This week’s call to action includes the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.) Examining the Native American experience The Moving Beyond Racism Book Group will discuss Tommy Orange’s debut novel, “There There,” on Monday, September 9. Critics have described the novel as ambitious and poetic. “There […]
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Urban Action 4/24
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Progress in clean energy The Greece Baptist Church will show the film “Happening: a Clean Energy Revolution” on Sunday, April 28. The film documents what the filmmaker calls the next world-changing revolution. In […]
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Urban Action 10/31
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) It’s Obamacare sign-up time Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act – New York State Health Exchange begins on Thursday, November 1. Athough open enrollment goes through January 31, 2019, residents who want […]
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Urban Action 8/22
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) State candidate speaking here Jumaane Williams, one of four candidates for New York lieutenant governor, will speak at a townhall-style meeting in Rochester on Wednesday, August 22. His topic: “Schools and Not Jails.” […]
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Urban Action 6/20
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Doctors, Cuba, and the poor Cuba and the Latin American School of Medicine will be the focus of the Rochester Committee on Latin America’s meeting on Tuesday, June 26. The program will include […]
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Urban Action 5/30
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) ROCLA will hear lessons from the Andes The Rochester Committee on Latin America will present a program titled “When the Condor and the Eagle Meet: Solidarity Delegations as a Way to Create a […]
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Urban Action 4/25
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Joining the resistance Dozens of social-justice activism organizations will participate in a Rochester Activism Fair on Saturday, May 5. The fair, organized by Athesia Benjamin, an artist, activist, and teacher at Monroe Community […]
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Urban Action 3/21
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) ROCLA celebrates advocacy The Rochester Committee on Latin America will hold its 30th annual Gala Dinner and White Dove Awards on Friday, April 6. This year’s International White Dove Award winner is M. […]
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Urban Action 3/7
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) ROCLA focuses on Venezuela The Rochester Committee on Latin America will present “What’s the Matter with Venezuela?” on Wednesday, March 7. Alexander Main, senior associate for international policy at the Center for Economic […]
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Urban Action 1/31
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Creating public squares The Community Design Center of Rochester will present “Creating Places We Care About,” a lecture by former Birmingham, Michigan, mayor Mark Nickita on Wednesday, January 31. Nickita co-founded Archive D.S., […]
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Urban Action 12/6
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Dreamers tell their stories The Rochester Committee on Latin America and University of Rochester Dreamers will present “Pass a Clean Dream Act and Protest Temporary Protected Status (TPS): a Call for Action!” on […]
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Urban Action 11/1
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Activists host discussion of justice issues The advocacy group Roc/ACTS will hold a public meeting on Thursday, November 2, to provide an update on several issues the group is working on. Among them: […]
