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Knowledge for the Public Good Spring 2026 WorkshopsFebruary 18, 12:30 pm-June 16, 2026 6 pm

Register Here This Spring we are excited to offer four workshops on the following topics:

Forum: How Federal Cuts Are Impacting WNYApril 29, 2026, 5:30-7:30 pm

Shontay Barnes

Community Conversations on the Impacts of Federal Actions to Western New York: Join us for a conversation about how federal cuts are impacting our community's critical programs and services -- both right now and in the years ahead. Residents and community groups are welcome to attend.

2026 Community Agenda Roll OutJanuary 16, 2026, 10-11:30 pm

PPG Partners

Each year, PPG leads a democratic process among its partners to determine the Community Agenda for the coming year. In the fall, PPG asks our 380+ partners to submit policy change proposals. Then, in December, the partners gather to discuss their ideas and vote for their top ten priorities.

Knowledge for the Public Good: Fall 2025 WorkshopsSeptember 30, 12:30 pm-December 16, 2025 2 pm

Partnership for the Public Good believes in public education and accessibility for policy change. Knowledge for the Public Good are FREE advocacy and civics learning workshops for our community.

12 Ideas for a Better BuffaloNovember 21, 2025, 10:30 am-12 pm

Sam Magavern and a team of University at Buffalo Law Students

Registration Required (see below) What can make Buffalo more equitable and sustainable? How can city government function more effectively and transparently? Sam Magavern, Senior Policy Fellow at PPG, and 12 UB Law students present on these questions:

Virtual Report Launch - Judging Symptoms: The Cost of Punishing a Public Health CrisisSeptember 25, 2025, 12-1:30 pm

Jenni Thurston, MSW

Join us for our virtual report launch, Judging Symptoms: The Cost of Punishing a Public Health Crisis, a report on what the Treatment Court Expansion Act means for WNY. Held Thursday, September 25th from 12pm-1:30pm, learn more with The Treatment Not Jail Coalition.

Community Agenda 101: Information Session (Virtual)September 10, 2025, 12-1:30 pm

Each year, Partnership for the Public Good invites our 380+ partner organizations to propose local and state policy changes that advance equality, sustainability, and cultural vibrancy in Buffalo Niagara.

How Federal Cuts are Impacting Buffalo & WNY: a Community ConversationAugust 28, 2025, 5:30-7:30 pm

Join us for a conversation about how federal cuts are impacting our community's critical programs and services--both right now and in the years ahead. Residents and community groups are welcome to attend.

Protecting Privacy, Data Security, and the Right to ProtestJuly 23, 2025, 12:30-2 pm

New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and LOLA (Liberation for One, Liberation for All)

In this workshop, we’ll discuss what’s at stake for both our data security and our ability to speak out in the face of growing government surveillance and overreach. We’ll start by looking at the big picture — from federal attacks under Trump that undermine our civil …