PUSH BUFFALO RISING: People United for Sustainable Housing

 We Fight for Justice! We fight for our community! Gentrification is real, happening in our lower west side Latino Community, thus obligating low income people to move out of the Westside Latino Community, seeking affordable housing. That is why we are alongside with the PUSH organization to help this from happening or try to put a stop to this invasion.

PUSH (PEOPLE United for Sustainable housing) was founded in 2005, by Aaron Bartley and Eric Walker, two organizers with labor-based experience. It employs more than forty (40) people and has renovated over one hundred (100) homes.  Another organization, Partnership for Public Good (PPG), is a community-based “think tank” that builds a more just, sustainable, and culturally vibrant Buffalo through action-oriented research, policy development and citizen engagement (involvement).

In coalition, working together PUSH, PPG and Cornell University, it host  “Buffalo Commons”, which includes a digital library about western New York, and a research of social, economic, and political tools for community to work together, led by PUSH – People United for Sustainable Housing.

As a Latina and member of PUSH for the past year, I’ve been able to learn and develop an understanding about housing, gentrification, and the workings or mission of the organization. I’ve played an active role on behalf the Latino residents. I’ve participated in social and political protests, and I was involved in a major protest on “Climate Change” in Albany, NY. I’m very honored to be part of this movement, to be part of fighting for Justice for our community, especially for our people at 10 7th Street Block Club, fighting along with the Vice-President, Vashon Fuller.

 This is just the beginning! It is going to be a long fight for justice, for fair housing, rent control, to benefit the citizens of our communities. Join us in the struggle to make a difference for you, your family, and our future generation.

My involvement with PUSH is made possible by the support of John Washington, Luz Velez, and Christian Parra, they are great organizers and very community oriented, and they are on top of the issues.

Join and contact PUSH Buffalo today, or feel free to stop by School 77, located at 429 Plymouth Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Our telephone number is 716-398-1560.  Stand up and Fight Back!

Note to the Latino community: Listen and pay attention!: Our Latino community is being invaded with gentrification; this means that developers, and with government support, are finding ways to take away our Latino community by replacing us with people of money,  to take and occupy our apartments, our houses, leading to the disappearance of the Latino community. Get involve and join PUSH to push them OUT!

Your Latino Voice is essential to our growth and development, and respect! We do speak Spanish – 716-398-1560