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What’s New in Erie County: Chairperson April Baskin on The Public GoodApril 25, 2023, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Are you wondering what the Buffalo Bills Stadium Community Benefits Agreement looks like? Chairperson April Baskin of the Erie County Legislature will talk about why it’s so hard to win community benefits in our region, what benefits were achieved in the stadium deal – from construction …

Good Food Purchasing Program Benefits Everyone: Jess Gilbert and Loc Tran on The Public GoodApril 18, 2023, 10:30-11 am

Sarah Wooton

What is Good Food Purchasing? Jess Gilbert, Campaign Director of the Good Food Buffalo Coalition, and Loc Tran, Secretary of the Good Food Coalition Leadership Council and Program Manager at Grassroots Gardens, will explain how good food purchasing benefits communities and local economies and what …

City Year Buffalo: Jeanmarie Cieslica and Amelia Heiselman on The Public GoodApril 11, 2023, 10:30-11 am

Sarah Wooton

City Year is a national service program through AmeriCorps that allows young people to work in local schools and make a difference in students’ lives. Two guests from City Year Buffalo, Jeanmarie Cieslica, Executive Director and Managing Director, as well as Amelia Heiselman, a recruiter for …

Business for a Fair Minimum Wage: Brandi Barrett and Annie Adams on The Public GoodApril 4, 2023, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Our guests this week are two local business owners. Brandi Barrett is co-owner of Barrett and Benitez Development, a real estate development company focusing on equitable built spaces in cities. Annie Adams owns Second Chic, a boutique consignment shop with two locations, one in the Elmwood …

Business for a Fair Minimum Wage: Brandi Barrett and Annie Adams on The Public GoodApril 4, 2023, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Our guests this week are two local business owners. Brandi Barrett is co-owner of Barrett and Benitez Development, a real estate development company focusing on equitable built spaces in cities. Annie Adams owns Second Chic, a boutique consignment shop with two locations, one in the Elmwood …

Business for a Fair Minimum Wage: Brandi Barrett and Annie Adams on The Public GoodApril 4, 2023, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Our guests this week are two local business owners. Brandi Barrett is co-owner of Barrett and Benitez Development, a real estate development company focusing on equitable built spaces in cities. Annie Adams owns Second Chic, a boutique consignment shop with two locations, one in the Elmwood …

Raising the Minimum Wage in New York State: Rusty Weaver on The Public GoodMarch 7, 2023, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

In PPG’s new report, “Raising the Minimum Wage: The Impact of Women, People of Color, and Immigrants in Western New York,” our guest Rusty, and Sam Magavern, Senior Policy Fellow at PPG, look at a New York State legislative proposal to raise the minimum wage and index it to …

Raising the Minimum Wage in New York State: Rusty Weaver on The Public GoodMarch 7, 2023, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

In PPG’s new report, “Raising the Minimum Wage: The Impact of Women, People of Color, and Immigrants in Western New York,” our guest Rusty, and Sam Magavern, Senior Policy Fellow at PPG, look at a New York State legislative proposal to raise the minimum wage and index it to …

Raising the Minimum Wage in New York State: Rusty Weaver on The Public GoodMarch 7, 2023, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

In PPG’s new report, “Raising the Minimum Wage: The Impact of Women, People of Color, and Immigrants in Western New York,” our guest Rusty, and Sam Magavern, Senior Policy Fellow at PPG, look at a New York State legislative proposal to raise the minimum wage and index it to …

Cooperative Economies – Lessons from Abroad: Kathryn Franco and Harper Bishop on The Public GoodJanuary 25, 2023, 10:30-11 am

Sarah Wooton

Cooperation Buffalo is a community-led resource center, a team of cooperative business developers and educators, and a community-controlled non-extractive loan fund. Recently, they hosted a trip where attendees traveled to see different cooperative models worldwide. Kathryn Franco and Harper …