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Buffalo Arts Studio presents:
1,849 Millas: Al otro lado del charco, A Diaspora Journey
May 24 to June 29, 2024
Opening Reception, Friday, May 24, 2024, 5:00—8:00 pm Part of M&T Bank 4th Friday @ Tri-Main Center

Multinational Illumination Art, “1,849 Millas: Al otro lado del charco; A Diaspora Journey”, May 24 – June 28, 2024 | Buffalo Arts Studio Multinational Illumination Art, “1,849 Millas: Al otro lado del charco; A Diaspora Journey”, May 24 – June 28, 2024 by Shirley Verrico | May 24, 2024 | Future Exhibitions Date/Time Date(s) - 05/24/2024 - 06/28/202412:00 am Location Buffalo Arts Studio Categories Future Exhibitions Opening Rece...

Early this summer, LASC will hold events around these projects by IFCO/Pastors for Peace.

Audrey Mang shared this with LASC:
Nelly Del Cid, a Sr. of Mercy Associate from Honduras, is in the US for a week this spring, speaking on peace and nonviolence, care of the Earth and roots of migration. She is an organizer, activist and educator in her native Honduras, lifting up the voices of women and the oppressed. She will speak over Zoom on Saturday, May 4th from 4:00 to 5:00 pm ET, and the presentation will be recorded. Near the bottom of this page there is a link to register for zoom:

Nelly Del Cid's U.S. Speaking Tour - Sisters of Mercy Nelly Del Cid, a Mercy Associate from Honduras, will be speaking in locations across the United States from April 29 to May 8. On her U.S. tour, Nelly

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/24/carlos_fernandez_de_cossio

Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister: Deliberate U.S. Policy of “Destroying Cuban Economy” Drives Migration We speak with Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s deputy minister of foreign affairs, about high-level U.S.-Cuban migration talks held last week in Washington. He says U.S. policies that expedite permanent residency for Cubans in the United States play a major role in the movement of people betwe...

at Batavia, a session on immigrant detention, this Saturday April 20, 2024!

LASC Peace Coffeehouse, 7-9 pm Monday, April 22: Food Sovereignty vs Climate Change
Agroecology partnerships across Central and North America.
Canisius University Science Hall, on Main, near Delevan metro
Speaker: Rebecca Day Cutter, with www.gardensedge.org
Started after the 1980-1983 genocide at Rabinal, Baja Verapaz Guatemala The Garden's Edge is a small non-profit in solidarity with Maya Achi Communities, working on permaculture, climate resilience, traditional medicine, and community seed banks - sharing skills, knowledge and traditions across Central and North America, from Guatemala to community farms and gardens in the Haudenosaunee Territory and the desert Southwest.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 2 pm FREE Lipsey Auditorium, Knox Building of AKG.
Join artist Narsiso Martinez, Associate Curator Dr. Andrea Alvarez, and members of the Providence Farm Collective for a conversation about immigration, food, labor, and art in honor of the exhibition Narsiso Martinez: From These Hands/De Estas Manos.

| Buffalo AKG Art Museum Join artist Narsiso Martinez, Associate Curator Dr. Andrea Alvarez, and members of the Providence Farm Collective for a conversation about immigration, food, labor, and art in honor of the exhibition Narsiso Martinez: From These Hands/De Estas Manos.

March 2024 LASC Coffeehouse: Solidarity with farmworkers in WNY
7-9 pm Monday, March 25. Canisius University Science Hall,
near Main and Delevan, and the metro
Speaker: Wilmer Jimenez, WNY Regional Coordinator,
Rural Migrant Ministry

Wilmer was born in Guatemala and migrated to the United States when he was 14, working in a strawberry and apple farm, then at a dairy farm in Auburn NY as a milker, cow pusher, and machine technician; and later as tutor for the Oswego County Migrant Program, and Health & Wellness Coordinator for the Spanish Action League of Onondaga County. Come hear about his work
with R.M.M. and how to help with the needs of farmworkers in New York State.

Tiffany Nicely and Diaspora Drumming 12:00 p.m. on Monday, March 18 in the Montante Cultural Center. She leads the Marimba group that has often played for Peace Center events.

Texas Seeks to End Catholic Ministry to Migrants:
For decades, Annunciation House in El Paso has followed Catholic social teaching by serving people in vulnerable situations—including migrants and asylum seekers. Yet the state of Texas is taking steps to criminalize their life-saving humanitarian work. These actions are an affront to the religious call to serve our neighbors as well as an attack on people seeking safety. El Paso’s Bishop along with faith and humanitarian groups are expressing solidarity and urging Texas to end this campaign of intimidation.
“Annunciation House is a model of service and a beacon of hope for people of faith who put their values into action. Together in one voice, we will continue to loudly proclaim that every person is created in the image of the Divine and deserves safety and respect.”

https://www.facebook.com/interfaithimmigrationcoalition

Interfaith Immigration Coalition A partnership of faith-based organizations committed to enacting fair and humane immigration reform.

Yesterday, Feb.21, Judge John Sinatra Jr., presiding over the U.S. District Court in the Western District of New York, lifted all but one piece of a temporary restraining order (TRO) that had frozen the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act (FLFLPA).

Rural & Migrant Ministry spent more than 20 years seeking passage of this historic law that gives farmworkers the right to overtime after 40 hours, a day of rest and the right to bargain collectively. RMM is pleased with the Judge’s decision, which should enable efforts by farmworkers to improve their conditions, and their lives, to resume.

This TRO had effectively brought to a halt organizing and collective bargaining efforts among New York farmworkers. It arose from a federal lawsuit that agribusiness has brought against the New York State Attorney General and the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB), which holds legislative authority to oversee implementation of the 2019 law.

The one piece of the TRO that the Judge did not lift concerns the section of the law that said farmers cannot influence organizing campaigns, ruling this would curtail farmers’ freedom of speech. This is disconcerting, as there is a long history of employers unfairly influencing and even coercing workers during their efforts to unionize – especially when employers have power over their workers. Given that many farmworkers live on the farms where they work, and have no easy avenue to escape these pressures, this is a concerning decision.

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Join the United Farm Workers, NY farm workers and their supporters to rally for farm workers' right to organize. The rally will occur before a preliminary hearing where the federal court will hear oral arguments on the grower lawsuit to strip farm workers of their union rights.

The rally will be held at 8:00 am on Wednesday February 21st, 2024 outside of the Robert H. Jackson Courthouse at 2 Niagara Square in Buffalo, NY.

Meet by the flag post at the corner of Niagara Square & Delaware Ave. Bring your banners, flags or signs in support of farm worker rights. Among the dozens of attendees will be UFW Secretary Treasurer Armando Elenes, farm workers, supporters and more.

At 9:30 am there will be a preliminary hearing regarding the growers' lawsuit filed against NY Governor Hochul challenging the 2019 law giving farm workers the right to organize (New York State Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act of 2019 - FLFLPA). The Attorney General's office will be there representing the state of New York.

Monday, February 26, 7-9pm, at Canisius University Science Hall
(near Main and Delevan, and the metro station).
Title: Reports along the southern border.
Speakers: Lee Ann Grace and Howard Henry, who have volunteered for 30+ years with Frontera de Cristo, the Presbyterian Border Outreach Program at the Douglas AZ / Agua Prieta SONORA Mexico border. They are just back from helping at the Migrant Resource Center (MRC) in Agua Prieta, responding to the needs of migrants being returned back to Mexico by the US Border Patrol. The MRC provides food, clothing, first aid, toiletries, toilet access and showers, plus emergency sleeping accommodation. It continually struggles to maintain a dining shelter and refuge from the wind and the cold. Come learn what they saw there, and how to help. Free and open to the public.
LASC holds these informal, in-person events (with coffee from a growers collective in southern Chiapas) at 7-9 pm, on the fourth Monday of each month, at Canisius University Science Hall LASC is the Latin America Solidarity Committee, a taskforce of the Western New York Peace Center. Thanks, bye, Terry Bisson (volunteer with LASC)

Edward Ellis, from Buffalo and friend of LASC has this to say: "Super excited to present this important documentary project about a little known historical event that took place in Ecuador 75 years ago. Our team has been working on this topic, which grapples with issues of media responsibility and fake news, for the past 2 years in Quito. Your support is greatly appreciated."

https://www.gofundme.com/f/documentary-when-orson-welles-went-to-ecuador? Ed Ellis

Documentary: When Orson Welles Went to Ecuador, organized by EDWARD ELLIS English (Español abajo) Our team is raising funds to finish the producti… EDWARD ELLIS needs your support for Documentary: When Orson Welles Went to Ecuador

Fernando González Llort, President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples...speaks at the 7th Africa-Cuba Solidarity Conference.
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Fernando González Llort speaks at South Africa - Cuba Solidarity Conference Fernando González Llort, President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples and Hero of the Republic of Cuba speaks at the 7th Africa-Cuba Solid...

Join us on Monday, January 22nd for the L.A.S.C. wny Peace Coffee House event!

January 14, 2024: A day to honor the Guatemalan people (and countless exiled Guatemalans and activists around the world)

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January 14, 2024: A day to honor the Guatemalan people
(and countless exiled Guatemalans and activists around the world) By Grahame Russell, Rights Action

A day to honor the Guatemalan people On January 14, 2024, the first actually democratic government since 1954 took office in Guatemala. President Bernardo Arevalo and VP Karin Herrera of the Semilla Party have been sworn into office. This electoral victory is due to the courage, vision and tenacity of the Guatemala people.

Reminder: The Latin American School of Medicine Scholarships deadline is February 15, 2024.

ELAM Medical School - IFCOnews Latin American School of Medicine Scholarships ELAM Scholarship Informational Session Hear from Dr. Samira Addrey, current ELAM Scholarship Project Coordinator and recent ELAM graduate! We hope that this session paints a picture for what this scholarship represents and helps you decide if ELAM is th...

January LASC Coffeehouse: Monday, January 22, 7-9pm,
at Canisius University Science Hall, 1901 Main St. Buffalo NY.
Immigration in Buffalo-how to help! Flor Saldivar Silvestre, Community Engagement Coord. Justice for Migrant Families .
Join us at our Peace Coffeehouses, fourth Monday of most months 7 -9 pm at Canisius University Science Hall. And we hold monthly planning meetings there on first Mondays.

L.A.S.C. celebration - 7-9 pm Monday, December 18
1272 Delaware Avenue, Peace Center Carriage House
Music and Refreshments welcome

We hope people will come to see the new Peace Center space.
and help us get ready for a new year of events.

Prayer Rising at Oak Flat on November 4 Attracts Faith Leaders, Religious People from Across the Country to Pray and Stand in Unity with the Apache Stronghold for the Protection of Sacred Site, Oak Flat.
Christian & Indigenous Prayer Rising
November 4, 2023 from 8am – 4pm
Oak Flat Campground, N Magma Shaft 9 Rd, Miami, AZ 85539
For more information, contact:
Rev. Carol Rose 520-559-9578 [email protected]
Dr. Wendsler Nosie Sr. 928-200-7762 [email protected]
San Carlos, AZ - On November 4, Christian faith leaders and religious people from across the country will make a pilgrimage to the Apache sacred site, Oak Flat. The Prayer Rising will bring together the prayers of Apache leaders, Christians, members of other Indigenous tribes, and people of various faiths and spiritualities to protect the air, water, land, and spirit of this sacred place from destruction through the proposed Resolution Copper Mine.
Rev. Dr. John Mendez, civil rights leader, retired pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), and clergy activist with the Poor People’s Campaign, will travel from North Carolina to join other people of faith in prayer. He shared, “I've been involved for over 30 years with this struggle, and what affects one directly, affects all of us indirectly. So, it's not just the Apache struggle, it's all of our struggle: for clean water, for respect for all religions, and the continuous liberation and freedom of all Native people.”

November 4th Prayer-Rising for Oak Flat Join Apache Stronghold for a Day of Prayer on November 4 A Resolution Copper mine threatens to destroy Oak Flat. From the beginning of time, Apache Stronghold has grounded their resistance in the s…

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On October 13: Rising Tide Toronto, Indigenous Climate Action, the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network, and EUC York hosted events at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto.

United Against TC Energy: Hundreds in Toronto Stand With Wet'suwet'en, Nahua, Otomi and Mixtec Land Defenders Resisting Colonial Violence - World BEYOND War Travelling 4000 kilometers east from Wet’suwet’en territory and north from Puebla, Hidalgo, and Veracruz, Mexico, Indigenous land defenders converged in Toronto to build their shared resistance to TC Energy’s pipeline projects!

October LASC Coffeehouse, Monday Oct. 30, 7-9pm,
Dr. Agnes Williams and Audrey Mang, on
rejecting the 'Doctrine of Discovery' that justified colonization.
Science Hall, Canisius University; the adjacent parking lot has entrance at 1901 Main Street, Buffalo.

From our friends at Justice for Migrant Families: "Learn more about the ongoing organizing work of Justice for Migrant Families and get involved! Join us on Wednesday, October 11th at 7pm for our Organizing Team Meeting! Email [email protected] or [email protected] for more information! "

"...Nearly half a million Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. may be eligible for the extended protected status, according to Homeland Security. Venezuelans make up about 40% of the roughly 125,000 migrants who have arrived in New York since this spring. Of the 550 or so migrants staying in hotels in Cheektowaga and Amherst, about 290 are from Venezuela."

For one family of Venezuelan asylum-seekers, the news they have been waiting for A Venezuelan family now living in Western New York shared their story and their hopes with The News.

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