Black Love Resists In the Rust

“We know we must get good at grief, because change — both the kind we want and the kind we dread — requires a letting go.”
-adrienne maree brown

To Our Members, Supporters, and Community:

With deep gratitude, after honest reflection and with careful consideration, our board members have decided to sunset our beloved organization...

BUT HAVE Y'ALL SEEN THE NEWS!?!?!?!?!?
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ERIE COUNTY LEADERS WILL NOT SPEND $700M ON A NEW JAIL!!!
Full article on our linktr.ee.

Full campaign statement coming soon.

Next Week!

🗓November 9th!
⏰12pm
📍Downtown Buffalo - full location sent to registrants
Register here - bit.ly/PEOPLESBUDGET119 (all caps)

“We know that the communities with the most resources are the safest. Budgeting for the needs of our community in the ways we have outlined will provide the needed resources to address the root causes of crime and criminalized activity and promote public safety. Over the years we have watched the county continue to increase funding to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office while our most needed community resources go un- or underfunded. The people of Erie County want to live in a safe county, and a safe county is one where people’s needs are met.“
- Phylicia Brown

"Our community came out today to express their interest in the budget process because they realize its importance in the quality of life in our communities. The poverty and unequal distribution of our resources, our money, is the root cause of most of the community issues we are concerned with. Meeting our budgetary needs in this year's fiscal budget goes a long way towards ameliorating these concerns. Further, instead of the county’s proposal to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a new jail, through this process, we have developed a list of expenditures that the community deems exponentially more important and needed."
- Jerome Wright

See you there!