Ashley Gantt, a leader in the Black Lives Matter movement and an emerging voice, reflects on organizing for social and racial justice.
Metro Justice
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Urban Action 8/14
This week’s call to action includes the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Meet county candidates The National Organization of Women-Greater Rochester Chapter will hold “Roc NOW Picnic and Candidate Meet and Greet” on Monday, August 19. The Monroe County candidates who will be attending are: […]
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Urban Action 5/1
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Stories of the trolley Reconnect Rochester will show “The Trolley” on Wednesday, May 8, as the next movie in its Rochester Street Films Series. The film looks at the trolley, the revered electric-powered […]
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Metro Justice’s reckoning point
The social justice organization has been grappling with its own sexual misconduct issue.
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Urban Action 11/14
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Pushing for reforms in incarceration Metro Justice, Just Leadership USA, VOCAL-NY, and the Rochester Police Accountability Board Alliance will host a program to focus public attention on the problems associated with mass incarceration […]
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The sounds of justice
Charlene Sommers has been in choirs before, including college and touring choirs, as well as a stint with the Eastman Rochester Chorus. But Sommers is currently putting together a different kind of choral group, a Justice Choir. She wants to build a group of people who can go to protests or demonstrations and sing songs […]
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Urban Action 4/4
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Ending the cycle of recidivism The Judicial Process Commission’s annual fundraising and awards luncheon on Wednesday, April 25, will feature a talk on the topic “From Prison to Recovery.” Keynote speaker Susan Burton, […]
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Groups team up for RTS meeting
Several advocacy groups will hold a Reimagine RTS “Meeting in a Box” from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Worker’s United Building, 750 East Avenue. Reimagine RTS is a deep study of Greater Rochester’s bus system, initiated by RTS’ operater, the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority. When the project is complete, RGRTA will have […]
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Activists track local hate movement
Members of Metro Justice and Eastside Antifascists are tracking the actions of local individuals who participate in regional and national white nationalist and white supremacist rallies and are spreading racist ideologies on far-right message boards. Metro Justice’s organizing director, Colin O’Malley, says in the last year he has received word of individuals planning Rochester meetings […]
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Urban Action 6/28
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Film urges action on climate Metro Justice will show the documentary film “This Changes Everything” on Friday, June 29. The film, by director Avi Lewis, looks at the issue of climate change through […]
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Metro Justice pushes for better elder care
The image of nursing homes in the US is not always a kind one; they’re sometimes portrayed as warehouses for elderly people who face neglect and/or abuse. But one of the most important and determining factors in the quality of nursing home care, what the industry refers to as the nurse-to-patient ratio, is not always […]
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The City Seen: December 11-13
This was a busy weekend of Christmas shopping (and not just window shopping) at the Metro Justice Alternative Fair and Holidays at the Market. When our lists were checked off, City also learn about a few exotic animals at the Wildlife Educators Coalition show at MuCCC. There were a few cultural vendors at the Metro […]
