Past Events
This website recalls events dating back to February 2021. If you have questions about earlier events, please contact us.
Upcoming eventsMonthly Business Meeting (February)
Our monthly business meeting is held on the third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM via Zoom.
A meeting invitation is sent to all WARE members in the WARE email group a few days prior to that month’s meeting. If you would like to receive the meeting invitation or if you would like additional information about meetings, please call Jim Wood (585-967-8687).
A business meeting is held on the third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM via Zoom.
WARE Meetings
WARE holds two meetings each month.
-A general meeting is held on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 pm at rotating sites around Wayne County. Meeting locations are posted on the WARE FB page before each meeting. Below are the locations for 2026 meetings.
-January 5 (Sodus Community Library, 17 Maple Ave., Sodus, NY 14551), February 2 (St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 400 South Main St., Newark, NY 14513), March 2 (Rural & Migrant Ministries (RMM) WNY, 7 Phelps St., Lyons, NY 14489), April 6 (Sodus Library), May 4 (St. Mark’s, Newark), and June 1 (RMM WNY, Lyons). Business Meeting via Zoom (open to all WARE Members) (2026): January 19, February 16, March 16, April 20, May 18, and June 15. After June, please check the WARE FB Page for any summer meeting announcements. A Fall Meeting schedule will be announced in June 2026
-A business meeting is held on the third Monday of each month at 6:00 pm via ZOOM.
A meeting invitation is sent to all WARE members in the WARE email group for each meeting a few days prior to that month’s meeting. If you would like to receive the meeting invitation or if you would like additional information about meetings, please call Jim Wood, at 585-967-8687.
2 meetings per month: 1st Monday of each month 6:00 pm at rotating sites around Wayne County (rotating locations posted on WARE FB), 3rd Mon business via Zoom (call Jim for link)
WARE Anti-Racism Summer Workshops
Please see details in "Articles".
August 18-22, 8:00-4:00 daily
CCSI Learning Opportunities: Local Enslavement History/Interrupting Harmful Comments
In the morning (9-11:30), the CCSI Our Local History Team will lead a 2.5-hour workshop on enslavement and migrant worker activism in New York State, allowing educators to experience Days 1-2 of an inquiry-based learning unit aligned with the NYS Social Studies Framework, NYS SEL Benchmarks, CASEL 3 Signature Practices, and the NYS Culturally Responsive Framework.
In the afternoon (12:30 - 3:00), the CCSI Our Local History team will conduct a 2.5-hour workshop on interrupting harmful comments and repairing harm when it is caused. Participants will explore and adapt the Learning for Justice Speak Up at School guide: how to respond when someone — a student, a colleague, even a parent — uses biased language or stereotypes in school.
2025 Wayne County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
Theme: the importance of struggling against racism in all its forms in the spirit of Dr. King’s legacy of non-violent resistance.
11:45 AM: Gather at the Williamson Main St. parking lot with a 12:00 noon Commemorative March led by Justice Organization for Youth (JOY)
12:45-3:15 PM: Program at Redeem Bethel C.O.G.I.C. Community Fellowship Center (4496 Rte. 104, Williamson, NY 14589)
-Keynote address by James Schuler
-Short motivational talks from Wayne County schools’ young alumni
-Uplifting performances from The Redeem Bethel Youth Choir and others
3:15 PM: A free Community Meal immediately following the Celebration Program.
Local community leader and child advocate, James Schuler, to highlight the 2025 Wayne County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration.