Stories in Activism

Let’s Talk Native with John Kane 2/19/12: The Grisanti Affair Part II

The Seneca Nation President and Council join LTN in its condemnation of the press and asserting that no one involved in the mayhem at the Seneca Niagara Casino was innocent or without blame. One of the principals involved in the original disturbance speaks through his …

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    GA minutes – February 18, 2012 – Niagara Square

    GA minutes – February 18, 2012 – Niagara Square

    Proposal 1 – Henry has proposed that OB have a specific campaign going door to door canvassing and handing out flyers.  There was a friendly amendment that was accepted to…

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      A Conversation with Eve Ensler

      A Conversation with Eve Ensler

        In April of 2002, Eve Ensler’s controversial play, The Vagina Monologues, made  its Buffalo debut at Studio Arena Theater.  The premiere came 6 years after the play first hit the stage in New York City and 4 years after Ensler established V Day as a means of …

        New Policy Brief on Buffalo’s Sprawl

        PPG’s latest policy brief tackles one of our region’s biggest barriers to sustainable community and economic development in Buffalo’s Sprawl: Fiscal, Environmental, and Social Costs.
        Other resources on sprawl can be found here.

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          PPG on New York State Redistricting Proposal

          Although nearly every legislator in New York State pledged to support independent redistricting, instead they have resorted to gerrymandering as usual.  Common Cause has led an independent redistricting process and generated maps that are fair and impartial, proving that it can be done.  New Yorkers now need to rise up and demand that lawmakers honor [...]

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            G.A. minutes February 15th 2012

            Proposals: Eric- Refer to D.A. for actions directed towards The Liberty Building and its owners. Because of Jamies employment termination and last Saturdays main place mall experience. Proposal PASSED Eric-…

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              Give A Heart

              Give A Heart

              A PSA made for UNYTS ( Upstate New York Transplant Services) This is a PSA that actually earned me an award. This was shot at the Buffalo Academy for …

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                Assemblyman Ryan Introduces Legislation to Make Buffalo River Eligible for State Grant Funding

                On Wednesday February 15, 2012, New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan introduced a bill in the Assembly to amend state law to add the Buffalo River to the list that defines inland waterways. Currently, the list does not include the Buffalo River, which …

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                  Climate Ignorance

                  Climate Ignorance

                  From http://citizentom.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/hummer-gas-prices_jpg_w300h300.jpgAnd yeah, it’s a “two-fer” – using all that gasoline to drive a few tons of metal around for one relatively tiny person by comparison not only cranks up demand for im…

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                    121011 Occupy Buffalo Plays Outside In 17 Degree Weather

                    121011 Occupy Buffalo Plays Outside In 17 Degree Weather

                    121011 Occupy Buffalo Plays Outside In 17 Degree Weather
                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u98p54_UHs8

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                      Dishwasher Detergent and Nutrient Runoff Law Now In Effect

                      The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Water is reaching out to its water quality protection partners to remind them that the effective date of 1/1/12 has passed on the the 2010 Dishwasher Detergent and Nutrient…

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                        Let’s Talk Native with John Kane – Grisanti’s Big Lie and The Gullible Media

                        New York Senator Mark Grisanti is making big news with his claims that he and his wife were “savagely attacked” by Seneca businessmen after a black tie event at the Seneca Niagara Casino last Friday night. Hear a very different account of the disturbance from two eyewitnesses …

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