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Erie County Budget 101 WorkshopJune 17, 2025, 12:30-2 pm

Erie County’s annual budget is over $2 billion. What are the major areas of spending? When is the budget proposed and adopted? How can residents advocate for priorities to be funded or cut in the 2026 budget?

FOIL for the Facts Workshop (Virtual Only)May 20, 2025, 12:30-2 pm

Michael Higgins

How do you submit a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to get public records, data, and information from government? How can organizers and advocates use FOIL to strengthen their campaigns?

Buffalo City Budget 101 WorkshopApril 15, 2025, 12:30-2 pm

Buffalo’s annual budget is over $600 million. What are the priorities in the proposed budget for 2025-2026? What is the annual budget process, and how can you influence it? Where does the City get its revenue, and what are the biggest areas of spending?

Nonprofits Under Threat: Advocacy to Fight BackApril 9, 2025, 12:30-2 pm

Regine Ndanga, Andrea Ó Súilleabháin, Sarah Wooton

The Trump Administration is flagrantly cutting funding for fair housing, food banks, environmental justice, scientific research, and so much more. These are funds that our Buffalo community desperately needs—to help those who are struggling and to protect our community as a whole. Thankfully, …

FOIL for the FactsDecember 17, 2024, 12:30-2 pm

UB School of Law Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic

How do you submit a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to get public records, data, and information from government? How can organizers and advocates use FOIL to strengthen their campaigns?

FOIL for the FactsDecember 17, 2024, 12:30-2 pm

UB School of Law Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic

How do you submit a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to get public records, data, and information from government? How can organizers and advocates use FOIL to strengthen their campaigns?

8 Ideas for a Better Buffalo-NiagaraNovember 22, 2024, 10:30 am-12 pm

Sam Magavern and UB Law Students

Each year Sam Magavern, Senior Policy Fellow at PPG, teaches a Lawyers as Change Agents class at the University at Buffalo Law School. They will be presenting their work on a wide array of policy initiatives to help make Buffalo-Niagara more equitable and sustainable.  They …

Erie County's 2025 Charter RevisionNovember 12, 2024, 12:30-2 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin, Anna Falicov

The Erie County Charter is the governing law of the county and sets the powers and duties of its officers and departments. Every 10 years, an appointed Commission reviews the Charter and recommends changes. Why does this matter and how can residents add their voices?

Erie County's 2025 Charter RevisionNovember 12, 2024, 12:30-2 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin, Anna Falicov

The Erie County Charter is the governing law of the county and sets the powers and duties of its officers and departments. Every 10 years, an appointed Commission reviews the Charter and recommends changes. Why does this matter and how can residents add their voices?

Erie County's 2025 Charter RevisionNovember 12, 2024, 12:30-2 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin, Anna Falicov

The Erie County Charter is the governing law of the county and sets the powers and duties of its officers and departments. Every 10 years, an appointed Commission reviews the Charter and recommends changes. Why does this matter and how can residents add their voices?