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The Home WithinSeptember 24, 2024, 11:30 am-12 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

On this episode, Hagar Hafez from the ⁠New York Immigration Coalition⁠ and Hy Carrel from ⁠Community Canvases⁠ discuss ⁠The Home Within⁠, a multilingual poetry and arts event at the Buffalo History Museum on Thursday, October 10, 6-9 p.m., to celebrate Buffalo’s rich language …

Whitman, Alabama: Screening and Discussion with Director Jennifer Chang CrandallSeptember 19, 2024, 7-9 pm

Sam Magavern, Calamus Project

Filmmaker Jennifer Chang Crandall describes Whitman, Alabama as an experiment in using documentary and poetry to reveal the threads that tie us together – as people, as states, and as a nation.

Walt Whitman's Open Road: An Introduction to Whitman and "Song of Myself"September 19, 2024, 1-2 pm

Sam Magavern, Calamus Project

Professor Karen Karbiener will offer an interactive introduction to Walt Whitman and his great poem, “Song of Myself.”

Igniting Hope 2024September 10, 2024, 11:30 am-12 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Samantha Hidalgo from the ⁠Buffalo Center for Health Equity ⁠and Chantazia "Shay" Bronson from the ⁠UB Community Health Equity Research Institute⁠ join us on The Public Good to talk about their upcoming ⁠Igniting Hope ⁠conference.   

Community Agenda 101: VirtualSeptember 4, 2024, 1-2 pm

Dejia Marie James and Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

At PPG, we run an annual democratic process where you – our partner organizations – decide what policy changes we will work on together. PPG invites our partners to submit proposals for the Community Agenda. Partners meet, collaborate, and discuss ways to change local or state policies …

Whitman, Buffalo Film Premiere and ScreeningAugust 29, 2024, 6-9:30 pm

PPG and The Calamus Project

Please join us for this special event! The film screening will begin at 6pm and will be followed by a reception with food and refreshments from Extra Extra Pizza. The event is free and open to the public, but to attend you must RSVP, using this link, by …

Supporting a Forgotten Population: Foster Care Youth Transitions in Erie CountyAugust 29, 2024, 1-2:30 pm

Megan Battista, Dr. Leah Angel Daniel, Jessica Maxwell, Dr. Joshua Russell

At this virtual panel, PPG will release a new report, "Supporting a Forgotten Population: Foster Youth Transitions in Erie County." The report includes a brief grounding in the foster care system, examines poor outcomes for foster care graduates, looks at emerging policy solutions in other cities …

Real Talk BridgesAugust 27, 2024, 11:30 am-12 pm

Dejia Marie James

How are we engaging and creating safe third spaces for youth? What is true youth leadership? Join us on this epsiode where ⁠RealTalk⁠ discusses their upcoming Teen Block Party Empowerment Fest on September 1st from 3PM-8PM at Johnnie B Wiley Stadium.   

Community Agenda 101: In-PersonAugust 27, 2024, 9-10 am

Dejia Marie James and Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

At PPG, we run an annual democratic process where you – our partner organizations – decide what policy changes we will work on together. PPG invites our partners to submit proposals for the Community Agenda. Partners meet, collaborate, and discuss ways to change local or state …

Song of Myself: Whitman in Buffalo and the Calamus ProjectAugust 20, 2024, 11:30 am-12 pm

Dejia Marie James

On this special episode of The Public Good, we introduce Whitman, Buffalo a celebration of poetry and community.  Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) and the ⁠Calamus Project⁠ worked with filmmaker Steve Rosenthal to film representatives from 20 PPG partner organizations doing three …