Calls to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for domestic violence, mental health, and thefts fell in March, countering a trend across the country.
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Law could help undocumented domestic violence victims
The state’s new Green Light law restores undocumented immigrants’ ability to get driver’s licenses.
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Blackfriars’ ‘When We Were Young and Unafraid’ takes on domestic violence
It’s interesting to view the issues presented here not through lens of the #MeToo movement or #LeanIn, but during a time when Americans had less access to information and therefore, movements were even more action-oriented.
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What about the survivors?
Tina Starr’s multimedia exhibit and performance ‘Like a Kiss’ confronts the epidemic of rape and assault
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Trafficking legislation signals new approach to Women’s Equality Agenda
For the past two years, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 10-point Women’s Equality Agenda has existed in a sort of suspended animation. Senate Republicans would only pass nine of the 10 points, since the last one would have put the abortion rights guaranteed in Roe v. Wade into state law. And Assembly Democrats insisted on passing all […]
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On domestic violence, progress, but not enough
If you drive downtown at night this month, you’ll see three buildings – City Hall, the library’s Rundel Building, and the Public Safety Building – lit in purple. The lighting’s part of an observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, highlighting a problem that’s gotten a lot of attention lately. We’ve all heard about – and […]
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The church inside the Catholic Church
Jamie Manson’s efforts to bring about a more inclusive Catholic Church, one that includes women priests and same-sex marriage, have not endeared her to the church’s hierarchy. But she said that she remains committed to Catholicism and of what she called Catholics’ “sacramental” view of the world. “In the Catholic imagination, every experience we have, […]
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Name-change notices can endanger trans people
For transgender people who are transitioning, an official name change is often part of the process. And in New York, when people get permission from the courts to change their names, a notice is typically published in a newspaper. The notices contain identifying information, including people’s original names, new names, addresses, and birthplaces. But the […]
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Week Ahead: Food trucks in Henrietta, Latino outreach event, domestic violence in Monroe County
The Town of Henrietta will have a public hearing on its proposed food truck and cart regulations at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, at Town Hall, 475 Calkins Road. The regulations would allow food trucks and carts to operate in the town. They lay out the licensing and location criteria that any “mobile food […]
