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City of Buffalo Proactive Rental Inspection Program: Cathy Amdur and Michael Ramos on The Public GoodAugust 2, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Sarah Wooton

Join us on The Public Good. This week’s guests are Cathy Amdur, Commissioner of the Department of Permit & Inspection Services along with the department’s Lead Hazard Control Outreach & Education Specialist Michael Ramos. They’ll be talking about their Proactive …

Clean Slate: NYS Assembly Members Jon Rivera and Catalina Cruz on The Public GoodJuly 26, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Tanvier Peart

Join us on The Public Good. This week we're talking with New York State Assembly Member Jon Rivera (representing Assembly District 149) and Assembly Member Catalina Cruz (representing Assembly District 39). Assembly Member Cruz is the primary Assembly sponsor of Clean Slate (A6399B).  Those …

Common Council Conversations: Council President Darius Pridgen on The Public GoodJuly 19, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Tanvier Peart

Over the next few months, PPG is hosting Buffalo Common Council members on The Public Good as they discuss their goals and plans for the upcoming year.  This week on The Public Good, we feature Council President Darius G. Pridgen of the Ellicott

African Heritage Food Co-op: Alexander J. Wright on The Public GoodJuly 12, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Tanvier Peart

Join us on The Public Good. This week we’re talking with Alexander J. Wright, Founder and President of the African Heritage Food Co-op. We’ll be discussing food equity issues, particularly in communities of color and Buffalo’s East Side. We’ll be discussing what a food …

Buffalo Council Council Redistricting: Jillian Hanesworth and Rusty Weaver on The Public GoodJuly 5, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Tanvier Peart

Join us on The Public Good. This week we’re talking with Poet Jillian Hanesworth, Buffalo’s Poet Laureate and social change artist, along with Dr. Rusty Weaver, Director of Research at the Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab. Once every 10 years, the Buffalo Common Council is responsible …

Justice for Migrant Families: Jennifer Connor and Esther Saidat on The Public GoodJune 28, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Sarah Wooton

Join us on The Public Good. This week we’re talking with Jennifer Connor, Executive Director of Justice for Migrant Families, along with Esther Saidat, JFMF Board Member. Justice for Migrant Families is a nonprofit that promotes justice for migrant families by providing support to …

HCON and the Environmental Stewardship Program: Deirdre Wright and Justin Black on The Public GoodJune 21, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Sarah Wooton

Join us on The Public Good. This week we're talking with Deirdre Wright, Director of Environmental Stewardship at Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc. along with Justin Black, a graduate of the Environmental Stewardship Program.  Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc. (HCON) is a …

Common Council Conversations: Council President Pro Tempore Christopher Scanlon on The Public GoodJune 14, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Tanvier Peart

Over the next few months, PPG is hosting Buffalo Common Council members on The Public Good as they discuss their goals and plans for the upcoming year.  This week on The Public Good, we feature Council President Pro Tempore Christopher Scanlon of …

Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network on The Public GoodJune 7, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Sarah Wooten

Join us on The Public Good. This week we're talking with the Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network and one of their clients. 

Public Banking: Kathryn Franco on The Public GoodMay 31, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Tanvier Peart

Join us next week on The Public Good. We’re delighted to talk to Kathryn Franco of the Buffalo Niagara Community Reinvestment Coalition as well as the Western New York Law Center.  We’ll discuss the importance of public banking, the NY Public Banking Act (S1762A/A8290A) - plank …