Join us on Friday, January 17 as we unveil our partners' 2025 policy solutions!
How do you submit a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to get public records, data, and information from government? How can organizers and advocates use FOIL to strengthen their campaigns?
Each year Sam Magavern, Senior Policy Fellow at PPG, teaches a Lawyers as Change Agents class at the University at Buffalo Law School. They will be presenting their work on a wide array of policy initiatives to help make Buffalo-Niagara more equitable and sustainable. They …
The Erie County Charter is the governing law of the county and sets the powers and duties of its officers and departments. Every 10 years, an appointed Commission reviews the Charter and recommends changes. Why does this matter and how can residents add their voices?
Erie County’s operating budget is over $2 billion. What is the annual process to determine the budget, and how can you influence it?
Hear from the candidates running for the Buffalo Board of Education At-Large positions at our upcoming forum.
The Home Within is a Multilingual Poetry event honoring Buffalo’s rich Linguistic Tapestry and Language Justice.
While 501(c)(3)s cannot directly support or oppose candidates for public office, there are many advocacy and voter education activities these organizations and their staff may do. Join PPG as we share the laws and rules regarding electoral activities and describe examples of what you can do.
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.
Professor Karen Karbiener will offer an interactive introduction to Walt Whitman and his great poem, “Song of Myself.”