My fellow Western New Yorkers,
As of the beginning of this month, SNAP payments have not gone out, leaving over 201,000 Western New Yorkers, our friends and neighbors, without critical food support. We at the Buffalo Mutual Aid Network are looking into what the community needs and where we can help. At present, the best advice that we can give is to donate your food, money or time to your local food bank, to the Buffalo Community Fridges (https://www.buffalocommunityfridges.com/) or to FeedMoreWNY (https://www.feedmorewny.org/. )
As always, if you have any information that would help, you can reach out to us at [email protected]
In solidarity,
Havoc
Buffalo DSA General Body Meeting 11/15
From their website (https://buffalo-dsa.org/)
Start: Saturday, November 15, 2025•12:30 AM
End: Saturday, November 15, 2025•02:30 PM
Location:Crane Branch Library Upstairs•633 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 US
Host Contact Info: [email protected]
Our bi-monthly General Body Meeting is your time to hear and introduce ideas, efforts, and work in the chapter, share snacks and coffee, and get updated on current campaigns by our committees.
Our current committees:
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Electoral
Political Education
Membership
Labor/Solidarity Captains
We usually start with political education and use Robert's Rules of Order to move through our agenda. Absolutely everyone is welcome at our meetings, however only DSA members can vote.
Email our steering committee [email protected] or DM on socials if you have matters you'd like added to our agenda. See you there!
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/buffalo-dsa-november-general-body-meeting?source=direct_link&
SURJ Chapter Meeting
The November meeting of SURJ (Showing Up For Racial Justice) Buffalo going over their findings in the Erie County Budget is November 13th at the Frank E Merriweather Jr. Branch Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo NY 14208.
National Lawyer’s Guild Conversation: Preparing for the Domestic Terrorism Apparatus
From their website:
Monday, November 10, 2025, 8:00pm ET / 7:00pm CT / 6:00pm MT / 5:00pm PT
As the administration moves to expand its domestic terrorism framework, new policies and rhetoric are raising alarm among social justice advocates. A recently issued presidential directive, National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-7), reportedly identifies a range of progressive, “anti-American,” and “anti-Christian” beliefs as potential indicators of “terrorism.” Paired with inflammatory claims about so-called “transgender extremism” and Donald Trump’s executive order targeting “Antifa,” these developments signal a disturbing effort to criminalize dissent and stigmatize marginalized communities.
The National Lawyers Guild Review (NLGR) will bring together activists, legal experts, and organizers to unpack what these shifts mean in practice. This urgent conversation comes amid growing political attacks, including Representative Lance Gooden’s (R–TX) formal request that the Department of Justice investigate the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) over its alleged association with “Antifa” or “antifascism.”
Together, we’ll explore:
What’s new and concerning about the federal domestic terrorism apparatus
How these policies may target activists, trans people, and other vulnerable communities
Practical steps for staying informed, secure, and organized
Panel for Community Discussion on ICE
The Investigative Post is hosting a community discussion on ICE on November 5th The event will be held at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo, 695 Elmwood Ave. It is free and open to the public.
From their website: (https://www.investigativepost.org/2025/10/24/panelists-confirmed-for-community-discussion-on-ice/)
The event will feature a panel of speakers who work daily with immigrants and refugees, followed by a question-and-answer session. The program will begin with a presentation by J. Dale Shoemaker of his reporting on ICE raids, arrests and detentions of migrants in the region and the detention center in Batavia.
Confirmed panelists include:
Jennifer Connor, executive director of Justice for Migrant Families.
Pamela Bos Kefi, CEO of Journey’s End Refugee Services.
Brittany Triggs, immigration attorney for the Erie County Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyers Project.
Ba Zan Lin, an asylum seeker-turned U.S. citizen from Burma.