UAlbany Peace Action

Peace Makers! Today is the last day to register to vote. You can sign up to vote or request an absentee ballot if you're from out of town using this link:

https://ualbany.turbovote.org/?r=CLSNVRDEBlast

Voting is one of our most important civic duties. Whether you're a local UAlbany student or from across the country, register and have your voice heard!

TurboVote TurboVote makes voting easy. Receive election reminders, get registered to vote, & apply for your absentee ballot!

Join us THIS TUESDAY for our general interest meeting and help us ring in a new semester of peace-building!

Do your part! 😊

Thank you to everyone that came out to our program tonight and congratulations to our raffle winner Jonathan Clerine!
We appreciate you all💙🕊

Join us for a screening of "Do Not Resist" tomorrow night at 7:30pm in Edu 120. Like and comment on this post to be entered into a raffle to win a 'Know Your Rights' shirt!* *Must follow this page. Must be present at drawing during event to win.

Today marks 50 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, TN. His death rocked the anti-racism and anti-capitalist movements of the 1960s. As one of the leaders of the movement and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, he contributed a great deal to the successes of the Civil Rights Movement.
This tragedy serves as a reminder that these movements are bigger than an the individual and the work continues when one may not be able to go on.

Free film screening from Upper Hudson Peace Action

"Screening of "Awake, A Dream from Standing Rock": February 17

On Saturday, February 17, at 7:30 PM, the Solidarity Committee of the Capital District continues its film series with the screening of "Awake, A Dream from Standing Rock" (2017, 88 minutes). In 2016-2017, the Water Protectors at Standing Rock captured world attention through their peaceful resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. This powerful documentary captures the story of the heroic Native-led defiance that dramatically changed the fight for clean water, the environment, and the future of the planet. Crafted as a labor of love, the film is a collaborative effort between indigenous filmmakers and better-known Oscar nominees. One of the filmmakers explained: “What began in North Dakota has become a worldwide rallying cry for resistance to corporate power and its relentless drive for profit at the expense of human needs, rights, and dignity.”

Co-sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, the Social Justice Center, Stop NY Fracked Gas Pipeline, and Upper Hudson Peace Action, the film screening will take place in Channing Hall of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, located at 405 Washington Avenue (across the street from the downtown SUNY campus).

Admission is free, and free refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome to attend."

We will be having our first meeting of the semester tonight at 7:30 in HU019. Come join us for discussion, strategizing, and refreshments.

A new semester is underway here at UAlbany and UAlbany Peace Action is excited to get back to work. We're looking forward to meeting lots of aspiring peace activists and working on some exciting campaigns!
Stay tuned for updates about meetings and events.

Welcome back Agents of Change! The first meeting will be announced shortly, but in the meantime stop by and see us at the involvement fair in the LCs until 2pm today. We look to seeing familiar faces and some new ones!

We had a great time tabling earlier today at the student organization's fair. Hope to see you at our first meeting of the semester - Tuesday, September 20th in Edu. 121 @ 7:30pm. All are welcome to attend! Don't miss it!