://buffalo.indymedia.org/  All those arrested will be charged at this time.  Please join them in solidarity if you can.  This will not be a demonstration but a quiet respectful showing of support that can only help.

  • Thursday, June 5, Buffalo, Critical Mass Bike Rides - Videos and Discussion - Squeaky Wheel at 8:00 PM. 175 Elmwood ave. Near North St.  There will be a video on the Critical Mass bike rides of San Francisco and some footage of Buffalo Critical Mass rides.  There will probably also be discussion afterwards on what else can be done to support the upcoming Critical Mass ride Friday, June 27th.  There may be a nominal fee for the screening of the video, but we are not sure. You can call the Squeaky Wheel for more info 884-7172.  If you've not yet heard about what happened at last Friday Night's Critical Mass bike ride, there's more info here: http://www.buffalo.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4048

  • Wednesday, June 4, Buffalo, Hoyt Town Meeting to Discuss Buffalo Fiscal Control Board - Assemblymember Sam Hoyt (D Buffalo, Grand Island) will hold a town meeting to discuss State Comptroller Alan Hevesis recommendation that a fiscal control board be created for the City of Buffalo. The town meeting will focus primarily on the composition, purpose, and powers of a control board for the city. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 4th at 7:00 pm in the auditorium of the Buckham Campus School on the Buffalo State College Campus.  See the announcement from Sam Hoyt for more complete details.  Also see the Buffalo News article: http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20030602/1011230.asp  and the Green Party of Erie County position statement.

  • Tuesday, June 3, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting.  This week's agenda includes: last Friday, the critical mass bike ride was stopped by police and many riders were abused and arrested, in an obviously racist way, including some very serious charges. we will have a presentation by a participant, and an update on the legal situation also; the other topic on Tuesday eve will be WEDNESDAY EVENING's public hearing to get people's input on the purpose, composition and powers of the proposed CITY FINANCIAL CONTROL BOARD. This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • Monday, June 2, Buffalo,  Coalition for Economic Justice: Campaign for a Living Wage Call-in Day,  please Join the Coalition for Economic Justice in the Campaign for a  Living Wage!  We have scheduled a Call-in Day on three Mondays: May 19, June 2, and June 16 and need you to call each of the 13 Common Council Members to let him/her know that YOU support the new Living Wage legislation.  Also, the Common Council will be voting on this legislation as early as June 24th at their bi-weekly meeting.  Let's pack the Council Chambers on June 24th at 2PM, to show support for this effort.  Stay tuned also for more details about actions taking place on that day, or call CEJ at 892-5877.  Also see the call-to-action for background information and more details.  [For an excellent background rich-media experience, visit: http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour2.htm -- ed.]

  • Sunday, June 1, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , Bear witness for peace, enjoy solidarity and good music, speak-out or read a poem in a family-friendly setting.  Say yes to peace -- and no to war, violence and military occupation everywhere.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system will be part of the gathering and we expect musicians, poets and speakers to start turning up as the weather improves.  Those who enjoy the candlelight vigil component will simply arrive late or remain until an hour after darkness descends.  We already have visions of lawn chairs, barbecues and continuing friendly discussions.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • Sunday, June 1, Buffalo, Access Community Project - June Kick-off Party for Regional Activists, 3180 Main St., 2:00-5:00 PM.  The Access Community Project brings together community meeting space, convergence space, and technology resources to facilitate the development of grassroots structures.  Our June kick-off is Sunday, June 1st from 2pm to 5pm and we hope to see you all there. It's going to be a kick-off party to let everyone meet different groups that are involved in Access, meet fellow activists like yourselves, and listen to discussions on their current campaigns. There may or may not be live music (fingers crossed), but you'll have to show up to find out.  See http://www.accesscommunity.net/ and/or contact Loren Sonnenberg, Josh Berkow or Crystal Dunning at accesscommunity@hotmail.com

  • Saturday, May 31, Buffalo, Bethesda, a new play at Rust Belt Books, 8:00 PM, a disturbing look at power and hope featuring Brian Lampkin.

  • Saturday, May 31, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • Saturday, May 31, Rochester, Test the Regents, Teachers Forum, School Without Walls, 480 Broadway, 10:00 AM.  Come see what high-stakes standardized tests are all about. We invite you to take the New York State Regents Exam of your choice.  There will also be groups present with information on high stakes testing and alternative education.  Call (585) 732-9067 or visit www.schoolboardforkids.org for information.  Sponsored by the Coalition for Common Sense in Education and Greens for Education Reform.  See announcement for complete details.  Also see the Teachers Forum site at: http://www.geocities.com/teachersforum/

  • Friday, May 30, Buffalo, Bethesda, a new play at Rust Belt Books, 8:00 PM, a disturbing look at power and hope featuring Brian Lampkin.

  • Friday, May 30, Rochester, Teachers Forum, bi-weekly forum, 5:00 PM, at St. Joe's (402 South Avenue).  Read reports of the last meeting, and the first meeting: http://www.geocities.com/teachersforum/update/030516.htm and http://www.geocities.com/teachersforum/update/030519.htm#3   See announcement for details and contact information.  Also see the Teachers Forum site at: http://www.geocities.com/teachersforum/

  • Wednesday, May 28, Buffalo, Alt Press Fundraiser- Alt Press will have a fundraiser at 5:30 PM, at The New Ice Palace, 318 Pearl St. (across from the Hyatt).  Please come.  Tickets cost $10 each, and you'll be able to enjoy an hour and a half of open bar.  Also, door prizes will be given out.

  • Tuesday, May 27, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - Special Topic: A report back on The A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition National Conference Against War, Colonial Occupation & Imperialism in NYC last weekend.   We will discuss the ANSWER Action Plan for the upcoming months and how we in Buffalo and Western New York can participate in both local and national efforts to stop the assault against not only those abroad but also here at home.  See announcement for more details.  Open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • Sunday, May 25, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , Bear witness for peace, enjoy solidarity and good music, speak-out or read a poem in a family-friendly setting.  Say yes to peace -- and no to war, violence and military occupation everywhere.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system will be part of the gathering and we expect musicians, poets and speakers to start turning up as the weather improves.  Those who enjoy the candlelight vigil component will simply arrive late or remain until an hour after darkness descends.  We already have visions of lawn chairs, barbecues and continuing friendly discussions.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • Saturday, May 24, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally, Demonstration, Solidarity, Bearing Witness, Speaking-Out, and Flyering, at 1:30 PM following the Women in Black silent vigil at Bidwell and Elmwood.  [CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE]

  • Saturday, May 24, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • Friday, May 23, Buffalo, NOW with Bill Moyers: Media Consolidation & The FCC, from TruthOut, Friday 23 May 2003 at 9:00 PM  (check local listings at www.pbs.org)  In just ten days on June 2, the Federal Communications Commission will announce whether it's going to allow big media to get even bigger. If Washington gives the media conglomerates a free pass to let the marketplace rule, it may be at the expense of a key element of American democracy -- the ability of journalists to be independent. But if so much is at stake, why do many believe the result of the FCC vote is a foregone conclusion? On Friday, May 23, 2003 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), NOW with Bill Moyers goes inside the lobbying effort by the media industry to influence FCC officials. The segment spotlights a Center for Public Integrity report that looks at the close ties between the FCC and the industry it regulates. Later in the program Bill Moyers interviews Executive Director of the Center for Public Integrity Chuck Lewis about the report, it's findings, and the details of how media companies have spent time and money gaining access to Washington decision makers.

  • May 20, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - [CANCELLED THIS WEEK ONLY] open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • May 20, Buffalo, Hitler: The Rise of Evil - Part Two, A CBS Mini-Series, check local listings for time and channel.  In Buffalo it will be 9:00-11:00 PM on WIVB, Channel 4.  Ed Gernon, the Executive Producer, compared the current mood of Americans to that of the Germans who helped Hitler rise to power.  He was promptly fired for his remarks by CBS after an eleven year tenure.  According to a Zap2it article,  "In an interview with TV Guide about the four-hour film, scheduled for May, Gernon compares many Americans' acceptance of a war in Iraq to the fearful climate in post-World War I Germany, of which Hitler took advantage to become its ruler."  "It basically boils down to an entire nation gripped by fear, who ultimately chose to give up their civil rights and plunged the whole nation into war," Gernon said in the  interview. "I can't think of a better time to examine this history than now." "Gernon's remarks reportedly didn't go over well at CBS, which has tried very hard to frame "Hitler" as a historical piece that in no way sensationalizes or offers excuses for Hitler's actions.

  • May 20, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally and Protest:  Lafayette Square, Downtown Buffalo, Tuesdays at 5:00 PM.  [CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE]

  • May 19, Buffalo, Reconstructing Democracy and Human Rights in Peru - a discussion with Joanna Drzewieniecski sponsored by The Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC), a task force of the WNY Peace Center, open to all, 7:00-9:00 PM, 1272 Delaware Avenue, Network of Religious Communities (parking and entrance in back).  Dr. Drzewieniecski has lived in Peru for many years, teaching at the National Agrarian University.  She received her PhD in Political Science from the University at Buffalo.  She has been a regional coordinator on human rights issues and worked with Amnesty International on Ecuador.  Call the WNY Peace Center at 894-2013 for more  information.

  • May 19, Buffalo,  UB Faculty/Staff for Peace discussion and organizing meeting, 4:30 PM at room 209 The Commons, at the Newman Center, across from the Student Union, UB Amherst Campus.  Contact Hank Bromley, Robert Dentan, Bill Wachob or Jim Whitlock for more information.

  • May 19, Buffalo,  Coalition for Economic Justice: Campaign for a Living Wage Call-in Day,  please Join the Coalition for Economic Justice in the Campaign for a  Living Wage!  We have scheduled a Call-in Day on three Mondays: May 19, June 2, and June 16 and need you to call each of the 13 Common Council Members to let him/her know that YOU support the new Living Wage legislation.  Also, the Common Council will be voting on this legislation as early as June 24th at their bi-weekly meeting.  Let's pack the Council Chambers on June 24th at 2PM, to show support for this effort.  Stay tuned also for more details about actions taking place on that day, or call CEJ at 892-5877.  Also see the call-to-action for background information and more details.  [For an excellent background rich-media experience, visit: http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour2.htm -- ed.]

  • May 18, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system will be part of the gathering and we expect musicians, poets and speakers to start turning up as the weather improves.  Those who enjoy the candlelight vigil component will simply arrive late or remain until an hour after darkness descends.  We already have visions of lawn chairs, barbecues and continuing friendly discussions.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • May 18, Buffalo, Hitler: The Rise of Evil - Part One, A CBS Mini-Series, check local listings for time and channel.  In Buffalo it will be 9:00-11:00 PM on WIVB, Channel 4.  Ed Gernon, the Executive Producer, compared the current mood of Americans to that of the Germans who helped Hitler rise to power.  He was promptly fired for his remarks by CBS after an eleven year tenure.  According to a Zap2it article,  "In an interview with TV Guide about the four-hour film, scheduled for May, Gernon compares many Americans' acceptance of a war in Iraq to the fearful climate in post-World War I Germany, of which Hitler took advantage to become its ruler."  "It basically boils down to an entire nation gripped by fear, who ultimately chose to give up their civil rights and plunged the whole nation into war," Gernon said in the  interview. "I can't think of a better time to examine this history than now." "Gernon's remarks reportedly didn't go over well at CBS, which has tried very hard to frame "Hitler" as a historical piece that in no way sensationalizes or offers excuses for Hitler's actions.  The second part of this series is scheduled for May 20, 2003.

  • May 17, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally, Demonstration, Solidarity, Bearing Witness, Speaking-Out, and Flyering, at 1:30 PM following the Women in Black silent vigil, we will be standing together non-violently for peace in whatever ways we can at Bidwell and Elmwood.  Speakers and representatives from aligned regional activist groups will join us.  Bring your signs and banners and bear witness to your continuing opposition to war and occupation.  Please show complete and unwavering respect our principles of non-violence, for families with children present at our rally, and for families present with children and loved ones now on duty as soldiers in Iraq.

  • May 17, Buffalo, Recycling Day for Old Computers, Saturday, May 17, is recycling day for old computers, TVs and air conditioners at ECC North. Questions? Contact Sue Attridge, at 858-6339.

  • May 17, Buffalo, Bridge Over Bias: A Children's Peace & Justice Project, Children from the Boston Valley School and the Alnur Islamic School will work together  in the Galeria Mall to sell certain items and to donate the profits to organizations that take care of children's health and needs in Western New York such as Buffalo Children Hospital.  There will be a musical background that calls for unity, justice and peace.  Please stop by the mall this Saturday to encourage our kids working together.  For more information email or call Dr. Othman Shibly at shibly@buffalo.edu or (716) 480 9647.

  • May 17, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • May 17-18, NYC, National Conference Against War, Colonial Occupation and Imperialism, 40 Irving Place, NYC, organized by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, see announcement for details.

  • May 14, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:30 PM. Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.  Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • May 13, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • May 12, Buffalo, Environmental Meeting re NYC Garbage in Local Community - United Church of Christ Hall, 1335 Clinton Street (corner of Clinton Street and Baitz Avenue, (Baitz Street entrance), 7:00 PM.  The Clinton-Bailey Community Association, a new community group, is organizing to stop the shipment and storage of municipal waste from New York City and other municipalities in their neighborhood.  Outraged citizens distressed over New York City garbage being hauled via train into their neighborhood, have invited policymakers, environmental and health agency staff, and local residents to an open public meeting. At the meeting, residents will present their concerns related to garbage being stored at the SK Rail yard for long periods of time, which has caused a severe odor nuisance in the Clinton / Bailey community. Policymakers, along with environmental and health agency staff have been invited to the meeting, to talk about their efforts to address this environmental health problem.  See announcement for more detatils.

  • May 11, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system will be part of the gathering and we expect musicians, poets and speakers to start turning up as the weather improves.  Those who enjoy the candlelight vigil component will simply arrive late or remain until an hour after darkness descends.  We already have visions of lawn chairs, barbecues and continuing friendly discussions.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • May 11, Buffalo,  "You Can Contribute to a Hopeful Future Free from Smog, Acid Rain, and Climate-Changing Greenhouse Gases!"  Riverside-Salem UCC, 4:00-6:00 PM.  In 1997, Derek Bateman went to work for the Energy Cooperative of New York and has seen it grow from 28 members to almost 5,000 energy accounts using over $20 million dollars worth of energy last year. He has been a co-op, community, and credit-union organizer since the 1970's and community-based economic development person since the 1990's.  Join us at the Riverside-Salem UCC Environmental Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, from 4-6 p.m.  Refreshments following.  Directions from Buffalo:  I-190 North over south Grand Island bridge to Grand Island, Exit 19, Whitehaven Road, West (turn left if coming from Buffalo) to West River Road (about 2.2 miles); right/North on West River road about 9/10 mile to #3449, a cottage in a wooded area;  park along roadside.   Email June Licence, jlicence@buffalo.edu or call 773-1426 for more information, additional directions, etc.

  • May 10, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally, Demonstration, Solidarity, Bearing Witness, Speaking-Out, and Flyering, at 1:30 PM following the Women in Black silent vigil, we will be standing together non-violently for peace in whatever ways we can at Bidwell and Elmwood.  Speakers and representatives from aligned regional activist groups will join us.  Bring your signs and banners and bear witness to your continuing opposition to war.  Please show complete and unwavering respect our principles of non-violence, for families with children present at our rally, and for families present with children and loved ones now on duty as soldiers in Iraq.

  • May 10, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • May 10, Buffalo, Faces of Iraq Photography Exhibit: Normal Hours,  12-4 PM See the exhibit pages for descriptive information, schedules of events, directions to the CEPA Gallery and related materials.  Call the gallery at 856-2717 for details or help with directions.

  • May 9, Buffalo, Faces of Iraq Photography Exhibit: Normal Hours,  10:00 AM - 5:00 PM  See the exhibit pages for descriptive information, schedules of events, directions to the CEPA Gallery and related materials.  Call the gallery at 856-2717 for details or help with directions.

  • Spring, Buffalo, Full Regalia Rally & Street Theater, World's Biggest Hug for Peace?   

  • Hallwall's Media Showing Calendar

  • May 8, Buffalo, Faces of Iraq Photography Exhibit: Normal Hours,  10:00 AM - 5:00 PM  See the exhibit pages for descriptive information, schedules of events, directions to the CEPA Gallery and related materials.

  • May 7, Buffalo, Faces of Iraq Photography Exhibit: Evening Reception and Public Exhibition Hours,  6:00 PM - 9:00 PM  Co-hosted by the WNY Presbytery and the BPP Organizers' Netwrok.  Refreshments will be served and many of the people who worked to bring the exhibit to Buffalo will be present.  Due to the warmth and opportunities for relaxed discussion the opening reception afforded everyone, the exhibition organizers are planning another reception with refreshments for those who attend the Wednesday evening exhibition hours.  If you missed the opening, you won't want to miss this last convenient evening opportunity to see the exhibit and meet some of the folks who helped bring it to Buffalo.  For complete details, see: www.BuffaloPeacePeople.org/faces  Also see Al Mead's exhibition review article at: http://www.allpowertothepeople.com/events/FacesOfIraq/.  See the exhibit pages for descriptive information, schedules of events, directions to the CEPA Gallery and related materials.

  • May 7, Buffalo, Faces of Iraq Photography Exhibit: Normal Hours,  10:00 AM - 5:00 PM  See the exhibit pages for descriptive information, schedules of events, directions to the CEPA Gallery and related materials.

  • May 6, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • May 6, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally and Protest:  Lafayette Square, Downtown Buffalo, Tuesdays at 5:00 PM.  If you're opposed to this illegal, immoral, reckless and insane war, please come out to Lafayette Square every Tuesday at 5 PM!  If you want to be part of creative, energetic, and passionate dissent, be there on Tuesday at 5!  Bring your bike, your drum, your flag, and your friends.  It's time to make ourselves heard!  For more info: Colin eagercolin@yahoo.com or Dan xharryx@juno.com

  • May 6, Buffalo, Faces of Iraq Photography Exhibit: Normal Hours,  10:00 AM - 5:00 PM  See the exhibit pages for descriptive information, schedules of events, directions to the CEPA Gallery and related materials.

  • May 5, Buffalo, Faces of Iraq Photography Exhibit: Normal Hours,  10:00 AM - 5:00 PM  See the exhibit pages for descriptive information, schedules of events, directions to the CEPA Gallery and related materials.

  • May 4, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system will be part of the gathering and we expect musicians, poets and speakers to start turning up as the weather improves.  Those who enjoy the candlelight vigil component will simply arrive late or remain until an hour after darkness descends.  We already have visions of lawn chairs, barbecues and continuing friendly discussions.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • May 4, Buffalo,Benefit Show, 6:00 PM, Broadway Joe's 3051 Main Street: Good music for a good cause -- the Access Storefront Project www.accesscommunity.net  See announcement for details.  Contact Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com for more information.

  • May 4, Buffalo, Radical/Activist Carnival, 3:00 PM, Shoshone Park (near Main and Hertel): Come hear speakers, eat, drink, and play! Meet others and discuss how we can move forward towards a just and sustainable world.  See announcement for details.  Contact Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com for more information.

  • May 4, Buffalo, Haymarket Commemorative Rally/March, 2:00 PM, UB South Campus Station: May 4th is the 117th anniversary of the Haymarket affair, in which 8 radicals were framed by the government for their role in the struggle for an eight hour workday. Outrage over the execution of four of the Haymarket defendants led to the establishment of May 1st as an international working class holiday. Join together to honor the memory of the Haymarket martyrs and to continue the struggle against injustice.  See announcement for details.  Contact Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com for more information.

  • May 4, Buffalo, Peace Circle,  2:00 PM on Sunday, 4 May 2003, at the Newman Center, 1291 Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo, New York (across from Buffalo State). We invite you to attend a Peace Circle with Greg Lynn Weaver, President and Founder of PeaceWeavers, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to fostering greater health and well-being for individuals, families and communities worldwide. Since its inception during the Gulf War in 1991, the PeaceWeavers have facilitated Circles with thousands of people of all ages, sponsored annual Kids Peace Camp, and offered Healing Retreats at the Thunder
    Mountain Center in Bath, NY.  RSVP: Please let us know if you will be attending by responding to: Paula/Kevin Connors 839.5564 or Anne Loretan 882.2551 or email PeaceWeaversBflo@aol.com  See announcement for more details.

  • May 4, Buffalo, Brunch: A Taste of AVP,  A brunch for the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP), a program of workshops that go into prisons, schools and communities around the world to discover there are almost always alternatives to violence. AVP is a way to learn ways to implement alternatives to expand and to change your own life and to transform others. Frustrated by all the violence around you?  Want to find out what you can do?  Learn more about ways of keeping peace through alternatives to violence: at home, at school, at work, in the community, the country, the world.  Come to A Taste of AVP, the Alternatives to Violence Project -- hands-on experience.  Sunday, May 4, 1:00-4:00 PM, 639 Lafayette Avenue.  Please RSVP by 30 April.  Questions: 716/882-6176.  See announcement for details and more contacts.  Also see the National AVP site:  http://www.avpusa.org/

  • May 3, Buffalo, Wallmart Protest, 2:00 PM, 5033 Transit Road Williamsville: Rally against Walmart's labor practices at home and abroad!!  See announcement for details.  Contact Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com for more information.

  • May 3, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally, Demonstration, Solidarity, Bearing Witness, Speaking-Out, and Flyering, at 1:30 PM following the Women in Black silent vigil, we will be standing together non-violently for peace in whatever ways we can at Bidwell and Elmwood.  Speakers and representatives from aligned regional activist groups will join us.  Bring your signs and banners and bear witness to your continuing opposition to war.  Please show complete and unwavering respect our principles of non-violence, for families with children present at our rally, and for families present with children and loved ones now on duty as soldiers in Iraq.

  • May 3, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • May 3, Buffalo, Faces of Iraq Photography Exhibit: Normal Hours,  12-4 PM See the exhibit pages for descriptive information, schedules of events, directions to the CEPA Gallery and related materials.

  • May 2, Buffalo, Punk/Hardcore Show, 7:00 PM, 99 Custer Street: Do you like music? So do we! So come to the show!  See announcement for details.  Contact Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com for more information.

  • May 2, Buffalo, May Day Social - Not One Youth for War and Empire,  6:30 PM, Access Storefront Project, 3180 Main St. (between Winspear and Northrup in University Heights, Buffalo), Buffalo Forum invites everyone to come together to celebrate May Day with the theme of "Not One Youth for War and Empire!" Youth are especially affected by war--forced into the army, and made to commit atrocities. Today more and more youth are also being forced out of school--left uneducated, unemployed and more vulnerable to recruitment and the government's militarist propaganda. Join in to say No! Not One Youth for War and Empire!  See announcement for details.  Contact Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com for more information.

  • May 2, Buffalo, Critical Mass Ride, 5:30 PM, Route TBD.  See announcement for details.  Contact Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com for more information.

  • May 2, Buffalo, Faces of Iraq Photography Exhibit: Opening Reception, The Opening Reception for EPIC's Faces of Iraq photography exhibit is Friday, May 2, from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the CEPA Gallery in downtown Buffalo, with special guest speakers scheduled at 6:30 PM.  See the exhibit pages for descriptive information, schedules of events, directions to the CEPA Gallery and related materials.

  • May 2-10, Buffalo, Faces of Iraq Photography Exhibit:  EPIC's Faces of Iraq photography exhibit has now been booked for showings in Buffalo at the CEPA Gallery.  See the exhibit pages for descriptive information, schedules of events, directions to the CEPA Gallery and related materials.  The Opening Reception is Friday, May 2, from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM with special guest speakers scheduled at 6:30 PM. 

FACES OF IRAQ PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION: May 2-10

  • May 1, Buffalo, Anti-war Reading, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen: Subversive Theatre is sponsoring a reading of Irwin Shaw's anti-war play "Bury the Dead." See announcement for details.  Contact Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com for more information.

  • April 30, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:30 PM. Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.  Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • April 29, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - [CANCELLED THIS WEEK ONLY] open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • April 29, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally and Protest:  Lafayette Square, Downtown Buffalo, Tuesdays at 5:00 PM.  If you're opposed to this illegal, immoral, reckless and insane war, please come out to Lafayette Square every Tuesday at 5 PM!  If you want to be part of creative, energetic, and passionate dissent, be there on Tuesday at 5!  Bring your bike, your drum, your flag, and your friends.  It's time to make ourselves heard!  For more info: Colin eagercolin@yahoo.com or Dan xharryx@juno.com

  • April 27, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system will be part of the gathering and we expect musicians, poets and speakers to start turning up as the weather improves.  Those who enjoy the candlelight vigil component will simply arrive late or remain until an hour after darkness descends.  We already have visions of lawn chairs, barbecues and continuing friendly discussions.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • April 26, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally, Demonstration, Solidarity, Bearing Witness, Speaking-Out, and Flyering, at 1:30 PM following the Women in Black silent vigil, we will be standing together non-violently for peace in whatever ways we can at Bidwell and Elmwood.  Speakers and representatives from aligned regional activist groups will join us.  Bring your signs and banners and bear witness to your continuing opposition to war.  Please show complete and unwavering respect our principles of non-violence, for families with children present at our rally, and for families present with children and loved ones now on duty as soldiers in Iraq.

  • April 26, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • April 26, Buffalo, Green Party Conference: Calling All Greens and Greens at Heart, 667 Main Street in Buffalo at the Youth Hostel, 9:00 AM until 4:30 PM.  A parallel Children's Conference will also take place. We'll be working on Green Issues, the future of the Green Party in New York State and on how to elect Green candidates to office locally and statewide.  The Conference is actually a 14-county All-Member conference.  Please help spread the word.  The conference is open to anyone at all "Green at Heart" with an interest in the New York State Green Party.

  • April 25, Buffalo, Ralph Nader: Let There be Peace:  Ralph Nader will speak at Canisius College Kessler Center on Friday, April 25, doors open at 5:30 PM and the main program starts at 7:00 PM.  Theme is "Let there be Peace on Earth" to tie in with Earth Week and the need for peace to preserve both the planet and its inhabitants. Tickets: $15 at the door, $12 in advance, and $10 for students.  Groups wanting tables can have one for free for selling 10 tickets to the event. For more information see http://www.peaceonearthweek.com/ and/or contact matt@democracyrising.org.  Also see: http://www.democracyrising.org/  A democracy Rising office is currently being set up at 100 S. Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo and is currently in need of office supplies.

  • April 24, Buffalo, Pax Christi Meeting, Members and all other interested friends will meet at 7:00 to 8:30 PM, at Buffalo Catholic Workers Hope Hospitality House, 30 Wyoming, just north of E. Ferry.  There will be Q & A time on Iraq &/or other areas of interest after the meeting. DIRECTIONS: Get off Rt. 33 at Humbolt Pkwy from either direction.  Go east on E. Ferry about 4 traffic lights to the light at Moselle.  Turn left (N) and enter the first parking lot on your right.  Hope Hospitality House faces Wyoming and its side entrance faces the parking lot you are in.  Contact Bill Marx, Ssmarx2@aol.com, for more information.

  • April 23, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:30 PM. Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.  Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • April 23, Buffalo, National Day of Action for Clean Air at Kodak - Buffalo Event, CVS, Harlem Sheridan Plaza, on the corner of Harlem and Sheridan Rd.  12:00 noon.  Students and community members from across the country are gearing up to take part in the first ever National Day of Action for Clean Air at Kodak on April 23rd in almost 20 cities around the country.  We need YOUR help to make this a success by coming to the local event!  See call to action for details

  • April 22, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • April 22, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally and Protest:  Lafayette Square, Downtown Buffalo, Tuesdays at 5:00 PM.  If you're opposed to this illegal, immoral, reckless and insane war, please come out to Lafayette Square every Tuesday at 5 PM!  If you want to be part of creative, energetic, and passionate dissent, be there on Tuesday at 5!  Bring your bike, your drum, your flag, and your friends.  It's time to make ourselves heard!  For more info: Colin eagercolin@yahoo.com or Dan xharryx@juno.com

  • April 22, Buffalo, Camp Out for the Allegheny National Forest:  Lafayette Square, Downtown Buffalo, 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM,  Friends of the Allegheny in conjunction with the National Day of Action to Protect America’s National Forests will bring attention to logging on the Allegheny National Forest. Highland Forest Resources, a subsidiary of National Fuel, is operating in the Allegheny National Forest and has logged hundreds of acres of the East Side Project (the largest logging project east of the Mississippi) and a number of other timber sales.  These are OUR public lands, not welfare for timber or oil/gas companies.  See call to action for details.

  • April 21, Buffalo,  Farmworkers in Our Backyard & South of the Border,  Monday, April 21, 2003, 7:00-9:00 PM Caudell Hall Lounge, Buffalo State Campus, Parking after 7pm is permitted and free.   Macrina Cardenas-Alarcon from the Mexico Solidarity Network and local farm worker representatives will discuss FTAA and its impact on our area as well as the Mexican farmers' situation and migration.  Sponsored by: Buffalo State Students for Peace, The Coalition for Economic justice, and The Latin American Solidarity Committee (a task force of the WNY Peace Center).  Call the WNY Peace Center at 894-2013 for more information.  We all know that economic and social inequities and oppression are the precursors to violence -- attending informative events like this is a good way to start to learn how to build the just and violence-free world we all want to live in.

  • April 21, Buffalo,  UB Faculty/Staff for Peace discussion and organizing meeting, 4:30 PM at room 209 The Commons, at the Newman Center, across from the Student Union, UB Amherst Campus.  Contact Hank Bromley, Robert Dentan, Bill Wachob or Jim Whitlock for more information.

  • April 20, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system will be part of the gathering and we expect musicians, poets and speakers to start turning up as the weather improves.  Those who enjoy the candlelight vigil component will simply arrive late or remain until an hour after darkness descends.  We already have visions of lawn chairs, barbecues and continuing friendly discussions.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • April 19, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally, Demonstration, Solidarity, Bearing Witness, Speaking-Out, and Flyering, at 1:30 PM following the Women in Black silent vigil, we will be standing together non-violently for peace in whatever ways we can at Bidwell and Elmwood.  Speakers and representatives from aligned regional activist groups will join us.  Bring your signs and banners and bear witness to your continuing opposition to war.  Please show complete and unwavering respect our principles of non-violence, for families with children present at our rally, and for families present with children and loved ones now on duty as soldiers in Iraq.

  • April 19, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • April 16, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:30 PM. Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.  Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • April 16, Buffalo, March and Rally to urge UB to affiliate with the WRC,  (speakers, drums, puppets, cheerleading, etc.)  Gather outside the Student Union near the entrance by the Commons Wed, April 16th, 4:00 PM  In the present-day global economy, clothing is more likely than not produced in factories that abuse or even kill their workers. As of right now, UB allows 75 companies to manufacture UB apparel, but doesn't mandate that these companies respect their workers' rights. More likely than not, our clothing is being made with the blood and sweat of abused workers. This is unacceptable! The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is a monitoring body that exists to help colleges and universities assure their apparel is made under safe and fair working conditions. Already over 100 schools are affiliated with the WRC, including Yale, Cornell, Notre Dame, and Ohio State. The UB Students Against Sweatshops (UBSAS) have been meeting with the UB  Administration since the fall, urging them to join the swelling ranks of schools affiliated with the WRC.  However... THE UB ADMINISTRATION HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT AFFILIATE WITH THE WRC!!! Tell UB President Greiner what you think...  For more information, email ubsas@yahoo.com

  • April 15, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • April 15, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally and Protest:  Lafayette Square, Downtown Buffalo, Tuesdays at 5:00 PM.  If you're opposed to this illegal, immoral, reckless and insane war, please come out to Lafayette Square every Tuesday at 5 PM!  If you want to be part of creative, energetic, and passionate dissent, be there on Tuesday at 5!  Bring your bike, your drum, your flag, and your friends.  It's time to make ourselves heard!  For more info: Colin eagercolin@yahoo.com or Dan xharryx@juno.com

  • April 14, Buffalo, UB Debate on Iraq:  Flag Room (open room on the 2nd floor), Student Union, Monday, April 14,
    2:00-4:00 PM, Candance de Russy, SUNY Board of Trustees, and Barry Smith (or the Hillel representative) on one side, Khalil Nieves and Paul Zarembka on the other..

  • April 13, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  At our vigil on 4/6, there was complete consensus that we would continue to gather at 7:00 PM in spite of the time change and lengthening days in order to continue to encourage family participation.  A sound system will be part of the gathering and we expect musicians, poets and speakers to start turning up as the weather improves.  Those who enjoy the candlelight vigil component will simply arrive late or remain until an hour after darkness descends.  We already have visions of lawn chairs, barbecues and continuing friendly discussions.  Join this marvelous and diverse group if you can.

  • April 12, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally, Demonstration, Solidarity, Bearing Witness, Speaking-Out, and Flyering, at 1:30 PM following the Women in Black silent vigil, we will be standing together non-violently for peace in whatever ways we can at Bidwell and Elmwood.  Speakers and representatives from aligned regional activist groups will join us.  Bring your signs and banners and bear witness to your continuing opposition to war.  Please show complete and unwavering respect our principles of non-violence, for families with children present at our rally, and for families present with children and loved ones now on duty as soldiers in Iraq.

  • April 12, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • April 12, Washington DC, Washington DC Anti-War Demonstration:  A.N.S.W.E.R. has called for a national Demonstration and March in Washington DC to Stop the War on Iraq.  See announcement and Web site for details.  See April 11th calendar entry for local travel information.

  • April 11, Washington DC, Busses Leave Buffalo for Washington DC Anti-War Demonstration:  Busses will leave from the UB South Campus Park and Ride lot at 11pm. We will arrive in Washington mid-morning on Saturday the 12th.  The buses will leave Washington on Saturday after the march is over, and will get back to Buffalo before dawn on Sunday morning. No overnight stays are needed. We will be taking big comfortable buses that we can leave pillows and blankets and stuff on during the march.

  • April 11, Buffalo, Buffalo Board of Education Public Forum.  Think Globally -- Act Locally.  Support public education which is being threatened by the State and the military-industrial mentality.  A public forum to question Board of Education members will take place at 6:00 PM at Jordan River Baptist Church on the corner of Grider and LeRoy on Friday, April 11.

  • April 10, Buffalo, International Perspectives on the Current Crisis.  Thursday, April 10, from 3:00-4:45 PM in the UB Student Union Theatre, Amherst Campus.  A panel presentation and discussion co-sponsored by UB Faculty and Staff for Peace, the Council for International Studies and Programs, and the Asian Studies Program. Speakers will include Professors Jonathan Dewald on France, Andreas Daum on Germany, Patrick McDevitt on Britain, Jorge Canizares Esquerra on Latin America and Thomas Burkman on Japan.  Professor Roger DesForges will moderate with general remarks and some views from China.

  • April 10, Buffalo, UB Peace Marathon.  A Peace Marathon at UB,  in a similar spirit to the Emergency Convergence that took place in DC right before the war started.  UB North Campus in the Center for the Arts Screening Room (112), running from noon to midnight (with a break from 4-6) & concluding with a video screening of the talk given by Michael Moore recently in Rochester.   See Web Page for complete details and schedule at: http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~cgkoebel/peacemarathon/  Also see preliminary event plan announcement.

  • April 9, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:30 PM. Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.  Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • April 9, Buffalo, UB Video Screening: "Secret Government" - 7:00 PM, UB North Campus, Student Union Room 210. These video documentaries deal with the previous US wars on Iraq, including the sanctions, and the effects on the people. They are recommended for the impact they have, and their usefulness in engaging discussion on the current invasion.  Contact Khalil Nieves lnieves@acsu.buffalo.edu for more information.

  • April 8, Buffalo, Visions for a Better World,  Danny Schechter, founder of Globalvision, Inc. and executive editor of the mediachannel.org website, will be the inaugural speaker for a new educational series sponsored by the Western New York Peace Center and the Buffalo-Erie County Historical Society.  The event will take place on Tuesday, April 8, 2002 at 7:30 PM at the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society Auditorium, 25 Nottingham Court in Buffalo. Schechter will speak on "Communicating for a Better World: Challenges and Possibilities" as part of a new series of educational events called "Visions for a Better World."  See event announcement for more details.

  • April 8, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally and Protest:  Lafayette Square, Downtown Buffalo, Tuesday, April 8 at 5:00 PM and every Tuesday.  If you're opposed to this illegal, immoral, reckless and insane war, please come out to Lafayette Square every Tuesday at 5 PM!  If you want to be part of creative, energetic, and passionate dissent, be there on Tuesday at 5!  Bring your bike, your drum, your flag, and your friends.  It's time to make ourselves heard!  For more info: Colin eagercolin@yahoo.com or Dan xharryx@juno.com

  • April 7, Buffalo,  UB Faculty/Staff for Peace discussion and organizing meeting, 4:30 PM at room 209 The Commons, at the Newman Center, across from the Student Union, UB Amherst Campus.  Contact Hank Bromley, Robert Dentan, Bill Wachob or Jim Whitlock for more information.

  • April 6, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  

  • April 5, Buffalo, Peace Circle:  The Newman Center, 1291 Elmwood, Saturday, April 5 7:00 PM.  The Peace Circle is a simple process of quieting and relaxing together, acknowledging the circle of life, singing, drumming, and passing a talking stick.  Rooted in Native American tradition, the Circle creates a transformative environment where people can speak their hearts, hear each other, and deepen their understanding of self and others.  You are welcome to bring drums and rattles and also a cushion to sit on.  Donations gratefully accepted.  Please RSVP : Paula 839-5564  Ann 882-2551  or pvconnors@aol.com

  • April 5, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally, Demonstration, Solidarity, Bearing Witness, Speaking-Out, and Flyering, at 1:30 PM following the Women in Black silent vigil, we will be standing together non-violently for peace in whatever ways we can at Bidwell and Elmwood.  Speakers and representatives from aligned regional activist groups will join us.  Bring your signs and banners and bear witness to your continuing opposition to war.  Please show complete and unwavering respect our principles of non-violence, for families with children present at our rally, and for families present with children and loved ones now on duty as soldiers in Iraq.

  • April 5, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • April 5, Buffalo, Africans in America: Standing Against Empire and Creating a Just and Equitable Planet, 330 Student Union, UB North Campus, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM, organized by Black Student Union, Muslim Student Association, NAACP, Students for Peace and others, contact: Khalil Nieves at  lnieves@buffalo.edu or (716) 645-2082, ext 1134.  This conference critically assesses this war and puts the war against Iraq in the context of capitalist conquest of the planet.  We will connect this war to the war that was and continues to be waged against people of African descent, and millions of other peoples.  In addition, we will create dialogue and working relationships between the African American community, the antiwar and Global Justice communities and other communities working to create a globally just world.  See IAC/ANSWER event announcement for more details and ticket sale locations.  More details to follow.

  • April 4, Buffalo, Martin Luther King, Jr., Peace Memorial and Vigil, 6:00 PM, Martin Luther King Park, Best Avenue in Buffalo.  To honor and remember: the inspiring life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his untimely death on April 4th, 1968, his commitment to nonviolence and his Riverside Speech of April 4th, 1967.  East Side churches, community leaders and BuffaloPeacePeople.org will host a shared reading of Dr. King’s speech: “A Time to Break Silence: Beyond Vietnam,” brief messages from church and community leaders and a candlelight memorial vigil at dark.  See and help distribute and post the 2-per-page flyers or the full-page flyer.

  • April 2, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting,  Special Meeting for Church and Community leaders planning the details of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Peace Memorial and Vigil on April 4th.   Towne Restaurant, Allen on the corner of Elmwood, second floor dining room, 6:30 PM for dinner, 7:30 PM for the panning meeting.    Call the WNY Peace Center at 894-2013 or Jim Whitlock at 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • April 2, Buffalo, UB Video Screening: "Shifting Sands" - former UN inspector Scott Ritter - 7:15 PM, UB North Campus, Student Union Room 210. These video documentaries deal with the previous US wars on Iraq, including the sanctions, and the effects on the people. They are recommended for the impact they have, and their usefulness in engaging discussion on the current invasion.  Contact Khalil Nieves lnieves@acsu.buffalo.edu for more information.

  • April 2, Buffalo, Guerilla Media Action Planing:  meeting tonight, April 2 at 7:00 PM in the Statler Building's Buffalo Room. If you're interested in "being the media," show up and plug in.  Contact Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com

  • April 2, Buffalo, Multifaith Forum: "What is the Impact of the Iraq War on the Jewish, Muslim and Christian Communities?, sponsored by The Network of Religious Communities.  12:00 Noon, Wednesday, April 2nd at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 371 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY.  Presenters will be JUDAISM: Rabbi Jamie Arnold of Temple Sinai; ISLAM: Dr. Adbul H. Raoof, Professor, Political Science, Buffalo State College and CHRISTIANITY:  Rev David Selzer, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Lunch will be available at $5.00 per person with advance reservation. To reserve lunch please call 882-4793 by 4:00 PM Monday March 31, 2003. To download a copy of the forum flyer click the following link or copy it and paste it in your browser http://www.religiousnet.org/downloads/default.asp

  • April 1, Buffalo, The War We Won't See - at 7:30 PM, the Student Union Theater, Room 201, University of Buffalo North Campus.  G. Simon Harak, one of the founding members of the humanitarian group Voices in the Wilderness, will speak on "The War We Won't See: the hidden effects on Iraqi Civilians".  Since 1998 Harak has worked fulltime for the Chicago-based organization, which has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize three years in a row for its efforts to end the US/UN economic sanctions against Iraq.  Voices in the Wilderness sends delegations of average citizens, teachers, social workers, authors, health care professionals, trades people, and church workers to witness the impact of the immoral and unjust economic sanctions that target the regime of Saddam Hussein but in fact punish  millions of Iraqi people, young and old.  For this violation the US Treasury has fined the group $50,000; Voices has responded by refusing to pay the fine, but instead continues raising money and medicine toward humanitarian and peacemaking efforts in Iraq.  In the late 1990s, G. Simon Harak visited Iraq 3 times to inspect the damage of the war, bombing, and sanctions.  While there, he spoke with UN and humanitarian workers, and with religious, educational and community leaders to determine the effects of the 12-year siege of Iraq.

  • April 1, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.  This Tuesday, April 1, will be a special meeting to start organizing a Buffalo/Western New York Chapter of Healthcare Workers Against the War.  See the announcement for more details.

  • April 1, Buffalo, Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC) Annual Benefit Dinner - open to all.  Canisius High School,  1180 Delaware Ave.,  6:00 PM social time, 6:45 PM dinner, Tickets: Regular $10,  Patron $15 (one dinner), $25 (two dinners).  Please make a reservation. 894-2013  Send check made out to WNY Peace CTR/Humanitarian Aid, 2123 Bailey Ave., Buffalo 14211.  Guest speaker is Rev.. Lucius Walker, director of IFCO--Interreligious Foundation for Community Organizations, Pastors for Peace. This is an ecumenical group that works for justice in Mexico and Central America.  LASC has been actively involved in Pastors for Peace many truck caravans that travel across the US and Canada picking up material aid and delivering it to Chiapas, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras and Nicaragua.  This year's dinner will benefit Pastors for Peace and Pastoral Juvinil Obrera, a Catholic Youth Workers'Organization at the border of Mexico and the US.  See WNY Peace Center Announcement.

  • March 30, Fredonia, Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM, at Buttrick Hall next to the Presbyterian Church, Central Avenue (corner Cottage), Fredonia.  If you would like to share email discussion and news for the Dunkirk/Fredonia area - subscribe to dfpeacenews by sending a blank email to: dfPeaceNews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

  • March 30, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  

  • March 29, Buffalo, This is Not Living, 8:00 PM at Hallwalls.  Film showing and fundraiser for the Institute of Research and Education on Women & Gender.  Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, TriMain Building, 2495 Main Street, Suite 425.  Doors open at 6:00 PM, screening at 8:00 PM.  $10 at the door.  Director: Alia Arasoughly  Country: Palestine, Documentary Color, 2001, 42 minutes.  Exploring the devastating effects of military occupation, terror and isolation, this deeply moving piece explores the lives of eight Palestinian women and their struggle to live normal lives amidst the degrading drama of war. Representing a diverse cross-section of Palestinian society -- from a news editor to a domestic worker to a housewife -- they candidly speak about their daily encounters with violence and their marginalization in the ideological debate concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Neither political zealots nor submissive wives and mothers, they reveal the difficult task of negotiating their identity during wartime and demonstrate how the struggle for life and dignity is a universal one. Their stories challenge stereotypes of Palestinian women in the media and provide a much-needed widow into an experience rarely seen in the West.

  • March 29, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally, Demonstration, Solidarity, Bearing Witness, Speaking-Out, and Flyering, at 1:30 PM following the Women in Black silent vigil, we will be standing together non-violently for peace in whatever ways we can at Bidwell and Elmwood.  Speakers and representatives from aligned regional activist groups will join us.  Bring your signs and banners and bear witness to your continuing opposition to war.  Please show complete and unwavering respect our principles of non-violence, for families with children present at our rally, and for families present with children and loved ones now on duty as soldiers in Iraq.

  • March 29, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • March 28, Buffalo, MadCat Women's International Film Festival, "Truth Seekers" On Tour, 8:00 PM, at Squeaky Wheel, 175 Elmwood Ave (between North & Allen), call 716.884.7172 for more information or help with directions.  "TRUTH SEEKERS" -- A series of films that explore the search for understanding, whether of war, hunting, or the nature of community.   Curated by Madcat Director, Ariella Ben-Dov, IN PERSON!  See the Squeaky Wheel Announcement for complete details.

  • March 28, Buffalo, Poetry Against US War on Iraq, 7:00-9:00 PM, Local poetry against war at EMTea Coffee Cup Cafe, 80 Oakgrove (near Delavan, just west of the 33; behind Canisus college).  Free, all welcome!  To read or present arrive between 6:30 and 7pm to sign up.  See Buffalo Forum announcement.

  • March 28, Dunkirk, "Stand for Peace" Anti-war Vigil & Demonstration, 5:15-6:15 PM. at Central Avenue & Millard Fillmore Drive, Dunkirk.  If you would like to share email discussion and news for the Dunkirk/Fredonia area - subscribe to dfpeacenews by sending a blank email to: dfPeaceNews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

  • March 27, Buffalo, Bill Marx: Report from Iraq, 7:00 PM, St. Martin of Tours Church, 1140 Abbott Rd. (N of Ridge Rd.), a presentation and discussion led by  Bill Marx on his journey to Iraq with a Christian Peace-making Team.  See Bill's flyer for more details and to help with PR.  We had some trouble printing it and will try to provide an Acrobat version ATP.  Also see the Press Release on the Riverside-Salem UCC hosted presentation on the 23rd.

  • March 26, Buffalo, UB Video Screening: "Paying the Price -- Killing the Children of Iraq" -  9:00 PM, UB North Campus, Student Union Room 210. These video documentaries deal with the previous US wars on Iraq, including the sanctions, and the effects on the people. They are recommended for the impact they have, and their usefulness in engaging discussion on the current invasion.  Contact Khalil Nieves lnieves@acsu.buffalo.edu for more information.

  • March 26, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, location now confirmed --  Rust Belt Books - enter from the front and meet in front this week, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:30 PM. [Normally: Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.]  Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • March 26, Buffalo, Anti-war Banner-Making - Statler downtown, Buffalo Room, 7:00 PM.  A group of volunteers is meeting to make antiwar banners for banner drops throughout the city.  Materials will be provided. If you're interested, please join them starting at 7:00 PM Wednesday night at the Statler in downtown Buffalo.  For more information, contact Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com

  • March 25, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - This Tuesday and (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • March 25, Buffalo, UB, Money Makes the World Go Round: Are Bush's Wars Globalism By Other Means?  - A talk by Barbara Garson, activist, journalist and playwright  3:30 PM, 210 Student Union, University at Buffalo North Campus.  The University at Buffalo Graduate Student Association, and the UB Graduate Group for Marxist Studies, are proud to announce Money Makes the World Go Round: Are Bush's Wars Globalism By Other Means?, a talk by internationally recognized activist, journalist and playwright Barbara Garson.  Ms. Garson will connect the current war with Iraq to recent trends in economic globalization, drawing on her book Money Makes the World Go Round: One Investor Tracks Her Cash Through the Global Economy. In her book, Ms. Garson follows her investments from a small bank in upstate New York through the Asian market boom and U.S. corporate downsizing. Her talk will focus on how our globalized economy connects with current foreign policy.

  • March 24, Buffalo,  UB Faculty/Staff for Peace discussion and organizing meeting, 4:30 PM at room 209 The Commons, at the Newman Center, across from the Student Union, UB Amherst Campus.  Contact Hank Bromley, Robert Dentan, Bill Wachob or Jim Whitlock for more information.

  • March 23, Buffalo, Weekly Candlelight Vigil for Peace,  7:00 PM , to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198.  

  • March 23, Buffalo, RSUCC, War Tax Resistance:  Jim Mang, former director of the WNY Peace Center, will speak about "War Tax Resistance" on Sunday, March 23rd, from 4:00-6:00 PM. at Riverside-Salem UCC, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island. All welcome. Refreshments following the presentation/discussion.  Directions:  I-190 to Grand Island, Exit 19, Whitehaven Road, West (turn left if coming from Buffalo) to West River Road (about 2.2 miles); right/North on West River road about .9 mile to #3449, a cottage in a wooded area;  park along roadside.   Email June Licence, jlicence@buffalo.edu or call 773-1426 for more information, additional directions, etc.

  • March 22, Buffalo, Weekly Anti-War Rally, Demonstration, Solidarity, Bearing Witness, Speaking-Out, and Flyering, at 1:30 PM following the Women in Black silent vigil, we will be standing together non-violently for peace in whatever ways we can at Bidwell and Elmwood.  Speakers and representatives from aligned regional activist groups will join us.  Bring your signs and banners and bear witness to your continuing opposition to war.  Please show complete and unwavering respect our principles of non-violence, for families with children present at our rally, and for families present with children and loved ones now on duty as soldiers in Iraq.

  • March 22, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • March 21, Buffalo, Direct Action Non-Violent Civil Disobedience Spokes-Council Meeting, 6:00 PM, Buffalo Room, Statler Towers,  Delaware & Niagara Square, downtown Buffalo.  For more information, see http://www.wnypeace.org/cd

  • March 20, Buffalo, Emergency Response to War Rally, planned, supported and endorsed by a broad spectrum of WNY organizations and activists aligned in opposition to war with Iraq.  Please see http://www.BuffaloPeacePeople.org/warplan for complete and up-to-date details.  Peacekeeper volunteers need.  Please meet at 4:00 PM at the rally site if you can help out.  Please keep an eye on the calendar for emerging plans and activities now that war has started.  Expect activities this weekend and beyond.  Many plans will emerge on short notice. 

  • March 19, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:30 PM. Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.  Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • March 18, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - WANT TO ORGANIZE IN WNY AGAINST THE WAR ON IRAQ?  THIS TUESDAY AND (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • March 17, Buffalo, Possible UB Faculty/Staff for Peace discussion and organizing meeting if events require it.  Notice may not be posted until Monday morning.  Please keep this open and look for updates.  Late afternoon would be the most likely time.  Otherwise, the next scheduled meeting is March 24th.

  • March 17, Buffalo, Caribbean Activism: Achieving Against the Odds, Latin American Solidarity Committee, guest speaker Cynthia Ellis, experience in the Caribbean with a Central American focus, geopolitical perspectives and understanding the unrest and upheavals, 7:00-9:00 PM, Network of Religious Communities, 1272 Delaware Avenue, parking & entrance in back.  Call the WNY Peace Center for more information at 894-2013.

  • March 16, WNY Region, Global Candlelight Vigil for Peace, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Reverend Robert Edgar, and other religious leaders call for candlelight vigils around the world on march 16th, at 7:00 PM local time, to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Check the MoveOn site for the latest information on all local plans.

  • March 16, West Seneca, Global Candlelight Vigil for Peace, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Reverend Robert Edgar, and other religious leaders call for candlelight vigils around the world on march 16th, at 7:00 PM local time, to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Check the MoveOn site for the latest information on all local plans.  NEW ►  From the MoveOn site: St. Catherine of Siena parish, 4928 Seneca St., West Seneca, NY, Our vigil will begin on the front driveway, promptly at 8:30 PM until 8:50 PM. Bring your own candles (If you put the candle in an inverted, plastic pop bottle with the top cut off, the wind can't get at it. Please remember...this is a silent, peaceful, vigil. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM

  • March 16, Buffalo, Global Candlelight Vigil for Peace, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Reverend Robert Edgar, and other religious leaders call for candlelight vigils around the world on march 16th, at 7:00 PM local time, to say yes to peace -- and no to war with Iraq.  Check the MoveOn site for the latest information on all local plans.   NEW ►  From the MoveOn site: Delaware Park - Aggasiz Circle Entrance, Parkside Ave & Route 198, Buffalo, NY, Enter Delaware Park at the Aggasiz Circle entrance, on Parkside Ave just north of Route 198. You can only enter when headed SOUTH on Parkside. Therefore if coming on 198, take the Parkside exit, go north a couple of blocks, and find a way to turn around. The entrance is marked by a park sign, and also by a street sign for E. Meadow Dr. We will meet in the parking area about 100 yards from the park entrance. The vigil will be visible to traffic on Parkside and the 198. There will be warmth and refreshments after the vigil, a few blocks away. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM

  • March 16, Buffalo, RSUCC, Uplifting Gospel and Folk Music:  Could you use a spirited uplift this Sunday?  Come hear Jean Dickson, Keith & Marilyn Woodin, and David Stanton fill our lives with gospel and folk music--eclectic and acoustic. You may hear gospel, bluegrass, folk, old-time, country, Celtic, blues, swing or jazz via fiddle, guitar, accordion, autoharp, banjo. Between the weather and threats of war, it's been a long winter; no better time than now for song. Join us on Sunday, March 16th, from 4-6 PM at Riverside-Salem UCC, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island.  Refreshments always follow events.  Directions:  I-190 to Grand Island, Exit 19 (Whitehaven Road) West (turn left if coming from Buffalo) to West River Road (about 2.2 miles); right/North about .9 mile to 3449 (cottage in wooded area);  park along roadside.   Email June Licence, jlicence@buffalo.edu or call 773-1426 for more information, additional directions, etc.

  • March 15, Buffalo,  Anti-War Rally and March: Healthcare, Not Warfare -- This will be a companion local protest event for those not traveling to Washington DC for the National Rally.  The theme of the event is "Healthcare, Not Warfare."  The plan is a brief rally at Bidwell/Elmwood at 2:00 PM, followed by a march to Millard Fillmore, followed by a brief closing rally.  Details to follow as received.  Email Colin Eager at eagercolin@yahoo.com for more information.  See IAC and ANSWER Call to Action.  Also see the WNY Peace Center Call to Action. 

  • March 15, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • March 15, Niagara Falls, NY,  Anti-War Rally and March in Niagara Falls NY, Rally to stop the war -- in Niagara Falls. NO WAR ON IRAQ.   March 15, 2003.   Peace march to be held in Niagara Falls, NY.  Meet at the Oakwood Cemetery on Portage Road at 11:00-11:30 AM  Signs will be provided but you are encouraged to bring your own.  See the inROUGE Call to Action.  Also see the IAC and ANSWER Call to Action.

  • March 15, Niagara Falls, Ontario,  Anti-War Rally and March in Niagara Falls, Ontario,  NC4P PEACE RALLY AND MARCH. Oakes Garden Theatre (Victoria Park), corner of Clifton Hill and Niagara Parkway/River Road (near casino and Rainbow Bridge), NIAGARA FALLS, Canada, 11:00 AM. Free parking at Skylon Tower. Coincides with Canada-wide and US-wide Day of Action. Organized by the Niagara Coalition for Peace working in solidarity with American peace groups. Bring pots and pans, whistles, street puppets, flags, peace symbols, banners, placards.  See the NC4P email forwarded by Buffalo Forum for complete details and suggestions for posters.  Rides will be available from Buffalo.  As war comes closer this is an excellent occasion to build our unity with the Canadian people for the world's common aim of peace and against aggression and domination. If you are unable to go to the Washington DC rally, join in and stand with Canadians in a rally called for by Niagara Coalition for Peace. We will meet at 10 AM at UB's Park and Ride to carpool to Niagara Falls and then come back to join the local Buffalo rally which starts at 2:00 PM in Bidwell Park (see below for the Buffalo Rally).  See Buffalo Forum Call to Action for details or if you are willing to offer a ride.  Or contact Dino at dinol@localnet.com.   

  • March 15, Washington DC,  Anti-War Rally and March, busses from Buffalo are being organized now.  This could be the last opportunity to stand in opposition to war with Iraq before the bombs start to drop in earnest.    See March 14th listing for information on bus travel.  Call 604-9515 or email buffalo@internationalANSWER.org for more information.  Also see IAC and ANSWER announcement for further details.  Also see the excellent and persuasive editorial from IAC and ANSWER.

  • March 14, Buffalo/Washington DC,  Busses Leave for Washington DC Rally --  Busses will leave from Buffalo Friday night at 11:30 PM from the UB South Campus Park & Ride parking lot (where cars may be left while we're gone). Return will be very very early Sunday morning -- no overnight stay is required.  Cost: $40 round trip (more if you can afford more, less if you can't afford that much).  Expect to return early morning (3 AM or thereabouts) on Sunday morning, March 16th.  For reservations, call 604-9515 or email buffalo@internationalANSWER.org or mail your check or money order to IAC/ANSWER, 367 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14202.  If some people pay more than the cost of their bus seats, it will make it possible for those who can afford less to still be able to go! And EVERYONE should go!  So please donate if you can.  See IAC and ANSWER announcement for further details.  Also see the excellent and persuasive editorial from IAC and ANSWER.  See IAC Last Minute Information email for weather, maps, directions and suggestions.

  • March 14, Rochester,  Rochester Anti-War Demonstration, Rochester Says NO to War in Iraq!  MASSIVE ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION, Friday, March 14th, 5:30 PM, Federal Building, State Street, Downtown Rochester.  See IAC and ANSWER Call to Action.

  • March 12, Buffalo, Anti-War Sign and Banner Making Party.  Statler Hotel Building downtown, 7:00 PM.  Come one, come all to an antiwar sign and banner making party!  Artistic?  Me neither!  Still, let's get together to make banners and signs for upcoming local peace events.  Lend a hand and make the local antiwar movement your own! We'll have pizza, so come share in the food, fun, and finger-painting!  For info, call the WNY Peace Center at 894-2013 or email Colin at eagercolin@yahoo.com.

  • March 11, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - WANT TO ORGANIZE IN WNY AGAINST THE WAR ON IRAQ?  THIS TUESDAY AND (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • March 11, Buffalo, Bill Marx: Report from Iraq, 12:15 PM, Buffalo State College Amnesty International, Room B 209, Class Room Bldg. # 35 (W of Student Union, S of Science Bldg.), a presentation and discussion led by  Bill Marx on his journey to Iraq with a Christian Peace-making Team.  Detailed flyer to follow soon.  Also see the Press Release on the Riverside-Salem UCC hosted presentation on the 23rd.

  • March 10, Buffalo,  UB Faculty/Staff for Peace discussion and organizing meeting, 4:30 PM at room 209 The Commons, at the Newman Center, across from the Student Union, UB Amherst Campus.  Contact Hank Bromley, Robert Dentan, Bill Wachob or Jim Whitlock for more information.

  • March 9, National TV, The Pentagon Papers, FX Original Movies, 8:00 PM EST, see listing at: http://www.fxnetwork.com/shows/originals/pentagon/

  • March 9, Buffalo, Julia Hall at RSUCC, The Impacts of War and Counterterrorism on Women,  Julia Hall, Counsel for the Europe and Central Asia Division of Human Rights Watch, will discuss how a war in Iraq and counterterrorism measures affect women from 4-6 PM. on Sunday, March 9th at Riverside-Salem Environmental Chapel. We are located at 3449 West River Road (between Whitehaven and Bedell); refreshments will follow the presentation and discussion. Julia Hall is extremely knowledgeable and articulate about human rights issues generally and their impact on women in particular. Please join us for this rare opportunity. Directions:  I-190 to Grand Island, Exit 19 (Whitehaven Road) West (turn left if coming from Buffalo) to West River Road (about 2.2 miles); right/North about .9 mile to 3449 (cottage in wooded area);  park along roadside.   Email June Licence, jlicence@buffalo.edu or call 773-1426 for more information, additional directions, etc.

  • March 8, Buffalo, Lizzard Ball, Green Party of Erie County, The Greens invite everyone and anyone to the 25th Lizzard Ball, A Party for Peace Its a groove. Its wall to wall dancing. Its 500 people of all ages, and its for Peace. If ya want a revolution....here is the the dancing part. Call us 881-3456 for more info. Saturday, March 8, 2003, 8:00 PM, $8 & $10 ($25 if you want to be xtra helpful and get our newsletter the Dovetail) Hamlin House / Troop I, 432 Franklin St, between Virginia & Allen... Bands Playing: Outer Circle Orchestra (Afro-Latin horns & percussion), Molotove Cocktail (Raggae-Punk-Rock-n-Roll), Myoclonic Jerk (Funk-Groovy Jam Thing).  Also see the event announcement.

  • March 8, Buffalo,  Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, 3:00 PM, The Statler Towers (on Niagara Circle, downtown Buffalo), The Buffalo Room.  See announcement.  Also see prior post for general information.  Come one, come all to the next direct action/civil disobedience planning meeting! This meeting will focus mainly on firming up and finalizing details of the emergency response march which was proposed at the last meeting. We should also have a chance to brainstorm some ideas about where we go from here. Time is running short, so please pitch-in and make the local antiwar movement your own! For more information contact Colin at eagercolin@yahoo.com

  • March 8, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • March 8, Washington DC, International Women's Day,  Rally and march to encircle the White House.  See United for Peace & Justice announcement.  Also see local Green Party of Erie County announcement with schedule of events.  No Buffalo busses planned at this time.

  • March 6, Buffalo, March 15th Local Rally Planning Group, 6:30 PM, Co-Op, 208 North Street, contact Colin Eager for details.

  • March 5, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:30 PM. Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.  Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • March 5, National, National Moratorium to Stop the War, endorsed and sponsored by a growing list including United for Peace and Justice, Whoever you are. Wherever you are. What’s that line you haven’t crossed yet to show your determination to stop this war? The line may be different for everyone. But whatever it is, prepare to cross it on March 5, in large and small acts of courage, singly and together... cancel classes, call in sick, close your business for a day.  Whatever you do, be resolute and clear in your own opposition to war.  See the Call to Action and find a creative way to support your local anti-war efforts.

  • March 5, National, National One-Day Student Strike for Books Not Bombs, starting at 12:00 PM with a rally in front of Capen Hall & Open Mic., followed at 4:00 PM by Poets Against War in the CFA Screening Room, at 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM by Summits in Clemens 309, and finally by a Plenary and Action Plan Discussion at 8:00 PM in Clemens 120.  See the local schedule for details -- more to follow as received.  The National Youth and Student Peace Coalition (NYSPC) calls upon students on campuses across the United States to join us in a one-day student strike on March 5th, 2003.  See the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition call with a list of known participating institutions at: http://www.nyspc.net/home.html and the United for Peace and Justice call at: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=662.  Also see the Not In Our Name calendar. 

  • March 4, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - WANT TO ORGANIZE IN WNY AGAINST THE WAR ON IRAQ?  THIS TUESDAY AND (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • March 4, West Seneca, Bill Marx: Report from Iraq, 7:00 PM, The Justice and Peace Ministry of St. Catherine of Siena parish, in cooperation with sponsoring Churches of the West Seneca Community of Churches is welcoming Bill Marx to speak of his experiences and observances in Iraq. Bill recently returned from Iraq as a member of Pax Christi and a team of 12 Christian Peacemakers CPT). His presentation will be at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 4928 Seneca St., West Seneca.  Contact Eileen Grimaldi for more information by email at HealingWrd@aol.com or by calling 674-5456.

  • March 4, Buffalo, City of Buffalo Common Council Hearing on Anti-War Resolution, 2:00 PM.  A resolution opposing the war in Iraq, sponsored by Council President James Pitts and Councilman Antoine Thompson, is now before the Buffalo Common Council and will be discussed and voted on at the Tuesday, March 4, Council meeting in Council Chambers on the 13th floor of Buffalo's City Hall. The meeting starts at 2:00 p.m. and is open to the public.

  • March 4, Buffalo, Bill Marx: Report from Iraq, 12:15 PM, Buffalo State College, Room 415 Student Union at Buff State.  Sponsored by: Students for Peace, The Neuman Center and Pax Christi, WNY

  • March 3, Buffalo, HAG Theater, Lysistrata Project, 7:30 PM, Temple Beth Zion, 805 Delaware Avenue.   $5 Tickets available at the door.  Proceeds benefit WNY peace efforts including WNY Peace Center and WIB (women in black) and others.  See the Hag Theater announcement and also the on-line flyer.  See also: http://www.lysistrataproject.org/   On Monday, March 3rd, 2003, theatre artists from around the planet will raise their collective voice against Bush's war on Iraq by producing readings of the ancient Greek anti-war comedy Lysistrata. This act of theatrical dissent will raise awareness about the volume of war opposition around the world, and raise money for organizations working for peace and human rights.  To date, there are over 392 readings scheduled in 32 countries around the world -- all to occur on March 3rd. Every American state is represented in the project, and more readings are rolling in every day.  Lysistrata Project was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered on January 16th (10 days after Kathryn Blume and Sharron Bower came up with the idea), and support from around the world rushed in.   www.hagtheatre.org 

  • March 3, Buffalo, UB American Constitution Society Teach-In, Monday, March 3rd, 5-7 PM, O'Brian Hall, room 5 (in the basement), refreshments will be served!  The American Constitution Society will be conducting a "teach-in" on the war. Members of law school faculty and professors from the university at large will be present to lead the discussion. 

  • March 1, Buffalo, WNY Peace Center Annual Membership Meeting, The Peace Center's first membership meeting for this year will take place on Saturday, March 1 at Massachusetts Avenue Project,  382 Massachusetts Ave. (west of Richmond Ave. in Buffalo) 11 AM to 2 PM.  Physically strong volunteers are needed to help set up tables and chairs before the meeting. Please call 894-2013 if you can help.  If you are morally and/or intellectually strong, you're needed too, but you needn't arrive early.  Bagels and coffee will be served.

  • March 1, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • February 27, Buffalo, Amnesty International Fund Raiser: Give Peace a Chance.  Amnesty International Local Group #565 is planning a fund raising event on the theme "Give Peace a Chance."  It will be at the Coffee Bean Cafe on 3260 Main Street in Buffalo, NY 14214 from 6-11 PM.   For more information, please call 716-532-6283 and leave a message or e-mail Richard Stamps at rhstamps@rhstamps.com.

  • February 26, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, near but West of Elmwood, at 7:30 PM. Rust Belt Books will appear to be closed. Enter through Sibely's (sp) just West of Rust Belt Books, and proceed to the pass-through door near the bathrooms in back.  Call 698-1232 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.

  • February 25, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - WANT TO ORGANIZE IN WNY AGAINST THE WAR ON IRAQ?  THIS TUESDAY AND (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • February 25, Buffalo, Bill Marx: Report from Iraq, UB Newman Center, Amherst Campus, The Commons Rm. 209, across from the Student Union, Fraday, January 24, 10:00 AM, a presentation and discussion hosted by The UB Newman Center, UB Faculty and Staff for Peace and the UB Student Peace Movement on behalf of Bill Marx and his journey to Iraq on a Christian Peace-making Team.  See and print/post the flyer in Adobe Acrobat <.pdf> format (preferred) or MS Word <.doc> format. Also see the Press Release on the Riverside-Salem UCC hosted presentation on the 23rd.

  • February 24, Buffalo,  UB Faculty/Staff for Peace discussion and organizing meeting, 4:30 PM at room 209 The Commons, at the Newman Center, across from the Student Union, UB Amherst Campus.  Contact Hank Bromley, Robert Dentan, Bill Wachob or Jim Whitlock for more information.

  • February 23, Buffalo, Bill Marx: Report from Iraq, Riverside-Salem United Church of Christ at Environmental Chapel,  3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY,  4-6 PM, a presentation/discussion hosted by RSUCC on behalf of Bill Marx and his journey to Iraq on a Christian Peace-making Team.   Directions:  I-190 to Grand Island, Exit 19 (Whitehaven Road) West (turn left if coming from Buffalo) to West River Road (about 2.2 miles); right/North about .9 mile to 3449 (cottage in wooded area);  park along roadside.   Email June Licence, jlicence@buffalo.edu or call 773-1426 for more information, additional directions, etc.  Also see the RSUCC Press Release.

  • February 22, Buffalo, Amnesty International Local Group #565, 633 Elmwood Avenue, 1:30-3:00 PM. The next meeting of Amnesty International Local Group #565 in Buffalo and Erie County will be held at the Crane Library, 633 Elmwood Avenue (Cross Streets are Lexington and West Ferry) Buffalo, NY, on February 22, 2003 1:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Please call 716-532-6283 and leave a message or e-mail Richard Stamps at rhstamps@rhstamps.com if you are planning to attend. We are also planning a fund raiser for our group on February 27, 2003 6-11 pm at the Coffee Bean Cafe on 3260 Main Street in Buffalo, NY 14214. Theme: Give Peace a Chance.

  • February 22, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • February 21, Buffalo, Channel 7 -- AM Buffalo, Bill Marx Live Interview  Our own Bill Marx will be discussing his recent journey to Iraq on a Christian Peace-making Team with AM Buffalo's host, Linda Pellegrino.  The precise time of the interview is unknown but the program starts at 10:00 AM.

  • February 20, Buffalo, Buffalo State College, "Why War Now?" a panel discussion at the Student Assembly Hall, Campbell Student Union, on Thursday, February 20th from 12:15-1:30 PM, free and open to the public.  Sponsored by The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.  Panelists will include: Panelists will include Abdul Raoof, James Grunebaum and representatives from Students for Peace.

  • February 19, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 5:15 PM, WNY Peace Center, 2123 Bailey Ave., near corner of Bailey and Genesee, park across Bailey in the lot in front of the oriental restaurant.  If the door is locked, the bell is high on the inside of the outer door-jam.  Call 894-2013 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org.  Primary agenda items are 1) War Emergency Response Plan for WNY and 2) Possible massive demonstrations on 3/1 and bus organizing if so.

  • February 18, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - WANT TO ORGANIZE IN WNY AGAINST THE WAR ON IRAQ?  THIS TUESDAY AND (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • February 18, Buffalo, UB Faculty and Staff for Peace Panel Discussion: "The Evil Axis?" - panelists will include Steven Sharrif, President of Iraqi House, Norallah Talebi, an Iranian Professor at Daemen College, and Byongjin Han, a South Korean political science doctoral candidate at UB.  The discussion will be at Hochstetter Hall 114, North Campus, University at Buffalo from 5:00-6:50 PM.  It is free, open to the public, and jointly sponsored by UB Faculty and Staff for Peace, The UB Newman Center, and the UB Student Peace Movement.  See the on-line flyer for more details.

  • February 15, Buffalo, Bill Marx Returns From Iraq, Expected arrival via United Flight 7832 leaving Wash/Dulles 9:20 PM Feb 15 arriving Buffalo at 10:40 PM. See his home page and the From Our Hearts solicitation for letters of support.  An email news list is available for updates on his travels.  Bill expects to be available to meet with local groups from shortly after his return on February 15 until approximately March 10th, when he'll leave for Florida.  Contact Jim Whitlock at whitlock@BuffaloPeacePeople.org for more information.

  • February 15, Buffalo, Solidarity Anti-War Protest - Elmwood & Bidwell, 2:00 PM.  Thousands of activists will converge upon New York City on February 15th to protest the war, including many from WNY. In fact cities all over the world will be participating in the single largest anti-war mobilization EVER! Buffalo will also be participating! ON Feb 15th at 2pm in Bidwell Park (corner of Elmwood and Bidwell) there will be a local rally. If you CANNOT go to New York City for the national protest please be at the local demonstration. It is critical to get our voice out now and show that buffalo has joined the ever growing cresendo against war!  See WNYPC announcement.  Also see preliminary call.

  • February 15, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • February 15, New York City, Anti-War Demonstrations.  Busses from Buffalo leave on Friday, February 14th.  This is a broadly supported and sponsored event -- locally, Nationally and globally.  Major National sponsoring groups are IAC/ANSWER and United for Peace.  Local sponsors include: Alt Press, Amnesty International, ANSWER, Buffalo Forum, Buffalo State Students for Peace, Green Party of Erie County, IAC, Iraqi House, Pax Christi WNY, SOA Watch, UB Faculty and Staff for Peace, UB Student Alliance for Peace, United Church of Christ, Western New York Peace Center, and Workers' World.  See the WNY Peace Center announcement and the IAC/ANSWER announcement.  The WNYPC will coordinate bus reservations for all WNY activist groups; call 894-2013 or the IAN/ANSWER office at 604-9515 for more information or to make a reservation.  PLEASE  HELP POST FLYERS: A draft flyer design in image <jpg>, MS Word <doc>, or Adobe Acrobat <pdf> is now available -- please always get the latest version before printing and distribution.  Also see local copies of the un-edited flyer from United For Peace (227 KB) or the un-edited flyer from  IAC/ANSWER  (Watch it!  This one's 1.9 MB, but the photo sure is great!)  for preliminary details.  Also see the United for Peace Web site and the IAC/ANSWER Web site for more details and up-to-date news.

  • February 14, Buffalo/NYC, Busses leave Buffalo for NYC anti-war demonstrations.  Departure at 10:30 PM  from UB South Campus Park and Ride lot with early Sunday morning return.  Details will be posted as soon as available. See the WNY Peace Center announcement and the IAC/ANSWER announcement.

  • February 14, Buffalo, Divine Intervention - Opening in Buffalo on February 14, an award winning film snubbed by Hollywood.  Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, 639 Main Street.  See http://buffalo.citysearch.com/section/movies for times and length of stay.  Also see IAC and ANSWER announcement.  Winner of many prestigious international awards, including both the Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2002 Cannes International Film Festival , DIVINE INTERVENTION, directed by Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman, delivers an intense, hallucinogenic and extremely adept exploration of the dreams and nightmares of Palestinians and Israelis living in uncertain times.

  • February 14, Buffalo, The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm - UB, Amherst Campus, 1004 Clemens Hall, 1-3 PM, an excellent video on the background to the Iraq war.

  • February 14, Buffalo, Poetry Reading & Demonstration - February 14th at 12:00 noon SUNY at Buffalo's Student Union, North Campus 2nd Floor Social Hall (above lobby), a public reading as demonstration of opposition to Bush's intended war on Iraq. The reading will be compiled and read by participants and will describe the lives of people who have set before themselves as their chief aim the opposition of evil.  See announcement for further details.

  • February 13, Buffalo, Canisius College Panel Discussion and Speak-Out Against War, Fireside Lounge Second Floor of Student Center, 6:30 PM.  See Peace Center email for latest details.

  • February 11, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - WANT TO ORGANIZE IN WNY AGAINST THE WAR ON IRAQ?  THIS TUESDAY AND (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • February 11, Buffalo, UB Sudent Speak-Out and organizing Meeting for March 5th Walkout - Flag Room, Student Union, Amherst Campus, 12:00 noon.   contact Rebecca@wnypeace.org for more information.

  • February 10, Buffalo,  UB Sudent Speak-Out and organizing Meeting for March 5th Walkout - Room 145D, Student Union, Amherst Campus, 7:00 PM.   contact Rebecca@wnypeace.org for more information. 

  • February 10, Buffalo,  Hallwalls: TERROR IN COLOMBIA an evening of solidarity with Hector Giraldo, Reception: 5:30-6:30 PM, Program: 6:30-8:00 PM, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 2495 Main St., Suite 425 Buffalo, N.Y.  See Hallwall's announcement for details.  This is a union sponsored event.  Also see UB event on 2/8.

  • February 10, Buffalo,  UB - Women/War/Women's Issues -  On Febuary 10th, the Women's Studies dept (WS 213 collective) at UB is setting up a variety of tables in the Student Union to present various groups having to do with women/war/women's issues.  This will take place at the Student Union in Amherst/North Campus, on the First Floor -- at 10AM - 3PM. Contact Jessica at (cell-- sorry it's long distance!) 1-(585) - 737- 9859.  See announcement for further details.

  • February 10, Buffalo,  UB Faculty/Staff for Peace discussion and organizing meeting, 4:30 PM at room 209 The Commons, at the Newman Center, across from the Student Union, UB Amherst Campus.  Contact Hank Bromley, Robert Dentan, Bill Wachob or Jim Whitlock for more information.

  • February 10-14, NYS Higher Ed Campuses, Teach-ins, Demonstrations ... A week of events and actions throughout New York State colleges and universities.  See http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php?calid=611  [This is an excellent opportunity for multi-institutional multi-regional collaboration using I2 IP video.  Columbia, Cornell, UB, others.  We already have good contacts at several of those. -- ed.]

  • February 10-14, Call for WNY Regional Actions, Teach-ins, Demonstrations, Film Screenings across Western NY culminating in busses to NYC for massive demonstrations on 2/15.  Plans are being coordinated and will be publicized by a broad alliance of WNY activist organizations and the BuffaloPeacePeople Organizers' Network.  In the interim, contact the WNY Peace Center at 894-2013 for the latest available information.

    WNY ANTI-WAR WEEK -- February 10-15 

  • February 8, Buffalo, Hector Giraldo Paints A Grim Picture For Labor Unionists In Columbia,  8 PM, University at Buffalo North Campus, Natural Science Complex Rm 201, for a map visit www.buffalo.edu/scripts/directions/Spine_bw.pdf.    See announcement for details.  Also see Hallwall's event on 2/10.

  • February 8, Buffalo, Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, DA Workshop & Planning, 3:00 PM, The Statler Towers (on Niagara Circle, downtown Buffalo), The Buffalo Room.  See announcement.  Also see prior post for general information and  Contact Dan Cross directly for more details.    You do not need to have attended prior workshops or meetings to be welcome.  If you want to come to learn more, please do. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING!!!!!!  Individuals were arrested in Buffalo last week for nonviolently resisting the war last week. This meeting is meant to think about what we will do in the event there is an invasion.  ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!!!

  • February 8, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • February 6, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 5:15 PM, WNY Peace Center, 2123 Bailey Ave., near corner of Bailey and Genesee, park across Bailey in the lot in front of the oriental restaurant.  If the door is locked, the bell is high on the inside of the outer door-jam.  Call 894-2013 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org  See Organizers' Network pages for links to meeting notes and agendas.

  • February 4, Buffalo, A.N.S.W.E.R Planning Meeting - open to all - general anti-war organizing meeting - WANT TO ORGANIZE IN WNY AGAINST THE WAR ON IRAQ?  THIS TUESDAY AND (almost) every Tuesday evening, there's an open planning/work session at the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 7:00 PM upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave (above the insurance company) near Tupper, in Buffalo. Contact iacbuffalo@action-mail.org, see call-to-meeting or Call 604-9515 for more details.

  • February 4, Buffalo, Anti-War protest and Court Date for Arrested Protestors, Tuesday, Feb 4th at 9:00 am Buffalo City Court (corner of Delaware and Niagara Sq.)  The three Buffalo protestors  arrested for civil disobedience last Tuesday have their first court date on Tuesday, Feb 4th.  WE NEED PEOPLE IN THE COURT ROOM AND OUTSIDE THE BUILDING TO SUPPORT THEM AND FURTHER OUR MESSAGE!!!!!  We need all of you there. Bring a friend and a sign!  The court date will be highly significant because on February 5th the UN security council meets to discuss a possible war.  We need to continue to get the message of peace and justice out there.  PLEASE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO CAN TO TAKE PART--- AND BRING A SIGN! NO WAR ON IRAQ!

  • February 1-15, Buffalo/Iraq, Bill Marx on Peace-making Journey in Iraq,  letters in support of his peace-making mission are being solicited and published.  See his home page and the From Our Hearts solicitation for letters of support.  An email news list is available for updates on his travels.  Bill expects to be available to meet with local groups from shortly after his return on February 15 until approximately March 10th, when he'll leave for Florida.  Contact Jim Whitlock at whitlock@BuffaloPeacePeople.org for more information.

  • February 1, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • February 1, Buffalo, Bill Marx's Departure on a Peace-Making Journey to Iraq.  See also his personal pages.  Please help show your support and attend a departure rally at the airport.  His departure flight is United flight 7111 departing at 2:40 PM.  Bill will  arrive at the airport about 12:30 PM.  Television crews are expected.  Bill asks that any signs, posters or banners you bring be devoid of hints of anger and/or violence.  The WNY PC has called for support for the Rally to begin at 12:00 noon.  See WNYPC call to action.  For more information contact Marie Kullman with Pax Christi, or call 716-832-6135.

  • January 30- February 2, Toronto, Canada, Canadian Students Call for Action events.  URL link for descriptive article.   See Pan-Canadian Student Anti-War Conference  - the conference call and announcement.  Also offers a good model resolution in opposition for student organization governing bodies. 

  • January 30, Olean, NY,  American Soldiers in Iraq: The New Warfare, Dr. Douglas Rokke, at St. Bonaventure University, 7 PM, Dresser Auditorium, John J. Murphy Professional Building, west side of the SBU campus.  The lectures, free and open to the public, will include time for questions.  Sponsored by the St. Bonaventure University Visiting Scholars Program, the Department of Political Science, the Center for Non-Violence, and the Olean Area Coalition for Peace and Justice.  See press release.  Contact Dr. Chris Stanley at 372-4232 (cstanley@sbu.edu) or Dr. Barry Gan at 375-2278 (bgan@sbu.edu) for more information.  We'll see if we can find co-hosts for Dr. Rokke closer to Buffalo but encourage you to join our friends and colleagues in the Southern Tier for this lecture/discussion series.  See map for driving instructions.  Also see The Taprock Peace Center DU Educational Campaign at http://traprockpeace.org/depleteduranium.html and Dr. Rokke's vita at http://traprockpeace.org/RokkeVitae.html

  • January 30, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 5:15 PM, WNY Peace Center, 2123 Bailey Ave., near corner of Bailey and Genesee, park across Bailey in the lot in front of the oriental restaurant.  If the door is locked, the bell is high on the inside of the outer door-jam.  Call 894-2013 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org

  • January 29, Olean, NY,  The Persian Gulf on the Brink, Dr. Stephen Pelletiere, at St. Bonaventure University, 7 PM, Dresser Auditorium, John J. Murphy Professional Building, west side of the SBU campus.  The lectures, free and open to the public, will include time for questions.  Sponsored by the St. Bonaventure University Visiting Scholars Program, the Department of Political Science, the Center for Non-Violence, and the Olean Area Coalition for Peace and Justice.  See press release.  Contact Dr.Chris Stanley at 372-4232 (cstanley@sbu.edu) or Dr. Barry Gan at 375-2278 (bgan@sbu.edu) for more information.  We'll see if we can find co-hosts for Dr. Pelletiere closer to Buffalo but encourage you to join our friends and colleagues in the Southern Tier for this lecture/discussion series.  See map for driving instructions.

  • January 28, Buffalo,  WNY Peace Triple-Header: Dr Douglas Rokke in Person, Live State of the Union Broadcast with Critical Commentary by a Local Panel, and a Mini Regional Activist Fair, at The University at Buffalo Amherst Campus, 6-10 PM, Center for the Arts Screening Room and adjacent hallway.  At 6 PM, Doug Rokke, who was one of the US Army's foremost experts on medical aspects of Depleted Uranium Munitions until he started speaking out , will speak after a brief introduction to regional activist group leaders working on peace agendas.  We expect several surprise guest appearances including a whistle-blower from Lawrence Livermore Laboratories.  At 8 PM, the President's State of the Union Address will be projected live on-screen  and panel of UB faculty, UB staff, and activist group leaders will offer short critical commentary followed by general discussion and comments from the audience.  Literature and representatives from local activist groups with peace agendas will be available in the adjacent hallways throughout. Light refreshments will be provided by the UB Newman Center.  The event is being sponsored by UB Faculty/Staff for Peace, UB Students for Peace, The UB Newman Center, BuffaloPeacePeople, The WNY Peaace Center and other local activist groups.  Information will be available on the WNY Anti-War Week 2/10-15 and bus reservations will be available for the massive NYC Anti-War Demonstrations on 2/15.  DON’T MISS OUT.  BECOME INFORMED.  BE WITH FRIENDS FOR THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS.  PLUG-IN NOW TO THE WNY ANTI-WAR WEEK.  Please help spread the word and email friends.  Please print and post the announcement flyer <.doc>.  Or use the <pdf> version.  You won't want to miss this.  Contact Jim Whitlock, whitlock@BuffaloPeacePeople.org or 698-1232, or call the WNY Peace Center at 894-2013 for more information.  Also see The Taprock Peace Center DU Educational Campaign at http://traprockpeace.org/depleteduranium.html and Dr. Rokke's vita at  http://traprockpeace.org/RokkeVitae.html  If you have press, radio or television contacts who might help with prre-event PR, please forward our press release, in either MS Word or <.pdf> format to them.

  • January 28, Buffalo,  Please join us in showing your support for the WNY Iraq Pledge of Resistance at an important Rally in downtown Buffalo, at noon in Lafayette Square.  Media coverage is expected.  Please help show that WNY not only cares but is willing to stand tall and speak out.

  • January 27, Buffalo, UB Faculty/Staff for Peace organizing meeting, 4:30 PM, 145B Student Union, UB Amherst Campus.  Contact Hank Bromley, Robert Dentan, Bill Wachob or Jim Whitlock for more information.  The primary intention is to start some organizing and planning discussions among UB faculty and staff interested in becoming less silent about concerns related to the possibility of war with Iraq.  In a broader educational context, however, a few of us hope to work towards public presentations, discussions and debates that might expose our community to more balanced perspectives on our Nation's history and present actions related to peace, non-violence and universal human rights.  See the meeting announcement for a few more details or print and post a flyer from either a <pdf> or MS-Word source file.

  • January 25-26, Ottawa, Canada, OPEN SOURCE WEEKEND, http://www.osw.ca.  On 2003 January 25 and 26, a coalition of computer professionals, students, and volunteers will host an Open Source Weekend in Ottawa, Canada. The events will be spread across the city and throughout the weekend to showcase the dynamic world of open source software.  Click here for more details.  [This would be a great opportunity to recruit some IT techie folks to our cause.  Particularly the open source crowd.  Thanks to VN for spotting it.  -- ed.]

  • January 25, Buffalo, Hallwalls: WHERE'S THE DISSENT? - 30 Years of Protest Films at Hallwalls,  Filmmaker Lynne Sachs in person Saturday, January 25, 2003 at 8 PM, $6 general, $5 students and seniors, $4 members.  Artist Pat Oleszko sounded the cry of "Where's the dissent?" during her performance at Hallwalls in September 2002, and she's not alone in her desire and need to hear opposition to U.S. military might. This collection of post World War II U.S. protest films, most made to protest the war in Vietnam, is a reminder of the need for resistance to violence as well as an earnest call to artists for action today.  See announcement for further details.

  • January 25, Buffalo, Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, DA Workshop & Planning, 3:30 PM, The Statler Towers, Buffalo Room.  See prior post for general information and  Contact Dan Cross directly for more details.  This will be a follow-up meeting to the one held on January 19th to continue discussions of emerging affinity groups about collaborative action planning and support.  You do not need to have attended prior workshops or meetings to be welcome.  If you want to come to learn more, please do.  We'll be hashing out the plans for upcoming actions.  The meeting will operate in a spokes-council format with each affinity group having a spokesperson.  We will make time in the beginning of the meeting for individuals not yet in an affinity group to join up with one or form another.

  • January 25, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • January 24-26, Pittburgh:  An inclusive, regional antiwar weekend based on the convergence model used in the anti-globalization movement.  A diversity of tactics will be represented, including large permitted marches and rallies, teach-ins, civil disobedience and direct action, and much more.  For more info, check out www.organizepittsburgh.org/war.htm.  For info on local participation, transportation etc. contact Colin Eager.  [A must-attend archetype of what we should be planning here.  Broadest possible coalition.  Absolutely fabulous. -- ed.]

  • January 24, Buffalo, Eyewitness from IRAQ: War, Conscience and Faith. UB Newman Center, Amherst Campus, The Commons Rm. 209, across from the Student Union, Fraday, January 24, 10:30 AM.  What is really going on there? Is war the only answer?  Dave Robinson of Pax Christi USA will make a presentation with time for questions & answers.  Dave Robinson is National Coordinator, Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement.  Dave recently (Dec. 8—21) traveled to Iraq as part of the delegation known as the Iraq Peace Journey.  The group included two priests, four religious women, and seven Catholic lay people.  Also see printable flyer,  Web page., or <pdf> version.  PLEASE PRINT, POST AND DISTRIBUTE THE FLYER WHEREVER YOU CAN. Free and open to the public.   Sponsored by Canisius College Campus Ministry, Canisius College Academic Affairs, The Canisius College Committee for the Promotion of Justice, The UB Newman Center, The BuffaloPeacePeople Organizers’ Network, and Pax Christi WNY.

  • January 23, Buffalo, CBC News Witness Documentary Series.  See CBC announcement. AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY SERIES WITNESS RETURNS THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 AT 9 PM WITH GENERATION OF HATE  CBC Television’s WITNESS, three time Gemini award winner for Best Documentary Series, returns Thursday, January 23 at 9 p.m. with Generation of Hate. This compelling film explores the impact of western policies on Iraq and the mood of Iraqis on the eve of a possible U.S. invasion.  Emmy Award winning producer Shelley Saywell recently traveled to Iraq where she gained rare access. Her filming went far beyond the familiar images of Saddam and his many palaces and Republican Guard.. “We were looking for another view from the ground: a real-life, real street view that would take us into the psyche of young people, the bellwether of any future Iraq,” she said. “They shared their views and their lives with us, to the extent they could.” Saywell has chronicled an extraordinary cross-section of young Iraqi voices, from destitute child labourers to middle-class university students, all of whom speak in one voice regarding the West.

  • January 23, Buffalo, Eyewitness from IRAQ: War, Conscience and Faith. Montante Cultural Center, Main Street, Buffalo, NY, Thursday, January 23, 7:30 PM.  What is really going on there? Is war the only answer?  Dave Robinson of Pax Christi USA will make a presentation with time for questions & answers.  Dave Robinson is National Coordinator, Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement.  Dave recently (Dec. 8—21) traveled to Iraq as part of the delegation known as the Iraq Peace Journey.  The group included two priests, four religious women, and seven Catholic lay people.  Also see the 2nd draft printable flyer or Web page.  Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Canisius College Campus Ministry, the Canisius Committee for the Promotion of Justice, and Pax Christi WNY.

  • January 22, Buffalo, Hallwalls: GET YOUR WAR ON - An Evening with David Rees presented by Hallwalls and Medaille College, at Hallwalls, Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at 8 PM.  $5 general, $4 students/seniors/members, free to Medaille students.  Hallwalls is excited to be hosting a personal appearance by on-line poltical strip cartoonist David Rees, one of the most original (not to mention  funniest) political satirists working in any medium today. Indeed, with the nearly total abdication by mainstream media (including most daily editorial cartoonists) of any critical role in the face of rising war and homeland-security fever, alternative strip catoonists like Rees, Ted Rall, Tom Tomorrow, and a few others, provide among the few pockets of dissent. Rees is being sponsored in Buffalo by the Humanities Department and Creative Writing program of Medaille College.  See announcement for further details.

  • January 19, Buffalo,  ONE MAN, ONE PEOPLE, ONE WORLD, Commemorating the Birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Shea's Performing Arts Center, 6:00 PM, admission free, presented by The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee.  We strongly encourage all regional peace activists and supporters to join in solidarity and celebrations of the birth of one of our nation's and the world's foremost peace activists.  Dr. King once said: "In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends."  Let us not be silent on this day -- not one of us.  Let us all join together to honor Dr. King and show that we are indeed One People of One World.    Please be aware that event support policies specifically prohibit signs, banners, leaflets and the like.  Contact Bill Marx, Ssmarx2@aol.com, of Pax Christi, for more information from the peace activism community.

  • January 19, Buffalo, Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, DA Workshop & Planning, 2 PM, The Statler Towers, Buffalo Room.  See prior post for general information and  Contact Dan Cross directly for more details.  This will be a follow-up meeting to the one held on January 15th to continue discussions of emerging affinity groups about collaborative action planning and support.  You do not need to have attended prior workshops or meetings to be welcome.  If you want to come to learn more, please do.  We'll be hashing out the plans for upcoming actions.  The meeting will operate in a spokes-council format with each affinity group having a spokesperson.  We will make time in the beginning of the meeting for individuals not yet in an affinity group to join up with one or form another.

  • January 18, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • January 18, CSPAN: Washington DC Anti-War Demonstrations, CSPAN will provide live coverage of the demonstrations from 11 AM -1 PM on Saturday, January 18.  More coverage possible.  Details will be posted as received except for changes received after 1/17/2003 when local buses depart.  Check CSPAN broadcast listings if possible.

  • January 18, Washington DC, Anti-War Demonstrations, IAC/ANSWER. Busses by local IAC/ANSWER group will leave at 11 PM, Friday the 17th  from the UB south campus Park and Ride lot and will return early Sunday morning the 19th.  For more information or to book a reservation, email to iacbuffalo@action-mail.org  Attention:Bev.  Also see the International Answer site at http://www.internationalanswer.org/  ALL BUS SEATS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE.  RSVP IMMEDIATELY IF YOU WANT TO GO.     See Why march on Washington January 18?  Also see Info on bus tickets for ANTI WAR MARCH JAN 18.  See also a forward from the WNY peace Center that includes information on Non-Violent Direct Action plans.  See Final Information for Bus Riders.

  • January 16, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 5:15 PM, WNY Peace Center, 2123 Bailey Ave., near corner of Bailey and Genesee, park across Bailey in the lot in front of the oriental restaurant.  If the door is locked, the bell is high on the inside of the outer door-jam.  Call 894-2013 for help with directions or email organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org

  • January 15, Buffalo, Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, CD Workshop & Regroup, 7 PM, The Statler Towers, Buffalo Room.  See Call to Meeting, prior posts, and/or  Contact Dan Cross directly for more information.  This will be a follow-up meeting to the one held on January 11th to continue discussions of emerging affinity groups about collaborative action planning and support.  You do not need to have attended prior workshops or meetings to be welcome.  If you want to come to learn more, please do.  We'll be hashing out the plans for upcoming and recent actions.  The meeting will operate in a spokes-council format with each affinity group having a spokesperson.  We will make time in the beginning of the meeting for individuals not yet in an affinity group to join up with one or form another.

  • January 15, Buffalo, Lafayette Square Pledge Card Signing Drive, Lafayette Square, Downtown Buffalo, 1:00-3:00 PM.  In recent months, people all across the country have been pledging to oppose war with Iraq with nonviolent direct action if necessary. Locally, a magnificent number of people have made such a pledge through the Pledge for Democratic Action. The Pledge for Democratic Action will be holding this public pledge signing to raise concern over the issue of war with Iraq as well as to give citizens an opportunity to make a pledge themselves.  IF YOU HAVEN'T YET JOINED THE SWELLING RANKS OF THE PLEDGE FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION, COME OUT THIS WEDNESDAY AND SIGN A PLEDGE CARD!!! IF YOU'VE ALREADY SIGNED A PLEDGE CARD, COME ON OUT ANYWAY AND MAKE SOME NOISE!!!

  • January 13, Buffalo, first new UB Faculty/Staff for Peace organizing meeting, 4:30 PM, Capen 31, UB Amherst Campus.  Contact Hank Bromley, Robert Dentan, or Jim Whitlock for more information.  The primary intention is to start some organizing and planning discussions among UB faculty and staff interested in becoming less silent about concerns related to the possibility of war with Iraq.  In a broader educational context, however, a few of us hope to work towards public presentations, discussions and debates that might expose our community to more balanced perspectives on our Nation's history and present actions related to peace, non-violence and universal human rights.  See the meeting announcement for a few more details or print and post a flyer from either a <pdf> or MS-Word source file.

  • January 12, Buffalo, Civil Liberties under the USA Patriot Act,  a discussion hosted by Riverside-Salem United Church of Christ at Environmental Chapel,  3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY from 4-6 PM, Sunday, January 12th, featuring Jeanne Noel-Mahoney from the NYCLU and Jean Dickson from UB Libraries.  Email June Licence, jlicence@buffalo.edu or call 773-1426 for information, directions, etc.  Further details are also on-line here - also as an MS Word document for printing flyers.

  • January 12, NBC TV, Road to Baghdad, 7 PM EST, a Dateline NBC program that will feature a segment on Peaceful Tomorrows' Colleen Kelly.  Those who attended the WNY Peace Center's 2002 Annual Benefit Dinner heard Catherine Allison, another Peaceful Tomorrows member whose aunt was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.  She spoke in opposition to war with Iraq and for seeking non-violent solutions to all world problems.  This group of people, who suffered the greatest possible losses and have the most rational basis for seeking vengeance, present a moving and compelling case for avoiding war and further violence.

  • January 11, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • January 11, Buffalo, Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, CD Workshop & Regroup, 3-6 PM, The Statler Towers, Buffalo Room.  See call to meeting.   Contact Dan Cross directly for more information.  This will be a follow-up meeting to the one held on January 4th to continue discussions of emerging affinity groups about collaborative action planning and support.  You do not need to have attended prior workshops or meetings to be welcome.  If you want to come to learn more, please do.  Hopefully we'll be hashing out the plans for upcoming actions.  The meeting will operate in a spokes-council format with each affinity group having a spokesperson.  We will make time in the beginning of the meeting for individuals not yet in an affinity group to join up with one or form another. 

  • January 4, Buffalo, Women in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from 12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity.  See also: WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,  WIB NYC BalkansNet - Mission Statement,  Women in Black - London and  History of the Women in Black

  • January 4, Buffalo, Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, CD Workshop & Regroup, 2-5 PM, The Statler Towers, Buffalo Room.  See call to meeting.   Contact Dan Cross directly for more information.

  • January 2, Buffalo, next Organizers' Network Planning Meeting, 5:15 PM, Peace Center

  • December 31, Buffalo, First Night Anti-war Vigils/Demonstrations.  Best effort.  Contact whitlock@BuffaloPeacePeople.org to join-in or help out. 

  • December 10, Buffalo, Peace Rally, Laffayette Square,  5-6 PM

  • October 26, Washington DC, IAC/ANSWER Anti-war Demonstration

 

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