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THE WESTERN NEW YORK PEACE CENTER'S WEEKLY UPDATES

April 8 to 14, 2015
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URGENT APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO HOUSE 35 PEACE WALKERS!
The Indigenous Women's Initiative asks that you consider donating to Cover the Housing Costs of the 35 Peace Walkers who will be
staying at the Downtown Youth Hostel. Specifically, they are in urgent need of 15 individuals to donate $30.00 a piece. Tax deductible
donations can be sent to the Indigenous Women's League, 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209.
The walkers are taking part in the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Peace Walk For A Nuclear-Free Future, coming
through Western New York from April 10 to 17.
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DO SO, PLEASE CONTRIBUTE BY FRIDAY, APRIL 10!!!!!
National Event Flyer: https://www.scribd.com/doc/260489578/The-2015-NPT-Peace-Walk-For-A-Nuclear-Free-Future
For more information, scroll down to the Peaceful Conflict Resolution section below.
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SAVE THE DATES:
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SATURDAY, APRIL 25
WNY Peace Center Annual Members Meeting
2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Network Of Religious Communities (in basement)
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
Open to all members and interested persons. New board members will be nominated and voted in. Snacks and beverages will be
provided.
Event Flyers (please download must sign up with Scribd.com first print, and distribute widely):
https://www.scribd.com/doc/260618772/2015-Annual-Member-Meeting
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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 by visiting the Peace Center website main page: http://www.wnypeace.org/
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Peacemakers,
This is the WNY Peace Center's official weekly email newsletter featuring news from our Task Forces, as well as events that are done by
or coordinated with other organizations.
Also, don't forget to read our Allied Organizations News & Events / Other Items Of Note email blast on Fridays!
Please note that, for the WNYPC Scribd page, you can read documents for free, but downloading requires signing up for Scribd. It's
easy! Just go to: https://www.scribd.com/# :-)
If you wish to unsuscribe, simply send an email request at weeklynews@wnypeace.org. We do hope you will continue to subscribe, but if
you do not wish to receive the email, feel free to go to our Scribd page (http://www.scribd.com/wny8peace8center/), where the Weekly
Updates are regularly posted and archived.
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. We are working with a text-only format, and trying to streamline and revise the conent.
Thank you for supporting this newsletter! :-)
- Jeff O'Connell
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PLEASE CONTACT OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, ACTIVISM IDEAS, AND/OR
WISH TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE WESTERN NEW YORK PEACE CENTER! WE WILL PURSUE MANY ACTIVITIES FOR
2015! :-)
The Rev. Justo Gonzalez II
Phone: (716) 989-9207

Email: jgonzo2@gmail.com
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We now have regular weekly office hours for drop-in visits and to accept direct calls! We are still working on getting accustomed to the
schedule, but don't despair! In case we do not immediately pick up the phone, leave a voice mail, and we will call you back! :-)
MONDAYS: 1 to 3 p.m.
TUESDAYS: 1 to 4 p.m.
THURSDAYS: 1 to 3 p.m.
We are located at:
1272 Delaware Avenue (use back entrance and ring buzzer inside)
Buffalo, NY 14209
Phone: (716) 332-3904
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Donations and Memberships to support the Peace Center's work are ALWAYS WELCOME! :-) :-)
DONATE AND/OR JOIN VIA MAIL:
Student/Low Income: $10
Peacenik: $50
Sustainer's Circle: $125
Director's Circle: $250
Major Donor: $1000
Lifetime Membership: $2500
Other Donations (you may indicate any reason): $_______
Send Check or Money Order (made out to WNY Peace Center) to:
Western New York Peace Center
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
Include a letter specifying either Donation or Membership 2015 (with indicated levels as listed above).
DONATE AND/OR JOIN ONLINE (VIA PAYPAL) BY VISITING THE PEACE CENTER'S WEBSITE MAIN PAGE:
http://www.wnypeace.org/
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I. WNY Peace Center Special Announcements, Board Meetings, Websites, Videos, Etc.
II. Peace Center-Related Events This Week
III. Keep The Date Open
IV. Task Force News & Events

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I. WNY PEACE CENTER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, BOARD MEETINGS, WEBSITES, VIDEOS, ETC.
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PEACE CENTER MEETINGS FOR APRIL 2015:
All meetings are held at the Network Of Religious Communities (1272 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209). We encourage everyone
to stop by and get involved!
The next Coordinating Board Meeting is Monday, April 13, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Annual Member meeting is Saturday, April 25 at
2 p.m., same location.
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CHECK OUT THESE NEW VIDEOS FROM OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!
All videos below filmed by Charley Bowman.
A SOLAR HOME COMPANION (March 1, 2015)
A song-and-action revue created by and starring Josh Fox, director of the Gasland documentaries. Among the participants were
Zephyr Teachout, law professor at Fordham University, and a prominent candidate in the 2014 NYS Democratic gubernatorial primaries.
The Solutions Grassroots Tour, Featuring Josh Fox & Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8eXpQ9cPSo
Zephyr Teachout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxxr9_g-F0Y
AARON BARTLEY: 'ENERGY DEMOCRACY! WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM FROM GERMANY?
Full lecture by Aaron Bartley (of PUSH Buffalo) on his experiences and perspective in examining the implementation of renewable
energy in Germany, presented at the Sierra Club-Niagara Climate & Clean Energy Group on Monday, March 2.
http://youtu.be/lJrSdphl_E4
EDUCATING THE BASE
Educating The Base: Hancock AFB (2015-03-19)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QflaMMbo2Cw
Educating the Base: The Slide Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbNHLo_lC6A
Anti-drone rally in front of Hancock Air Force Base (home of the 174 th Attack Wing drone command module), using giant books to
educate the base commander and employers, filled with information on how extrajudicial assassination using UAV reaper drones
undermine and violate international law. Sponsored by the Upstate Coalition To Ground The Drones & End The Wars
(http://www.upstatedroneaction.org/ ).

BONUS VIDEO (NOT ON WNY PEACE CENTER WEBSITE):

A Solar Home Companion: UNEDITED FULL VERSION (March 1, 2015)
Full, unedited document of the program (waiting for proper assembly), available for preview viewing and download via Dropbox in MP4
format.
Video by Jeff O'Connell: http://tinyurl.com/p8m3hpz
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WNY PEACE CENTER WEBSITES (Check For Updates!):
Main Website: http://wnypeace.org/new/
Blog: http://wnypeacecenter.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WesternNewYorkPeaceCenter/
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/wny8peace8center
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WNYPeaceCenter/
Vimeo Channel: http://vimeo.com/user22770463/
YouTube Channel: http://tinyurl.com/kzlf2ac/
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II. PEACE CENTER-RELATED EVENTS THIS WEEK (Listed in order of date):
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1. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
Rally To Reject The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) With Congressman Brian Higgins
10 a.m.
Tri-Co Building (Outside)
Corner of Ellicott Street & Goodell Street: http://tinyurl.com/nlzhhsz
Buffalo, NY
Please come out and show your support in opposing this bad trade deal. Congressman Brian Higgins will be having a press conference
demanding Congress oppose TPP and fast track.
Spread the word by inviting folks on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/731271523637244/
For more information, scroll down to the Anti-Fracking section below.
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2. TUESDAY, APRIL 9
Amherst Against Fracking Meeting

6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Williamsville Public Library
5571 Main Street
Williamsville, NY
For more information, see the Anti-Fracking section below.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1578094969093358/
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3. THURSDAY, APRIL 9
Resist Militarism! Task Force Meeting
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
The Daily Planet Coffee Company
1862 Hertel Avenue (corner of Hertel and Parker Avenues)
Buffalo, NY 14216
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4. FRIDAY, APRIL 10 TO THURSDAY, APRIL 16
The '2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Peace Walk For A Nuclear-Free Future' In Western New York
National Event Flyer: https://www.scribd.com/doc/260489578/The-2015-NPT-Peace-Walk-For-A-Nuclear-Free-Future
For more information, scroll down to the Peaceful Conflict Resolution section below.
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5. FRIDAY, APRIL 10
"Welcoming Peace Walkers For A Nuclear-Free Future"
3:00 to 6:30 p.m.
The Foundry
298 Northampton Street
Buffalo, NY
Potluck supper, welcome, and speak-out on the need for a nuclear free future, and the goals for the review conference at the UN on the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPR). Please bring a dish to pass, and your story of nuclear costs if you have one. Also, find out more
about the Walk and events. For more information, please contact Vicki (884-0582).
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6. SATURDAY, APRIL 11
Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Walk- Buffalo Send Off!

8:00 a.m.
Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/741620559270221/
Event Poster: http://tinyurl.com/p8shcry
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III. KEEP THE DATE OPEN (Events are listed in order of date):
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1. THURSDAY, APRIL 16
Film Screening: 'GMO OMG!' (2013)
6:00 p.m.
Buffalo State College
Bulger Communication Center (First Floor, East Room)
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/635565856588668/
Buffalo Rising Article: http://buffalorising.com/2015/03/gmo-omg-movie-screening-and-panel-discussion-at-buffalo-state-college/
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24
Peaceprints Of WNY 2015 Annual Awards Dinner: Together Renewing HOPE
6:00 p.m.
Kloc's Grove
1245 Seneca Creek Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
For more information about the event and attendance prices, scroll down to the Peaceful Conflict Resolution section below.
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2. THURSDAY, MAY 7
LASC Annual Fr. Bissonette Latin American Event, Featuring Fr. Roy Bourgeois
6:30 p.m. (Refreshments) / 7:30 p.m. (Program/Speaker)
Daemen College
4380 Main Street
Amherst, NY 14226

Admission: $15 advance, $20 at the door, Patrons $25, and FREE for students with ID. Send advance payment checks to WNY Peace
Center (1272 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209). To reserve vendor tables, call (716) 882-8331.
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IV. WNY PEACE CENTER TASK FORCE NEWS AND EVENTS
Anti-Fracking (AF)
Community Economic Empowerment (CEE)
Global Economic Justice (GEJ)
Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC)
Peaceful Conflict Resolution (PCR)
Prisoners' Rights (PR)
Renewable Energy (RE)
Resist Militarism (RM)
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ANTI-FRACKING (AF)
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ACTION LETTER: Sign-On Letter To Senator Gillibrand Asking Her To Sponsor Bill Banning Fracking On Public Lands
Dear Friends,
I'm writing to ask you to join us in by signing your organization or group on to the letter below. This letter is supported by Americans
Against Fracking.
We are asking organizations to add their name to this letter to urge Senator Gillibrand to sponsor a bill that bans fracking on public lands.
This would be the senate companion bill to the Protect our Public Lands Act (POPLA) - the bill introduced last year by Rep Mark Pocan
and Jan Schakowsky that would ban fracking on all federal lands. We anticipate Pocans original bill will be reintroduced in April and
want to use this letter with lots of organizations signed on as we work with our contacts in Gillbrands office to encourage her to sponsor
the equivalent bill as close to the original bills introduction this April.
Please make sure you have the "ok" from your organization and then sign here: http://tinyurl.com/okhljkt
Thanks so much and let me know if you've got any questions.
Best,
Rita Yelda
Western NY Regional Coordinator, Food & Water Watch
WNY Drilling Defense
WNY Peace Center Anti-Fracking Task Force
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
Rally To Reject The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) With Congressman Brian Higgins
10 a.m.
Tri-Co Building (Outside)
Corner of Ellicott Street & Goodell Street: http://tinyurl.com/nlzhhsz
Buffalo, NY
Please come out and show your support in opposing this bad trade deal. Congressman Brian Higgins will be having a press conference
demanding Congress oppose TPP and fast track.
Currently, a secretive multinational agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is being negotiated by 12 countries, including the
United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan and Brunei. Although the
TPP is being sold as just another free trade agreement, only five of its 29 chapters are directly related to trade.
In reality, the TPP would be a permanent power grab by corporations and their financers, and, among its many ramifications, the
agreement could fast track fracking for shale gas in parts of the United States by expediting unrestricted liquefied natural gas (LNG)
exports.
The TPP could also undermine local laws that prohibit multinational corporations from accessing resources such as natural gas, water,
oil, etc. Lawsuits by multinational corporations against municipalities have already started in places like Seattle and Quebec due to past
trade agreements. This means that our statewide fracking ban, which was put in place to protect people and the environment, is seriously
at risk!
The TPP would give big business the ability to sue governments for protecting the public interest through local laws and regulations.
Which means that the FIVE YEARS activists like you worked on New York's fracking ban could all be undermined by multi-national
corporations who want to access the state's natural gas.
Let's show the proponents of the TPP that we will not sacrifice our state!
Please bring a rally sign, a friend, and join us on April 8th for this important event!
Spread the word by inviting folks on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/731271523637244/
Find out more about TPP here:
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/leaked-documents-underscore-how-tpp-will-provide-special-rights-for-corporations/
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/tpp-is-the-crazy-train-and-fast-track-is-the-highway-to-hell/
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THURSDAY, APRIL 9
Amherst Against Fracking Meeting
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Williamsville Public Library
5571 Main Street
Williamsville, NY

In April 2014 the Town Board of Amherst passed a resolution stating that they'd pass a local law that prohibited fracking and fracking
waste from entering Amherst, but have yet to follow up on their word. A town-wide ban on fracking & fracking waste disposal, including
road spreading, would protect residents from exposure to harmful chemicals, heavy metals, and even radioactivity in fracking waste.
While it is a great victory that NYS recently banned fracking, it does not protect the Town of Amherst from the various fracking wastes
being spread on roads, mishandled in treatment facilities, and other risky disposal processes. This is a huge loophole in current state
regulation and wastes from places like Ohio and Pennsylvania are already crossing our borders.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1578094969093358/
Petition To Fully Ban Fracking In Amherst: http://tinyurl.com/kghqsxv/
More information about fracking waste coming in to NY:
http://www.eany.org/our-work/press-release/license-dump-despite-fracking-ban-nyers-saddled-radioactive-fracking-waste
http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i11/Figuring-Fracking-Wastewater.html
http://www.newsweek.com/oil-and-gas-wastewater-used-de-ice-roads-new-york-and-pennsylvania-little-310684
http://www.riverkeeper.org/campaigns/safeguard/gas-drilling/the-facts-about-new-york-and-fracking-waste/
http://innovationtrail.org/post/marcellus-waste-ends-ny-landfills-study-finds-it-could-be-radioactive
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THURSDAY, APRIL 16
Film Screening: 'GMO OMG!' (2013)
6:00 p.m.
Buffalo State College
Bulger Communication Center (First Floor, East Room)
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
What are GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, and how might they affect our friends & families, the health of our planet, and our
freedom of choice?
Come watch this thought provoking movie, directed by Jeremy Seifert, about one mans journey to find out what exactly his children are
eating. Through his search for the truth many puzzling questions about the food we eat will surface. After watching the movie there will
be an educated and passionate group of panelists to answer all the questions you might have about GMOs and efforts in New Yorks to
pass labeling laws.
There will be a free raffle with tons of GMO-free goodies from places like the Lexington Co-op and Darling Bees Honey. The raffle is
open to all attendees. Everyone will get one raffle ticket for attending the event. We will be announcing the winner of the prizes after the
event.
The after-screening panelists include: Kent Miller (Farmer and Owner of Plato Dale Farm), Amy McMillan (Population and
Conservation Geneticist, SUNY Buffalo State), Rita Yelda (WNY Organizer for Food & Water Watch), and a representative from
Lexington Co-Operative Market.
Brought to you by Buffalo NYPIRG, Food & Water Watch (NYS), GMO Free NY, and NY Students for GMO Labeling. Cosponsored
by Lexington Co-Operative Market, Plato Dale Farm, and Food & Water Watch

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/635565856588668/

Buffalo Rising Article: http://buffalorising.com/2015/03/gmo-omg-movie-screening-and-panel-discussion-at-buffalo-state-college/
Film Websites:
Offical: http://www.gmofilm.com
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2461034/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmoomgfilm
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THURSDAY, MAY 7
WNY Drilling Defense Community Meeting: Ban The Bomb Trains
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Crane Branch Library
633 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222
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WNY Drilling Defense / Anti-Fracking Task Force:
Rita Yelda
Phone: (716) 507-2077
Email: ryelda@gmail.com and wnydrillingdefense@gmail.com
Frank Gage
Phone: (716)893-5584
Email: snowbird1967@roadrunner.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WNYDrillingDefense/
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COMMUNITY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (CEE)
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PRESS RELEASE: PUSH Buffalo Joins The Call To Raise The Minimum Wage To $15 In NYS (March 16, 2015)
https://www.scribd.com/doc/260488415/PUSH-Buffalo-Joins-The-Call-To-Raise-The-Minimum-Wage-To-15-In-NYS-Press-ReleaseMarch-16-2015
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The Responsible Banking Ordinance
https://www.scribd.com/doc/256558033/The-Responsible-Banking-Ordinance
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WNY Peace Center Community Economic Empowerment Task Force:

John Washington
Phone: (716) 860-2848
Email: johnarchiewashington@gmail.com
PUSH Buffalo Phone: (716) 884-0356 (ext. 111)
PUSH Buffalo Email: john@pushbuffalo.org
Michael Zak
Phone: (716) 868-2927
Email: michael.james.zak@gmail.com
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GLOBAL ECONOMIC JUSTICE (GEJ)
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WNY Peace Center Global Economic Justice Task Force:
Eric Gallion
Phone: (716) 310-4292
Email: egallion@verizon.net
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LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE (LASC)
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THURSDAY, MAY 7
Annual Fr. Bissonette Latin American Event, Featuring Fr. Roy Bourgeois
6:30 p.m. (Refreshments) / 7:30 p.m. (Program/Speaker)
Daemen College
4380 Main Street
Amherst, NY 14226
Fr. Bourgeois is the founder of School Of Americas Watch (http://www.soaw.org/), and supporter of women clergy in the Roman
Catholic Church. He will be the guest speaker at our annual Fr. Bissonette Latin America Event at Daemen College.
Admission: $15 advance, $20 at the door, Patrons $25, and FREE for students with ID. Send advance payment checks to WNY Peace
Center (1272 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209). To reserve vendor tables, call (716) 882-8331.
Event Flyer: https://www.scribd.com/doc/260062415/Latin-American-Solidarity-Committee-LASC-Annual-Event-Featuring-Fr-RoyBourgeois-2015-05-07
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Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC):

Phone: (716) 876-3872
Main Website: http://www.lascwny.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/LASC-wny/143873822377380/
WNY Peace Center Page: http://wnypeace.org/program/lasc.php/
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PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION (PCR)
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FRIDAY, APRIL 10 TO THURSDAY, APRIL 16
The '2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Peace Walk For A Nuclear-Free Future' In Western New York
You are warmly invited to join with the Peace Walkers for a Nuclear-Free Future as they grace WNY April 10-16.
2015 marks 70 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We mus never let such disasters happen again. Carrying
this urgent prayer, we will walk to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference at the United Nations in New York
City. On the way we will pass through Native American lands, where people continue to suffer from all stages of the nuclear cycle. We
will carry a prayer and a pledge that, in keeping with the wisdom of Indigenous people, will create a sustainable society where we can
live in harmony with Mother Earth. Our peace walkers from Japan will report on situation of the ongoing Fukushima nuclear power
plant disaster, from which we must conclude that there can be no 'peaceful use of nuclear technology.'
The Walk is led by Jun-san Yusada, a Buddhist nun, peace activist, and head of the Nipponzan Myohoji Grafton Peace Pagoda (see:
http://www.graftonpeacepagoda.org and http://tinyurl.com/q3ykcz6 )
The Walk began in the California Bay Area (Richmond, Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco) on March 18, with stops in Los Angeles
(CA), Las Vegas (Nevada), and Flagstaff (Arizona).
Peace Walkers from near and far join together to walk, pray, chant, vigil and educate in WNY on their way to the UNs review of the
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), which happens every five years. Students, Japanese, and indigenous people make up a good
proportion of the 35 walkers from outside WNY.
They will be joined by locals, walking from Buffalo, to Hamburg, and then to West Valley and gathering in an urgent prayer to prevent
nuclear disasters and to build public awareness of the nuclear threat and costs, e.g., Fukushimas dire state; the radioactive plume at West
Valley headed toward Cattaraugus Creek and 20% of the worlds fresh water supply; the threat of drones crashing into nuclear power
plants here and elsewhere; etc. There will also be an extended stop at the Cattaraugus Seneca Nation reservation.
From WNY, the Walkers will proceed to Albany, Troy, Saratoga Springs, Stony Point, Indian Point, Croton-on-Hudson, Nyack,
Englewood (New Jersey), Fort Lee, and the United Nations from April 16 to April 27. The U.N. Visit will coincide with the opening of
the The 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the NPT (April 27 to May 22; see here for detailed info:
http://www.un.org/en/conf/npt/2015/ )
Local sponsors include the Indigenous Womens Initiatives, Burning Books, Friends of the Japanese Garden, the Global Justice Ecology
Project, the Interfaith Peace Network, Nekanhsakt: Friends of kwehw, the Peace Education Fund, Seneca Nation of Indians, WNY
Drilling Defense, WNY Peace Center, and others. All support and appreciate the walk leadership from the Nipponzan Myohoji Grafton
Peace Pagoda

THE ENTIRE WESTERN NEW YORK SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

FRIDAY, APRIL 10
"Welcoming Peace Walkers For A Nuclear-Free Future"
3:00 to 6:30 p.m.
The Foundry
298 Northampton Street
Buffalo, NY
Potluck supper, welcome, and speak-out on the need for a nuclear free future, and the goals for the review conference at the UN on the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPR).
The public will have the opportunity to greet and meet the Japanese NPT Walkers, learn more about the Walk and events, and be invited
to join them on their remaining 71-mile journey. Please bring a dish to pass; Any fruit and portable snacks you can bring for the Walkers
will be greatly appreciated.
Charley Bowman, of the WNY Peace Center, will speak. Bring your story of the cost of nuclear energy/power/war if you have one. Find
out more about the Walk and events.
For more information, contact:
The Foundry
Email: info@thefoundrybuffalo.org
Vicki Ross
Email: victoryross9@gmail.com
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SATURDAY, APRIL 11
Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Walk- Buffalo Send Off!
8:00 a.m.
Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY
Join us help send off the NPT walkers from Buffalo, and join them for the day of walking if you can. 2015 marks 70 years since the
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We must never let such disasters happen again. Carrying this urgent prayer, we will walk
to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the United Nations in New York City.
On the way we will pass through Native Americans lands, where people continue to suffer from all stages of the nuclear cycle. We will
carry a prayer and a pledge that, in keeping with the wisdom of Indigenous people, we will create a sustainable society where we can live
in harmony with Mother Earth.Our peace walkers from Japan will report on situation of the ongoing Fukushima nuclear power plant
disaster, from which we must conclude that there can be no peaceful use of nuclear technology.
The walkers will begin with a rally at Niagara Square, with a speech by Jules Orkin, then proceed through downtown Buffalo to South

Park Avenue, all the way to 116 Union Street, Hamburg, NY. The public is invited to walk with the procession as well.
Bring your prayers for peace, banners, and flyers, too!
For more information, contact Nate Buckley at natebuckley1@gmail.com
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/741620559270221/
Event Poster: http://tinyurl.com/p8shcry
SUNDAY, APRIL 12
Walk begins at 8a.m.
116 Union Street
Hamburg, NY
Proceeds to Genesee Road on Route 228 to Boston, NY. Walkers will then be shuttled to:
Springville Center For The Arts Theater
37 North Buffalo Street
Springville, NY 14141
A public event will be held at the theater at 6 p.m. Ayumi Temlock will speak on the UN Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty Review
Conference. Native Salamanca High School Students
will speak on the UNIPPF. University Of Pittsburgh-Bradford college students will also present.
For more information, contact:
Ayumi Temlock
New Jersey Peace Action
Email: AyumiTemlock@gmail.com
Sue John-Blacksnake
Salamanca High School
Email: Sue.blacksnakejohn@sni.org
Don Ulin
University Of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Email: DonUlin@pitt.edu
Springville Center For The Arts
Email: springvillecenterforthearts@gmail.com
MONDAY, APRIL 13
Walk begins at 8 a.m. at Genesee Road/Route 228 in Boston, NY
From there, the Walkers will proceeds to Springville Road, then to West Valley Nuclear Services (10282 Rock Springs Road, Route 85,
West Valley NY 14172).
At the nuclear site, the NPT Walkers will continue to chant and pray for a NUCLEAR FREE FUTURE. The public is invited to

participate as well. Afterwards, Walkers will be shuttled back to stay at a place in Springville, NY.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14
'Water Is Life' Interfaith Ceremony
The ceremony will begin at Sunrise (5:30 a.m.) at West Valley Nuclear Services (10282 Rock Springs Road, Route 85, West Valley NY
14172).
After the ceremony, at 6:30 a.m., NPT Walkers will begin a 20-mile procession from Route 85, to Route 39 West, to Route 62
(Richardson Road), and ending at Micky G's Smokin' Cafe (1801-1999 Richardson Road, Cattaraugus, NY 14091) on the Cattararaugus
Indian Reservation near Collins, NY.
Walkers will then be shuttled to the Cattaraugus Community Center (CCC) (12767-NY Route 438, Irving, NY 14081) for a Social from 6
to 9 p.m. The public is invited.
For more information, contact:
Maria Maybee
Email: mariamaybee96@gmail.com
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
At 7:30 a.m., both NPT and Water Is Life walkers will be transported back to Micky G's Smokin' Cafe (1801-1999 Richardson Road,
Cattaraugus, NY 14091). From there, the public will be invited to join all walkers on a 13-minute procession down Route 438 to Sunset
Bay (12911 Iola Drive, Irving, NY 14081). Upon arrival at Sunset Bay, there will be a Water Ceremony.
From there, the NPT Walkers will be shuttled to Gahadago on Route 20 in Irving, NY for a lodge, pipe, and potluck feast ceremony.
Afterwards, Walkers will be shuttled back to Cattaraugus Community Center (CCC) (12767- NY Route 438, Irving, NY 14081) to stay
overnight.
For more information, contact:
Al White
Email: 1savageal@gmail.com
Maria Maybee
Email: mariamaybee96@gmail.com
THURSDAY, APRIL 16
At 11 a.m., from CCC, NPT Walkers will be transported to the Buffalo-Depew AMTRAK Train Station (55 Dick Road, Depew, NY
14043), where they will journey onward to the Grafton Peace Pagoda in Petersburg, NY to rest. Eventually, they will arrive at the United
Nations building in NYC for the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty Review Conference, where they will fast and pray for peace.
For more information:
Grafton Peace Pagoda
85 Crandall Road
Petersburg, NY 14138

Phone: (518) 658-9301

Email: cheythiya@gmail.com
Na Mu Mo Ho Ren Ge Kyo, Na Mu Mo Ho Ren Ge Kyo, Na Mu Mo Ho Ren Ge Kyo.
Regional Contacts:
Agnes Williams
Phone: (716) 332-6988
Text at: 716-949-2619
Email: nyawehskanoh@gmail.com
Jules Orkin
Phone: (201) 566-8403
Email: Julesorkin@yahoo.com
Amy Hutto
Phone: (510) 543-6237
Email: helloamyhutto@gmail.com
Victoria Ross
Phones: (716) 884-0582; (716) 936-3520
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24
Peaceprints Of WNY 2015 Annual Awards Dinner: Together Renewing HOPE
6:00 p.m.
Kloc's Grove
1245 Seneca Creek Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
In a spirit of peace, Peaceprints Of WNY provides positive experiences for individuals in prison and former offenders transitioning back
to the community that help to modify behaviors, establish new beginnings, an d change lives.
Join us in this celebration to honor men and women who have so generously given to others in a spirit of love and peace.
The 2015 honorees for this year's dinner are John Rose (receiving the Restorative Justice Award), Freed Maxick (Peaceprints Award and
Nativity BVM-Hope Award), and Claudia & Jim Horkheimer (Sr. Karen BOUNCE Award). There will also be an Auction, too!
Individual Dinner Tickets are $75, $700 for a table of Four. RSVP by no later than Friday, April 10.
For more information, contact:
Peaceprints Of WNY
660 Smith Street
Buffalo, NY 14210
Phone: (716) 856-6131

Main Website: http://www.peaceprintswny.org/

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/peaceprintswny/
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MONDAY, JULY 13 TO FRIDAY, JULY 24
Camp Peaceprints 2015
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Daily
St. Marys School For The Deaf
2253 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
We Leave Peaceprints.
Announcing the eighth annual Camp Peaceprints, brought to you by the Interfaith Peace Network, the SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak Center
for Nonviolence, the WNY Peace Center, and Women Against Violence Everywhere (WAVE). The Camp, for youth ages 8 to 13,
provides exposure to a diverse community while introducing and exploring communication, social justice issues, and peaceful conflict
resolution.
We learn how to cooperate, deal with feelings, and problem-solve; as well as exploring and hopefully being inspired toward Nonviolence.
This years special focus on leaving peaceprints will include ways in which we can make the world a more peaceful and harmonious
place.
We'll have wonderful guest presenters - activists and artists - from our communities. Students from St. Marys will be invited to join us in
our activities. Well also play games, have recreation (including swimming at Canisius College), do art projects, create a show, and enjoy
a family potluck on July 23rd. Youth assistants and adult volunteers are an integral part of the program.
Registration is $125 per week ($250 for the two-week period), with sliding scale and scholarships available.
For registration forms and further info, please go to http://www.sisterkarencenter.org
For more information or to volunteer, please contact:
Vivian Waltz
Director of the Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence
Phone: (716) 362-9688
Email: vivian@sisterkarencenter.org
Victoria Ross
Peaceful Conflict Resolution Consultant (Interfaith Peace Network / WNY Peace Center)
Phone: (716) 884-0582
Email: victoryross9@gmail.com
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Victoria Ross
Peaceful Conflict Resolution Coordinator
Phone: (716) 884-0582

Email: victoryross9@gmail.com
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PRISONERS' RIGHTS (PR)
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WNY Peace Center Prisoners' Rights Task Force:
Chuck Culhane
Phone: (716) 228-2076
Email: culhane9@gmail.com
Website: http://wnypeace.org/program/Prison%20Action%20Committee.php/
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RENEWABLE ENERGY (AE)
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WNY PEACE CENTER VIDEOS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY ISSUES
All videos below filmed by Charley Bowman.
A Solar Home Companion (March 1, 2015)
A song-and-action revue created by and starring Josh Fox, director of the Gasland documentaries. Among the participants were
Zephyr Teachout, law professor at Fordham University, and a prominent candidate in the 2014 NYS Democratic gubernatorial primaries.
The Solutions Grassroots Tour, featuring Josh Fox & Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8eXpQ9cPSo
Zephyr Teachout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxxr9_g-F0Y
Aaron Bartley: 'Energy Democracy! What We Can Learn from Germany?'
http://youtu.be/lJrSdphl_E4
Full lecture by Aaron Bartley (of PUSH Buffalo) on his experiences and perspective in examining the implementation of renewable
energy in Germany, presented at the Sierra Club-Niagara Climate & Clean Energy Group on Monday, March 2.
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INFORMATIONAL FLYER: The Wind Vision Report (Power Of Wind: Thursday, March 12, 2015)
For more information, go to: https://www.scribd.com/doc/259847187/Power-of-Wind-The-Wind-Report
Read the report by the U.S. Department Of Energy here: http://tinyurl.com/oeb5w9n/

Power of Wind is leading a community movement for the smarter, fairer energy policies we need to unleash the promise of wind energy.
Through our smart advocacy campaigns and partnership with wind energy experts at the American Wind Energy Association, we have
the power to get our message heard loud and clear by elected leaders: The time is now for a cleaner, more affordable energy future.
Power Of Wind
1501 M Street NW
Washington, DC
Official Website: http://www.powerofwind.org/
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ARTICLES:
Extra commentary by Charley Bowman...
Refiners Sue BNSF Over Fee On Oil Loaded In Older Tank Cars, by Curtis Tate (McClatchy Washington Bureau: March 16, 2015)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/03/16/259944/refiners-sue-bnsf-over-fee-on.html
Governor Cuomo Inspectors Find Rail And Tanker Defects Near Buffalo (WIVB-TV: March 17, 2015)
http://wivb.com/2015/03/17/railroad-inspections-yield-various-defects/
Warren Buffet charges refiners a total of $840,000 per day to haul Bakken crude in old style DOT-111 (a rate of $0.033 per gallon), but
not in the newer "safer" DOT-111's. The 3.3 cents per gallon added transportation costs is harming 400 refiners, according to the lawsuit.
France Decrees New Rooftops Must Be Covered In Plants Or Solar Panels (The Guardian: March 20, 2015)
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/20/france-decrees-new-rooftops-must-be-covered-in-plants-or-solar-panels
Rooftops on new buildings built in commercial zones in France must either be partially covered in plants or solar panels, under a law
approved on Thursday. Green roofs have an isolating effect, helping reduce the amount of energy needed to heat a building in winter and
cool it in summer.
New EIA Monthly Data Track Crude Oil Movements By Rail (U.S. Energy Information Administration: March 31, 2015)
http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=20592
The EIA now publishes monthly bomb train shipments of explosive Bakken crude. The majority of the Bakken crude ends up on the east
coast (ultimately to Albany and Philadelphia), and much of that east-bound Bakken crude volume goes through Buffalo on its way east.
Syracuse To Drop Fossil Fuel Stocks From Endowment (New York Times: April 1, 2015)
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/science/syracuse-to-drop-fossil-fuel-stocks-from-endowment.html?
partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimesscience
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WNY Peace Center Renewable Energy Task Force:
Charley Bowman
Phone: (716) 688-2374
Email: CandABowman@verzion.net
Website: http://wnypeace.org/new/projects.html

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RESIST MILITARISM (RM)
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THURSDAY, APRIL 9
Resist Militarism! Task Force Meeting
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
The Daily Planet Coffee Company
1862 Hertel Avenue (corner of Hertel and Parker Avenues)
Buffalo, NY 14216
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WNY PEACE CENTER VIDEOS:
Educating The Base: Hancock AFB (2015-03-19)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QflaMMbo2Cw
Educating the Base: The Slide Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbNHLo_lC6A
Anti-drone rally in front of Hancock Air Force Base (home of the 174 th Attack Wing drone command module), using giant books to
educate the base commander and employers, filled with information on how extrajudicial assassination using UAV reaper drones
undermine and violate international law.
Videos filmed by Charley Bowman. Sponsored by the Upstate Coalition To Ground The Drones & End The Wars
(http://www.upstatedroneaction.org/).
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ARTICLES AND VIDEOS ON THE VIETNAM WAR:
ARTICLES:
Letter From Vietnam: 'The Scene Of The Crime A Reporters Journey To My Lai & The Secrets Of The Past,' by Seymour Hersh
(The New Yorker: March 30, 2015)
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/30/the-scene-of-the-crime
Reconciliation At My Lai, by Dan Kaufman (The New Yorker: March 24, 2013)
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/reconciliation-at-my-lai
Vietnam's Quiet Anniversary, by Jeff Shesol (The New Yorker: February 7, 2015)
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/vietnams-quiet-anniversary
VIDEO:

Hugh Thompson: The Pilot Who Ended The My Lai Massacre (Vietnam Full Disclosure.org: March 17, 2015)
http://vietnamfulldisclosure.org/index.php/hugh-thompson-the-pilot-who-ended-the-my-lai-massacre/
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OTHER ARTICLES:
America's New Military Mystique, by Nan Levinson (March 17, 2015)
http://vietnamfulldisclosure.org/index.php/tomgram-nan-levinson-americas-new-military-mystique/
Originally published in TomDispatch (http://www.tomdispatch.com/). Featuring Levison's article, The Big Dick School Of American
Patriotism, And What We Make Of It
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WNY Peace Center Resist Militarism Task Force:
Russell Brown
Phone: (716) 570-5200
Email: hobadoxa@me.com
Website: http://wnypeace.org/program/ResistMilitarism.php/