At the heart of Open Buffalo is its commitment to take a leadership role on a diverse set of social justice issues. This organizing work involves bringing together the voices of its constituents to create societal change and equality for marginalized and underserved communities.
Since its inception, Open Buffalo has played a key role advocating for equitable economic development and anti-gentrification, climate protection, criminal justice reform, arts activism, and voter engagement. Seeking a more equitable future than experienced today, Open Buffalo is dedicated to being a voice and bringing voices together to advance social justice agendas for communities of color, immigrants and refugees, the LGBTQI community, senior citizens, women, and those who are differently-abled.
Email us today if you are Interested in learning more about this work or volunteering for a future advocacy campaign, info@openbuffalo.org
The Open Buffalo Urban Ecology Campus (Eco Campus) is a holistic solution to address the intersecting and systemic challenges faced by Buffalo residents, in particular, approximately 93,000 residents of the East Side of Buffalo.
Open Buffalo stands steadfast to our commitment to achieve racial equity in Buffalo. That means that families can afford to feed ourselves, we aren’t living in a state of constant fear, and that we can actually have joy in our daily lives.
“I raise my voice not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.”
― Malala Yousafzai
Ecological Justice is a core element of Open Buffalo’s mission. To understand the interdependence between all living things is a crucial step toward protecting the global climate and its delicate ecosystems to ensure that marginalized communities have uninhibited access to quality air, water, and food.
Open Buffalo’s Justice & Opportunity campaign work includes advocating for ecological justice, creating safer neighborhoods, dismantling of mass incarceration and cutting recidivism, increasing grassroots power in frontline communities, and removing barriers to civic participation.
We launched the Community Restoration Project to push for equitable cannabis legalization, "clean slate" criminal justice legislation, and progressive tax reforms.
Open Buffalo seeks to provide as much information as possible for the community at large regarding the coronavirus pandemic. This page will be updated as new resources are identified.