In this episode, we talk to Richard Steinberg and Sara Schultz of Sierra Club Niagara about their proposal to electrify the City of Buffalo's vehicles. Electrifying our municipal vehicles will save the city money, improve residents' health, and will help reduce the greenhouse gasses that …
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.
On this episode, Hagar Hafez from the New York Immigration Coalition and Hy Carrel from Community Canvases discuss The Home Within, a multilingual poetry and arts event at the Buffalo History Museum on Thursday, October 10, 6-9 p.m., to celebrate Buffalo’s rich language …
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.”
Samantha Hidalgo from the Buffalo Center for Health Equity and Chantazia "Shay" Bronson from the UB Community Health Equity Research Institute join us on The Public Good to talk about their upcoming Igniting Hope conference.
At PPG, we run an annual democratic process where you – our partner organizations – decide what policy changes we will work on together. PPG invites our partners to submit proposals for the Community Agenda. Partners meet, collaborate, and discuss ways to change local or state policies …
Please join us for this special event! The film screening will begin at 6pm and will be followed by a reception with food and refreshments from Extra Extra Pizza. The event is free and open to the public, but to attend you must RSVP, using this link, by …
At this virtual panel, PPG will release a new report, "Supporting a Forgotten Population: Foster Youth Transitions in Erie County." The report includes a brief grounding in the foster care system, examines poor outcomes for foster care graduates, looks at emerging policy solutions in other cities …
How are we engaging and creating safe third spaces for youth? What is true youth leadership? Join us on this epsiode where RealTalk discusses their upcoming Teen Block Party Empowerment Fest on September 1st from 3PM-8PM at Johnnie B Wiley Stadium.