PURSUIT of
5/14 REMEMBRANCE RECOVERY & PREVENTION OF HATE
CONFERENCE & LAUNCH GALA
In Honor of
Mrs. Ruth E. Whitfield
April 7, 1936 - May 14, 2022
Our Story
On May 14th 2022 after caring for her husband of 68 years in a nearby nursing home, our beloved mother Mrs. Ruth E. Whitfield, entered a grocery store to purchase seeds for her garden.
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In the horrific moments that followed the center of our universe was heinously murdered by a white supremacist who mowed down her and nine other innocent souls in a damnable quest to "kill as many black people as he could."
Our Mission
To counter hate by ensuring that the loving spirit of our beloved mother forever inspires informed civic engagement with actionable steps towards the equitable empowerment of all communities.
Welcome to Our
Inaugural Events
Please join us for three days in Remembrance of all victims of hate with a reexamination of the conditions that led a murderous assailant to select East Buffalo, NY as the soft target of choice.
Explore with us the collaborative Recovery of a traumatized communities' efforts to fortify wellness along with its determination to facilitate innovative engagement towards the Prevention of the barbarous age-old spread of bigotry and hate!
The events culminate at the Buffalo History Museum in a night of Elegant Resilience. The black-tie Launch and fundraising Gala features an evening of fine dining, entertainment and joyously purposeful engagement.
Educational
Buffalo State University
Arts & Science
Introducing the East Buffalo Educational Community Outreach Digital to Grassroots Initiative
Conference
Hear from & Speak
to the Experts
Join Friday's Panel Discussions
Saturday's
Freedom of Speech
vs
Free-Pass to Incite Hate
Town Hall
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VIP Cocktail Party
Cohorts & Cocktails
with a taste of Old School R&B
I hear it's going to be Electric—
So have a drink & a laugh,
then slide on in there with
the rest of our VIPs
Gala & Launch
A Night of Elegant Resilience
A BlackTie Evening of Fine Dining, Entertainment
&
Purposeful Engagement
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Schedule
PURSUIT of
5/14 REMEMBRANCE RECOVERY & PREVENTION OF HATE CONFERENCE & LAUNCH GALA
EVENT: Buffalo State University Arts & Science Student Launch of the East Buffalo Community Outreach— Digital to Grassroots Educational Cooperative
WHERE: Buffalo State University Bulger Communication Center Rm. 425
WHEN: Thursday April 20, 2023 | 11:00am
EVENT: 5/14 Remembrance Recovery & Prevention of Hate Conference
WHERE: Buffalo State University Warren Enters Theater | Bulger Communication Center
WHEN: Friday April 21, 2023 | 9:00am - 4:00pm
Conference Panels
10:15am - 11:05am
The tRUTH ABOUT the Legacy & Myth of White Supremacy
The evolution of an evil ideology that led to the Buffalo massacre.
Warren Enters Theater
10:15am - 11:05am
Buffalo's Climate for Activism & Advocacy Before and After 5/14
Activism & Advocacy meets Academia to formulate an Informed Strategy
Bulger Rm. 216
11:10am - 12:05pm
The Root of Gun Violence In Buffalo - Just Added!
Bulger Rm. 216
Explore the challenges & innovative tactics to reduce gun violence
11:10am - 12:05pm
Ripe for the Picking -
Is Buffalo Still a Soft Target for Race Based Hate
Warren Enters Theater
What can a community do to prevent & protect against race based hate?
11:10am - 12:05pm
Buffalo's Transformative Change or More of the Same?
Warren Enters Theater
Are we hopeful & determined enough to hold our civic leaders accountable?
Lunch
Campbell Student Union Social Hall
Keynote Address: Columbia University Dean of Journalism— Dr. Jelani Cobb
Warren Enters Theater
1:45pm- 2:35pm
Don't Hate, Educate!
Growing up Grieving | Grief in the eyes of a Child
Combating, Hate & Indoctrination through Education
Warren Enters Theater
1:45pm- 2:35pm
Health Impact of Domestic Terrorism
Bulger Rm. 216
2:45pm- 3:45pm
WHITEWASHED!
Africana Censorship | Authors of Our Own Narratives
Warren Enters Theater
2:45pm- 3:35pm
Holistic Healing | JOY!
Bulger Rm. 216
Attend Multiple Conference Panels with Your Generous 1 Time Donation Ticket
EVENT: VIP Cocktail Party with A Taste of Old School R&B
WHERE: Buffalo History Museum
WHEN: Friday April 21, 2023 | 6:00pm - until
EVENT: Freedom of Speech -vs- A Free-Pass to Incite Hate—Town Hall Debate
WHERE: Buffalo State University | Upton Hall | Warren Enters Theater
WHEN: Saturday April 22, 2023 |11:00am - 1:00pm
PARTICIPANTS:
United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu
Attorney Benjamin Lloyd Crump
Columbia University Dean of Journalism | MSNBC Contributor
Dr. Jelani Cobb
NYCLU Executive Director
Donna Lieberman
CBS National Host & Correspondent
Jericka Duncan
EVENT: A Night of Elegant Resilience Launch & Fundraising Gala
WHERE: Buffalo History Museum
WHEN: Saturday April 22, 2023 | 6:00pm - until
Town Hall Debate
Freedom of Speech
vs
A Free Pass to Incite Hate?
Your opportunity to hear from, and speak to the preeminent professionals on the frontline of the debate between the First Amendment and the looming threat of white supremacy hate speech.
Featuring
United Nations Special Adviser Alice Wairimu Nderitu
Attorney Benjamin Lloyd Crump
Columbia Dean of Journalism Jelani Cobb
CBS National Anchor Jericka Duncan
~Honored Guests~
Columbia University Dean of Journalism
MSNBC Contributor
Dr. Jelani Cobb
Director of the Community Health Equity Research Institute University at Buffalo Professor of Urban Planning
Dr. Henry Lewis Taylor Jr.
President CEO
Buffalo Urban League
Thomas Beauford Jr.
United Nations Under Secretary General - Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide
Alice Wairimu Nderitu
CBS National Host
&
National Correspondent
Jericka Duncan
Historian of the African Diaspora Author
Founder & CEO of AAARIA
Emmanuel Kulu Jr.
New York Civil Liberties Union Executive Director
Donna Lieberman
Princeton University Dean of Africana Studies
MSNBC Contributor
Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.
Chief for Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Initiatives,
Buffalo Public Schools
Fatima Morrell Ed.D.
Attorney
For
Social Justice
Benjamin Lloyd Crump
Executive Director Integrity First for America, Senior Advisor On Extremism & Research Lab (PERIL)
Amy Spitalnick
Senior Strategist
Faith In Action Network
Rev.Dr. Cassandra Gould
Special Thanks
Our Cooperative Partners & Affiliates
Words can't express our gratitude!
Office for the Prevention of Genocide
Thanks for Your Support
It takes a village to heal a terrorized community and sometimes a
Friendly Market
to prove that love TOPS hate, always~
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