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Buffalo has a rich culture and history. Preserving, deepening, and broadening that tradition is essential to revitalizing the region. This means providing dedicated governmental funding for cultural groups, making culture a part of economic development, and moving quickly to preserve important historical sites and architecture. It also means valuing the cultures of indigenous peoples, African-Americans, Hispanics, and immigrants and refugees. Finally, it means recognizing that the arts are an essential part of any movement for justice and equality.
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SAVE THE DATE: Uniting on the High Road Conference
Uniting on the High Road: A Conference on Economic Justice at the Local Level will take place on June 20-22, 2024 in Buffalo, NY. Hosted by Cornell University ILR Buffalo Co-Lab and Partnership for the Public Good, with community and academic partners from across Buffalo and nationwide, the …
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PPG & Community Groups Roll Out Policy Change Agenda for 2024
On the morning of Friday, January 12th, 2024, Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) and community advocates convened to unveil the 2024 PPG Community Agenda at Frank E. Merriweather Library. The program began by acknowledging the historical legacy of the ancestral community who sought to make a …
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Letter to Common Council: 2023-2024 Arts Funding in the City of Buffalo Adopted Budget and the Buffalo Arts Commission’s Recommendations
Dear Buffalo Common Council members,Thank you for fighting for the arts and recognizing how crucial it is for a city to invest in itself by funding its cultural heart. We appreciate your support and presence for the arts throughout the year: cutting the ribbon for a new mural at the William-Emslie …
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The Home Within: Multilingual Poetry EventOctober 10, 2024, 6-9 pm
New York Immigration Coalition and Kind Fools, featuring Buffalo poets and artists
The Home Within is a Multilingual Poetry event honoring Buffalo’s rich Linguistic Tapestry and Language Justice.
The Home Within: Multilingual Poetry EventOctober 10, 2024, 6-9 pm
New York Immigration Coalition and Kind Fools, featuring Buffalo poets and artists
The Home Within is a Multilingual Poetry event honoring Buffalo’s rich Linguistic Tapestry and Language Justice.
Whitman, Alabama: Screening and Discussion with Director Jennifer Chang CrandallSeptember 19, 2024, 7-9 pm
Sam Magavern, Calamus Project
Filmmaker Jennifer Chang Crandall describes Whitman, Alabama as an experiment in using documentary and poetry to reveal the threads that tie us together – as people, as states, and as a nation.
Walt Whitman's Open Road: An Introduction to Whitman and "Song of Myself"September 19, 2024, 1-2 pm
Sam Magavern, Calamus Project
Professor Karen Karbiener will offer an interactive introduction to Walt Whitman and his great poem, “Song of Myself.”
