Our listening sessions are an intentional time to share a meal with beloved community members, explore why the Open Buffalo Ecology Center is needed, and empower YOU to decide what this project will become!
We are proud to announce our upcoming Color Run at Johnnie B. Wiley Stadium! Vendors, music, and great time for the whole family.
Returning for the first time in 3 years, this is going to be our biggest sustainer's event yet! Emceed by WKBW's Ed Drantch, we invite you to join us for a delicious meal overlooking the beauty of the Niagara River, featuring a moving performance by local musician, Curtis Lovell!
Sit in on this town hall meeting and panel discussion, addressing misinformation regarding bail reform and community safety.
Join Open Buffalo as our board of directors, staff and prominent community members celebrate our 3rd Annual Sankofa event! March 24, 2022
The For the People Act (HR1/S1) is the most critical voting rights legislation of our lifetime, and its fate will be determined in the next two months.
Join Open Buffalo's Board of Directors, Deputy Director Max Anderson, staff and members of the community from 6:30-8:00 PM on February 26, 2021 for our second annual Sankofa Celebration.
Join Karl Shallowhorn, M.S., CASAC for a virtual training on self-care.
Join Open Buffalo via Zoom to learn everything you need to know to vote in 2020:
Connecting Voices will be an exciting, virtual youth talent show meant to bring people together!
First prize: $500.00
Second Prize: $250.00
Due to popular demand, we are offering a second Emerging Leaders 2020 Virtual Info Session, register today!
Yes! There will be an Emerging Leaders 2020 program!
Join WNY Youth Climate Council at Niagara Square as they push local representatives to declare a climate emergency. @wnyyouthclimatecouncil on FB for additional information.
A FREE event focusing on women's health. Workshops to include cancer, nutritional and mental health. Free health screenings will also be available.
For additional information and to register, visit www.1199seiu.org/upstateny/well-women-health-summit
If you're interested in learning how to recognize the signs of opioid overdose and reverse its effects, Erie County offers free training for anyone 16 and over.
Say Yes To Education holds anti-gun violence community meeting on Jan.17, 2020.
The Buffalo Information Sharing Collective invites the public to learn more about how vital land preservation is to the community.
Join Open Buffalo's Board of Directors, Executive Director Franchelle C.H. Parker, staff and members of the community from 6:00-8:00PM on January 9, 2020 to mark five years of success.
Girls Who Code is a national organization with a mission to close the gender gap in computer science.
Girls Who Code is a national organization with a mission to close the gender gap in computer science.
Girls Who Code is a national organization with a mission to close the gender gap in computer science.
Girls Who Code is a national organization with a mission to close the gender gap in computer science.
This program teaches low income families and youth to improve health.
Prior to Election Day, we will party with a purpose! Come out and have a good time. This is an event organized and led by young people, but all are welcome.
This program teaches low income families and youth to improve health.
This program teaches low income families and youth to improve health.
This program teaches low income families and youth to improve health.
This program teaches low income families and youth to improve health.
This program teaches low income families and youth to improve health.
Join the WNY Youth Climate Council to demand that our elected officials declare a climate emergency!
Want to help build a playground at MLK Park! Sign up to volunteer for a Community Build Day with KaBoom!
Save the Date - the 23rd annual Jefferson Ave. Arts Festival will be an occasion for all with visual arts, crafts, live music, & youth activities, from E. Utica to E. Ferry!
The Police Advisory Board wants to hear your thoughts and concerns about policing in Buffalo.
The Police Advisory Board of the City of Buffalo's Common Council wants to hear your thoughts and concerns about policing in Buffalo.
Please attend the upcoming community gathering to show solidarity and support for Sister Jeanneie Muhammad, and stand against harmful racial disparities in policing.
Colored Girls Bike Too will be holding a bike ride to Unity Island to foster unity/sisterhood with Black/WOC who bike/bike commute in Buffalo.
The Police Advisory Board of the City of Buffalo's Common Council wants to hear your thoughts and concerns about policing in Buffalo.
Come out to Buffalo Arts Studio for Stacey Robinson's solo exhibition "Black Imaginings," an exploration of representational justice informed by the work of W.E.D. Du Bois. Free & open to the public!
Enjoy Shakespeare as interpreted by Buffalo Public School high school students! This year, see A Midsummer Night's Dream. #StayAwake
This summer, Partnership for the Public Good will offer 3 workshops on Census 2020. Join us to learn what's new in Census 2020 and how to overcome concerns and barriers to reach a complete count.
Come out to Buffalo Arts Studio's community forum, featuring a variety of grassroots community activists whose work intersects within economic and ecological justice efforts.
Hey, Buffalo - it's time to exercise our right to vote! If you are currently registered to a political party, make sure your voice is heard in our 2019 city and municipal primary elections.
Support the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, Inc. and their work in the Buffalo region at their 7th Annual Community Breakfast!
Food truck event of global proportions in the backyard of International Institute of Buffalo. Celebrate World Refugee Day and Buffalo's diversity while enjoying Buffalo's best ethnic food trucks!
City residents will share personal experiences of spiraling traffic debt with a new coalition of grassroots organizations who will provide data-driven context on BPD's aggressive ticketing practices.
Feed Buffalo-WNY’s First Organic, Safe and Halal Food Pantry-opens its doors this summer! Support its 1st year by attending the Benefit Concert, featuring International Recording Artist, Drea Dn'ur.
Join us for a converation hosted by 1199SEIU on how we can take action to expand protections for tenants!
Does your organization, business, school, or other institution work & support individuals with limited English proficiency? Learn best practices for effectively working with an in-person interpreter.
Bury The Violence will host its 6th Annual Walk Sunday, June 2nd, to help Buffalo families to memorialize their loved ones who have lost their lives due to violence.
Come out for the documentary movie screening & community discussion on 'Grass is Greener' at the Downtown Central Library. Free & open to the public - Snacks provided!
Join 4-H Youth C.A.N. and be the change you want to see. Including performances, interactive activities and Q&A with community police officers.
Support Open Buffalo Emerging Leaders, Community Empowerment, and a better Buffalo! Enjoy a hot breakfast, an inspiring update on Open Buffalo's community impact -all this in an hour's time!
African American writer Nanette D. Massey presents her take on the book, White Fragility. The session will equip people, black & white, to participate in conversations on race with humor & humility.
Learn about how to build a support a more equal, affirming, and productive community and work environment.
Champions for Change program will host their culminating event, the Idea Summit, to celebrate the bright ideas and inspired leadership of 8 citizen champions across the Buffalo-Niagara region.
Join us in a safe space with thought leaders and experts in the cannabis movement to answer all the questions you haven't felt comfortable asking.
Join the first in the Soup for Social Justice series with a discussion on major issues surrounding our food systems and borders, and information on how YOU can act & get involved locally.
Come out to bowl to support your favorite block club, Greater Eastside Fields of Dreams! $10 gets you 3 games, shoes, and a slice of pizza - enjoy yourselves with the whole family!
Join Prisoners are People, Too & the Alliance of Families for Justice at their regional conference, “Changing Criminal Injustice." Free and open to the public!
VOICE Buffalo Criminal Justice Task Force is hosting a Truth Commission to discuss restorative justice, including data, trends, best practices & stories of those directly impacted from the community.
Meet the new non-profit in Buffalo working to support children in poverty at their upcoming information session; offer feedback and learn how you can help!
Join Black Love Resists in the Rust to celebrate their second year doing transformative justice work in the city of Buffalo!
Visit local artist Obsidian Bellis' new exhibition, "Apothecary for Sis," which presents the nostalgic energy of objects that formed Bellis & explores underpinnings of racism, colonialism, & gender.
Join WNY Law Center to discuss the issue of criminal justice debt and its effects on poor communities & communities of color. We will explore solutions to combat and eliminate criminal justice debt.
You're not alone if you think fundraising is a necessary evil for community orgs to exist. Clean Air Coalition wants to change that perception! Learn to make an effective & authentic donation ask.
National Action Network is putting out a special call to action for the community to recognize and support the family members of homicide victims at this Healing & Prayer Service.
Spread economic opportunity & justice in Buffalo! Build community power & resilience! Help end cannabis prohibition!
Join Justice for Migrant Families in an open dialogue about immigration in our community to build understanding and action. Event is free; Pre-registration is encouraged!
Attend this training to understand what the Freedom of Information Law is and how researchers and community organizers can use it to deepen their analysis and strengthen their project or campaign!
Join BYP100 for this virtual political education session on state and gender violence impacting Black communities as a part of the launch of the She Safe, We Safe campaign.
A week full of learning about borders and migrations in the context of our Western New York communities. Come out for the film screenings, field trips, panels, award-winning speakers, and more!
International Institute of Buffalo presents on how recent changes in U.S. immigration policy have impacted international students' enrollment and experience in U.S. college institutions.
Call for work (April 1-15) for Buffalo Infringement Festival, an interdisciplinary art & music festival in its 15th year. All levels & types of art encouraged. Free to participate!
Come on out and have volunteers from Buffalo DSA change your brake light for FREE!
Join VOICE-Buffalo and the BILT for voter registration and an opportunity to get to know folks within your community.
Marijuana legalization in NY State is imminent, so we must demand that its impact on our communities is equitable.Join us March 27th for a day of action in Albany to advocate for marijuana justice!
The Center for Urban Education will host a forum on the book, “Discrimination in Elite Public Schools: Investigating Buffalo"by Gary Orfield & Jennifer B. Ayscue, Eds. Free event w/ refreshments!
Labor Solidarity - Latin America: Speaker James Jordan (Alliance for Global Justice) speaks on his work for economic labor justice in Colombia and throughout Latin America. Free event w/ refreshments!
Participate in this community conversation around the legacy, history, value, and precarity of Frontline Arts institutions - all are welcome!
It's time that Albany works for all New Yorkers, not just big donors! Join us for a community forum on how we empower communities in the political process to address issues facing our neighborhoods.
Come to HOME Inc.'s FREE training to learn about your rights as a tenant, including how to recognize discrimination, keep your security deposit, and protect yourself from being evicted.
Learn how to effectively write and use print media to get your message heard. You will have the opportunity to get feedback on your own writing sample. Lunch provided!
HEAP season is coming to an end and PUSH wants to make sure all of our neighbors get a chance to get help!
Come join in solidarity as we revel in the #WomensWave and we #UnitetheStruggles.
Do you want to make a personal impact in the life of a newly arrived refugee? Come to HELLO orientation training to learn how you can volunteer to teach homebound refugees basic English.
Squeaky Wheel will now offer the nationally recognized Girls Who Code (GWC)! This free after-school workshop series for 6th-12th graders will enable girls to improve coding skills with creativity.
With the rise in home prices, how can we make sure that homeowners are not displaced due to unaffordable tax increases? Join us at this town hall to voice concerns and learn about solutions!
Court Watch Buffalo seeks to raise awareness of arbitrary and racist practices of bail setting in Erie County. Train to be a court observer to collect stories and data that hold courts accountable!
WNY Peace Center invites community members to come out to discuss how we can create solidarity within the Women’s March and the women’s movement
It's finally here: fresh produce and grocery items in North Niagara Falls! Celebrate the grand opening of the African Heritage Food Co-op with us.
Power up Black History Month withh live performances by Buffalo's best local artists and the opportunity to register to vote!
Come together for Black History Month with a FREE screening of Black Panther and a post-screening conversation with local activists and organizers!
What does it take to run for Common Council and why is it important? Join Our City Buffalo to understand the process and how-to’s of running for elected office. Free and open to the public!
Rally in loving memory of Tonya "Kita" Harvey, in solidarity with her family & LGBTQ-plus communities. A time of remembrance for her life and call to accountability for violence against trans people.
Celebrate the unsung heroes of Black History and present day with a youth fashion show, hosted by Revolutionary Strokes! Let's make history by learning our own. Free to the public and lunch provided!
Tell New Era HQ to put people over profits and keep necessary jobs in our community!
Join Ujima for the first in a series of community yoga classes. Come as you are, and pay what you can!
Discourse on creating a sustainable future in WNY with distinguished speakers, youth activists & climate justice fellows. Free & open to the public!