Early Voting Starts 10/25
Voting in the November Election in Erie County starts 10/25 . This one is important for the mayoral race, along with several down-ticket races and a voting initiative to protect more of NY state’s natural resources as a state forest preserve.
Early Voting times and locations: https://elections.erie.gov/pdfs/EARLYVOTING2025GENKV.pdf
Sample Ballot:
Community Warning: ICE
ICE has arrested several people in and around big box stores (ex: Walmart, Aldi, and Target) in the WNY area.
Big Big Table Has Reopened, and is looking for volunteers
Big Big Table, a pay as you want restaurant, has reopened after their reorganization earlier this year. With their reopening, they are now open for donations and volunteers! Find them at https://linktr.ee/bigbigtable
Our City Buffalo: Name Change Clinic!
Burning Books hosting civic arts meetup!
From their website:
"Burning Books is hosting heARTburn, a monthly civic arts meet-up. From the event:
""Join us for heARTburn, a monthly civic arts meet-up. Exchange ideas & best practices around activating the arts to support direct community needs and learn from organizers on the ground.Share tactics! Make art! Get involved!""
10/28/25 7:00 PM 420 Connecticut St, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14213
Clean Air Coalition Sponsoring an Organizer Professional Training Series
From their website https://www.cacwny.org/blog-2/: The Midwest Academy is a 50 year old training school for community organizers based in Chicago, and we utilize the Midwest framework in our campaigns. Learn more about Midwest here. https://midwestacademy.com/ "From January 20-23, Midwest will lead 30 organizers from WNY in the full professional training, and on Saturday January 24 those organizers will then lead a one-day training on the model for the general public. We anticipate the Saturday training will be for ~100.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo, not only is this professional certification training FREE for participants (ordinarily $660-1570 depending on organization budget plus housing/travel), but we also have stipends available for up to three grassroots volunteer organizers who are interested in pursuing organizing as a full time career! Food and support services like interpretation and babysitting are also included.
Participants in the full training need to commit to all four days of the course as well as to lead a break-out group on Saturday the 24th. Seats are limited, so the cohort is limited to three people per organization and is application-based.
If you would like to participate in the full training, please submit your application by October 31 here – https://actionnetwork.org/forms/midwest-academy-buffalo-hub-training-application/"
GoBike and Food Not Bombs hosting Cranksgiving
From their website: https://gobikebuffalo.org/cranksgiving-2025/
Cranksgiving is a nationwide event that cycling organizations like GObike organize around the country from October – December, and often benefit organizations just like these. We’ll ride bikes around the city to various grocery stores. Because you must also participate in the fun and games at check points, you or your team can choose the route you think is most efficient and compete to return back to the start first! Saturday, November 8 – Meet at Essex Street Arts Center Gather 10AM Ride Launch Le Mans Style! 11AM
International Institute hosting Court Interpreter Training 12/6
The International Institute is hosting a training event for court interpreters. If you're interested, you can register on their website, https://iibuffalo.org/news/courttraining102525/
Our City Action Buffalo Campaigning for Jennifer Mecozzi for Board of Education From their website: https://www.facebook.com/ourcityactionbuffalo "Here’s the plan — pick your lane and join the action: 📍 Buffalo History Museum: Hear Jen speak at the Board of Education Forum and see firsthand why we chose her! 🚪 Door Knocking: Hit the streets and help boost voter turnout in our community. ☎️ Phone Banking: Prefer to stay seated? Join the team at headquarters and make those calls! There’s something for everyone — so no excuses, Buffalo! Let’s make sure our voices are heard and our people are represented. 🗳️🔥 👉 To register, email [email protected] today!"
For more on Jenn Mecozzi: https://www.mecozzi4thepeople.com/projects-2
Buffalo TRN Launches The Trans Resource Network
"The Trans Resource Network is a website with resources for trans people and allies to find trans friendly resources for living in WNY. Our focus is on resource building related to housing, clothing, food, and other needs which are hard to meet for marginalized people in precarious situations. This includes resources for people who are unhoused, or which can help someone maintain their housing by meeting other needs so they don't have to choose between those and remaining housed.