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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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..
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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