Thursday, Sept. 2, marked the one year anniversary of the day activists brought Daniel Prude’s death to the public’s attention.
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Activists want federal funds for climate, social justice initiatives
People from various environmental and social justice groups gathered outside the federal building on Thursday to push Congress to pass a $3.5 trillion federal reconciliation bill.
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Rochester activists renew call for eviction protections
This week Albany City Council members passed good cause eviction protection for residents. Local activists want a similar law for Rochester.
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FILM | ‘The Spirit of Protest in Black Culture’
Curated by artist and activist Rashaad Parker, Visual Studies Workshop’s spring film series is essential viewing.
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Calendar preview: Time to vote
This week’s events are all about the vote, featuring music, dance, films, lectures, readings, and more– plus CITY’s handy election guide.
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Film preview: ‘Projecting Our Voices’
An evening of screenings and discussions honoring Rochester’s radical documentary film advocacy will be hosted by the Rochester Documentary Filmmakers Group at Visual Studies Workshop.
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Interview: KaeLyn Rich and the femme resistance
Rich’s debut title, “Girls Resist! A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and Starting a Revolution” is for the person who doesn’t have access to mentorship in activism, but they’re mad about the world and they need the language and the tools to create change.
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The creative dissent of Stephanie Mercedes
The visiting artist explores the intersection of art and law and Argentina’s Dirty War in new project at Flower City Arts Center
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A few words, Mr. Collins?
Roughly three dozen people stood on a sidewalk and in a parking space in front of House Representative Chris Collins’s Geneseo office last week, trying to get the Republican Congress member to attend an upcoming forum on the Affordable Care Act. They might as well have been spitting into a strong wind. Collins has made […]
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Rally against Team Trump
Can’t get to Washington to protest Donald Trump’s inauguration? Do it here. Many local groups have joined together to organize the People’s Solidarity Rally on Saturday, January 21. (Trump’s inauguration is Friday, January 20.) The rally is from 11 a.m. to noon in Washington Square Park, 181 South Clinton Avenue, and it will be followed […]
