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Home Stability Support: Christine Slocum on The Public GoodFebruary 19, 2019, 7-7:30 pm

Sarah Wooton

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Christine Slocum of the Homeless Alliance of WNY discussing Home Stability Support legislation.

Mona's House: Kelly Galloway on The Public GoodJanuary 29, 2019, 7-7:30 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

  Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Kelly Galloway, founder and director of Mona's House, Buffalo's first restoration home for human trafficking victims. She will discuss the global human trafficking crisis and her work, challenges, and successes here in …

2019 Community Agenda Preview: India Walton and Jessica Gilbert on The Public GoodJanuary 15, 2019, 7-7:30 pm

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from India Walton, Community Organizer at Open Buffalo and Jessica Gilbert, a Research Associate at PPG as they preview a few issues voted on to the 2019 Community Agenda by our partners. Learn more at the rollout event this Friday. Listen, and then …

Coerced Work, Prison Labor, and Workfare: Professor Erin Hatton on The Public GoodDecember 11, 2018, 7-7:30 pm

Sam Magavern

Join us for The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Professor Erin Hatton, Associate Professor at University at Buffalo. Professor Erin Hatton will be discussing different issues centered around the city of Buffalo. Listen in, then learn more about Erin Hatton and her research on coerced work, …

Coerced Work, Prison Labor, and Workfare: Professor Erin Hatton on The Public GoodDecember 11, 2018, 7-7:30 pm

Sam Magavern

Join us for The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Professor Erin Hatton, Associate Professor at University at Buffalo. Professor Erin Hatton will be discussing different issues centered around the city of Buffalo. Listen in, then learn more about Erin Hatton and her research on coerced work, …

Working With the MediaNovember 19, 2018, 12-1:30 pm

Marsha McLeod, Aaron Lowinger, Mark Sommer

Learn to effectively engage the media by building relationships and crafting your message. If you want to get media coverage for your organization or campaign, it’s essential you’re seen and heard in the media on a regular basis. Journalists are constantly looking for interesting …

Democracy Fellow Bernadette Giles: on The Public GoodNovember 6, 2018, 7-7:30 pm

Sam Magavern

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Open Buffalo's Democracy Fellow Bernadette Giles. She will discuss her work creating a Women’s Professional Style Development Center with a focus on self-confidence and building networks within the community. She is an AmeriCorps alum …

Theodore Roosevelt, the Labor Question & 'Malefactors of Great Wealth': Lessons for a New Age of InequalitySeptember 25, 2018, 6-8 pm

Joseph McCartin

The Theodore Roosevelt Site sponsors Speaker Nite series, where experts and practitioners are invited to share their thoughts and examine issues that were important during TR's lifetime and continue to be relevant today.    

Labor Takes the High Road: John Baker and Hannah Lorenc on the Public GoodJuly 3, 2018, 7-7:30 pm

Join us for The Public Good this week! We’ll hear from John Baker and Hannah Lorenc on their work as High Road Fellows exploring the impact of organized labor on Western New York. Listen in, then learn more about the High Road Fellowship here. The show will air live on Power 96.5 WNY at 7 pm, …

Report on the Buffalo Truth Commission on Poverty: Dennice Barr and Kirk Laubenstein on The Public GoodApril 10, 7 pm-May 23, 2018 7:30 pm

Sam Magavern

Join us on The Public Good this week! We'll hear from Dennice Barr and Kirk Laubenstein discussing the report on the Buffalo Truth Commission on Poverty. Listen in, then to learn more visit theTruth Commission on Poverty in New York State website here. The show will air live on Power 96.5 …