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Common Council Conversations: Council Majority Leader David Rivera on The Public GoodMarch 8, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

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 Majority Leader David Rivera of the Niagara

Common Council Conversations: Council Member Mitch Nowakowski on The Public GoodMarch 1, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

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 Member Mitch Nowakowski of the Fillmore

The Clean Air Coalition of WNY: Chris Murawski, Emily Terrana, and Bridge Rauch on The Public GoodFebruary 22, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good. This week, we speak with Chris Murawski, Emily Terrana, and Bridge Rauch of Clean Air Coalition of WNY. We discuss their approach to environmental justice campaigns and power building with grassroots leaders, some of their current campaigns, and their upcoming Annual …

Buffalo Tenants Bill of Rights: PUSH Buffalo and Coalition for Economic Justice on The Public GoodFebruary 15, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Sarah Wooton

Join us on The Public Good. This week, we speak with Teresa Watson, the Housing Justice Organizer at PUSH Buffalo and Jordan Moore of Coalition for Economic Justice and PUSH member about the Buffalo Tenants Bill of Rights. The Tenants Bill of Rights would protect tenants against evictions without …

Leveling the Playing Field: Ensuring the New Buffalo Bills Stadium Benefits Communities Across Erie CountyFebruary 10, 2022, 12-1 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin, John Goldstein

Take part in our lunchtime workshop to learn about and discuss a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) for the new Buffalo Bills stadium.

Transit Equity and Sidewalk Snow Removal: CEJ and BTRU on The Public GoodFebruary 8, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good. This week, we speak with Simon Husted, long-time member of Buffalo Transit Riders United - BTRU and Holly Nowak, Executive Director of the CEJ Buffalo about transit equity and sidewalk snow removal in Buffalo. Together with partners, BTRU and CEJ just completed Transit …

Public Presentation on the True Cost of Child Care in Erie CountyFebruary 3, 2022, 1-2 pm

Child Care Providers, Cathy Creighton, Director of the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, Assemblymember Monica Wallace, Maria Whyte, Deputy County Executive for Erie County, and a representative from DSS, Erie County

On Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 1-2pm ET the Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab and the Live Well Erie Emergency Child Care Task Force, will host a free webinar to present the findings of a newly released study, “The True Cost of Child Care: Erie County, NY,” Part I, to the public. Child …

Water's Role in Lead Exposure in Buffalo: Daniel Cadzow on The Public GoodFebruary 1, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good. This week, we speak with Daniel Cadzow, a PPG Policy Fellow and an advocate for environmental justice and equitable transportation infrastructure. We discuss Dan's new policy brief, looking at lead in Buffalo's water, and he shares his experience in his own home of lead …

Community-Driven Climate Solutions in BuffaloJanuary 25, 2022, 12:30-2 pm

Clarke Gocker, Colleen Kristich, Dr. Nick Rajkovich, Luz Velez, Lou DeJesus

Register here: https://bit.ly/3qkRvSi

2022 Community Agenda Roll OutJanuary 13, 2022, 9:30-11 am

PPG Partners

Each year, PPG leads a democratic process among its partners to determine the Community Agenda for the coming year. In the fall, PPG asks our 300+ partners to submit policy change proposals. Then, in November, the partners gather to discuss their ideas and vote for their top ten priorities. The …