Common Council Public Hearing on Canal Site

The meeting will take place in the Council Chambers of City Hall.  Take this opportunity to hear how over $150 million dollars will be spent.  For information about some of the issues being discussed, especially those related to Bass Pro, click here.

Western New York Coalition for the Homeless July Meeting

Meetings take place at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral (corner of Church St. and Pearl St. in downtown Buffalo) at 9:30.

Contact wnyhomeless@gmail.com for more info

CoC Decision Committee Meeting

The Decisions Committee Meeting will take place on Friday July 16^th at 9am at the Buffalo Regional Offices of the Cornell University ILR School located at 237 Main Street,  12^th floor. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

No More Candy Store? Subsidy Reform in New York

What are we getting for the $6 billion or so New York State spends each year in business subsidies? Why does Buffalo-Niagara have 9 industrial development agencies when New York City has only one? What are the costs and benefits of greening our developments? Explore these and other questions at a PPG forum on Tuesday, July 20, 4pm to 5:30pm, at 237 Main St., Suite 1200. Allison Duwe, executive director of the Coalition for Economic Justice, will moderate a panel including developer David Sweet, green architect Roxanne Button, and others. Free and open to the public. To guarantee a seat, email Megan Connelly, megan@ppgbuffalo.org, by July 16.

Homeless Alliance of Western New York Monthly Meeting

The Homeless Alliance’s monthly meeting will be held at the American Red Cross, located at 786 Delaware Avenue.  The meeting begins at 3 pm.

Bill Mc Gavern, Director of the Sierra Club, Speaks on Climate Change

While the federal government continues to flounder in addressing climate change, many states and cities are leading the way. Bill Magavern, the director of Sierra Club California , will offer up some lessons learned in California, joined by a panel of local environmental experts. Join us 4pm to 5:30pm, at 237 Main St., Suite 1200. To guarantee a seat, email Megan Connelly, megan@ppgbuffalo.org, by July 26. Co-sponsored by the Niagara Chapter of the Sierra Club and the WNY Climate Action Coalition

State Senate Candidate Forum

The Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ) is hosting a forum between the general public and the State Senate Candidates of the 58^th, 59^th, 60^th and 61^st districts (Erie County) of New York.  The event will take place on Thursday July 29^th at 5:30 in Allen Hall Theatre, located on the South Campus of the University of Buffalo (Allen Theatre is Building 31 on this map).

This is a unique chance to see and/or directly how the candidates plan on addressing some of the important issues affecting Western New York.  For more information, see the CEJ’s flyer of the event.