wny peace center

What wny peace center does

The WNY Peace Center, formally the Episcopal Peace Fellowship - Western New York Chapter (EPF-WNY), is a regional non-profit advocacy chapter affiliated with the national Episcopal Peace Fellowship. Operating from 185 Admiral Road in Buffalo, NY, and led by volunteer chapter convener Steve Hart, the organization serves faith-based congregations, individual peace activists, and civil liberties advocates across Western New York. Its core activities center on human rights and peace advocacy, with a programmatic focus on torture abolition, closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, opposition to solitary confinement in U.S. prisons, and accountability for state-secrets privilege abuses. The organization distributes downloadable educational materials (liturgical resources, study guides, banner diagrams, postcards-to-Congress templates) and coordinates member participation in national Days of Action such as the January 11 Guantanamo closure action in Washington.

The organization operates as a coalition node within a broader human rights network, maintaining mutual partnerships with 14 organizations including the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT), ACLU/NYCLU, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Center for Constitutional Rights, Witness Against Torture, Physicians for Human Rights, TASSC, Code Pink, Pax Christi, Catholic Worker, War Resisters League, and School of the Americas Watch, as well as locally with the Buffalo Human Rights Center at the University at Buffalo and the Erie County Prisoner Rights Coalition. Its go-to-market is entirely grassroots: a static website (epfwny.org) with downloadable resources, email-based outreach, and event coordination. There is no disclosed revenue, headcount, funding, or formal corporate structure — consistent with an unincorporated volunteer chapter operating on member contributions and coalition participation.

The underlying technology footprint is negligible: the organization has no products, no APIs, no proprietary systems, and no digital infrastructure beyond a basic website last updated November 13, 2011. No pricing model, subscription, or commercial revenue mechanism exists, as the organization does not sell products or services. Its competitive position rests on community embeddedness within the Episcopal peace network and Western New York faith-based constituencies rather than on any technological or financial differentiator. The lack of any post-2012 activity signals in the data suggests the chapter may be dormant or operating at minimal scale, though this cannot be confirmed from available sources.

Name

wny peace center

Legal name

Episcopal Peace Fellowship - Western New York Chapter

Website

https://epfwny.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The WNY Peace Center (Episcopal Peace Fellowship - Western New York Chapter) is a volunteer-led Buffalo-based non-profit advocacy chapter that serves faith-based congregations and peace activists with educational resources, coalition coordination, and grassroots campaigns focused on torture abolition, Guantanamo closure, and human rights.

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Product category

Peace and Human Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Peace, Security & Arms Control Organizations (BPADAAAF), Rule of Law, Justice & Corrections Support in Conflict Settings (BPADAFAI)

Keywords

• Peace advocacy services
• Human rights education
• Community organizing
• Faith-based activism
• Conflict resolution

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2C

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Services

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The WNY Peace Center (Episcopal Peace Fellowship - Western New York Chapter) is a non-profit peace and human rights advocacy organization that provides free downloadable educational materials, liturgical resources, action alerts, and congregational action guides focused on ending torture, closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, and reforming solitary confinement. It serves as a regional convener organizing community participation in national Days of Action and coordinates local Western New York chapters of broader human rights coalitions including NRCAT, ACLU, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Product overview

The Western New York Peace Center (EPF-WNY Chapter) is a peace and human rights advocacy organization that provides educational materials, action alerts, and resources for congregations and community members. The organization focuses on issues such as ending torture, closing Guantanamo Bay, and promoting human rights. It offers downloadable educational materials, liturgical resources, action alerts for advocacy campaigns, and maintains a directory of human rights organizations. This is a community advocacy organization rather than a technology product company.

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Products and services

• Human Rights Organizations Directory A downloadable Word or PDF document and accompanying web page listing human rights organizations with clickable links, including NRCAT, ACLU, NYCLU, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Center for Constitutional Rights, Witness Against Torture, Physicians for Human Rights, TASSC, and others. It is intended for community members seeking connections to active human rights groups.
• Congregational Education and Action Materials Downloadable PDFs including an overview of the congregational project to help end torture, liturgical resources for worship services, an explanation of the campaign banner, and pre-designed postcards to Congress. Designed for faith-based congregations and community members to support torture abolition advocacy.
• NRCAT Educational Videos Downloadable video files (approximately 360MB each) provided by NRCAT, including 'Repairing the Brokenness' about the need for a Commission of Inquiry and 'Preventing Torture Everywhere' about the Optional Protocol. Distributed for offline viewing by congregations and activists.
• Action Alerts and Days of Action Coordination Organized mobilization of the EPF-WNY group and WNY Peace Center contingent to participate in national Days of Action, such as the January 11 human chain in Washington calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Provides sign-up information, coalition coordination, and group travel planning.

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Provides resources including videos, banners, study guides, and literature on torture issues; main focus on Commission of Inquiry, Optional Protocol, Torture, and solitary confinement in U.S. prisons.
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) / NYCLUcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Human rights organization covering dissenter/demonstrator rights, state secrets privilege, torture and extraordinary rendition, and solitary confinement issues.
• Amnesty InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011International human rights organization with local groups, national sections, and international secretariat. Works on torture, arbitrary detention, and other human rights violations.
• Human Rights WatchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011International human rights organization documenting and advocating against human rights abuses globally.
• Center for Constitutional RightscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Legal organization working on Guantanamo, U.S. death penalty as torture preceding execution, and accountability for human rights violations.
• Witness Against TorturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Grassroots organization focused on actions against Guantanamo, Bagram, including fasts and civil disobedience. Co-sponsor of Jan 11 Day of Action.
• Buffalo Human Rights Center (at UB)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Educational programs and Human Rights Law Review journal based at University at Buffalo law school.
• Erie County Prisoner Rights CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Local coalition focused on prisoner rights within Erie County, NY.
• Physicians for Human RightsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Medical professional organization documenting and advocating against human rights abuses.
• Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Coalition supporting torture survivors and advocating for torture abolition.
• School of the Americas WatchminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Advocacy organization monitoring the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly School of the Americas) for human rights violations.
• Code PinkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Peace and social justice organization with local chapter, focused on ending wars and militarism.
• War Resisters LeagueminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011National organization supporting people who refuse to participate in war or military service.
• Pax ChristiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Catholic peace movement with local chapter (contact Bill Privett), working on School of the Americas issues.
• Catholic WorkerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2011Faith-based pacifist movement focused on nonviolence, poverty relief, and community living.

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Direct peers

• War Resisters League: National secular pacifist organization supporting conscientious objection and nonviolence — directly comparable as a national peace organization with overlapping civil liberties and anti-war focus.
• Peace Action: Largest U.S. grassroots peace organization with state and local affiliates focused on nuclear disarmament and ending wars — comparable peer in the broader peace movement space.
• Pax Christi USA: Catholic peace movement with local chapters focused on nonviolence, human rights, and social justice advocacy — directly comparable as a faith-rooted national organization with local chapter structure operating in the same peace/justice space.
• Code Pink: Grassroots anti-war and peace organization with local chapters focused on ending wars and militarism — directly comparable given local chapter model and overlapping peace/anti-militarism agenda.
• National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT): Interfaith campaign mobilizing religious communities against torture and solitary confinement — directly comparable given the shared faith-based framing and identical policy priorities (Commission of Inquiry, OPCAT, solitary confinement).
• Witness Against Torture: Grassroots organization focused on closing Guantanamo, ending torture, and civil disobedience actions — directly comparable given overlapping issue focus on Guantanamo closure and Days of Action.
• Episcopal Peace Fellowship (national): National Episcopal-affiliated peace fellowship of which this WNY chapter is a local branch — direct peer relationship as parent body with identical faith-based peace advocacy mission.

Broad incumbents

• American Friends Service Committee (AFSC): Large Quaker-affiliated peace and social justice organization with regional offices across the U.S., including New York — broader in scope than the EPF-WNY chapter but operating in the same faith-rooted peace advocacy space.
• Amnesty International USA: Major international human rights organization with U.S. section, local groups, and secretariat — broader and much larger than the WNY chapter but explicitly listed as a partner and operating on overlapping torture and detention issues.
• Center for Constitutional Rights: Legal and advocacy organization working on Guantanamo, accountability for torture, and constitutional rights — broader in legal/strategic capacity but directly overlapping on the Guantanamo and human rights portfolio.

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