Local News

Speaking of Pataki- Show up at Noon

Pataki to Speak at Rochester Business Alliance- Wed. at noon
The Rulers are at odds

Pataki using thug tactics to get Republicans in line

This New York Times piece tells us how politics works under Pataki, and for that matter in every state of these United.

Biggest-ever Albany rally protests education cuts

Last Saturday saw the biggest rally ever in Albany’s history, filling the state plaza from the Capitol to the museum with educators from pre-K to post-grad, administrators, school boards, unions, politicians, parents and students to protest Governor Pataki’s proposed budget cutting $1.4 billion for education. Police estimated over 50,000 demonstrators, who arrived in 900 buses from all over the state, waving signs saying, "Kids not Cuts" and "Every Child Left Behind."
From NYC IMC

Preservation League of New York Announces Historic Award Recipients

The Preservation League of New York State announced today a total of 12 people, projects and organizations for their dedication to preserving, restoring and revitilizing historic buildings. The Orleans County Courthouse Building is an award recipient.

Hundreds Attend Rally To Demand a Fair Budget

Rally Calls on State Senators to Override the Governor's Veto

Friday Rally at Liberty Pole

Stop the War at Home and Abroad
Friday May 2

Confronting the Crisis in Urban Education Forum

A Public Forum on the Crisis in Urban Education was held Tuesday afternoon, April 29th,at School without Walls, Downtown Rochester

Confronting the Crisis in Urban Education Forum Held

A Public Forum on the Crisis in Urban Education was held Tuesday afternoon, April 29th,at School without Walls, Downtown Rochester

Confronting the Crisis in Urban Education

April 30, 2003

[Rochester]A Public Forum on the Crisis in Urban Education was held Tuesday afternoon, April 29th,at School without Walls, Downtown Rochester. Teacher’s Forum for Empowerment and Rights organized the event to create a space for educators, parents, students and community members to discuss and plan how to combat the continued attacks on public education. Several Speakers addressed the forum for the first hour, then a focused discussion took place on how to build a broad-based movement for educational change.
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Mayday Buffalo This Weekend

Press Release about Mayday
Link to site listing weekend's events

Farmworker Update

Update on the farmworker march to Albany
180 miles for justice

Eastman Student Peace Concert a Triumph

Eastman Student Peace Concert a Triumph

Rochester 13 Back in Court

Rochester 13 Back in Court

Farmworkers March to Demand Just conditions- With Updates

Farmworkers March Demand Just conditions




April 28th, 2003 In this article, I feel the need to be selfish. My experiences in marching with this group have had a profound effect on how I feel about this assignment. My hope is that those of you reading this article will be able to experience the struggle vicariously, and that you will have a greater, more profound understanding of what C.I.T.A., Rural Migrant Ministry, and other groups hope to accomplish with this march.
April 28th Update



April 24th Update

Updates and more photos from Eastern and Western Marches

April 23, 2003. The CITA marchers ended the day in Oneida, NY after walking through snow and freezing rain. Last night they were greeted in Syracuse, NY at the Federal Building where about 60 people came out to support the rights of Farmworkers. A few new marchers joined the group today. A RV accompanies the marchers with 2 large banners, one reads "Farmworkers Feed the World" and the other reads "Farm workers deserve equal rights".


April 21, 2003 Farmworkers and their supporters fighting for the right to collective bargaining, overtime pay, and other basic benefits are beginning their second day of a 180 mile state-long march in Auburn, New York Tuesday Morning. CITA (Centro Independiente de Trabajadores Agricolas (The Independent Farmworkers Center)), organized the March to build support for passage of the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act, which would end the exclusion of Farmworkers from basic worker protections.



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Public Forum: Confronting the Crisis in Urban Education

Public Forum
Confronting the Crisis in Urban Education: Building a Broad-based Movement for Change!

Tuesday, April 29, 5-7pm
School Without Walls
Rochester, New York

Keynote Speech
Dr. Shawgi Tell: Teacher Educator, Nazareth College, Teachers Forum for Empowerment and Rights

Invited Presenters
David Atias: Teacher (Penfield), Green Party Candidate for Rochester City School Board
Maria Behncke: Rochester Alliance for Quality Education
William Cala: Superintendent, Fairport School District
Howard J.

Anti-War Rally + Critical Mass

This Friday's Rally + Critical Mass (This Friday)

Ralph Nader and Patti Smith Come to Buffalo to Work for "Peace on Earth Week"

Buffalo is the fourteenth stop of Nader’s nationwide tour beginning in 2001 in Portland, Oregon, and has since packed venues from San Francisco to Cleveland and Wall St. to Tampa.

Farmworkers March to Albany

10 day march to Albany in support of the Farmworkers Fair Labor Act.

West Side Stop the Wars holds First Gathering

West Side Stop the Wars held its first gathering Tuesday night.

Angela Davis to Speak at SUNY Brockport

Angela Davis to Speak at SUNY Brockport

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