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Racism and Discrimination in the Buffalo Police Department: Briana Jones and Tanvier Peart on The Public GoodDecember 13, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Colleen Kristich

In November 2022, two Buffalo Police officers and a mental health specialist filed a lawsuit alleging Captain Amber Beyer, in charge of BPD’s Behavioral Health Team, of making racist and discriminatory remarks toward and about Black people, including Black officers. Briana Jones, Youth …

The Buffalo Syllabus - A Love Letter to Black Buffalo: J Coley, Tiana U. Wilson, and Dr. Robert Mays of the Black Buffalo Syllabus Collective on The Public GoodNovember 22, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Anna Blatto

Join us on The Public Good. This week we’re joined with several of the creators of #BuffaloSyllabus: J Coley, Tiana U. Wilson, and Dr. Robert Mays.  Following the May 14 white supremacist terrorist attack at Tops on Jefferson, J Coley, a doctoral candidate in Sociology at the University …

Language Access for Erie CountySeptember 21, 2022, 7-8:30 pm

Language Access Working Group

Too many people have been denied services in Erie County due to language barriers. Join language access advocates in calling for Erie County to pass a strong, comprehensive language access law to ensure that every department of County government has a language access plan and provides free …

The Forgotten Population: Leah Angel Daniel on The Public GoodAugust 9, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Sarah Wooton

Join us on The Public Good. This week’s guest is Leah Angel Daniels, Founder and CEO of Fostering Greatness, Inc. The fourth item on the PPG's 2022 Community Agenda is The Forgotten Population: Foster Care Youth, Young Adults, and Alumni, on which Fostering Greatness is a leading …

African Heritage Food Co-op: Alexander J. Wright on The Public GoodJuly 12, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Tanvier Peart

Join us on The Public Good. This week we’re talking with Alexander J. Wright, Founder and President of the African Heritage Food Co-op. We’ll be discussing food equity issues, particularly in communities of color and Buffalo’s East Side. We’ll be discussing what a food …

African Heritage Food Co-op: Alexander J. Wright on The Public GoodJuly 12, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Tanvier Peart

Join us on The Public Good. This week we’re talking with Alexander J. Wright, Founder and President of the African Heritage Food Co-op. We’ll be discussing food equity issues, particularly in communities of color and Buffalo’s East Side. We’ll be discussing what a food …

Transit Equity and Sidewalk Snow Removal: CEJ and BTRU on The Public GoodFebruary 8, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good. This week, we speak with Simon Husted, long-time member of Buffalo Transit Riders United - BTRU and Holly Nowak, Executive Director of the CEJ Buffalo about transit equity and sidewalk snow removal in Buffalo. Together with partners, BTRU and CEJ just completed Transit …

Transit Equity and Sidewalk Snow Removal: CEJ and BTRU on The Public GoodFebruary 8, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good. This week, we speak with Simon Husted, long-time member of Buffalo Transit Riders United - BTRU and Holly Nowak, Executive Director of the CEJ Buffalo about transit equity and sidewalk snow removal in Buffalo. Together with partners, BTRU and CEJ just completed Transit …

2022 Community Agenda Preview: Miles Gresham, Colleen Kristich, Tanvier Peart, and Sarah Wooton on The Public GoodJanuary 11, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Andrea O Suilleabhain

Join us on The Public Good. This week, PPG team members Miles Gresham, Colleen Kristich, Tanvier Peart and Sarah Wooton join us to preview PPG's 2022 Community Agenda. Our partners will gather on Thursday, January 13 to unveil their top policy change priorities for the year head. We discuss some of …

Western New York Accessibility Advocacy: Marie Malinowski, Andrew Marcum, and Marc Hennig on The Public GoodDecember 21, 2021, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good. This week, we are talking with Marie Malinowski, co-chair of A.R.I.S.E. Western New York; Andrew Marcum, Program Coordinator at the Center for Self Advocacy and Adjunct Professor of Disability Studies at the City University of New York; and Marc Hennig, Executive …