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While access to water is increasingly recognized as a basic human right, “access to and affordability of clean, healthy water was a national crisis before the COVID-19 pandemic, including right here in Western New York,” said Rahwa Ghirmatzion, Executive Director of PUSH Buffalo. This …
This transcript is from the 4/2/2020 10am press conference urging the City of Buffalo to proactively restore water services to Buffalo residents amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Speakers include: Rahwa Ghirmatzion (Executive Director, PUSH Buffalo), Andrea Ó Súilleabháin …
By Michael Mroziak | April 2, 2020 Dozens of local community advocacy agencies and individuals are uniting in a call to the City of Buffalo and the city’s Water Board, urging them to restore service amidst the pandemic to those whose water has been shut off.
By Mike Baggerman | April 2, 2020 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN) – After a stroke two years ago caused a Buffalo man named “Mike” be to laid off from his job, he said his water was turned off because he could no longer make payments and had to prioritize where whatever …
This event has been postponed to a date to be determined. The 11th annual Poverty Research Workshop will take place on Friday, April 10th from 8:30am-12:30pm at The Buffalo History Museum. Hosted by the Homeless Alliance of Western New York, Partnership for the Public Good, and Buffalo Commons, the …
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This event has been postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis. As a substitute consider joining the Virtual Forum Democratizing Data on 5/6, 2-4pm. In this 3-part workshop series, Russell Weaver, Economic Geographer with Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab will provide foundational tools to document and evaluate …
This event has been postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis. As a substitute consider joining the Virtual Forum Democratizing Data on 5/6, 2-4pm. In this 3-part workshop series, Russell Weaver, Economic Geographer with Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab will provide foundational tools to document and evaluate …