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PURSUIT of

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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."

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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.

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Educational

Buffalo State University

Arts & Science

Introducing the East Buffalo Educational Community Outreach Digital to Grassroots Initiative

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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

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Gala & Launch

A Night of Elegant Resilience

A BlackTie Evening of Fine Dining, Entertainment

&

Purposeful Engagement 

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Schedule

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
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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

~Honored Guests~

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Columbia University Dean of Journalism 

MSNBC Contributor

Dr. Jelani Cobb

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 Director of the Community Health Equity Research Institute University at Buffalo Professor of Urban Planning

Dr. Henry Lewis Taylor Jr.

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President CEO
Buffalo Urban League
Thomas Beauford Jr.
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United Nations Under Secretary General - Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide

Alice Wairimu Nderitu

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CBS National Host

&

National Correspondent 

Jericka Duncan

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Historian of the African Diaspora  Author
Founder & CEO of AAARIA
Emmanuel Kulu Jr.
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New York Civil Liberties Union Executive Director

Donna Lieberman

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Princeton University Dean of Africana Studies
MSNBC Contributor

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.

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 Chief for Culturally &  Linguistically Responsive  Initiatives,
Buffalo Public Schools

Fatima Morrell Ed.D.

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Attorney

For

Social Justice

Benjamin Lloyd Crump

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Executive Director Integrity First for America, Senior Advisor On Extremism & Research Lab (PERIL)

Amy Spitalnick

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Senior Strategist
Faith In Action Network

Rev.Dr. Cassandra Gould

VIP Cocktail Party

                    with a
Taste of Old School R&B
      4 Hour Open Bar

Special Thanks

Our Cooperative Partners & Affiliates

Words can't express our gratitude!

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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~

PURSUIT of

Night of Resilience Black Tie Launch Gala

                 In honor of the victims of 5/14 and in recognition of the official Launch of the            UNITED NATIONS Prevention of Genocide PURSUIT of tRUTH Anti-hate COOPERATIVE

WHERE: Buffalo History Museum

WHEN: April 22, 2023 | 6:00pm - Until

Partake in an evening of Elegant Resilience featuring—
fine 
dining, 4 hour open bar, live entertainment & joyously purposeful engagement.
Keynote Speaker
United Nations Under Secretary General - 
Special Adviser for the Prevention of Genocide
Alice Wairimu
Nderitu
Register or revisit us in the coming days for more info
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