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Foil Fiesta: Freedom of Information Law & Getting the Info You NeedApril 17, 2019, 12:30-2:30 pm

University at Buffalo Civil Liberties and Transparency Clinic

This training addresses what the Freedom of Information Law is and how researchers and community organizers can use it to deepen their analysis and strengthen their project or campaign. Join the University at Buffalo Civil Liberties and Transparency Clinic as they cover the basics of how to …

Prohibit Source of Income Housing Discrimination: DeAnna Eason and Dan Corbitt on The Public GoodApril 16, 2019, 10-10:30 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from DeAnna Eason and Dan Corbitt of Housing Opportunities Made Equal discussing the statewide effort to prohibit source of income discrimination in housing and other fair housing practices and policies in and around the …

Buffalo Infringement Festival: Call for 2019 SubmissionsApril 1-April 15, 2019

Buffalo Infringement Festival

The 2019 Buffalo Infringement Festival (BIF) is seeking submissions for its 15th annual interdisciplinary art and music festival taking place this summer, July 25th through August 4th, 2019. Call for work is from April 1, 2019-April 15th (April Fools to Tax Day). BIF organizers …

Housing for Refugee Health and Wellbeing: 6th Annual WNY Refugee Health SummitApril 13, 2019, 9 am-4 pm

University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, Office of Global Health Initiatives, Community for Global Health Equity

The built environment, or the human-made surroundings in which people live, work, and recreate, has direct and indirect effects on physical and poor mental health. Poor housing conditions - exposure to toxins, insufficient daylight, inadequate ventilation and insulation, isolation or crowding - are …

She Started ITApril 13, 2019, 10 am-2 pm

Blackstone LaunchPad by Techstars at UB

On Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 10am-2pm at the Central Library (1 Lafayette Square), Blackstone LaunchPad and several other local community organizations will present She Started IT. Free and …

From Protest to Politics: Women's Movements and Strengthening DemocraciesApril 11, 5:30 pm-April 12, 2019 5:30 pm

UB Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, UB College of Arts and Sciences

On April 11 and 12, 2019, the University at Buffalo's Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and the College of Arts and Sciences will host the conference “From Protest to Politics: Women’s Movements and Strengthening Democracies.” For the last sixty years, there …

Connecting the Outer Harbor with the Niagara GreenwayApril 12, 2019, 11:30 am-1:30 pm

Greg Stevens

On Friday, April 12th, the League of Women Voters will be presenting "speaker Greg Stevens, executive director of the Niagara River Greenway Commission in a program entitled "Connecting the Outer Harbor with the Niagara Greenway." Mr. Stevens will describe the plan to make Buffalo's Outer Harbor …

Diesel-Electric Locomotives and Environmental Advocacy: Walter Simpson on The Public GoodApril 9, 2019, 10-10:30 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good this week! We’ll hear from Walter Simpson, an energy activist, educator, professional, and author of several books including his most recent Diesel-Electric Locomotives: How They Work, Use Energy, and Can Become More Efficient and Environmentally

FAB Forum IIApril 6, 2019, 3-5 pm

Frontline Arts Buffalo

FAB Forums is a series of community conversations examining the past, present, and future of frontline arts institutions in our city.  At FAB Forums, you are invited to join Frontline Arts Buffalo in conversation on the following questions: What is the role and purpose of frontline arts …

Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop XApril 5, 2019, 8:30-12:30 pm

The Tenth Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop offers everyone concerned with Buffalo’s poverty the chance to hear about new and ongoing research, promising strategies, and opportunities for collaboration. The workshop is designed for local scholars, social service agencies, advocates, …