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Sam Magavern Will Deliver Keynote Address at Erie County Poverty SummitAugust 24, 2017, 8 am-4 pm

Sam Magavern

Erie County will hold a Poverty Summit on Thursday, August 24th at 8:00AM at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on 153 Franklin Street. Attendees will be invited to discuss poverty in our community, specifically the impact of health care and immigration on the region's poor and the scope of …

Cindi McEachon on The Public GoodAugust 22, 2017, 1-1:30 pm

Sam Magavern

The Public Good radio show on WUFO goes LIVE on PPG's Facebook page today at 1PM. Listen in to our conversation with Cindi McEachon, Director of Peaceprints of WNY. Peaceprints is a non-profit organization offering comprehensive reentry services to men and women involved in the criminal …

Economic Development in Western New York: A Discussion on Manufacturing and the Auto Industry in BuffaloAugust 15, 2017, 9 am-12 pm

Worker Institute at Cornell

This event presented by the Worker Institute at Cornell will feature work from national and international labor scholars.

Cornell High Road Fellows on The Public GoodJuly 25, 2017, 1-1:30 pm

WUFO 1080AM

Join us on WUFO 1080AM at 1pm every Tuesday afternoon for The Public Good! This week we will be talking with students from Cornell University's ILR High Road Fellowship program about their work with various non-profits in Buffalo this summer. Tune in to PPG's Facebook page for a live video stream …

Center for Elder Law & Justice's Kevin Quinn on The Public GoodJuly 11, 2017, 1-1:30 pm

WUFO 1080AM

Join us on WUFO 1080AM at 1pm every Tuesday afternoon for The Public Good! This week we will be talking with Kevin Quinn, a Staff Attorney at the Center for Elder Law & Justice. Tune in to PPG's Facebook page for a live video stream of the show!

Peace of the City's Shakespeare Comes to (716) on The Public GoodJune 27, 2017, 1-1:30 pm

WUFO 1080AM

Join us on WUFO 1080AM at 1pm every Tuesday afternoon for The Public Good! This week we will be talking with Diann Takens and the cast of Romeo and Juliet from Peace of the City's Shakespeare Comes to (716).

Tara J. Melish on The Public GoodJune 20, 2017, 1-1:30 pm

WUFO 1080AM

Join us on WUFO 1080AM at 1pm every Tuesday afternoon for The Public Good! This week we will be talking with Tara J. Melish, Professor of Law and Director of the Buffalo Human Rights Center, University at Buffalo School of Law about Cities for CEDAW-Buffalo.

Free Financial CoachingJune 15, 2017, 5:30-7:30 pm

Partnership for the Public Good

Build wealth and save money by working alongside your neighbors to gain knowledge about banking and budgeting.

Jessica Bauer Walker and Sherman Webb on The Public GoodJune 13, 2017, 1-1:30 pm

WUFO 1080AM

Join us on WUFO 1080AM at 1pm every Tuesday afternoon for The Public Good! This week we will be talking with Community Health Network leader Jessica Bauer Walker and Emerging Leader Sherman Webb about student wellness in the Buffalo Public School District.

Open Buffalo Restorative Justice TrainingJune 7-June 10, 2017

Open Buffalo

Open Buffalo will provide a Restorative Justice certification training June 7th through the 10th. The training will host Robert Spicer from Chicago as facilitator. Robert is a national trainer and speaker on restorative justice practices.