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2020 Community Agenda RolloutJanuary 16, 2020, 9:30-11 am

Partnership for the Public Good

This year’s public rollout of the Community Agenda will take place on Thursday,  January 16 at 9:30am at the Central (downtown) Library's 2nd floor meeting area (1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo).  Each fall PPG leads a democratic process among its partners to determine the …

Get Out the Count with Anna Blatto on The Public GoodJanuary 14, 2020, 10-10:30 pm

Orlando Dickson

Join us on The Public Good this week! We will be updating you on PPG's progress creating the Western New York Census Toolkit which serves as a local guide for census outreach and advocacy. The Census is approaching soon and will take place from March to July this 2020. Let's make WNY …

Becoming CoNECT: Jessica Bauer Walker on The Public GoodJanuary 7, 2020, 10-10:30 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good! We'll be talking with Jessica Bauer Walker, Executive Director of CoNECT, Community Network for Engagement, Connection and Transformation – formerly the Community Health Worker Network.

Healthcare Workers Rising Report: University at Buffalo Community Justice Clinic Students on The Public GoodDecember 17, 2019, 10-10:30 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good! In this segment we will be joined by Gabrielle Gannon and Andrew Kij who are Student Attorney's with University at Buffalo's Community Justice Clinic. The topic of discussion is the Homecare Workers Rising Report that the Clinic finalized this previous semester.

The True Cost of Evictions: Sarah Wooton and Orlando Dickson on The Public GoodDecember 10, 2019, 10-10:30 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us this week on The Public Good! We will be delving into Partnership for the Public Good's soon-to-be published report on the high rate of evictions in Buffalo with Sarah Wooton and Orlando Dickson who were lead contributors on the study. Evicted in Buffalo: the High Costs of Involuntary …

Solar Powered Carousel Coming to Canalside: Buffalo Heritage Carousel, Inc. on The Public GoodDecember 3, 2019, 10-10:30 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us this week on The Public Good. Our guest is Joan Bozer, a Board Member for The Buffalo Heritage Carousel, Inc. They will share insights on the history of Canalside's upcoming attraction - a solar powered carousel made locally in North Tonawanda in 1924!

Bail Reform Begins Jan 1, 2020: Orlando Dickson and Tanvier Peart on The Public GoodNovember 26, 2019, 10-10:30 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us this week on The Public Good. Our guests are Orlando Dickson from Partnership for the Public Good and Tanvier Peart from the WNY Peace Center. They will be discussing the implementation of bail reform set to take effect on January 1, 2020.

Fighting Inequality in Buffalo-NiagaraNovember 22, 2019, 10 am-12 pm

Sam Magavern & Team of 5 University at Buffalo Law Students

Please join Sam Magavern, senior policy fellow at the Partnership for the Public Good, and a team of five University at Buffalo law students, as they present a workshop on fighting inequality in Buffalo-Niagara. In addition to data and analysis about important inequities challenging the region, the …

Fighting Inequality in Public Schools: Sam Magavern and Eric Mikols on The Public GoodNovember 19, 2019, 10-1:30 pm

Orlando Dickson

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Sam Magavern about the course he's teaching this semester, Fighting Inequality, and Eric Mikols, UB Law student, who will discuss his project that looks at the lower numbers of teachers of color in public schools.

Landlord Info Session & Focus GroupNovember 14, 2019, 7-8:30 pm

Partnership for the Public Good, the Health Justice Advocacy Clinic at Columbia Law School, and Housing Opportunities Made Equal.

Last June, New York State passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 which has significantly changed when and how tenants can be evicted. Also this year, New York State changed the "action level" of childhood lead poisoning, which also impacts what landlords must do to comply …