Learn how to find the information you need. Let us show you how to find and use Census data to inform your business planning, to support grant proposals and research projects, to plan local projects, and much more! Whether you're looking for economic or demographic data, we can teach you how …
Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. We'll be discussing criminal justice reforms progressing in New York State, as well as public safety and public health issues here in Western New York.
Do you receive excessive traffic tickets?Have you ever had your driver's license suspended? Have you ever had to post bail that you could not afford to pay? Too often, cities like Buffalo look to fund government functions by relying on revenue generated from criminal justice debt, a burden that …
Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Keisha Williams, attorney, and Jolanda Hill, paralegal, from the Western New York Law Center. They'll be discussing criminal justice debt and their upcoming event "Fines, Fees, & Bail: How Criminal Justice Debt Hurts the Poor." And, …
Join Walter Simpson at The Buffalo History Museum on Wednesday, April 17th from 6pm-8pm for Earth Day Train Talk. An environmentalist and life-long railfan, Walter will present his new information-packed, beautifully …
This training addresses what the Freedom of Information Law is and how researchers and community organizers can use it to deepen their analysis and strengthen their project or campaign. Join the University at Buffalo Civil Liberties and Transparency Clinic as they cover the basics of how to …
Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from DeAnna Eason and Dan Corbitt of Housing Opportunities Made Equal discussing the statewide effort to prohibit source of income discrimination in housing and other fair housing practices and policies in and around the …
The 2019 Buffalo Infringement Festival (BIF) is seeking submissions for its 15th annual interdisciplinary art and music festival taking place this summer, July 25th through August 4th, 2019. Call for work is from April 1, 2019-April 15th (April Fools to Tax Day). BIF organizers …
The built environment, or the human-made surroundings in which people live, work, and recreate, has direct and indirect effects on physical and poor mental health. Poor housing conditions - exposure to toxins, insufficient daylight, inadequate ventilation and insulation, isolation or crowding - are …
On Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 10am-2pm at the Central Library (1 Lafayette Square), Blackstone LaunchPad and several other local community organizations will present She Started IT. Free and …