Voices and Action: Refugees, Community, and Local Change in Buffalo

On today’s episode of What’s Next? we hear from Jennifer Rizzo-Choi, Executive Director of the International Institute of Buffalo, about how the Presidential Determination is shaping refugee resettlement and the impact on local agencies. She discusses shifting refugee ceilings, the economic contributions of refugees, and previews the upcoming Refugees of Comedy fundraiser. Later, host Naila Ansari Catilo sits down with Leighton Jones from Our Action City Buffalo and Jon Torrey, professor at Buffalo State University, to talk about the effects of a recent bill on local communities. They explore how it touches race, immigration, civil rights, poverty, food insecurity, Medicaid, and education, and offer ways for listeners to stay informed, get involved, and hold local leaders accountable.