Buffalo State Civic & Community Engagement

Check out 3,2,1: VOTE! a video series designed to inspire everyone to vote. These 10 engaging conversations with changemakers working to ensure every voice is heard! #TogetherWeVote https://www.youtube.com/watch

Join Franchelle C.H. Parker, Executive Director, Open Buffalo and Max Anderson, Deputy Director, Open Buffalo for a conversation about 716 Votes!, a civic initiative of Open Buffalo to engage, educate and activate people of color, ages 16 to 25, to increase voter registration and participation in the 2020 election and beyond. 716 Votes! is rooted in empowerment, training, and leadership. The objective is to first assist youth to heal from community traumas, and then teach them how to become advocates for racial equity, social justice, and policy change.

Election Day is almost here! Make the Student Voter Helpline part of your voting plan. Add this number to your phone contacts today!

We hope you will join us for our first Bengals Dare to Care event. Voting, Civil Rights, and Racial Justice will be held on Tuesday, October 27 at 4:00pm. There is still time to register for Bengals Dare to Care 2020! We hope you'll join us as Bengals take action on racial justice! https://cce.buffalostate.edu/bdtc

Get involved! Become an AmeriCorps ABLE member at the CAC. Apply to the Buffalo State College Community Academic Center (CAC) AmeriCorps ABLE Program. This program provides a year-long experience assisting with remote educational programming for community members of all ages. An educational stipend of $1,222 is awarded after the completion of 300 hours of service. Please visit the CAC website or contact us at [email protected] or 716-878-3289 for more information.

Join us tomorrow at 6pm to learn more about developing a voting plan and looking at what's on the ballot. We're getting closer to election day! Are your ready? What's your plan?