• Women’s History Month: Mama Bear
    In honor of Women’s History Month, The Western New York Peace Center would like to recognize a strong woman, who continues to spread her traditions and culture to all with peace, strength and …
  • Victorious Women of Stitch Buffalo
    WNY Peace Center is honoring and partnering with Stitch Buffalo for this year’s Women’s March 2022. May is International Victorious Women’s Month, along with the WNY Women’s March. It is the perfect time …
  • A group of happy children playing outdoors in Kigali, Rwanda, capturing joyful expressions and vibrant smiles.
    Remembering The Rwandan Genocide
    The Rwandan genocide occurred between April 7th and July 15th of 1994. During this period of approximately 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, and members of the Hutu …
  • Crowd holding a protest sign with 'Fight Today for a Better Tomorrow', outdoors and during the day.
    65th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1957
    “The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill was passed …
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    1/22: Anniversary of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
    Along with today being our 2023 Annual Meeting, did you know that 1/22 is the anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)? The TPNW, or the Nuclear Weapon …
  • Stone statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Washington DC memorial.
    Dr. King & Uniting The Struggles
    Did you know that the WNY Peace Center was founded in 1967 by Buffalonians as a chapter of Rev. Dr. King’s Clergy and Laity Concerned? While WNYPC members initially devoted …
  • A vibrant Black Lives Matter protest with signs and a diverse crowd in an urban setting.
    Black History Month
    National Black History Month is a time to recognize the impact that Black Americans and their history have had on America. In alignment with our Pillars of Justice, we encourage …
  • What’s With the Erie County Sheriff’s Department?
    What’s with the Erie County Sheriff’s Dept? “Creo que hay tantas facetas de la ignorancia en nuestra sociedad que tienen que ser corregidas si realmente vamos a tener una sociedad …
  • Why Can’t Gaza Feed Itself?
    The cost of Israel’s war on Gaza is tremendous and multidimensional. Officially, 41,700 innocent people have been killed — around half of them children. Approximately 1.9 million people, or 90% …
  • International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
    August 9th is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. From the UN on Indigenous Youth as agents of change for self-determination: “Violations of the rights of the world’s Indigenous Peoples …