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THE WESTERN NEW YORK PEACE CENTER'S

ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS / OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE
WEEKLY UPDATE
February 27 to March 5, 2015
A Compilation of News and Upcoming Events of Interest to the Local Progressive Community
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SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
Cruise For Peace Aboard The Miss Buffalo II
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Boarding Time: 6:00 p.m. / Cruise: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Dock Location: Entrance of Erie Basin Marina
79 Marine Drive
Buffalo NY 14202-4225
Think August! The WNY Peace Center cordially invites you to join us on a fun-filled fundraising cruise aboard the Miss Buffalo II! Enjoy
the view of the Buffalo skyline, a beautiful summer sunset, and fresh summer breezes! Live entertainment, cash bar.
All the proceeds from this fundraiser will be Dedicated Funds for the Peace Centers technology and office needs.
Admission is $35. Space is LIMITED (185 spots total).
TO RESERVE AND PURCHASE TICKETS:
Email for more information: Cruise4Peace@wnypeace.org
Purchase via PayPal: http://tinyurl.com/no4t2me
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Peacemakers,
Please send your news and event notices to weeklynews@wnypeace.org by Thursday, March 5 to ensure their inclusion in the March 6 to
12 Weekly Updates.
Also, don't forget to read our WNY Peace Center News/Events email blast on Wednesdays!
Any comments or suggestions to help improve our weekly newsletters, and to make them more effective as a local activist resource and
community calendar are GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you for supporting this newsletter! :-)
- Jeff O'Connell

SPECIAL NOTICE: Starting on April 1 (yes, seriously, heh heh), both Weekly Updates (Wednesday and Friday) will be going through
another format change that will SIGNIFICANTLY shorten both email blasts. The text-only email version will be significantly condensed,
but the PDF version (downloadable via the Peace Center's new Scribd account: https://www.scribd.com/wny8peace8center ) will be more
detailed and complete, with the graphical layout of a genuine newsletter.
An ongoing project to archive past and present Weekly Updates, Peace Center newsletters, and many more historical documents in this
manner will be undertaken for 2015-2016. We hope you will find this change to be convenient AND useful! :-)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I. Notable Events This Week
II. Keep The Date Open
III. Allied Organizations News & Events
IV. Other Items Of Note
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I. NOTABLE EVENTS THIS WEEK (Listed in order of date):
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1. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Demand Justice For Fast Food Workers Fighting Against Racial Discrimination
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Outside McDonald's Restaurant
5316 Main Street
Williamsville, NY
Join the Coalition For Economic Justice this Friday at noon, and tell McDonalds that people in Buffalo wont tolerate this discrimination
and harassment, and stand with fast food workers who are fighting against injustice and for livable wages and fair treatment for all.
For more information or to let us know you can be there, contact Kirk at kirk@cejbuffalo.org or call (716) 892-5877.
Event Page: http://tinyurl.com/lrrvx93
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/925172667588976
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2. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 TO SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
WNY Muslims: Shoe/Boot Drive For WNY Coalition For The Homeless
LAST WEEK TO HELP DONATE!!!
We are collecting new and gently used shoes & boots for the homeless, and they will be distributed through WNY Coalition for the
Homeless. The Shoe Drive will continue thru until Saturday, February 28, 2015.

The drop off locations are as follows:

Islamic Society Of Niagara Frontier (ISNF)
845 Heim Road
Getzville, NY 14068
Jaffarya Center
10300 Transit Road
East Amherst, NY 14051
UB-MSA (Muslim Student Association)
University at Buffalo (North Campus)
350 Student Union
Buffalo, NY 14260
If you have any questions, please contact the WNY Muslims office at (716) 923-4386.
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3. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 TO SATURDAY, MARCH 7
White Boy Othello
8:00 to 11:00 p.m. (Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays)
The Subversive Theatre Collective (Manny Fried Playhouse)
Great Arrow Building (3rd Floor)
255 Great Arrow Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Directions: http://www.subversivetheatre.org/directions/index.htm
This is not ancient history. This is not a historical curiosity. This is not an academic discussion. This is not something you read a hundred
textbooks to understand. This is here. This is now. This is in your face. This is not on the other side of the world. This is just down the
block. This is burning. This is suffocating. This is a punch in the gut. This is WHITE BOY OTHELLO.
ADMISSION: $25 General / $20 For Students, Seniors, and Subversive Theatre members. Thursday night performances are Pay What
You Can.
For more information, or to purchase/reserve tickets, contact us or order online at:
Phone: (716) 408-0499
Email: info@subversivetheatre.org
Online Purchase: http://www.subversivetheatre.org/buy_tickets2.htm
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4. SUNDAY, MARCH 1
A Solar Home Companion
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The Buffalo History Museum

1 Museum Court
Buffalo, NY 14271
Lightly parodying NPR/Garrison Keillors popular A Prairie Home Companion, the show is like an old fashioned variety show, with
music, stories, film sequences, and Americana, but with a new twist: this show teaches its audience how to go renewable and how to
organize for a sustainable future. The event is hosted live by Josh Fox and Zephyr Teachout!
The event is FREE, but seating is limited. RSVP here (before March 1):
http://solutionsgrassroots.nationbuilder.com/a_solar_home_companion_buffalo
NationBuilder Event Page: http://tinyurl.com/lpuaw7p
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/722270591221381/?ref=4
Event Poster: http://tinyurl.com/q32k27q
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5. SUNDAY, MARCH 1
A Sunday Afternoon With Community Power For Health & Justice (CPHJ)
2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Hot Mama's Canteen
12 Military Road
Buffalo, NY
Join Community Power for Health and Justice for a Sunday afternoon at Hot Mamas Canteen, featuring live music by Shevy & the Pulse
and The 12/8 Path Band, plus a Raffle and Photo Booth!
Admission is $12 at the door, or become a sustaining supporter of CPJH starting at just $5/month!
All proceeds will support Community Powers work to educate and mobilize voters around issues of environmental and economic justice.
Facebook Event Page: http://tinyurl.com/pmsrml5
CPJH Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Community-Power-for-Health-and-Justice/417475905057888
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6. MONDAY, MARCH 2
Sierra Club-Niagara Climate & Clean Energy Writers Group
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church Of Buffalo
Alliance Room (2nd Floor)
695 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY
RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY 2 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
This month's meeting will feature a presentation from Aaron Bartley, executive director of PUSH Buffalo, on Energy Democracy: What

Can We Learn From Germany? Aaron recently traveled to Germany and witnessed entire communities that produce, maintain, distribute,
and sell their own renewable energy. Let's hear what he learned, and how PUSH Buffalo sees it applying to WNY!
Event Poster (from February 2015): https://www.scribd.com/doc/254003532/Energy-Democracy-Flyer-2015-02-02
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7. MONDAY, MARCH 2
International Action Center (IAC)-Buffalo: Workers World Monday Nights
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
712 Main Street (near Tupper Avenue)
Room 113-B
Buffalo, NY
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8. TUESDAY, MARCH 3
Nekanhsakt: Friends of kwehw Meeting
5:30 P.M.
Burning Books
420 Connecticut St.
Buffalo, NY 14213
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9. TUESDAY, MARCH 3
'Unity Island' Hearing @ Buffalo Common Council
2:00 p.m.
Common Council Chambers (4th Floor)
City Hall
Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY
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10. TUESDAY, MARCH 3
Public Input Meeting On Derogatory Lancaster High School Mascot
7:00 p.m.
Lancaster High School
1 Forton Drive
Lancaster, NY 14086

This is a meeting both open to the public, and welcome to public input and comment. The meeting will be with the Lancaster School Board
and a committee comprised of Alvin Parker, John Kane, Don Grinde, Hillary Weaver, and Al Jamieson regarding the Lancaster School
Districts use of the Rdskin mascot. Please attend to learn more about the offensive use stereotypical imagery and its impact well into
today.
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11. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
'A Line In The Tar Sands' Book Launch
7:00 p.m.
Join Toban Black, co-editor of A Line In The Tar Sands: Struggles For Environmental Justice (Between the Lines / PM Press) for a
presentation and discussion about extreme energy struggles around the Great Lakes and beyond, with a focus on pipeline battles in our
region.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/598596736951367/?ref=70
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II. KEEP THE DATE OPEN (Events are listed in order of date):
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V. ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS NEWS AND EVENTS
Association For India's Development (AID)-Buffalo (AB)
Buffalo Adjunct Movement (BAM)
Buffalo Barn Raisers (BBR)
Buffalo Save The Kids (BSTK)
Burning Books (BB)
Citizen Action (CA)
Clean Air Coalition Of WNY (CACWNY)
Coalition For Economic Justice (CEJ)
Food Not Bombs (FNB)
Gas Free Seneca (GFS)
Genesee Valley Citizens For Peace (GVCP)
Ignite The Youth / Tribe X / Black Souljahz
Indigenous Women's Initiatives (IWI)
International Action Center Buffalo (IAC)
Nekanhsakt: Friends of kwehw (NFOE)
Network Of Religious Communities (NRC)
Partnership For The Public Good (PPG)
Peace Action NYS (PA)
Peace Education Fund (PEF)
Prisoners Are People, Too, Inc. (PAPT)
Re-Energize Buffalo (REB)
Riverside-Salem Environmental Cottage (RS)
Sierra Club-Niagara (SC)

Subversive Theatre (ST)

Syracuse Peace Council (SPC)
Talking Leaves Books (TL)
VOICE-Buffalo (VB)
We Are Seneca Lake (WASL)
WNY Muslims (WNYM)
Women In Black (WIB)
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ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAS DEVELOPMENT (AID)-BUFFALO (AB)
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256497899/Association-for-India-s-Development-Buffalo-Chapter
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Main Website: https://sites.google.com/site/aidbuffalochapter/home
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Buffalo.AID
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AID_BUFFALO
AID Worldwide: http://www.aidindia.org/main/
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BUFFALO ADJUNCT MOVEMENT (BAM!)
Buffalo Adjunct Movement (BAM), a coalition of adjunct professors and graduate students working in various colleges in Western New
York (including the University At Buffalo, Canisius College, Buffalo State College, D'Youville College, and many more) advocating for
fair pay and working conditions for all teachers in higher education, regardless of status.
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For more info about BAM!:
Phone: (716) 725-2193
Email: buffaloadjunctmovement@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004142538281&fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuffaloAdjuncts
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BUFFALO BARN RAISERS (BBR)
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256497901/Buffalo-Barn-Raisers-BBR
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OFFICIAL WEBSITE (featuring February to March 2015 Calendar Of Events): http://www.buffalobarnraisers.com/
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloBarnRaisers/
BARN RAISER PHOTOS (2013 & Earlier): http://www.buffalobarnraisers.com/2013-and-earlier/
SUBMIT AN EVENT: http://www.buffalobarnraisers.com/event-form/

REQUEST AN EVENT: http://www.buffalobarnraisers.com/request-an-event/

CONTACT EMAIL: buffalobarnraisers@gmail.com
Links To Other Community Calendars, Activities, & Organizations (Newspapers, Non-Profits, Workshops, Etc.):
http://www.buffalobarnraisers.com/links/
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BUFFALO SAVE THE KIDS (BSTK)
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256497902/Buffalo-Save-the-Kids-BSTK
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BSTK Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloSTK
STK National Website: http://savethekidsgroup.org/
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BURNING BOOKS (BB)
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
'A Line In The Tar Sands' Book Launch
7:00 p.m.
Join Toban Black, co-editor of A Line In The Tar Sands: Struggles For Environmental Justice (Between the Lines / PM Press) for a
presentation and discussion about extreme energy struggles around the Great Lakes and beyond, with a focus on pipeline battles in our
region.
Toban Black co-edited and contributed to the collection. He is also an Associate Editor for the social movement journal Upping The Anti,
and a community organizer in Ontario. His recent activism has included the web project Stop Fracking Ontario.
The fight over the tar sands in North America is among the epic environmental and social justice battles of our time, and one of the first that
has managed to quite explicitly connect concerns for frontline communities and immediate local hazards with fears for the future of the
entire planet.
Tar sands development comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sands opponentsfighting a powerful
international industryare likened to terrorists, government environmental scientists are muzzled, and public hearings are concealed and
rushed.
Yet, despite the massive political and economic power behind the tar sands, many opponents are building international networks of
resistance, and challenging pipeline plans, while resisting threats to Indigenous sovereignty and democratic participation. Including leading
voices involved in the struggle against the tar sands, offers a critical analysis of the impact of the tar sands and the challenges opponents
face in their efforts to organize effective resistance.
Contributors include: Angela Carter, Bill McKibben, Brian Tokar, Christine Leclerc, Clayton Thomas-Muller, Crystal Lameman, Dave

Vasey, Emily Coats, Eriel Deranger, Greg Albo, Jeremy Brecher, Jess Worth, Jesse Cardinal, Joshua Kahn Russell, Lilian Yap, Linda
Capato, Macdonald Stainsby, Martin Lukacs, Matt Leonard, Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Naomi Klein, Rae Breaux, Randolph HaluzaDeLay, Rex Weyler, Ryan Katz-Rosene, Skihitowin Awsis, Sonia Grant, Stephen DArcy, Toban Black, Tony Weis, Tyler McCreary,
Winona LaDuke, and Yves Engler.
The editors proceeds from this book will be donated to frontline grassroots environmental justice groups and campaigns.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/598596736951367/?ref=70
Book Websites:
http://www.alineinthetarsands.org
http://secure.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=686
Book Front Cover: http://tinyurl.com/q5sgpzx
Upping The Anti
http://www.uppingtheanti.org/
Stop Fracking Ontario
http://stopfrackingontario.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stop-Fracking-Ontario/184166708300301
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"U.S. Out Of My Living Room - European Tour"
We're at the very beginning stages of booking dates throughout several non-Commonwealth European countries for a US Out Of My Living
Room European tour! We're gathering together a great group of local organizers and are looking for more to get on board. If you know of
anyone in Europe, please encourage them to get in touch with us about it.
Even if you don't know anyone in Europe, you can help spread the word by "sharing" and "liking" this Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/lesliejamespickeringeurope/
With your help we will be bringing word of Burning Books and our fight against federal surveillance and state repression across the
Atlantic!
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"Become A Friend Of Burning Books!"
If you'd like to help ensure that the kind of crucial, radical and empowering ideas that Burning Books has fostered remain alive and kicking,
please take a moment to sign up for Friends of Burning Books at: http://burningbooksbuffalo.com/become-a-friend-of-burning-books/
Burning Books
420 Connecticut Street
Buffalo, NY 14213
Phone: (716) 881-0791
Main Website: http://www.burningbooksbuffalo.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Burning-Books/263128823706195/

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CITIZEN ACTION (CA)
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Citizen Action WNY
49 Virginia Place
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 855-1522
Fax: (716) 855-1521
Main Website: http://citizenactionny.org/category/regions/western-new-york/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CitizenActionofWesternNewYork
Brian Trzeciak (Community Organizer): btrzeciak@citizenactionny.org
Paul Perez (Community Organizer): pperez@citizenactionny.org
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CLEAN AIR COALITION OF WESTERN NEW YORK (CACNYC)
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256497903/Clean-Air-Coalition-of-WNY-CACWNY
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The Clean Air Coalition of W.N.Y.
52 Linwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
Phone: (716) 852-3813
Fax: (716) 852-2741
Email: info@cacwny.org
Main Website: http://www.cacwny.org/
Blog: http://www.cacwny.org/press/blog-2/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clean-Air-Coalition-of-WNY/125963472695
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COALITION FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE (CEJ)
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Demand Justice For Fast Food Workers Fighting Against Racial Discrimination
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Outside McDonald's Restaurant
5316 Main Street
Williamsville, NY
In South Boston, Virginia, ten workers at three McDonalds stores were fired last year after facing a pattern of racial discrimination and

sexual harassment. These McDonalds workers that were told by management, There are too many black people [working] in the store,
have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the company alleging a widespread pattern of racial and sexual discrimination and
harassment at three stores in Virginia.
Willie Betts, who was a cook at the South Boston McDonalds until he was fired last May, said: All of a sudden, they let me go, for no
other reason than I didnt fit the profile they wanted at the store. I had no idea what they meant by the right profile until I saw everyone
else that they fired as well. I worked at McDonalds for almost five years, I was on time every day at four oclock in the morning to open
the store, and I never had a disciplinary write-up. They took away the only source of income I have to support my family.
Fast food workers wont stop until they win $15 an hour, dignity at work, and the right to form a union.
Join the Coalition For Economic Justice this Friday at noon, and tell McDonalds that people in Buffalo wont tolerate this discrimination
and harassment, and stand with fast food workers who are fighting against injustice and for livable wages and fair treatment for all.
For more information or to let us know you can be there, contact Kirk at kirk@cejbuffalo.org or call (716) 892-5877.
Event Page: http://tinyurl.com/lrrvx93
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/925172667588976
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Coalition For Economic Justice
237 Main Street, Suite 1200
Buffalo, NY 14203
Contact Andy Reynolds and Rev. Kirk Laubenstein at:
Phone: (716) 892-5877
Fax: (716) 852-3802
Email: info@cejbuffalo.org
Main Website: http://www.cejbuffalo.org/
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/kpb7wmh
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cejbuffalo/
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FOOD NOT BOMBS (FNB)
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Every Monday and Saturday Of The Month
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY
Cooking occurs at the following locations:
Mondays (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.):
Unitarian-Universalist Church Of Buffalo
695 Elmwood Avenue

Buffalo, NY
Saturdays (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.):
Hostel Buffalo-Niagara
667 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256497905/Food-Not-Bombs-FNB
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Email: BuffaloFNB@gmail.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BuffaloFNB/
Twiiter: https://twitter.com/buffalofnb
Food Not Bombs websites:
http://www.foodnotbombs.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Not_Bombs
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GAS FREE SENECA (GFS)
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256497906/Gas-Free-Seneca-GFS
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Official Website: http://gasfreeseneca.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GasFreeSeneca?ref=stream
Shale Shock Media YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShaleShock/videos
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GENESEE VALLEY CITIZENS FOR PEACE (GVCP)
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SATURDAY, MARCH 21
GVCP Monthly Meeting
1:00 p.m. (Lunch) / 1:30 p.m. (Meeting)
Omega Restaurant
4182 Lakeville Road
Geneseo, NY
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Genesee Valley Citizens For Peace (GVCP)
P.O. Box 363

Geneseo, NY 14554
Phone: (585) 624-3673
Website: http://www.gvcp.org/
Founded 1972: "Human Race, Not Arms Race"
GVCP is proud to be affiliated with PANYS.
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IGNITE THE YOUTH (ITY)
More information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256497907/Ignite-the-Youth-IGY
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Phone: (716) 913-2379
Email: IgniteTheYouthBUFFALO@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YOUTH_IGNITION
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IgniteTheYouthBuffalo
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20zxMNqveNrYLAtP2nHaKg
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INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S INITIATIVES (IWI)
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BREAKING NEWS! S***W ISLAND HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RENAMED BY THE CITY OF BUFFALO!!!
On Friday, February 20, 2015, in his 10th annual State Of The City address, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown officially announced the name
change of S****w Island to Ga-Knee-Go-Yeh (Unity) Island.
Featured in the below photo (left to right) are Monty Hill (Tuscarora), Michael Kimelberg (Seneca), Agnes Williams (Seneca), Jodi Lyn
Maracle (Mohawk), SNI President Maurice John (Tonawanda Seneca Mascot Spokesperson), Alvin Parker, and Justin Schraff (Seneca) in
attendance for Change the Name.
There will be another Buffalo City Council public hearing on the issue on Tuesday March 3, 2015 (2 p.m., City Hall, 7th Floor, Niagara
Square, Buffalo NY). Come out and join us! More news to follow!
Photo courtesy of Indigenous Women's Intiatives: http://tinyurl.com/ox4jhd9
ARTICLE: Squaw Island To Be Renamed With Seneca Word For Unity (WBFO-FM: February 22, 2015)
http://news.wbfo.org/post/squaw-island-be-renamed-seneca-word-unity
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3
'Unity Island' Hearing @ Buffalo Common Council

2:00 p.m.
Common Council Chambers (4th Floor)
City Hall
Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY
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THURSDAY, MARCH 12
IWI Talking Circle
12:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Network of Religious Communities
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
Please bring an organic snack to share at noon and the Circle will open at 12:30 p.m. Parking and entrance in the rear of the building. Come
on out to join us!
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IWI Interviews On Crossroads
Listen in to Crossroads (produced by the Network Of Religious Communities) on the fifth Sunday of the month for interviews with
Indigenous Peoples. Co-produced by IWI.
The next IWI episodes will be broadcast on March 29, May 31, August 30, and November 29.
These stations will broadcast Crossroads on those Sundays at these times (click links for livestreaming):
6:00 a.m.:
WBUF (92.9 FM): http://929jackfm.com/listen-live/popup/
6:30 a.m.:
WMSX (96.1 FM): http://mix96buffalo.com/listen-live/popup/
7:00 a.m.:
WBLK (93.7 FM): http://wblk.com/listen-live/popup/
WYRK (106.5 FM): http://wyrk.com/listen-live/popup/
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FRIDAY, APRIL 17
Storytellers Conference Social

6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties Inc.
1005 Grant Street
Buffalo, New York 14207
Come join us for a night of singing, drumming, and dancing at our annual Storytellers Conference social, jointly hosted by University at
Buffalo's Native Graduate Association (NGA), SUNY Buffalo State's Native American Student Organization (NASO), and Native
American Community Services (NACS). Held in the YWCA room next to NACS. Potluck dinner, please bring a dish to pass.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/302458886631450/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=calendar
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SATURDAY, APRIL 18
11th Annual Indigenous & American Studies Storytellers Conference
8:30 a.m. To to 5:00 p.m.
University At Buffalo
North Campus (108 O'Brian Hall)
Amherst, NY 14260
(Re)Writing Sovereignty: Visions of Change for the 21st Century.
As we enter the 11th year of the Storytellers Conference, we reflect upon how scholarship and activism has transformed within the field of
Native American Studies, especially as the current global crises encourage the recognition of multiple voices, perspectives, ideologies, and
epistemologies.
The visionary leadership of John Mohawk, Barry White, and Oren Lyons for Native American Studies at the University at Buffalo produced
an inclusive framework for interrogating how histories and knowledges intersect with current realities in the spaces of the community and
the university. We look to maintain this tradition in the coming conference and see this years meeting as a celebration and renewal of our
predecessors work and commitment to community, story, and scholarship.
This year, we welcome our main speaker Audra Simpson (Kahnawake Mohawk), one of the leading Haudenosaunee scholars of this
century. Simpson critiques the current definitions and articulations of sovereignty in order to create a pragmatic approach to decolonization
in our communities.
Our conference continues to embrace the interdisciplinary strengths of Native American Studies, Transnational Studies, and allied
scholarship while we contemplate their varied meanings. By utilizing these decolonial strategies, we are able to empower new narratives
and (re)write sovereignty in order to restore balance in our global realities.
Sponsored by the UB Native Graduate Association (https://www.facebook.com/pages/UB-Native-Graduate-Association/115746445154451?
fref=nf).
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1423760074583291/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar
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For More Information about IWI events and activities, contact:

Agnes Williams
Indigenous Women's Initiatives
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons or by appointment
Email: info@iwinitiatives.org
Phone: (716) 332-6988
Fax: (716) 332-6998
Main Website: http://www.iwinitiatives.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndigenousWomensInitiatives/
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INTERNATIONAL ACTION CENTER BUFFALO (IAC)
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Workers World Monday Nights
First and Third Monday Of Each Month
7 to 9 p.m.
712 Main Street (near Tupper Avenue)
Room 113-B
Buffalo, NY
The next Worker's World Monday Nights will happen this week on March 2, and on March 16.
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Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/buffalo.iac?fref=ts ) or subscribe to our Western NY listserv for event notices by emailing
us at iacbuffalo@peoplesmail.net
IAC Buffalo
712 Main Street (neat Tupper Avenue)
Room 113-B
Buffalo, NY
Phone: (716) 604-9515
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NEKANHSAKT: FRIENDS OF KWEHW (NFOE)
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BREAKING NEWS! S***W ISLAND HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RENAMED BY THE CITY OF BUFFALO!!!
On Friday, February 20, 2015, in his 10th annual State Of The City address, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown officially announced the name
change of S****w Island to Ga-Knee-Go-Yeh (Unity) Island.

Featured in the below photo (left to right) are Monty Hill (Tuscarora), Michael Kimelberg (Seneca), Agnes Williams (Seneca), Jodi Lyn
Maracle (Mohawk), SNI President Maurice John (Tonawanda Seneca Mascot Spokesperson), Alvin Parker, and Justin Schraff (Seneca) in
attendance for Change the Name.
There will be another Buffalo City Council public hearing on the issue on Tuesday March 3, 2015 (2 p.m., City Hall, 7th Floor, Niagara
Square, Buffalo NY). Come out and join us! More news to follow!
Photo courtesy of Indigenous Women's Intiatives: http://tinyurl.com/ox4jhd9
ARTICLE: Squaw Island To Be Renamed With Seneca Word For Unity (WBFO-FM: February 22, 2015)
http://news.wbfo.org/post/squaw-island-be-renamed-seneca-word-unity
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3
'Unity Island' Hearing @ Buffalo Common Council
2:00 p.m.
Common Council Chambers (4th Floor)
City Hall
Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3
Nekanhsakt: Friends of kwehw Meeting
5:30 P.M.
Burning Books
420 Connecticut St.
Buffalo, NY 14213
All meetings happen on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at Burning Books. The next meeting is on March 17.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3
Public Input Meeting On Derogatory Lancaster High School Mascot
7:00 p.m.
Lancaster High School
1 Forton Drive
Lancaster, NY 14086
This is a meeting both open to the public, and welcome to public input and comment. The meeting will be with the Lancaster School Board

and a committee comprised of Alvin Parker, John Kane, Don Grinde, Hillary Weaver, and Al Jamieson regarding the Lancaster School
Districts use of the Rdskin mascot. Please attend to learn more about the offensive use stereotypical imagery and its impact well into
today.
ARTICLE: Seneca Nation President Weighs In On 'Redskins' Debate (WBFO-FM: February 21, 2015)
http://news.wbfo.org/post/seneca-nation-president-weighs-redskins-debate
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Screening: 'Reel Injun' (2009)
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Burning Books
420 Connecticut St.
Buffalo, NY 14213
Reel Injun" is an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a
century of cinema. A discussion will follow the film.
Film Websites:
Official Website: http://www.reelinjunthemovie.com/site/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reel_Injun
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1484114/
Independent Lens (PBS): http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/reel-injun/
Official Trailer: http://tinyurl.com/ophkfyx
National Film Board Of Canada Page: http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=56400
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SATURDAY, APRIL 11 TO THURSDAY, APRIL 16
Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Walks
An event walk coordinated with Indigenous Women's Initiatives (IWI) on the subject of nuclear proliferation in the Cattaraugus. More
details will be available soon.
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Nekanhsakt: Friends Of kwehw
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/nekanehsakt
Tumblr: http://nekanehsakt.tumblr.com/
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NETWORK OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES (NRC)

More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256497908/Network-of-Religious-Communities-NRC

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Network Of Religious Communities
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
Open Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Phone: (716) 882-4793
Main Website: http://www.religiousnet.org/
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/mvhrz87/
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PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD (PPG)
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Sam Magavern
Co-Director, Partnership For The Public Good
237 Main Street, Suite 1200
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 852-4191, Ext. 117
Email: sam@ppgbuffalo.org
Website: http://www.ppgbuffalo.org/
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PEACE ACTION NEW YORK STATE (PA)
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Alicia Godsberg
Executive Director
Peace Action Fund of New York State (PANYS)
Phone: 646-723-1749
Email: alicia@panys.org
Main Website: http://panys.org/
NYS Chapters: http://panys.org/WordPress/about-us/chapters-and-affiliated-allies/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/15446992366/
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PEACE EDUCATION FUND (PEF)
More information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256497910/Peace-Education-Fund-PEF
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Official Website: http://wwwfundpeace.org/

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PRISONERS ARE PEOPLE, TOO, INC. (PAPT)
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Its Black History Month.Again!
By Karima Amin
I recently made a comment to someone about this month being Black History Month. In an incredulous tone, that person replied, Again!?
I was a little shocked as I was speaking to someone who was my age and college-educated who, for some reason, didnt realize that Black
History Month is an annual observance. Also, she had never heard of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, The Father of Black History, who
founded Negro History Week in 1926. Initially, the response was lukewarm but the idea gained in popularity over the next five decades
and by the 1970s school administrations, religious institutions, fraternal organizations, city councils, and some state governments embraced
the importance of acknowledging the significance of the history of people of African descent. Canada and the UK also celebrate Black
History Month. Woodson died in 1950 after distinguishing himself as a historian, journalist, and author, most notably for Mis-Education of
the Negro.
I am always encouraged to see my history highlighted and I try, every day, to learn something new that I can share with others. Although
Woodson only designated one week for study and celebration, he spent a lifetime establishing the Association for the Study of Negro Life
and History (1915) and a journal, The Negro History Bulletin (1933) that still exist today.
At least once or twice yearly, Prisoners Are People Too takes the time to acknowledge Black History by inviting a guest speaker or
screening a film which invites us to take a look back at where we have been, to have increased understanding of where we stand today. This
month, we screened a film, The Black Power Mixtape -1967-1975 (2011), which is a documentary compilation of people, events, and
ideas that fueled nearly a decade known as the Black Power Movement. It goes back in time but includes the voices of contemporary
people who were influenced by the history.
If you were aware of what Black Americans were experiencing in the 60s and 70s, then you need to see this film. You will see that so
much of what is going on in this nation now has happened before. If you were a child in the 60s and 70s then you need to see this film to
know something of the history that was misinterpreted by media, often making the US appear benign and blameless and Blacks appear
responsible for their own oppression. This documentary will give you what the typical textbook leaves out.
Yesterdays frustration with the status quo that ignores Black humanity is still with us today. Yesterdays police brutality and subsequent
violence are still with us today. Yesterday racism, both overt and covert, are alive and well in the 21st century USA.
Film Websites:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Power_Mixtape_1967-1975
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1592527/
Independent Lens (PBS): http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/black-power-mixtape/
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSpeopZ_l9A
Rotten Tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_black_power_mix_tape_1967_1975/
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"Prisoners Are People Too, Inc. Monthly Meeting"
Every Fourth Monday of the Month
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Pratt-Willert Community Center

422 Pratt Street
Buffalo, NY 14204
The next meeting will happen this week on Monday, March 23.
This program is supported by The Circle of Supporters for Reformed Offenders and Friends of BaBa Eng.
For more information, contact:
Karima Amin
Phone: (716) 834-8438
Email: karima@prisonersarepeopletoo.org
George BaBa Eng
Email: georgebaba_eng@yahoo.com
Prisoners Are People Too, Inc. Main Website: http://www.prp2.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrisonersArePeopleTooInc/
Visit our website for more information about Restorative Justice. Go to the Brother BaBa Speaks page: http://www.prp2.org/BrotherBaBa-Speaks.html
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RE-ENERGIZE BUFFALO (REB)
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ARTICLES (in order of date):
Heat & Cool Efficiently With A Geothermal Heat Pump; Upcoming NYS Conference On Geothermal Energy (February 10, 2015)
http://renewnrg.blogspot.com/2015/02/conference-heat-and-cool-efficiently.html
Fracking News (February 15, 2015)
Various Articles On Radioactive Waste, New Pollutants, Flawed Research, Company Fined Millions, Etc.
http://renewnrg.blogspot.com/2015/02/fracking-news.html
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Main Website: http://renewnrg.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReEnergizeBuffalo/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReEnergizeBflo/
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RIVERSIDE-SALEM ENVIRONMENTAL COTTAGE (RS)
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All programs will be held on Sundays from 4 to 6 p.m. (with a potluck to follow) at the Riverside-Salem Environmental Cottage (3449 West
River Road, Grand Island, NY 14072), unless otherwise indicated.
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Riverside-Salem Environmental Cottage (UCC/DC)
3449 West River Road
Grand Island, NY 14072
Phone: (716) 773-1426
Email: cathy@riversidesalem.org
Main Website: http://riversidesalem.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Riverside-Salem-Environmental-Cottage/77651998977/
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SIERRA CLUB-NIAGARA (SC)
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SUNDAY, MARCH 1
A Solar Home Companion
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The Buffalo History Museum
1 Museum Court
Buffalo, NY 14271
Lightly parodying NPR/Garrison Keillors popular A Prairie Home Companion, the show is like an old fashioned variety show, with
music, stories, film sequences, and Americana, but with a new twist: this show teaches its audience how to go renewable and how to
organize for a sustainable future.
Conceived and directed by Oscar-Nominated and Emmy-Winning filmmaker and activist Josh Fox. Both Fox AND Zephyr Teachout (2014
NYS gubernatorial candidate and acclaimed Fordham University law professor) will be on hand to host the proceedings!
The event is FREE, but seating is limited. RSVP here (before March 1):
http://solutionsgrassroots.nationbuilder.com/a_solar_home_companion_buffalo
Sponsored by: Sierra Club (Niagara Group), the UB School of Architecture and Planning, WNY Environmental Alliance, and many more
organizations!
NationBuilder Event Page: http://tinyurl.com/lpuaw7p
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/722270591221381/?ref=4
Event Poster: http://tinyurl.com/q32k27q
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MONDAY, MARCH 2
Climate & Clean Energy Writers Group

6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Church Of Buffalo
Alliance Room (2nd Floor)
695 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY
RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY 2 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
This month's meeting will feature a presentation from Aaron Bartley, executive director of PUSH Buffalo, on Energy Democracy: What
Can We Learn From Germany? Aaron recently traveled to Germany and witnessed entire communities that produce, maintain, distribute,
and sell their own renewable energy. Let's hear what he learned, and how PUSH Buffalo sees it applying to WNY!
As part of a public education and outreach project of the Sierra Club Niagara Group Energy Committee, we have set up a Climate and
Clean Energy Writers Group to encourage a stronger voice for local advocates in the regional dialogue on climate change and renewable
energy. We meet monthly to hear a short presentation on a relevant topic, discuss energy related news, letters and articles, and encourage
each other to write for publication on topics of interest.
We are seeking writers of all ages and are very interested in getting the word out via various media, including print and the internet.
You are encouraged at any time to write letters to the editor, op eds, blogs any way to express your opinion about climate and clean
energy issues.
There is no process required. If you would like us to help you with fact checking or editing, or any form of encouragement, please contact
billnowa@gmail.com
We meet the first Monday of each month. The monthly meetings are meant to provide stimulating information and a chance to talk together,
but if you cant make a given meeting, dont let that stop you from expressing yourself.
Event Poster (from February 2015): https://www.scribd.com/doc/254003532/Energy-Democracy-Flyer-2015-02-02
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MONDAY, MARCH 9
Energy Committee Meeting
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church Of Buffalo
Alliance Room (2nd Floor)
695 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY
All are welcome to join use as we work for renewable energy solutions to climate change.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 24
Group Meeting

7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Daemen College
Dun Scotus Hall (Room 252)
4380 Main Street
Amherst, NY 14226
Packed with discussion of current environmental issues. Meet other people and learn about ongoing issues and local campaigns. All
meetings are open to the public, so come join us. We look forward to meeting you.
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ARTICLES ON SOMERSET WIND ENERGY PROJECT:
Frequently Asked Questions Wind Power
https://www.scribd.com/doc/256494152/F-A-Q-Wind-Power
Potential Wind Energy Project Stirs Passions In Somerset (Buffalo News: Sunday, February 15)
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/potential-wind-energy-project-stirs-passions-in-somerset-20150208
LTE: Wind Farms Don't Hurt Property Values, by Janet Goodsell (Buffalo News: February 20, 2015)
http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/letter-wind-farms-dont-hurt-nearby-property-values-20150220
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Making The Case For Renewable Energy
Walter Simpson's presentation at the monthly Climate & Clean Energy Writer's Group meeting on January 5, 2015.
PowerPoint File: http://energyreallymatters.com/presentations.html
PDF File: http://energyreallymatters.com/presentations.html
More presentations from Walter and Nan Simpson can be accessed here: http://energyreallymatters.com/presentations.html
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JOB OPENING: Community Engagement Director
The Western New York Land Conservancy, a not-for-profit land trust, is now seeking a Community Engagement Director. The purpose of
this new position is to significantly increase the public's engagement with the Land Conservancy's work. The Community Engagement
Director will work with the Development Director and other Land Conservancy staff and board members to lead our citizen engagement
and communications activities, and support our development work.
The Community Engagement Director is a full-time exempt position.
Go to the following link for the complete Community Engagement Director Job Posting: http://wnylc.org/who-we-are/job-opening/
For more information, contact:
Jajean Rose-Burney (Development Director)

Western New York Land Conservancy

P.O. Box 471
East Aurora, NY 14052-0471
Phone: (716) 687-1225
Email: jajean.rose@wnylc.org
Website: http://www.wnylc.org/
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Capital Energy Newsletter
For news on energy issues in New York State, presented by Capital New York (http://www.capitalnewyork.com), go to:
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/tags/capital-energy
Sign up for the regular email newsletter (and other CNY newsletters) here): http://www.capitalnewyork.com/newsletters
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Sierra Club Niagara Group
Main Website: http://niagarasierraclub.wordpress.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/190113647727688/
Newsletter: http://niagarasierraclub.com/newsletter/
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SUBVERSIVE THEATRE (ST)
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 TO SATURDAY, MARCH 7
White Boy Othello
8:00 to 11:00 p.m. (Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays)
The Subversive Theatre Collective (Manny Fried Playhouse)
Great Arrow Building (3rd Floor)
255 Great Arrow Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Directions: http://www.subversivetheatre.org/directions/index.htm
This is not ancient history. This is not a historical curiosity. This is not an academic discussion. This is not something you read a hundred
textbooks to understand. This is here. This is now. This is in your face. This is not on the other side of the world. This is just down the
block. This is burning. This is suffocating. This is a punch in the gut. This is WHITE BOY OTHELLO.
For the fifth installment of our Black Power Performance Series, Subversive Theatre unapologetically presents our original adaptation of
Shakespeares incendiary classic OTHELLO. By flipping-the-script, pitting a white Othello opposite a black ensemble, our version seeks
to add to the already-explosive discussion of racial injustice in America today.
WHITE BOY OTHELLO slips defiantly back and forth between Shakespeares original text and much more Twenty-First Century forms of
street language to offer a leaner, meaner, edgier, and unrelentingly urgent re-imagination of this timeless masterpiece. Developed

collectively by the ensemble, the cast adds their own real life stories to root this production firmly in here and now and build a reality that is
all too rare in theatre.
Adapted and directed by Subversive Theatres Founder & Artistic Director Kurt Schneiderman, this production proudly features the acting
talents of Jeffrey Coyle as Othello, Dee Perry as Iago, Candace M. Whitfield as Desdemona, Verniece Turner as Emilia, and Greg
Howze as Cassio.
The ensemble also includes Shabar Rouse, Leon Copeland, Marcus Thompson, Tashani Wiggins, and Mary Kate Lodick, with set design by
Joshua Robinson and lighting design by Hasheen DeBerry.
ADMISSION: $25 General / $20 For Students, Seniors, and Subversive Theatre members. Thursday night performances are Pay What
You Can.
For more information, or to purchase/reserve tickets, contact us or order online at:
Phone: (716) 408-0499
Email: info@subversivetheatre.org
Online Purchase: http://www.subversivetheatre.org/buy_tickets2.htm
ABOUT OUR BLACK POWER PERFORMANCE SERIES:
Each year we set aside one performance slot for a play that offers a radical perspective on race, resistance, and re-imagination. Now in its
fifth year, our Black Power Performance Series has grown into a crucial component of Subversive Theatres overall mission to make
provocative art that speaks to the burning issues of our time.
This program began in 2011 with our production of Oyamos I AM A MAN under the direction of Annette Daniels-Taylor. It continued
with our 2012 production of Lorraine Hansberrys Civil Rights Era masterpiece A RAISIN IN THE SUN under the direction of Victoria
Perez* who returned the next season to direct August Wilsons final play RADIO GOLF. Most recently we were honored to feature Katori
Halls controversial new work THE MOUNTAINTOP directed by Gary Earl Ross* in 2014.
In 2015, as outrage against racial injustice boils all across our nation on a scale not seen in decades, we feel our newest installment is more
urgent, more timely, and more important than ever. Come and find out for yourself.
Subversive Theatre Event Page: http://www.subversivetheatre.org/productions/othello/teaser.htm
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1521726158094309/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
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The Subversive Theatre Collective
Manny Fried Playhouse
Great Arrow Building (3rd Floor)
255 Great Arrow Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Directions: http://www.subversivetheatre.org/directions/index.htm
Phone: (716) 408-0499
Email: info@subversivetheatre.org
Website: http://www.subversivetheatre.org/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Subversive-Theatre-Collective/57600382770/
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SYRACUSE PEACE COUNCIL (SPC)

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Syracuse Peace Council
2013 East Genesee Street (2nd Floor)
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone:(315) 472-5478
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (We're often here later - call before coming if outside regular office hours)
Website: http://www.peacecouncil.net/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-Peace-Council/19823264540/
Recent Newsletters (HTML and PDF formats): http://www.peacecouncil.net/pnl/
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TALKING LEAVES BOOKS (TL)
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Talking Leaves Books
3158 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 837-8554
Fax: (716) 837-3861
Email: tleaves@tleavesbooks.com
Website: http://www.tleavesbooks.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkingleavesbooks/
"Independent and idiosyncratic since 1971"
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VOICE-BUFFALO (VB)
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VOICE Buffalo-Gamaliel
345 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 842-6571
Main Website: http://www.voice-buffalo.org/
VOICE Buffalo-Gamaliel Website: http://www.voice-buffalo.org/_spotlight_VB_PM_2013.html
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WE ARE SENECA LAKE
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We are joining together to protect Seneca Lake, our families, and the Finger Lakes from Crestwoods gas storage facility. We invite you to
join us!
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
About Crestwood/Inergy: http://www.wearesenecalake.com/about-inergy/
About The Seneca Lake Defenders: http://www.wearesenecalake.com/seneca-lake-defendes/
Pledge To Protect Seneca Lake: http://www.wearesenecalake.com/pledge-protect-seneca-lake/
Media Resources: http://www.wearesenecalake.com/media/
Photos Of Past Actions: http://www.wearesenecalake.com/photos/
Videos Of Past Actions: http://www.wearesenecalake.com/video/
CONTACT INFORMATION
Home Website: http://www.wearesenecalake.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreSenecaLake
Donate: http://www.wearesenecalake.com/donations/
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WNY MUSLIMS
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 TO SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Shoe/Boot Drive For WNY Coalition For The Homeless
LAST WEEK TO DONATE!
We are collecting new and gently used shoes & boots for the homeless, and they will be distributed through WNY Coalition for the
Homeless. The Shoe Drive will continue thru until Saturday, February 28, 2015.
The drop off locations are as follows:
Islamic Society Of Niagara Frontier (ISNF)
845 Heim Road
Getzville, NY 14068
Jaffarya Center
10300 Transit Road
East Amherst, NY 14051
UB-MSA (Muslim Student Association)
University at Buffalo (North Campus)
350 Student Union
Buffalo, NY 14260
If you have any questions, please contact the WNY Muslims office at (716) 923-4386.

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WNY Muslims
4011 Bailey Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14226
Phone: (716) 923-4386
Email: wnym@wnymuslims.org
Main Website: http://wnymuslims.org/
WNY Muslims Blogs: http://wnymuslims.org/all-blogs/
The Echo Newsletter: http://wnymuslims.org/newsletter/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/wnymuslims
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wnymuslims
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/wnymuslims
Vimeo Channel: http://vimeo.com/wnymuslims
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VI. OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE
Anima Foundation
Because, I Love Peace
Breaking The Silence
Buffalo Marijuana Movement
Compassionate Vigil For Peace In Israel & Palestine
Ferguson Action
Free Jalil Muntaqim
Helping Hands
Laura Aiisha: We Stand Strong - Official Music Video
No/Know Drones Network
The Public
The Safe and Fair Evaluation (S.A.F.E.) Parole Act
This & That (Erie, PA)
Update From Gaza: Noor Harazeen
Upstate Coalition To Ground The Drones & End The Wars
U.S. Friends Of Soviet People (Buffalo Chapter) Free Bi-Monthly Screenings
Women In Black
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ANIMA FOUNDATION
More information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256498901/Anima-Foundation
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Email: animafoundation.usa@gmail.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Project.Amina/timeline?ref=page_internal
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BECAUSE, I LOVE PEACE

Please support Dr. Sarah AK Ahmed, of Baghdad, Iraq, and her project "Because, I Love Peace," founded in April 2013 to promote
reconciliation and understanding between Americans and Iraqis through letter exchanges!
Official Website: http://becauseilovepeace.org/
Please "LIKE" Because, I Love Peace on Facebook, and ask what you can do to support Sarah's project!
https://www.facebook.com/Becauseilovepeace/
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More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256501180/Because-I-Love-Peace
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BUFFALO MARIJUANA MOVEMENT
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256558304/Buffalo-Marijuana-Movement
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Online Petition: https://www.change.org/p/buffalo-common-council-support-the-buffalo- marijuana-act
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Buffalo-Marijuana-Movement/1485123945109987
Facebook Group Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1621460288081273/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegalizeBuffalo
Contact Zaney At:
Phone: (716) 218-9877
Email: Buffalomarijuanamovement@gmail.com
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BREAKING THE SILENCE
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256501280/Breaking-The-Silence
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Official Website: http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/
Email: info@breakingthesilence.org.il
Database: http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/testimonies/database/
Videos: http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/testimonies/videos/
Publications: http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/testimonies/publications/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsisrael/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/shovrim/
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COMPASSIONATE VIGIL FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

Every Sunday
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY
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More information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256502045/Compassionate-Vigil-for-Peace-in-Israel-Palestine
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FERGUSON ACTION
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256502639/Ferguson-Action
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Official Vimeo Channel: http://vimeo.com/user34967565
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FREE JALIL MUNTAQIM
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256502709/Free-Jalil-Muntaqim
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Email: freejalilmuntaqim@gmail.com
Website: www.freejalil.com
Informational Brochure: http://www.jerichony.org/images21/FREE_JALIL_TRIFOLD.pdf
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HELPING HANDS
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256502754/Helping-Hands
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LAURA AIISHA : WE STAND STRONG - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
https://vimeo.com/104307433
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256502880/Laura-Aiisha-We-Stand-Strong-Music-Video
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NO/KNOW DRONES NETWORK / UPSTATE COALITION TO GROUND THE DRONES AND THE END THE WARS

More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256502950/No-Know-Drones-Upstate-Coalition-To-Ground-the-Drones

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THE PUBLIC
WNYs true alternative media source, offering an honest and entertaining look at a fast-changing region and the whole spectrum of its
culture.
Official Website: http://www.dailypublic.com/
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Public/547945485335903
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THE SAFE AND FAIR EVALUATION (S.A.F.E.) PAROLE ACT
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256503087/Safe-Fair-Evaluation-S-A-F-E-Parole-Act
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Websites:
http://www.parolereform.org/
http://www.parolereformnow.org/safe/
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S5374-2011/
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THIS AND THAT
"This & That" is published now and then for the Erie area progressive community. Always good to double-check dates and times. View
online at http://www.nwpapeace.org/
Event submissions should have "T&T" in subject line. Send to: moonkat2014@gmail.com
Our In-Depth Calendar is posted online at http://eriebluegreen.blogspot.com/
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UPDATE FROM GAZA: NOOR HARAZEEN
More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256503140/Update-From-Gaza-Noor-Harazeen
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Websites:
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/updatefromgaza/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Updatefromgaza/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/noor-harazeen/97/461/b46/
Crowdfunding Page: https://www.igiveonline.com/campaigns/make-palestinian-english-channel-for-gaza/

Contact Info For Noor:

Email: noorharazeen@icloud.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Noor_Harazeen/
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U.S. FRIENDS OF SOVIET PEOPLE (BUFFALO BRANCH) FREE BI-MONTHLY SCREENINGS
Second & Fourth Tuesdays Of The Month
7:00 p.m.
El Buen Amigo
114 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY
NEXT SCREENING: TUESDAY, MARCH 10
Why We Fight, Part 1: Prelude To War (1942)
The event is FREE. Refreshments, including popcorn, will be served. Parking in the area is free during the evening.
Film Websites:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_War
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035209/
Why We Fight Series Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_We_Fight
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More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256503180/U-S-Friends-of-Soviet-People-FREE-Bi-Monthly-Screenings
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WOMEN IN BLACK (WIB)
Every Saturday from 12 to 1 p.m.
Bidwell Parkway at Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY
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More Information: https://www.scribd.com/doc/256503274/Women-In-Black