Some of Rochester’s progressive groups and activists got together to develop and publish the “Platform for a Progressive Movement,” which is exactly what it sounds like: a general statement of common principals that the groups will work toward. They’re asking residents to visit rocplatform.com and sign on in support.

The agenda includes calls for a fair economy and living wages, universal health care, strong public education and options for free college, affordable and accessible housing, development that respects neighborhoods and protects green space, better access to transit, support for immigrants and refugees, support for the LGBTQ community, and police reform.

The platform wasn’t designed as a policy manual, so it doesn’t call for specific actions, says a press release.

“The platform provides a clear messaging framework to unite the efforts and vision of progressive organizations in Rochester and Monroe County, bringing progressive policies to the forefront of electoral and legislative agendas and progressive actions to the forefront of public engagement,” the release says.

The initial endorsing organizations are the Center for Democratic Values, the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, Rochester Area Democratic Socialists, the Finger Lakes Area Regional Chapter of the Physicians for a National Health Program, and ROCitizen, which is the group the formed out of Monroe County for Bernie Sanders.

This article appears in Feb 22-28, 2017.

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3 replies on “Progressives release platform”

  1. “…support for immigrants…” Here we go again. Conveniently talking in generalities for the sake of political expediency. By “immigrants” do you “progressive” groups mean lawful permanent residents? Naturalized citizens? Or are you talking about illegal aliens who have no right whatsoever to be in this country under federal immigration law statutes? Since only the latter would benefit from protection from federal authorities by establishing “sanctuary cities”, it must be such. Why then can’t you be honest for once and state “We fully support illegal aliens who are breaking federal immigration laws.” If that is so, how many are you willing to allow into the U.S.? An infinite number with no limits? That appears to be the case which is just one more of the many reasons why I am not a so-called”progressive”.

  2. “The platform provides a clear messaging framework to unite the efforts and vision of progressive organizations in Rochester and Monroe County, bringing progressive policies to the forefront of electoral and legislative agendas and progressive actions to the forefront of public engagement,” the release says.

    So, “progressive organizations”,” progressive policies”, and “progressive actions” will save the day???? All feel good talk that make the white progressive liberal feel good and keep the PEOPLE wanting. It’s worked for generations and the faithful followers buy it every time.

    Progressive policies so destroy the human spirit, its hard to imagine anyone wishing this on another human being.

  3. Murder rate up 17%. And what is Lovely’s plan? Get rid of the illegal guns. I agree. Great idea. However, Lovely, how will this be done, exactly? Stop and frisk? No, that’s racist, right, but that is the only way I can think of to confiscate illegal guns before they are used in a crime.

    Why not follow what Rudy Guliani did in NYC, saving thousands of citizens lives–the broken window policy

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