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Stepping Up for Workers' Rights and the Labor Movement in New York StateApril 16, 2025, 12:30-2 pm

Cathy Creighton, Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab

As the Trump administration attacks the labor movement and workers’ rights across the country, New York State is stepping up. The New York State budget being adopted now includes new resources to protect labor rights and the state agencies that guarantee them. What are these state …

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, …

Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab and Erie County Commission on the Status of Women to Release Study on All Women's Equal Pay DayMarch 25, 2025, 11 am-12:30 pm

Cathy Creighton, Rusty Weaver, Karen King

Buffalo History Museum will serve as venue for presentation on the symbolic day used annually to raise awareness about pay inequities; results will focus on persistent pay gap in Erie County.

Writing for the Media WorkshopFebruary 18, 2025, 12:30-2 pm

Learn how to effectively write for the media with our tips on writing letters to the editor, opinion pieces, and press releases. What are the different types of letters accepted by our local news sources, and how do you submit? After the workshop, participants can send a draft op-ed to review and …

Community Responders: Community Listening SessionJanuary 25, 2025, 12-2:30 pm

Community Responders Coalition

Community Responders are a new type of civilian, unarmed first responder for health and social needs. A pilot program is coming to Buffalo. We want to hear from you! Learn more and share your thoughts on a community responder program for Cold Springs/Masten Park neighborhoods.

"PR Vive Aqui: Roots in Asphalt" ScreeningJanuary 24, 2025, 6-9 pm

El Batey, Dejia Marie James

PR Vive Aqui: Roots in Asphalt is a short film depicting the immense impact of building autonomous, unfettered and sacred community spaces through the lens of El Batey Puerto Rican Cultural Center. With a vision “centered around culture, collective advancement, advocacy and …

2025 Community Agenda RolloutJanuary 17, 2025, 10-11:30 am

Join us on Friday, January 17 as we unveil our partners' 2025 policy solutions!

Treatment Not Jails: The Case for Harm Reduction and Holistic Court SystemsJanuary 14, 2025, 11:30 am-12 pm

Dejia Marie James

Through the decades our society has faced crisis after crisis: the Crack Epidemic, the 2008 Financial Crisis, the Opioid Crisis, COVID-19 and innumerable events have directly impact the economic, social and emotional health of everyday people. The criminal justice system in New York State sought to …

The Dirty Secret of Crypto and AIJanuary 7, 2025, 11:30 am-12 pm

Dejia Marie James

Crypto currency and AI have emerged as harbingers of a new age, but, at what cost? The term 'data center' has yet to rise in the same notability as its popular end products but has begun to make waves as use of AI and crypto has gained more traction in every day society. The impact of these data …