We gather at our Environmental Cottage on Grand Island, New York. The Cottage sits on several undeveloped acres. -- photo by Jon Rieley-Goddard
We plan our weekly programs two months at a time.
During the school year, we meet from 4 to 6 p.m., with potluck after, at the Environmental Cottage. During July and August, we meet at 6 p.m. at the Cottage for a program and a potluck.
Directions from Buffalo: I-190 N over S Grand Island bridge to Exit 19, Whitehaven Road. Left/west on Whitehaven about 2.2 miles to West River Road. Right/north about 9/10 mile to 3449 West River Road, cabin in wooded area. Park along road.
During snow season, please park only on the side nearer to the river.
The latest calendar
Riverside-Salem Program Schedule May – June, 2012
All programs from 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays at our Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, unless otherwise indicated.
May 6 [WNY Area Meeting, 1 – 5 p.m., St. John’s UCC, Dunkirk, $8] – Finish re-chipping paths.
May 10 CEJ Annual Awards Ceremony (6-9 p.m.) is a unique and special opportunity to appreciate the contributions we all have made in our fights together for jobs with justice in Buffalo and Western New York. The dinner program, held at the Buffalo-Niagara Convention Center, is a night of drinks, dining, and entertainment. (josh@buffalojwj.org)
May 13 [Mother’s Day] DVD: “Vanishing of the Bees” chronicles the thoughts and feelings of beekeepers and scientists as they fight to preserve the honeybees, which have been disappearing (Colony Collapse Disorder), threatening the loss not only of honey but of the
one-third of the food on our table that depends on their pollination.
May 20 Louisa Pacheco will talk to us about the campaign to raise the minimum wage in New York (from $7.25/hour to $8.50/hour). Louisa is the organizer for VOICE-Buffalo, which is working with PUSH-Buffalo, CEJ (Coalition for Economic Justice) and others on this
campaign.
[Fractivist Meet-Up & Potluck, 1 - 3 p.m., Delaware Park Shelter next to Parkside Lodge, Parkside
& Florence Avenues]
[May 21 Buffalo River Clean Water Canoe Paddle & Cultural Presentations. Info: Allan Jamieson, (716) 603-4546 or NetoBuffalo.org. (Rain date: May 28)]
May 27 [Memorial Day Weekend] – Gardening Summit
June 3 BUSINESS MEETING
June 10 [NY UCC Conference, Binghamton] Sharing Our Gifts: Turning Points
[June 16-17 “Healing at the Heart of Niagara,” part of a worldwide celebration of the Summer of Peace (Indigenous Grandmothers). Info: Jill Morris, 716 460-4418; jmtmorris@live.com.]
June 17 Alice Gerard, Report on Voices for Creative Nonviolence Walk from Madison to Chicago (NATO).
June 24 Music in the Woods
[Sat, June 30 Earth Bowl Festival – fundraiser for WOYP]
Wed., July 4th Wednesdays at the Water’s Edge” begins. Pottery focus.
Previous Calendar files — double-click to download a file.
- RS May-June 2012 Program Schedule
- RS March-April 2012 Programs
- RS Jan-Feb 2012 Programs
- RS Nov-Dec 2010 Program Schedule
- 2011 Wednesdays at Water’s Edge
- RS-Jan-Feb-2011-Program-Schedule-_1_
- RS-Nov-Dec-2010-Program-Schedule-1
- RS Sep-Oct 2010
- Wednesdays at the Water’s Edge (2010)
- RS May-June 2010
- Archive of older entries