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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 13h

Our friends at Justice for Migrant Families of WNY will be in John Maggio & Neha Shastry's documentary The Act of Dreaming, premiering next Wednesday at the North Park Theatre during the Buffalo International Film Fest. Tickets here: www.buffalofilm.org/events/the-a...

The Act of Dreaming

Three recently-arrived immigrant families struggle to adjust to a new life in Buffalo, New York.

www.buffalofilm.org

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 1d

Join our friends at OCAB for this tomorrow!

Our City Action Buffalo @ourcityaction.bsky.social · 2d

This THURSDAY, Oct. 9th, is our annual Music 🎶 & Art 🖼️ Extravaganza!!

Featuring live performances by local talent, including Michael Heubusch, Jazz, Bianca L. McGraw, Abby Rose, and Ian McCuen.

Get your tickets 🎟️ at the link 🔗 below👇🏾:

www.ourcityactionbuffalo.com/event-detail...

Music & Art Extravaganza | OCAB

An art auction and live music event to benefit Our City Action Buffalo

www.ourcityactionbuffalo.com

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 7d

"How to Report ICE" 10/2:

Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY

San Francisco in Spanish

tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x

Aloe plant "reading" a "How to Report ICE" zine.

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 8d

Periodic reminder that this is an abolitionist organization. And by abolitionist, we're referring to the prison-industrial complex. And that includes the police.

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Clean Air Coalition of WNY @cacwny.org · 16d

Join us tomorrow for our General Meeting!

Clean Air Coalition of WNY @cacwny.org · 22d

Want to get involved in our campaigns? Join us for our next General Meeting next Wednesday September 24, available both in-person and online. Register today! actionnetwork.org/events/septe...

Clean Air September 2024 General Meeting

Register today for our September 2024 General Meeting! This meeting will be online and in-person. We will cover how you can join Clean Air, current campaign updates, a brief training for some related...

actionnetwork.org

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 21d

The NLG is receiving more and more verified reports of federal agent door-knocks and contacts. If you are approached by federal law enforcement, don’t be afraid to alert your community.

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 19d

Buffalo
Immigrant& Refugee Defense!
Witness an immigration raid, arrest, or other incident?
Call or text the BIRD hotline:
716-222-2190
Note: the hotline is not live 24/7
If you don't reach someone, leave a message with your name and number and we will get back to you.

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 19d

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 21d

Instead, you can invoke your Fifth Amendment right to remain silent, and your Sixth Amendment right to counsel, by saying “I cannot answer any questions without my lawyer. Please leave your name and number, and a lawyer will call you.”

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 21d

Remember:
You do not have to let them into your house without a warrant.
You have no obligation to speak to law enforcement or answer their questions, and it can be dangerous to do so.
It is a crime to lie to federal agents.

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 21d

The NLG is receiving more and more verified reports of federal agent door-knocks and contacts. If you are approached by federal law enforcement, don’t be afraid to alert your community.

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National Lawyers Guild @nlgnews.bsky.social · 21d

As the federal government escalates its attacks against immigrants, university campuses have become a focus of political repression. ICE is targeting non-U.S. citizens on campuses due to their political speech and beliefs. Read on to know your risks and ways to fight back!

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · Aug 30

www.newschannel5.com/news/investi...

Investigators say they found 'probable cause' that legendary sheriff Buford Pusser murdered his wife, Pauline

Investigators announced Friday that Sheriff Buford Pusser, immortalized in the movie "Walking Tall," likely murdered his wife Pauline Pusser and staged the crime scene to cover the crime up.

www.newschannel5.com

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · Aug 30

If you are an NLG member, there are even more resources that can be requested. Become a member here: www.nlg.org/join/

Join/Renew - National Lawyers Guild

www.nlg.org

Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · Aug 30

The @nlgnews.bsky.social has released a manual on setting up a legal hotline www.nlg.org/massdefensep...

NLG Hotline Manual | National Lawyers Guild

NLG's Mass Defense Steering Committee (MDSC), with support from the Director of Mass Defense, has created a hotline manual to support protests and social movements.

www.nlg.org

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · Aug 29

Got some old clothes you want to get rid of? Join our friends at Liberation for Our be, Liberation for All (LOLA) tomorrow for a community clothes swap!

LOLA Community
Clothing Swap
• Saturday, August 30th • 11am - 2pm
• Bidwell Parkway, across from the farmers market
Bring used clothes you wish to swap!
Clothes for you, clothes for your neighbors!
@loie
Guidelines:
• All clothes must be clean and ready to wear
• All sizes and styles welcome
Free event!
• Leftover donations will be distributed to charitable organizations*

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · Aug 28

Remember to take care of yourself.

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National Lawyers Guild @nlgnews.bsky.social · Aug 21

The NLG Queer Caucus and the NLG National Office are excited to share an extended and updated "Teaching for Belonging" guide for educators! As the back-to-school season begins, we want LGBTQ+ teachers, students, and their comrades to know that the NLG has their backs!

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · Aug 14

DHS is completely irredeemable and incompatible with a civilized society

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · Aug 14

NYs Wafler Farms workers voted for the UFW in 2022 but still don't have a contract. In Feb, an arbitrator ruled for a 2-yr contract. Wafler won't implement it so we're going to court again. Workers will deliver a petition to tell Wafler they won't give up. act.seiu.org/a/waflerpeti...

Screenshot of a video of Wafler Farms shop that serves as a dispatch station with all the workers in the foreground looking at big TV screens and with the text overlay: tell Wafler Farms to obey the law and implement its workers' UFW contract. Sign the petition today.

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · Aug 11

Join us at our next (and last) Research Tools For Organizers training this Thursday.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Our City Action Buffalo @ourcityaction.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Buffalo Common Council is set to vote on a new police training facility in early September. LOLA is leading the charge to inform residents of the facility and organize against it. BTPM reporter Holly Kirkpatrick talked to residents around the facility, have a 🎧.
www.btpm.org/local/2025-0...

A Closer Look: Proposed new Buffalo police training facility

In this edition of "A Closer Look," Ryan Zunner sits down with Holly Kirkpatrick to discuss what the status and reaction has been like for a proposed new police training facility for the city of Buffa...

www.btpm.org

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · Aug 4

Everyone that registered for our training tomorrow should have gotten the location. If you haven’t please reach out via email.

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Clean Air Coalition of WNY @cacwny.org · Aug 4

Air quality is dangerously poor today Monday August 4, with almost all monitors in WNY reading above 150 (unhealthy for all) - check in on neighbors who have underlying health conditions, and if you are outside, consider wearing a n95.
www.nyaqinow.net
map.purpleair.com/air-quality-...

New York State Air Quality

Air Quality Monitoring system

www.nyaqinow.net

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