LOLA is raising money to pay legal fees for a lawsuit against the city. Our goal is $20,000.
Why give now?
City of Buffalo officials are trying to spend millions of public dollars to build a police shooting range and training facility at 379 Paderewski Drive - a project moving forward without regard for the health and safety of the people who live nearby. The site, located across the street from the Buffalo Central Terminal, is in a residential neighborhood made up of primarily Black and Brown seniors and young families. The building on the project site was once the Matt Urban Hope Center — a community center and homeless shelter.
City Hall has violated laws and regulations requiring a thorough assessment of the project’s potential impacts on the environment, public health, and the historic character of the neighborhood. The shooting range and its ventilation system would create significant noise pollution and increase the risk of lead poisoning, while its construction could expose the public to hazardous pollutants from the Central Terminal and the West Shore Railroad, which ran along the project site’s longest property line for over 50 years.
City officials have proven time and time again that they will push through unpopular proposals that have no benefit to the public. LOLA collected over 2,000 signatures in 17 days from residents across Buffalo who do not want their tax dollars wasted on this facility. Broadway-Fillmore residents collected over 100 signatures from residents in the area surrounding the site, demonstrating significant local opposition.
Our fundraising goal is $20,000 dollars.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the Communities Not Cops Campaign and this fundraiser so far. We're so grateful for all the support, whether it's a social media post, or a donation.
As we've entered the second month of our fundraiser, we've made the decision to raise our fundraising goal.
We are raising the goal from $10,000 to $20,000.
This is a big increase, but a necessary one. We realize that this might be a long battle, and we want to be prepared.
This is a lot of money! But, we are only a month in and already almost half of the way to the new goal! We know with your continued support reaching this goal is possible. Let's go Buffalo!
Where is the money going?
The funds will support lawyers/legal support, consultants for language accessibility, financial processing fees, and mutual aid in the Broadway-Fillmore district.
What isn’t the money funding?
Donations will not be used to pay campaign organizers and volunteers.
If you are interested in supporting LOLA’s work beyond the Communities Not Cops campaign, check out our cashapp.
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100% of profits support legal fees and mutual aid in the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood in Buffalo.
