Jump into "Assemblage," "Binary ConScience" and Jump Start

Published March 19, 2015

"Assemblage" and "Binary ConScience" kick off March 27 at Buffalo Arts Studio

Strategy, Inspiration, and Solidarity at Open Places Convening

Published March 17, 2015

The Open Places All-Site Convening met from February 18 through 20 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Where the Arts and Social Justice Intersect

Published March 12, 2015

New Innovation Lab reports and examine socially conscious arts groups in Erie County and look at best practices in marrying the arts and community justice work.

Join Open Buffalo & PPG for "Topdog/Underdog"

Published March 11, 2015

Join Open Buffalo and Partnership for the Public Good for a night of great theater, March 12.

Anchor Institutions and the New Economy in Buffalo

Published March 4, 2015

It is more vital than ever to have community and business aligned so that we might begin to erase the social and economic divides that have defined our city for far too long.

What it Means to "Take the High Road"

Published February 23, 2015

Open Buffalo Innovation Lab Releases Policy Briefs: "High Road Economic Development: Best Practices" and "The High Road Economy: Principles & Practices."

Adrienne Hill Joins Open Buffalo Team as Scribe

Published February 17, 2015

As Scribe, Hill aims to similarly magnify and empower the voices of those with whom Open Buffalo works.

Re-framing Race with dRworks

Published February 11, 2015

Trainers from Dismantling Racism Works empower Open Buffalo recruits with new tools of race analysis.

PPG 2015 Agenda Boosts Open Buffalo Campaigns

Published January 16, 2015

Partnership for the Public Good's 2015 community agenda includes research support for Open Buffalo campaigns.

Innovation Lab Releases New Report: Temp Work and Poverty in Buffalo

Published January 13, 2015

The shift from permanent to temporary jobs has been dramatic in recent years, and it is an important reason for the growth in economic inequality and poverty. 

Buffalo Fast-Food Workers Go on Strike, Join National "Fight for $15" Movement

Published December 12, 2014

Buffalo fast-food workers went on strike for the first time, joining the "Fight for $15" movement.

Organizing Powers Unleashed

Published December 5, 2014

Open Buffalo's rigorous Leading Change workshop weekend led social justice-minded crowd to breakthroughs and connections.

CEJ' Bus Tour brings subsidy waste to life

Published November 17, 2014

Magic School Bus Tour looks at the “good, bad, and ugly” of Western New York industrial development agencies.

Innovation Lab Releases "Talking Proud" Report

Published November 11, 2014

How does Buffalo talk about Buffalo, and what impact do our stories have on public policy?  

A Serving of "Bourbon" and Inspiration

Published October 16, 2014

Ujima recently welcomed Open Buffalo for a night of challenging and inspiring theater.

Training Session: Bring the Fight for $15 to Buffalo

Published October 6, 2014

Our partners at Coalition for Economic Justice had a successful worker mobilization training session last weekend.

Open Buffalo a Winner

Published January 16, 2014

Open Society Foundations announces Buffalo is one of three sites selected for funding in the Open Places Initiative. 

Open Buffalo Proposal

Published January 15, 2014

Read the submitted Open Buffalo proposal.

Open Buffalo Releases Report on Disparate Number of Minorities in the Criminal Justice System

Published November 12, 2013

Open Buffalo releases a new report, Alarming Disparities: The Disproportionate Number of African American and Hispanic People in Erie County Criminal Justice System

New Report on a High Road Strategy to Maximize the Community’s Benefit at the Buffalo Niagara Medical campus

Published October 16, 2013

Open Buffalo releases a new report, The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus: A High Road Strategy to Maximize the Community’s Benefit.

Agreement on high road economic development principles reached with ECHDC

Published September 9, 2013

The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation Board of Directors adopted a set of high road economic development principles to guide economic development initiatives for the Buffalo Waterfront.

The Public Good Radio Shows - Summer 2013

Published August 19, 2013

Open Buffalo has taken over the airwaves this summer on the Partnership for the Public Good’s weekly radio show, The Public Good, to talk about some of the most pressing issues facing our community.

Open Places Initiative Convenes in Denver, CO

Published August 16, 2013

Planning Council members and Open Buffalo staffers are headed to Denver, CO where they will receive objective input and feedback on the draft proposal submitted in early August.

Young Invincibles, local performers bring the tools for change

Published August 8, 2013

At Asbury Hall Wednesday night, members of Young Invnicibles shared a bill with local performers to bring civic engagement tools to Buffalo.