Alliance for Democracy-RochesterPhone: (585)732-1767 Contact Person: Rome Celli Address: 156 Fair Oaks Avenue Rochester, NY 14618-1829 Email: Info@RochesterAlliance.orgWebsite: www.RochesterAlliance.orgTop Issues: Helping develop the infrastructure to support a progressive movement in the Greater Rochester area.
Amnesty International Group 565
Animal Advocates of WNYPhone: (716)648-6423
Address:
P. O. Box 475
Amherst, NY 14226
Top Issues:
Animal Rights
ArissaPhone: (716) 796-5460 Contact Person: Leslie Address: P.O. Box 84 Buffalo, NY 14213 Email: leslie@arissa.orgWebsite: www.arissa.orgTop Issues: to create a social and political revolution in the United States. Meeting Time: 1st sunday and monday of the month
Buffalo & Erie County Green PartyPhone: (716)858-3456 Fax: (716)873-4911 Contact Person: Greg Horn Address: P.O. Box 741 Buffalo, NY 14205 Email: chair@eriecountygreens.orgWebsite: www.eriecountygreens.orgTop Issues: non-violence social, economic, and environmental justice Meeting Time: Issues Meetings 2nd thursday/month 7 P.M. at Cafe 59, 59 Allen St., Buffalo
Buffalo & WNY Kucinich Campaign
Buffalo / Niagara Sustainability Council
Buffalo A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism)Phone: (716)604-9515 Contact Person: Ellie Address: c/o International Action Center Buffalo 367 Deleware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14202 Email: iacbuffalo@action-mail.orgWebsite: www.iacenter.org/buffalo/Top Issues: Ending War Ending Racism See also our international website http://www.InternationalANSWER.org Meeting Time: 7pm Tuesdays
Buffalo Alternative Press (AltPress)Phone: (716)845-6993 Contact Person: Joe Schmidbauer Address: Alt Press P.O. Box 729 Buffalo, NY 14205 Email: JoeAlt@excite.comWebsite: www.altpressonline.comTop Issues: Alt is dedicated to challenging people's perspectives.
Buffalo Coalition of Community Gardeners Phone: (716)882-5327 Fax: (716)882-5338 Contact Person: Diane Picard Address: 382 Massacusetts Avenue Buffalo, NY 14213 Email: dpnoc@mass-ave.org Top Issues: support, education and advocacy for current and prospective community gardeners, including school gardens. Meeting Time: meet monthly (call for schedule)
Buffalo Cooperative FCU
Buffalo ForumPhone: (716)602-8077 Address: P.O. Box 553 Buffalo NY 14209 Email: vordgbuf@yahoo.comWebsite: www.buffaloforum.orgTop Issues: Buffalo Forum is the local publication of the U.S. Marxist-Leninist Organization
Buffalo Independant Media CenterContact Person: John Curr Address: 712 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14202 Email: johnc@buffaloimc.orgWebsite: www.buffaloimc.orgTop Issues: Grassroots,non-corporate coverage of issues/actions/protests
Buffalo Peace PeopleEmail: editors@BuffaloPeacePeople.orgWebsite: www.BuffaloPeacePeople.orgTop Issues: Peace & Justice: coalition building, shared IT and logistic support for activist organizations, regional calendar of events, collaboration tools, personal pages ... whatever we can manage to provide for those willing to raise their voices in non-violent opposition to violence and social injustice. Meeting Time: Varies by group. See on-line calendar.
Buffalo State Students For PeacePhone: (716)878-3888 Contact Person: Josh Coppings Address: PO Box 111 Buffalo, NY 14213 Email: PeaceJusticeResolution@yahoo.comWebsite: www.buffstatepeace.orgTop Issues: Anti-war Human/Civil Rights Community building Meeting Time: Wed 6pm Workshops B6 Cassety Hall Thu 12:15pm Room 412 Student Union
Buffalo War Resisters League
Buffalo Wellness Co-opContact Person: Laura Jean Castelluzzo Address: 640 Breckenridge Buffalo, NY 14222 Email: bwellcoop@yahoo.comWebsite: www.bwellcoop.comTop Issues: Spreading Wellness Meeting Time: see calendar on website
Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie CountyPhone: 716-440-8126 Fax: 716-882-3797 Address: c/o Network of Religious Communities 1272 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14209-2496 Email: info@nocasinoerie.orgWebsite: nocasinoerie.orgTop Issues: A gambling casino will further erode the economic base of Erie County, as has happened in other cities that have tried it. Casino gambling exploits gambling addicts. It is an immoral way for the state to balance its books. The sovereign entity that is contemplated under the Gaming Compact would bring untaxed and therefore unfair competition. Casino Gambling is unconstitutional in New York State, and the Gaming Compact is therefore illegal. Erie County residents have not been consulted, let alone allowed to vote in the matter. Meeting Time: First Tuesday of every month (next meeting May 6, 2003) at 7 p.m. 1272 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14209
Citizens Campaign for the EnvironmentPhone: (716) 831-3206 Fax: (716) 831-3207 Contact Person: Brian Smith Address: 3144 Main St Buffalo, NY 14214 Email: bsmith@citizenscampaign.orgWebsite: www.citizenscampaign.orgTop Issues: Expansion of the Bottle Bill prohibition of Sanitary Sewer Overflows securing funding for environmental protection programs
Citizens' Environmental CoalitionPhone: (716)885-6848 Fax: (716)885-6845 Contact Person: Mike Schade Address: 543 Franklin St. Buffalo, NY 14202 Email: cecmike@choiceonemail.comWebsite: www.cectoxic.orgTop Issues: Environmental Health and Justice Corporate Accountability see also: www.kodakstoxiccolors.org www.ecoTHREATNY.org
Coalition Against Police Abuse
Coalition for Economic JusticePhone: (716)892-5877 Fax: (716)894-8705 Contact Person: Allison Duwe Address: 2123 Bailey Ave. Buffalo, NY 14211 Email: duwe@hotmail.comWebsite: www.buffalojwj.org/Top Issues: Living Wage Campaign Health Care Reform Direct Support for Workers Meeting Time: 3rd wednesday of every month (except August) 9-11am @ WNYCOSH 2495 Main st. Suite 438
Communist Party, USA, Buffalo Club Address: c/o New York State Communist Party 235 West 23rd St. New York City, NY 10011 Email: cpny@cpusa.orgWebsite: www.cpusa.orgTop Issues: The Communist Party USA is an organization of activists in labor and all the people's movements with three main political aims: 1) Defeating the right-wing agenda of the Bush Administration. 2) Winning a wide-ranging program of reforms that put the well being of the people before private profits. 3) Eventually replacing big business with labor and its allies--peace and civil rights groups, women's organizations, retirees, environmentalists, community and religious support groups--as the dominant power so as to insure that the rights, economic security and expanding needs of the people become the overriding concern of society: socialism! http://www.pww.org
Food Not BombsPhone: (716)862-4554 Contact Person: Carrie Nader Address: 29 Custer St. Buffalo, NY 14214 Email: sodapop5L@aol.comWebsite: www.buffalofoodnotbombs.cjb.netTop Issues: Food Not Bombs is a decentralized collective that shares free vegan meals in protest of immoral government spending priorities. In this protest of militarism and poverty we strive to build community. We rescue food that would otherwise be discarded as it is deemed "unsellable". We do this to prove that scarcity is a lie and that world hunger truly can be stopped. Meeting Time: Every third Thursday of the month at 7:30pm in the Gloria J. Parks Community Center(3242 Main St. Buffalo)
GBINet.info
HAG Theatre
HallwallsPhone: (716)854-1694 Fax: (716)854-1696 Contact Person: Joanna Raczynska Address: 341 Delaware Ave Buffalo, NY 14202 Email: joanna@hallwalls.orgWebsite: www.hallwalls.orgTop Issues: contemporary art films performances and music Meeting Time: 8 p.m.
Housing Opportunities Made EqualPhone: (716)854-1400 Fax: (716)854-1140 Contact Person: Scott W. Gehl, executive director Address: 700 Main Street Buffalo NY 14202 Email: homeny@homeny.orgWebsite: www.homeny.orgTop Issues: civil rights, housing rights Since 1963, Housing Opportunities Made Equal has worked to eliminate housing discrimination in Western New York by providing assistance to victims of discrimination and education about housing issues e.g. landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities and fair housing law to the community. We offer many services to the community including housing counseling 9-5 weekdays, educational presentations, and a theatre group, the HOME Players, that uses improvisational theatre to educate the community about fair housing laws and the impact of discrimination on individuals and the community. All services are free and confidential.
Injured Workers of New YorkPhone: (716)731-8187 Contact Person: Mary Jeffords Address: P.O.B. 252 Sanborn, NY, 14132 Email: IWONYMary@aol.comWebsite: www.injuredworkersofnewyork.orgTop Issues: advocacy and support of workers seriously injured from on-the-job accidents, prevention of suicide among injured workers, assists in getting workers through the maze of the Workers' Compensation system and actively works on worker-friendly compensation legislation. We try to get workers through the anti-worker compensation system, letting them know what rights they have and what they need to win a case. We also assist them after they go through the system.
Latin American Culture Association / El Buen Amigo
Lexington Co-op
Massachusetts Avenue Project, Growing Green Food Links Phone: (716) 882-5327 Fax: (716) 882-5338 Address: 382 Massachusetts Avenue Buffalo, NY 14213 Email: dpnoc@mass-ave.orgWebsite: www.mass-ave.orgTop Issues: Urban agriculutre training, community education related to growing, preparing, marketing food, improving food security. Meeting Time: varies
NYPIRGPhone: (716)822-1549 Fax: (716)878-5134 Address: 206 Cassety Hall Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY 14222 Email: buffalo@nypirg.orgWebsite: www.nypirg.orgTop Issues: environment voter registration higher education consumer protection sweatshops
New York Civil Liberties UnionPhone: (716)852-4033 Fax: (716)852-4034 Contact Person: John Curr Address: 712 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14202 Email: WRO@NYCLUBUFFALO.orgWebsite: www.NYCLUBUFFALO.orgTop Issues: Civil Liberties Advocates and Litigation
Niagara Independant MediaPhone: (716)855-1270 Fax: (716)855-4681 Contact Person: Brian Brown-Cashdollar Address: 2495 Main Street Suite 355 Buffalo, NY 14201 Email: info@radiofreebuffalo.orgWebsite: www.whldam1270.comTop Issues: Media Diversity Meeting Time: various
Nickel City Co-op
Olean Area Coalition for Peace and JusticePhone: 716-372-4232 Address: Box 95 St. Bonaventure, NY 14778 Email: oleanpeace@yahoo.comWebsite: www.oleanpeace.orgTop Issues: War in Iraq (and its aftermath) erosion of civil liberties Meeting Time: 1st Monday of each month at First Presbyterian Church, 212 Laurens Street, Olean, NY.
Pax Christi WNYContact Person: Bill Marx Address: 1605 Old Manor Dr. Derby, NY 14047 Email: ssmarx2@aol.comWebsite: www.paxchristiwny.orgTop Issues: Spirituality of Nonviolence and Peacemaking Disarmament, Demilitarization and Reconcilliation with Justice Economic and Interracial Justice in the Unnited States Human Rights and Global Restoration Peace! Pax Christi is an International Catholic peace organization. The WNY Chapter is in the early stages of organizing Peace & Justice groups in parishes throught the Buffalo Diocese in order to promote the gospel of nonviolence. New members and volunteers are most welcome. see also: http://www.buffalopeacepeople.org/billmarx
PeaceWeavers, Inc.Phone: (716)839-5564 Fax: (716)839-9588 Address: 200 Audubon Drive Snyder, NY 14226-4077 Email: peaceweaversbflo@aol.comWebsite: www.peaceweavers.comTop Issues: peace healing spiritual practices Meeting Time: various, see website (Buffalo Peace Circles - call for information)
Precision Sculpted Internet
PUSH BuffaloPhone: (716)796-5008 Contact Person: Eric Walker Address: P.U.S.H. Buffalo 271 Grant Street Buffalo, NY 14201 Email: eric@pushbuffalo.orgWebsite: www.pushbuffalo.orgTop Issues: A grassroots, non-profit community organization working to rebuild the West Side of Buffalo. PUSH organizes residents to confront institutions that perpetuate poverty on the West Side and to create and implement an action plan for improving the neighborhood.
Riverside-Salem United Church of Christ
Rust Belt BooksPhone: (716)885-9535
Contact Person: Kristi Meal
Address:
202 Allen St.
Buffalo, NY 14201
Top Issues:
cultural interrogation
Meeting Time:
various
Spectrum Transgender Group of WNYPhone: (888) 705-8340 Contact Person: Camille Hopkins Address: PO Box 596 Buffalo, NY 14207 Email: spectrumwny@yahoo.comWebsite: www.spectrumwny.orgTop Issues: Support group for transgender, gender-variant and questioning individuals. Family, friends and allies are welcomed at monthly meetings. Meeting Time: 7-9pm, Second Friday of month
Squeaky WheelPhone: (716)884.7172 Fax: (716)886.1619 Contact Person: Dorothea Braemer Address: 712 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14202 Email: office@squeaky.orgWebsite: www.squeaky.orgTop Issues: Environmental Issues Meeting Time: See free listings in Art Voice
Subversive TheatrePhone: 883-0856 (home) Contact Person: Kurt Schneiderman Address: 100 North Pearl St. Apt #1 Buffalo, NY 14202 Email: theredkurt@hotmail.comWebsite: www.subversivetheatre.orgTop Issues: They say that no one will come to see political theatre. They say that audiences just want to be entertained. They say that theatre should simply slink away and die a quiet death with performances of mindless, pointless, watered-down fluff - plays with no more depth than the latest re-run of THREE'S COMPANY. Well, some of us are sick of listening to what 'they' say. That is why we at SUBVERSIVE THEATRE devote ourselves to performing the great leftist works of the theatre that nobody else will touch.
SUNY Fredonia Campus GreensPhone: (716)532-6022 Contact Person: J. David Swift Address: 10084 Hooker Hill Rd Perrysburg NY 14129-9715 Email: jdavidswift@aol.comWebsite: www.fredonia.edu/sa/campusgreens/Top Issues: Use our website to network with other concerned people. Discuss current affairs, post events, and share News articles or your own Opinion pieces. This is an online community. We promote Ecological Responsibility/Social & Economic Justice/Nonviolence/Grassroots Democracy Meeting Time: 9 PM Monday, Williams Center, SUNY Fredonia, Room G-140
UB Faculty and Staff for PeaceWebsite: www.BuffaloPeacePeople.org/ubfacstaff/Top Issues: We are a group of faculty and staff at UB who are concerned about this country. America seems to be slipping from a republic to an empire, more concerned with global dominance and military coercion than with our economy, schools, politics, laws, liberties or culture. We support justice and peace and believe that international conflicts should be resolved through the rule of law. We oppose the war. We believe that to change policy we must educate and organize our fellow Americans. See: http://www.BuffaloPeacePeople.org/ubfacstaffcontacts/ for email contacts. Meeting Time: See calendar at http://www.BuffaloPeacePeople.org/calendar
University at Buffalo Students Against SweatshopsPhone: (716)862-4554 Contact Person: Colin O'Malley Address: PO Box 245 Buffalo, NY 14209 Email: ubsas@yahoo.comTop Issues: We are part of a movement that supports worker rights worldwide and challenges corporate power. We are here to bring an end to human rights abuses in the workplace. We are here to dismantle the concept of profit before people. Meeting Time: Thursdays 6pm, Commons room 203 UB North Campus
WNY Peace CenterPhone: (716)894-2013 Fax: (716)894-8705 Contact Person: Elea Mihou Address: 2123 Bailey Ave. Buffalo, NY 14211 Email: director@wnypeace.orgWebsite: www.wnypeace.orgTop Issues: Peace Nonviolent Conflict Resolution Latin American Solidarity Economic Justice etc. Meeting Time: call for details
WNYCOSHPhone: (716) 833-5416 Fax: (716) 833-7507 Contact Person: Roger Cook Address: 2495 Main Street Suite 438 Buffalo, NY 14201 Email: inquiry@wnycosh.orgTop Issues: worker health and safety
Western New York Sweatshop Awareness ProjectPhone: (716)833-5416 Fax: (716)833-7507 Contact Person: Colin O'Malley or Brian Brown-Cashdollar Address: 2495 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214 Email: colinomalley@wnysap.orgWebsite: www.wnysap.orgTop Issues: We are an organization of high school students dedicated to ending worker rights abuses worldwide and educating our peers about the destruction caused by corporate globalization. Groups are already working at Buffalo City Honors, Lancaster High School, Buffalo Performing Arts, and Sweet Home High. We are always looking for people interested in getting their schools involved!
Women In BlackPhone: 838-2707 Contact Person: Patricia Shelly Website: www.wibbuffalo.netTop Issues: Promoting Peace Raising awareness about the effects of war on women and children Being a public presence for dissent in a democracy Meeting Time: Saturdays at noon Corner of Elmwood and Bidwell pkwy. 1 hour Silent Vigil
Worker's World BuffaloPhone: (716)566-1115 Address: PO Box 1204, Buffalo, NY 14213 Email: buffalo@workers.orgWebsite: www.workers.orgTop Issues: We fight on all the issues that face the working class and oppressed peoples; we are for socialism and against capitalism. | 
