**************************************************************************************************************

THE WESTERN NEW YORK PEACE CENTER'S WEEKLY UPDATES

February 25 to March 3
**************************************************************************************************************
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/nlos3c7
===========================================================
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!
Thank you for supporting this newsletter! :-)
- Jeff O'Connell
===========================================================
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
===========================================================
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
===========================================================
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): http://tinyurl.com/qyxkcbg
===========================================================
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

===========================================================
I. WNY PEACE CENTER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, BOARD MEETINGS, WEBSITES, VIDEOS, ETC.
************************************
PEACE CENTER MEETINGS FOR MARCH:
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, March 9, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
************************************
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/
===========================================================
II. PEACE CENTER-RELATED EVENTS THIS WEEK (Listed in order of date):
************************************
1. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
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
************************************
2. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
"Anti-Drone Vigil At Niagara Falls Air Force Base"
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station

2026 Lockport Road (outside the Main Gate)

Niagara Falls, NY 14304
If you need a ride out to the base, contact Vicki at (716) 884-0582, or Russell at (716) 570-5200. You are also welcome to stop by the
Resist Militarism! Task Force Meeting (mentioned above), as members there will proceed to the base immediately after the meeting.
Signs are encouraged!
************************************
3. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Film Screening: 'Buffalo Street Memorials'
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Frank E. Merriweather Library
1324 Jefferson Avenue
Buffalo NY 14208
Buffalo Street Memorials is a documentary produced by Women Against Violence Everywhere (WAVE)-Buffalo Inc., in collaboration
with the Apollo Media Center, and University District Councilman Rasheed Wyatt.
A panel discussion will take place after the screening.
************************************
4. 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
************************************
5. 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 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
===========================================================
III. KEEP THE DATE OPEN (Events are listed in order of date):
************************************
1. THURSDAY, MARCH 5
WNY Drilling Defense Community Meeting
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Crane Branch Library
633 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1394182137544482/?ref=5
===========================================================
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)
===========================================================
ANTI-FRACKING (AF)
************************************

THURSDAY, MARCH 5
WNY Drilling Defense Community Meeting
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Crane Branch Library
633 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222
Every week trains loaded with volatile crude oil fracked in North Dakota's Bakken shale travel through New York communities at 30 to
40 miles an hour. The DOT-111 tankers used to haul oil are defective and prone to explode in derailments. Bakken oil trains from North
Dakota are traveling across New York State and through the City of Buffalo.
With very little public awareness and no study of environmental impacts, the oil industry has made New York a dangerous pipeline for
crude oil that snakes thousands of miles by rail, barge and ship from oil fields in North Dakota and elsewhere, to refineries on both
coasts. Because they present an immediate danger to public health, we must work to halt the transport of oil trains. Join us in stopping the
bomb trains!
We will also be discussing next steps in the anti-fracking campaign in New York, including increased focus on renewable energy. These
meetings are open to all!
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1394182137544482
Ban The Bomb Trains Handout (suitable for download/printing): https://www.scribd.com/doc/256565630/BanThe-Bomb-Trains-Traveling-Through-Buffalo-Erie-County

RELATED ARTICLES:
Danger On The Rails (Post-Gazette: February 13, 2014)
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2014/02/13/Danger-on-the-rails/stories/201402130140
Crude Oil Transport (NY Riverkeeper)
http://www.riverkeeper.org/campaigns/river-ecology/crude-oil-transport/
Hazardous Cargo: Shipping Highly Flammable Bakken Crude Oil By Rail (Earth Island Journal :Summer 2014)
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/eij/article/warning_highly_flammable/
The Crude Gamble Of Oil By Rail: Bomb Trains (VICE News: July 28, 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpXfQMFR_Qs
Oil Train Blast Zone Tracker (courtesy of ForestEthics):
http://explosive-crude-by-rail.org/
************************************
MONDAY, MARCH 9
Sneak Preview Screening: 'Dear President Obama: The Case Against Fracking'
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Buffalo State College

Bulger Communications Building (North Room)

1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Join us for a sneak-peek at Jon Bowermaster's brand new film-in-the-works Dear President Obama: The Case Against Fracking.
Building on the success of the locally-produced Dear Governor Cuomo: New Yorkers Against Fracking In One Voice, which played a
role in convincing Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban fracking in New York State, this new film takes a national look at the issue, profiling
the victims of fracking, giving the experts on the subject a forum and taking a hard look at the variety of alternative energy sources that
are gaining traction around the globe.
After the film will be a session with filmmaker Jon Bowermaster, as well as representatives from Food & Water Watch, Western NY
Drilling Defense, New Yorkers Against Fracking, and Frack Action bringing Western New Yorkers up to speed on what's transpired in
the state since the December 17th decision to ban fracking.
For more information on the film, visit: www.dearpresidentobamafilm.com
This event is free & open to the public. It will take place on Buffalo State College campus at the Bulger Communications Center, North
Room. You can find a campus map here: http://tinyurl.com/kra7rl6 Public parking area on campus T.B.A.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/388635541318192/
************************************
TUESDAY, 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. Almost 200 cities and towns across NY have stepped up to protect
their residents from fracking by passing local measures, and now it's time for the Amherst Town Board to do the same. 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, Amherst Against Fracking still finds it imperative that this local law be
passed in full. New York's fracking ban 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/
************************************
ARTICLE: License To Dump (Environmental Advocates Of New York: February 2015)

...[We are]...pleased to share Environmental Advocates Of New York's new report, 'License To Dump,' which details the dangerous
practice of letting Pennsylvania dump its toxic fracking waste inside our landfills.
We applaud [New York State] Governor [Andrew] Cuomo and his administration for following the science on fracking and announcing
a ban based on its public health and environmental impacts. However, if fracking is too dangerous for New York, then certainly other
states fracking waste is too dangerous for New York.
Fracking wastes are notoriously toxic and radioactive. We encourage the Cuomo Administration as they develop the final ban
language to ensure that the dangers of fracking waste are considered, and announce an 'emergency' rule-making to begin the process of
closing loopholes within state regulations that allow fracking waste to be classified as construction debris rather than the toxic
byproduct it is....
Read Full Article Here: http://tinyurl.com/nzyb4n6
Download Report Here:
http://www.eany.org/sites/default/files/documents/license_to_dump_fracking_waste_report.
pdf

************************************
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/
=============================================================
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (CEE)
************************************
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
************************************
Public School Vote
PUSH Buffalo Fights To Keep Education Public (Wednesday, February 11)
At the February 11, 2015 Buffalo Board of Education meeting, John Washington (PUSH Buffalo, WNY Peace Center) and Jenn Meccozi
(PUSH Buffalo) challenge the Board Majority led by Carl Paladino and Larry Quinn, both of whom are hell bent on turning 4 public
schools into charter schools (to the profit of Paladino and other charter school investors) by the end of the next school year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3nw120aF6A&feature=youtu.be
************************************
The Responsible Banking Ordinance
https://www.scribd.com/doc/256558033/The-Responsible-Banking-Ordinance
************************************
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
===========================================================

GLOBAL ECONOMIC JUSTICE (GEJ)

************************************
ARTICLES:
Propaganda Has Triumphed Over Journalism, And The Consequences Are Enormous (AlterNet: December 5, 2014)
http://www.alternet.org/propaganda-has-triumphed-over-journalism-and-consequences-are-enormous
4 Bogus Right-Wing Theories About Poverty (AlterNet: December 29, 2014)
http://www.alternet.org/hard-times-usa/4-bogus-right-wing-theories-about-poverty
The Country That Refuses To Bow Down To Western Bankers (AlterNet: January 29, 2015)
http://www.alternet.org/economy/country-refuses-bow-down-western-bankers
Big Economic Theory Underpinning Libertarian Economics Is Total Baloney (February 2, 2015)
http://tinyurl.com/kuesvxr
3 Things We Need To Do To Rise Up & Defeat The Corporatocracy (AlterNet: February 3, 2015)
http://www.alternet.org/activism/3-things-we-need-do-rise-and-defeat-corporatocracy
How American Oligarchs Are Pushing America To The Brink Of Fascism (AlterNet: February 5, 2015)
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/how-american-oligarchs-are-pushing-america-brink-fascism
************************************
WNY Peace Center Global Economic Justice Task Force:
Eric Gallion
Phone: (716) 310-4292
Email: egallion@verizon.net
===========================================================
LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE (LASC)
************************************
MONDAY, MARCH 30
LASC Coffeehouse: March 2015
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Canisius College
Science Hall
2001 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14208
************************************

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/
=============================================================
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION (PCR)
************************************
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Film Screening: 'Buffalo Street Memorials'
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Frank E. Merriweather Library
1324 Jefferson Avenue
Buffalo NY 14208
Buffalo Street Memorials is a documentary produced by Women Against Violence Everywhere (WAVE)-Buffalo Inc., in collaboration
with the Apollo Media Center, and University District Councilman Rasheed Wyatt. It was created to start an all-inclusive discussion on
the street memorials. It explores stakeholder feedback on the violence plaguing our City and why street memorials should or shouldnt
exist.
This documentary will offer you a glimpse into the thoughts and opinions of those impacted by street memorials, while sharing with you
the pain families endure after suffering a loss to homicide.
A panel discussion will take place after the screening.
************************************
SUNDAY, APRIL 19
Compassionate Conviction: Creating Change & Building Peace with Sister Simone Campbell
3:00 p.m.
St. Columba-Brigid Church
75 Hickory Street
Buffalo, NY
Sister Simone Campell, SSS, is Executive Director of NETWORK (http://www.networklobby.org/), and lobbies on peace-building,
immigration reform, health care and economic justice. In response to proposed cutbacks in the federal safety net, Sister Simone rolled
through nine states with the organization Nuns on the Bus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuns_on_the_Bus). She was President
Obamas invited guest at the signing of the Affordable Care Act and a speaker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
This event is the annual fundraiser for the SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence.

Tickets are $25. Contact by phone at (716) 362-9688, or email at info@sisterkarencenter.org, or purchase online at
http://www.sisterkarencenter.org
************************************
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, contact:
Peaceprints Of WNY
660 Smith Street
Buffalo, NY 14210
Phone: (716) 856-6131
************************************
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.
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
************************************
Victoria Ross
Peaceful Conflict Resolution Coordinator
Phone: (716) 884-0582
Email: victoryross9@gmail.com
=============================================================
PRISONERS' RIGHTS (PR)
************************************
ARTICLES ON UPCOMING ATTICA PRISON GUARD ASSAULT TRIAL:
Three Attica Guards Re-Indicted On Gang Assault Charges (The Daily News Online: January 24, 2013)
http://tinyurl.com/pwu6qq5

Attica COs Face Assault Trial in March 2015 (The Daily News Online: August 14, 2014)
http://tinyurl.com/mxadzov
3 Guards At Attica Face Charge Of 'Gang Assault' On Inmate (Buffalo News: February 15, 2015)
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/3-guards-at-attica-face-charge-of-gang-assault-on-inmate-20150215
************************************
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/
=============================================================
RENEWABLE ENERGY (AE)
************************************
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
************************************
Repowering the Dunkirk Coal Plant and Cayuga Coal Plant With Renewable Energy
The fact that coal is a dangerous fossil fuel for human health and the climate coupled with the cheap natural gas is forcing coal plant
operators to close their plants, or curtail energy production. New York State's Public Service Commission held hearings on what to do
with the Dunkirk Coal Plant (Dunkirk NY) and the Cayuga Coal Plant (near Lansing NY on the shores of beautiful Cayuga Lake, just
north of Ithaca).
Only two choices were presented by the Public Service Commission: repower with natural gas or shut down the plants and improve
transmission lines into both areas. The global warming potential of methane is about 90 times that of CO 2 (Howarth: Climatic Change
106:679-690 (2011)).
Hence New York State's Public Service Commission is seriously considering an option (methane) that would enhance the global
warming.
The WNY Peace Center's Renewable Energy Task Force offered a third alternative: repower both with renewable energy by creating two
large solar parks: one at the old Seneca Army Depot (between Seneca and Cayuga Lakes) -- the other at the Dunkirk Coal plant itself.
- Charley Bowman
View & Download PDF Article Here: http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/Green%20Energy%20Dunkirk%20Cayuga.pdf
IMAGES OF PROPOSED PROJECTS:
SENECA ARMY DEPOT SOLAR PARK:
http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/SenecaArmyDepot2.png

Red (8,366 acres for a 2,091 MWp-dc solar park)

The map excludes the following areas:
Blue (620 acre Area Q, home of the Seneca White Deer population)
Green (Five Points Correctional Facility)
DUNKIRK SOLAR PARK (65.7 acres, 13 MWp-dc ):
http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/DunkirkCoalPlantGimp.png
LANSING SOLAR PARK (313 acres, 78.2 MWp-dc ):
http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/LansingCoalPlantPic.png
************************************
GRAPHS (PDF Format):
War Supports Shale Oil Production
http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/OilPrices2.pdf
Electrical Energy Production In New York State...And Where We Have To Go....
http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/2014%20Energy%20State%20of%20NYS.pdf
************************************
NYS Public Service Commission (PSC) Green Energy Hearings (Buffalo Erie-County Central Library: Thursday, January 29, 2015)
ARTICLES:
Geothermal Talking Points
https://www.scribd.com/doc/254003528/REV-Geothermal-Talking-Points-2015-01-22
Sierra Club New York State-wide Talking Points
https://www.scribd.com/doc/254003534/Sierra-Club-Statewide-REV-Talking-Points
A Buffalo News Op-Ed Article About The Hearings
https://www.scribd.com/doc/254003529/Beahan-PSC-Offer-Another-Voice-Buffalo-News-2015-01-27
A Favorable Article On REV From Vote Solar
https://www.scribd.com/doc/254003545/Vote-Solar-REV-Article
The PSC's Press Release On The Hearings
https://www.scribd.com/doc/254003519/Buffalo-Press-Release-on-Public-Statement-Hearing-2015-01-21
VIDEOS OF TESTIMONY BY WNY PEACE CENTER MEMBERS AND OTHER CITIZENS AT THE HEARING:
Public Service Commission Informational Session (Prior To Official Public Comment Session)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yOHygX-Sj4
Anthony Baney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62kR18U2PB4
Charley Bowman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3rYOXMx5IE
Diana Strablow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYqoBXSlcR0
Jean Dickson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWvlTG5iRy4
Saint Rodriguez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh4hRcL8gJA
Teresa Vega (PUSH Buffalo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojx2m5AkxVA
Valerie Niederhoffer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33yix4Eq0uk
Walter Simpson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEefxOc5spc
************************************
EmPower NY
EmPower is a NYSERDA program for low-income individuals to obtain free professional energy services to reduce their energy usage
and costs. If they are approved for the program, families can receive up to $7000 worth of no-cost home energy work, including energyefficient appliance replacement, furnace updates and insulation.
EmPower New York is now accepting applications for no-cost energy efficiency services to low-income households. If your household
meets eligibility requirements, you may be approved for free energy services provided by a licensed home improvement agency.
Improvements may include replacement of old light bulbs, refrigerators, dryers and freezers with new energy-efficient models, or
insulation and air sealing may be provided to keep more heat in the home. Contractors also test your home for gas leaks and carbon
monoxide which can be dangerous if undetected.
EmPower NY is a NYSERDA program and is available to renters or owners who live in buildings of 100 units or less and make 60% or
less of the median NY state income.
Interested applicants may contact Colleen at the reference information below. More information can also be found on the NYSERDA
website: http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/
Colleen Kristich
Ivy Lea Construction
440 Northwood Drive

Tonawanda, NY 14223
Phone: (716) 875-8654
Fax: (716) 875-1574
Email: colleen@ivyleaconstruction.com
Main Website: http://www.ivyleaconstruction.com/referral.php
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ivy-Lea-Construction/371163939576963
************************************
WNY Peace Center Renewable Energy Task Force:
Charley Bowman
Phone: (716) 688-2374
Email: CandABowman@verzion.net
Website: http://wnypeace.org/new/projects.html
=============================================================
RESIST MILITARISM (RM)
************************************
PETITION: No New Authorization For The Use Of Military Force
The U.S. Congress is considering another "Authorization for the Use of Military Force" -- a broad approval for more war.
This is the last thing we need. These wars are not making us safer but generating enemies. They are not surgical operations, but mass
killings, as well as assaults on the natural environment and the public budget not to mention excuses for curtailing civil liberties.
Please sign this statement for delivery to the media and Congress:
http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=10938
************************************
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
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
************************************
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
"Anti-Drone Vigil At Niagara Falls Air Force Base"

3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
2026 Lockport Road (outside the Main Gate)
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
If you need a ride out to the base, contact Vicki at (716) 884-0582, or Russell at (716) 570-5200. You are also welcome to stop by the
Resist Militarism! Task Force Meeting (mentioned above), as members there will proceed to the base immediately after the meeting.
Signs are encouraged!
************************************
OP-ED ARTICLE: Government Torture Intersects With Police Violence: Why Both Practices Demean America And Diminish Us All
(Buffalo News: February 15, 2015)
http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/viewpoints/government-torture-intersects-with-police-violence-why-both-practices-demeanamerica-and-diminish-us-all-20150215
************************************
Bonny Mahoney: Trial & Outcome
STATEMENT BY BONNY (February 13, 2015):
It was a cold blustery night but the supporters who showed up at Dewitt Town Court were the inspiration I needed to complete my court
appearance. Even Reverend Jim Matthews.
The Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Jarrett Woodfork recommended the maximum sentence of 15 days and requested an Order Of
Protection (OOP) for Chief Master Sargent Ramsey. Mr. Woodfork also refused to allow Charley [Bowman] to record the proceedings.
What is he afraid of?
Judge Gideon gave me a conditional discharge with an order of protection for base commander Greg Semmel until 2017.
I said what I needed to say and we called it a night.
Thank you all. See you at the........
************************************
REFLECTIONS ON BONNY'S SENTENCING STATEMENT:
Bonny had the opportunity to address the court last night, before the judge sentenced her. It was her 'sentencing statement'. Everybody
gets a chance to make one if you are convicted of a crime. *
Bonny chose to use it as an opportunity to share the story of 13-year-old Mohammed Tuaiman. He was the boy in Yemen murdered by
the CIA this past January 26th.
Bonny is a woman filled with compassion. She wanted to stop the terrorizing of these innocent people. She wanted to let the coldhearted ADA** and judge know why she was at the base almost two years ago, and why she will continue to come back. She certainly

couldn't apologize for doing the right thing.

Bonny committed no crime. The base does the crimes, serious crimes; the protestors are trying to bring the killing to an end. No more
burning up people with the Hellfire missiles. No more destroying families. No more terror.
That is why the court, the prosecution and law enforcement keep trying illegal methods to stop the protests of the war crimes originating
from the base. The resisters are committing no crimes. Bonny's conviction will more than likely be overturned in the future at an appeals
court. She started with four charges. The original three were thrown out and the fourth was added at the start of the original trial over 20
months after the protest. The jury was sent home. In the meantime the assassination enablers continue trying to intimidate people like
Bonny.
Read this story amd think about the 4,000 African Americans who were lynched in America between 1877 and 1950:
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/lynching-in-america. The judges enabled the lynchings by looking the other way as they do with the
victims of the drone assassinations originating in their communities.
Thank you Bonny for taking a stand for life and justice.
* It is not my opinion that Bonny committed any crime. She peacefully, non-violently attempted to express her First Amendment
rights of free speech to get the base to adhere to our Constitution. The Town Of DeWitt Court doesn't seem to recognize these
constitutional rights. They choose to label the expression a 'crime.'
** The ADA refused to allow any recording of any part of the proceeding. In order to make an audio or video recording, both the
defense and the prosecution need to approve. Without any explanation the prosecution would not allow this. We have been recording
most opening and closing and sentencing statements and putting them up on YouTube for public viewing. We, the resisters, have nothing
to hide. We assume they don't want the community to learn the truth about the issue and/or band/or be able to see the failures of their
taxpayer funded apparatus at work.
- Russell Brown
************************************
ARTICLES ON BONNY'S CASE, AND THE ANTI-DRONE MOVEMENT IN SYRACUSE:
Why Protest? (Syracuse New Times: December 3, 2014)
http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/protest/

Pakistan Witness On Trial In DeWitt For Drone Resistance (Upstate Coalition To Ground The Drones & End The Wars: January 12,
2015)
http://upstatedroneaction.org/documents/PressReleases/BonnyMahoney_Trial_PR.pdf

Pakistan Witness On Trial In DeWitt For Drone Resistance (Voices For Creative Non-Violence: January 12, 2015)
http://vcnv.org/pakistan-witness-on-trial-in-dewitt-for-drone-resistance

Syracuse Grandmother's Trial Starts Today For Drone Protest At Hancock Air Base (Syracuse.com: January 15, 2015)
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/syracuse_grandmother_on_trial_today_for_drone_protest.html

Trial Begins For Drone Protester (WCNY-TV: January 15, 2015)

http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/protest/

Latest drone protester on trial plans to tell story of those who live in fear of drone attacks (WRVO: January 16, 2015)
http://wrvo.org/post/latest-drone-protester-trial-plans-tell-story-those-who-live-fear-drone-attacks

************************************
VIDEOS OF BONNY'S TRIAL, FILMED BY CHARLEY BOWMAN (WNY PEACE CENTER):
Pre-Trial News Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lpl3HsNtjY

Opening Statement: January 15, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diK1_1565po

Closing Argument
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLAEgR8wCp8

Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Jerrit Woodfork Opening Statement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Y6YcUBsYU

ADA [Jerrit] Woodfork Closing Statement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwGoAV-wYQs

Bonny Mahoney Post-Trial News Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFHVxuNsTHA

************************************
WNY Peace Center Resist Militarism Task Force:
Russell Brown
Phone: (716) 570-5200
Email: hobadoxa@me.com
Website: http://wnypeace.org/program/ResistMilitarism.php/