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Buffalo Poverty Research WorkshopApril 13, 2018, 9 am-12:30 pm

The ninth annual Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop will feature new and ongoing research, promising strategies, and opportunities for collaboration for those concerned with ongoing poverty in Buffalo. Free and open to the public, the workshop is designed for local scholars, social service …

Truth Commission on Poverty: Andrea Ó Súilleabháin on the Public GoodApril 10, 7 pm-April 9, 2018 7:30 pm

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Andrea Ó Súilleabháin discussing the Truth Commission on Poverty in WNY. Listen in, then to learn more visit the Truth Commission on Poverty website here. The show will air live on Power 96.5 WNY at 7 pm, …

Property Tax Exemption in the City of Buffalo: Ed Jackson and Christiana Limniatis on the Public GoodMarch 27, 2018, 7-7:30 pm

Sam Magavern

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Christiana Limniatis, Director of Preservation Services and Edwin Jackson Executive Director West Side Neighborhood Housing Services Inc. discussing tax exemption in the City of Buffalo Listen in, then to learn more visit …

Health Care Workers Fight for Higher Pay and a Union: Dominique Jones and Cynthia Mcallister on The Public GoodMarch 20, 2018, 7-7:30 pm

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Dominique Jones and Cynthia Mcallister on The Public Good discussing demanding higher pay and a union. Listen in, then to learn more visit the  Health Care Workers Rising Facebook page here.  The show will air live on Power …

Art and Social Justice: Dorothea Braemer from Locust Street Art on the The Public GoodMarch 13, 2018, 7-7:30 pm

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Dorothea Braemer discussing Locust Street Art and social justice. Listen in, then to learn more visit the Locust Street Art website here and Facebook page here.  The show will air live on Power 96.5 WNY at 7 …

Solitary Confinement in Erie County: Jerome Wright on The Public GoodMarch 6, 2018, 7-7:30 pm

PPG

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Jerome Wright discussing Solitary Confinement in Erie County. Listen in, then to learn more visit the NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement website here and Facebook page here.  The show will air live on Power …

So you don’t want nuclear waste in your water?March 1, 2018, 7-9 pm

Sierra Club, Alan Lockwood, MD

So often we find ourselves cleaning up the messes that others make; undoing structures that harm. But here we have an opportunity to prevent a catastrophic event in our region – the possible contamination of our water and our Lake with nuclear waste.

Workers Rights are Human Rights: Wendt Workers on The Public GoodFebruary 27, 2018, 7-7:30 pm

Sam Magavern

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Jeff George and Bill Hudson from the Workers Freedom Coalition of Western NY. We'll be talking about workers' issues on the floor of Wendt's production location in Cheektowaga, represented by Iron Workers Shopmen Local 576.

Discussion of Affordable Housing and Inclusionary ZoningFebruary 27, 2018, 2-3 pm

Sam Magavern

Please come out and support Sam Magavern speak about affordable housing and inclusionary zoning in the city of Buffalo!  

Property Tax Increases in the City of Buffalo: Gretchen Gonzalez on the Public GoodFebruary 20, 2018, 7-7:30 pm

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Gretchen Gonzalez discussing Property Tax increases in Buffalo and tax foreclosure. Listen in, then to learn more visit the Volunteer Lawyer Project here and Facebook page here.  The show will air live on Power 96.5 …