As the headline event for our annual Justice & Opportunity Series, we are bringing author/activist/scholar Marc Lamont Hill to Buffalo for an inspirational and empowering community conversation!
Featured speakers will include Arturo Rodriguez, president of United Farm Workers, Mark Pearce, National Labor Relations Board, and Justice for Migrant Families.
Help give riders the power to ensure an equitable public transit system.
Just Buffalo Literary Center Presents Worker Writers -- Poetry Workshops + The Global Working Class
Just Buffalo Literary Center Presents Worker Writers -- Poetry Workshops + The Global Working Class
Want to see changes within your community? Come join us at our community & police speak out. See performances from friends and fellow community members.
The Freedom Wall depicts portraits of 28 notable civil rights leaders in American history, past and present, on a large concrete wall at Michigan Avenue and East Ferry Street.
Approximately 150 partners join forces for 4th Annual Peace-Justice-Nonviolence Festival & Walk.
Join a fun evening of outdoor community art activities where families & children of all ages will create, explore and talk about making art.
Join us to celebrate and unveil a new mural project: "The Art of Labor"
At this ice cream social, our friends at the Coalition for Economic Justice will collect surveys from NFTA riders and eat Rocky Road ice cream to help ensure riders' voices are heard far and wide!
Please join Open Buffalo's Justice and Opportunity Coalition to discuss and determine our criminal justice and police reform priorities for the upcoming year.
We need the Buffalo CEDAW ordinance to secure the rights of all people of all genders in this great city.
Participants will learn the stages and flow of the circle and practice the fundamental elements of the peace circle process, including ritual, storytelling, creating safe space, establishing shared values, building relationships and trust, and consensus decision-making.
Artists, administrators, and educators will discuss their specific experiences as authors, activists, and placemakers.
Support the Foundry's programs and mission of economic empowerment of Buffalo youth and families at this auction extravaganza.
Release of a groundbreaking new PolicyLink report followed by panel of local and national experts.
Skate, shake, dance and chant in the name of justice. The annual Buffalo May Day rally and party is back.
Julia Douglas is the first person to be featured in the annual Open Buffalo Emerging Artist series.
Help bring "good food" to all Buffalo communities.
WNY Muslims is proud to announce the Collective International Film Festival’s first annual Screening at UB’s Center for the Arts.
The African Heritage Food Co-Op is a group of community members pooling money together to take advantage of wholesale pricing.
A day of pre-scheduled constituent meetings with all nine Buffalo Common Council members and their staffs to discuss the Buffalo CEDAW ordinance.
Beloved Buffalo institution Back to Basics Outreach Ministries may have to close its doors without your support.
An informal gathering and networking event for CEDAW supporters and opportunity to collect signed petitions for our March 8, 2017 Day of Action at City Hall.
Stand with allies from across Buffalo for an effective affordable housing policy.
Everyone has the right to accessible, reliable transit.
Join the movement to get a Gender Equality Ordinance in Buffalo.
The Crossroads Collective and NY Renews allies from across the state will converge in the state's capital demand climate justice and equity for all New Yorkers!
Deepen your understanding of the climate and jobs crisis, discuss what's at stake in New York, and share how we can take action around solutions that put people and planet first
As an internationally recognized expert of civil rights and civil liberties, powell's scholarship and work speak to movements for justice and equity in Buffalo.
Show that the City of Good Neighbors stands in solidarity with our immigrant, refugee, and Muslim brothers and sisters.
Fundraiser for the Fruit Belt Community Land Trust.
During Buffalo Resistance Weekend, Western New Yorkers will come together of Buffalo in a demonstration of unity.
During Buffalo Resistance Weekend, Western New Yorkers will come together of Buffalo in a demonstration of unity.
During Buffalo Resistance Weekend, Western New Yorkers will come together of Buffalo in a demonstration of unity.
During Buffalo Resistance Weekend, Western New Yorkers will come together of Buffalo in a demonstration of unity.
Join People of Buffalo United Against Paladino for a citywide prayer vigil.
An event dedicated to reconnecting all of the core elements of Hip-Hop. From rap to visual art to clothing….hip-hop is a culture and we want to get back to the essence.
The The Movement 2016 will bring together a diverse group of entertainers, performers, and people to celebrate love of community and raise consciousness about climate justice.
The “Toward a Sustainable Buffalo” Lecture Series is a collaborative effort by Buffalo State College and Open Buffalo.
A spoken word duo from New York City seeking justice and healing for all
Have you ever yearned to see Buffalo’s civic leaders compete with each other by performing great speeches and poems by William Shakespeare? Of course you have!
Fried & Fried in Buffalo is an exciting arts-filled weekend celebrating two generations of compassion, creativity and caring in a culturally iconic Buffalo family.
Dan Telvock recaps his award winning reporting for Investigative Post on lead poisoning in Buffalo and moderates a panel discussion with three national experts.
JOIN Open Buffalo and CEPA Gallery for a photography reception and silent auction to help sustain the Emerging Leaders program!
Post-Election prospective from Aly Wane (UndocuBlack).
Ten nonprofit organizations at the leading edge of social innovation. Ten ideas to impact Buffalo and Erie County for the next generation. Have a say in who wins $10,000 from Next Generation United.
The “Toward a Sustainable Buffalo” Lecture Series is a collaborative effort by Buffalo State College and Open Buffalo.
An event to raise funds for MOCA's global health mission to assist impoverished people around the world to recieve much needed medical care.
As revitalization occurs in Buffalo and WNY, we have seen large swaths of the community left out, because they can’t get to work, healthcare appointments, school or family commitments.
Currently we are gathering upward of 1,000 signatures to make sure that we don't get a 20% hike on our gas bills this year. Residents are encouraged to speak at this hearing on Oct. 26.
In this workshop, DOPE Collective will discuss black and brown liberation locally, nationally and historically to develop inclusive acts of resistance for ALL black and brown peoples.
The goal of this event is to create a public forum for a conversation concerning the moral and ethical grounds of policing in our own communities.
Professor Stacey Sutton from the College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Chicago, will present what we don’t know about gentrification.
A monthly meet-up and open discussion for the gender diverse; WNY's gender warriors and revolutionaries. Hosted by No Labels Clothing Cooperative.
The Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition is Offering a Free Traininig in Restorative Justice.
October marks 10 years since NYS public education won the lawsuit that entitled school districts to certain amounts of money.
Join Buffalo Arts Studio for an unforgettable party in the Tri-Main dock and the big kickoff to our 25th anniversary celebration.
A safe, open & free space for all people to gather, learn, make & share.
Join the first Our Outer Harbor campaign public meeting, where we will provide information on the history of Buffalo's Outer Harbor and present various community proposals to reuse the land.
Get information on the history of Buffalo's Outer Harbor and present various community proposals to reuse the land.
A town-hall event discussing issues of race and the Buffalo Renaissance.
It's not enough to have an affordable place to live in Buffalo. With this city’s historically cold winters you’ll need a warm place to live as well.
Enjoy creating large public art structures and sharing time with other BPS family and friends. Refreshments, music and other organizational information will be available!
Peace and Non-Violence activists from across Buffalo are gathering for a Walk of Peace.
Learn about Available Funds, Business Consultation, and Loan Application Assistance.