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  • Did District Attorney Sandra Doorley Violate Ethics Guidelines While Attending a Local Republican Fundraiser?

    Posts and photos from a Republican Committee Fundraiser could be interpreted as Doorley violating ethics guidelines.

  • Jim Goodman - Sleeper Cell for the Revolution!

    If activists received any coverage in Rochester from the mainstream press the last three decades, it was probably because of Jim Goodman.

  • The Press as Powdered Donut with Blue Badge in the Middle

    A review of recent press coverage and social media puff regarding the Police Accountability Board

  • Police and Political Commentary

    The separation is crumbling and the ramifications are disturbing.

  • BWC video indicates that Mark Gaskill was holding his phone as police shouted "gun"

    What do the RPD mean by "brandishing" a handgun?

  • How the NY Attorney General's defended the police who killed Daniel Prude

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Military Academy Report a Sham

Submitted by Joey Flowers on Wed, 2016-04-27 23:24

Joey Flowers responded to WXXI reporter Veronica Volk's story Report Finds Rochester Community Favors Potential Military Academy.

What a bunch of malarkey. Having read the actual "report", I can say, without a doubt, that its conclusion was determined before the committee was even formed and comes directly from the desires of Van White, Todd Baxter, and other interested parties.


Nearly half of the committee was comprised of those with military, police, fire department background. Of the ten "key community leaders" who were interviewed, one was Klein Steel (educating children is a lot like selling steel after all), another was the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, then there was the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Instructors, as well as the Leadership Academy for Young Men, which just happens to have a JROTC component.


Got all the military and sympathetic business leaders in, but "Time and scheduling constraints prevented the Committee Co-Chairs from interviewing the RCSD Interim Superintendent, members of the Rochester City School Board, and the surrounding town supervisors." Don't remember seeing any parent groups listed either... And "When asked about other types of school options that should be considered, key leaders [read military and business] suggested boarding school and charter school models." No surprises there.


Support for this (non)-idea comes overwhelmingly from the suburbs (83%) according to surveys. Survey participation was also 19% Black, 14% Hispanic, 41% White. RCSD breakdown is 60% Black, 26% Hispanic, 10% White. Not exactly what I'd call representative. Thankfully, the committee took the time to get input from a completely unbiased group of RCSD students. "The student group was made up mainly of JROTC cadets.." Oops...


The report also claims to have the support of RTA President Adam Urbanski. Except, according to Adam Urbanski, RTA only supported the participation of RCSD on the committee. Semantics, semantics...


I could go on and on, but here's the kicker: "What did the Advisory Committee determine to be the best configuration for the military component of the school? Answer and Results Summary: Submit an application for a National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC), which results in a full RCSD cost-incurred plan..." That's right, according to this report, we need this military academy so badly that we ought to assume the full cost ($25million+ over first 4 years) rather than apply for funding and suffer any delay! Of all the programs we could be putting our money into this is the big idea proposed by our school board's president? I'm disappointed to say the least.

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Mothers Out Front March for Earth Day

Submitted by AlBrundage on Sun, 2016-04-24 13:16

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About 80 people gathered in Washington Square park on April 21, the day before Earth Day, to raise awareness of Climate Change.  The event was organized by Mothers Out Front. Some were wearing hats topped with windmills.  Non-polluting wind energy is one of the "renewable" options to replace fossil fuels which add carbon to the atmosphere. A proposal to build an off shore wind farm on lake Ontario is facing political opposition.  The problem, as many stated, is a system which puts profit for a few over people.  The march continued around the block with a stop and some songs in front of the Rundell library, and ended back at the park a half hour later.

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Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 2008 - 2013

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Thu, 2016-04-21 11:19

Below is the labor contract between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club (the recognized bargaining unit of Rochester Police Department officers) from July 2008 to June 2013. The document has been added to the FOIL tab above on the website.

In a post on his blog, Kristian Williams, author of Our Enemies In Blue, writes about police unions, "Police are part of the management apparatus of capitalism. Therefore, they are not workers like other workers, and their 'unions' serve interests that are diametrically opposed to those of the working class."

Truthout also reported on a letter delivered to the "joint council of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2865 [in August 2015] calling on the AFL-CIO to end its affiliation with the International Union of Police Associations," according to the article, Black Labor Organizers Urge AFL-CIO to Reexamine Its Ties to the Police.

In Rochester, the Locust Club tore apart Rochester's first civilian review board, the Police Advisory Board of 1963, after it filed lawsuit after lawsuit preventing the board from doing its work. Michael Mazzeo, the current Locust Club president, was indicted with several others officers on federal civil rights charges in the early '90s for everything from brutality to embezzlement. His out of control lawyer, John Parinello, was able to draw enough attention to himself that his clients were eventually acquitted.

Are police "unions" truly part of the working class? If history is any lesson, the answer is no.

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Homeless Encampment Spring Cleaning Day

Submitted by The Chronic Homeless Workgroup on Mon, 2016-04-18 13:13

Volunteers from the Rochester/Monroe County Homeless Continuum of Care’s CHRONIC HOMELESS WORKGROUP gathered at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, to do a spring cleaning and trash removal for area homeless. It was a collaborative idea that sprung naturally from advocates’ keen understanding of what homeless people work hard to maintain on a day-to-day basis.

Imagine living outdoors with your wits and scarce supplies to sustain you, and nowhere close to throw garbage away. Imagine your things getting ruined all the time, that then must be replaced, because it rained or snowed again last night. In the spring, with the snow gone, the trash is insurmountable and finally visible. The Chronic Homeless Workgroup is a practical and caring group of folks, and decided to pitch in to help.

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"Racism Lives Here": a student response to the UR's "We're Better Than That" campaign

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Sat, 2016-04-16 09:15

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"Racism Lives Here" is an incredible response / resource for those on and off the University of Rochester campus looking to understand structural racism and why the university's "We're Better Than That" campaign fails miserably.

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Changing people’s minds about transgender rights

Submitted by janitorqueer @ janitorqueer.com on Sat, 2016-04-16 01:19

Original article: https://janitorqueer.com/2016/04/14/changing-peoples-minds-about-transge...

It can happen, and the most effective way it can happen is through personal anecdotes and connecting emotionally with someone (one reason I write this blog!).  It’s going to happen through one-on-one conversations, as opposed to  on a mass scale (although you never know… things do tend to snowball after a certain point!), and (unfortunately) it’s most likely not going to happen by pointing out facts and statistics to someone.

A study was just published in last week’s issue of Science Magazine.  I heard about it through This American Life‘s most recent episode called For Your Reconsideration.  If you want to hear the pertinent content, click on the link – there’s a player right on that page, and just skip ahead to the times between 22:20 and 29:00.

It’s about canvassers going door to door to talk to people about transgender issues, and the data was recorded and processed.  The canvassers (who were both transgender themselves, and allies – and both were equally effective!) utilized a persuasion technique that’s been developed for close to 50 years by the LGBT Center in California.  It’s called analogic perspective taking:  “By inviting someone to discuss an experience in which that person was perceived as different and treated unfairly, a canvasser tries to generate sympathy for the suffering of another group—such as gay or transgender people.”

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Ella Baker & Models of Social Change

Submitted by Enough Is Enough on Wed, 2016-04-13 21:54

Enough Is Enough is reading and discussing the essay "Ella Baker and Models of Social Change" by Charles Payne for the month of April. Feel free to check out the reading below and offer your constructive criticisms and affirmations on their reading group Facebook page or come to a meeting on Tuesdays, 7-9pm, at the Flying Squirrel Communtiy Space (285 Clarissa St.)!

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McGriff family evicted; two arrested

Submitted by Take Back The Land Rochester (Video/Photos: Julie Gelfand Photos: Pat Mannix) on Mon, 2016-04-11 14:26

This morning (April 5, 2016) over 20 officers from both the Rochester Police Department and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrived at Liz McGriff's house, along with a Uhaul truck, a crew with lots of plywood, and lots and lots of crime tape. The street was blocked off to traffic while they seized the home, removed whatever belongings were in the house, and boarded up the windows and doors. A crowd of over 20 supporters gathered to voice their disapproval, and two protesters were arrested.

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#SayHerName #JusticeForIndia

Submitted by Building Leadership And Community Knowledge (B.L.A.C.K.) on Mon, 2016-04-11 13:51

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On April 4, 2016, a protest was held against the Erie County Holding Center and Sheriff Timothy Howard demanding answers and accountability for the murder of Rochester native and Buffalo resident India Cummings.

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Ryan Harvey on Europe's Refugee Crisis

Submitted by AlBrundage on Sun, 2016-04-10 13:27

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Ryan Harvey in front of a screen showing debris on a Greek beach left by refugees.

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According to civil suit, RPD officers Kosch and Thomas have violent histories on the force

Submitted by R-IMC on Thu, 2016-04-07 22:04
Rochester Police Department officers Christopher Kosch and Nicholas Thomas--the two officers that racially profiled Daryl Appleberry and brutalized Scean Gordon--were involved in another excessive use of force case that was settled before trial. The case involved these two officers and others who brutalized a man named Cardell Libbett. Kosch and Thomas are no strangers to exercising violence under the color of law.
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Human Rights Summit April 14th and 15th

Submitted by bkasper on Sun, 2016-03-27 20:57

Friday summit flyer draft5.pdf


Friday summit flyer draft5.pdf

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Human Rights Summit April 14th and 15th

Submitted by bkasper on Sun, 2016-03-27 20:55

Friday summit flyer draft5.pdf


Friday summit flyer draft5.pdf

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McGriff continues struggle against MidFirst Bank! Housing is a human right!

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia / Take Back The Land Rochester on Sat, 2016-03-26 12:54

Below is a partial breakdown of the ongoing struggle Elizabeth McGriff has been going through with MidFirst Bank and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. The videos are first with descriptions after. The breakdown starts with Liz and Take Back The Land protesting in front of and inside the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and ends with a video of Liz explaining her situation from July of 2015. Housing is a human right! Fight! Fight! Fight!

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Joey Lipari on Syracuse's Citizen Review Board

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Fri, 2016-03-18 20:51

On November 13, 2015, the administrator of Syracuse, NY's Citizen Review Board, Joey Lipari, was invited by Rochester's Coalition for Police Reform to give a presentation on how their board works.

What makes the Syracuse model interesting, is that a) it's close to Rochester and within New York State, b) it has administrative subpoena power, which it can use without going through hoops, and c) it conducts a parallel and independent investigation, next to the police investigation, of all complaints.

Rochester's current Civilian Review Board, or CRB, lacks subpoena power, independent investigations (the police conduct the only investigation), and the final determinations of complaints and disciplining of officers is vested in the hands of the chief of police--regardless of findings from the Civilian Review Board. In short, our Civilian Review Board was built to fail to the people of Rochester.

Watch Mr. Lipari's presentation below:

Joey Lipari on Syracuse's Civilian Review Board

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From the vault! Healthcare, Billionaires, 9/11, fracking, AARM, & disability rights

Submitted by R-IMC on Fri, 2016-03-18 15:10

In this edition of "From the vault," we've got six new videos for your pleasure!

#1: Advocates for Universal Health Care Rally at MVP Insurance

Advocates for Universal Health Care from the Rochester region joined with communities all over the country on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, in day of Action demanding health care for all. The protest targeted MVP insurance.

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Mainstream Media BERN-OUT: Bernie Sanders Supporters in Rochester File Petitions

Submitted by rbarnabas2016 on Mon, 2016-03-07 15:32

Mainstream Media BERN-OUT: Bernie Sanders Supporters in Rochester File Petitions

Feb. 3, 2016 - At the Monroe County Board of Elections, local supporters and delegates of the Bernie Sanders campaign filed petitions to get their candidate on the Democrat Party ballot. Only WXXI was there to cover the event. Local supporters collected 3 times the amount required to help get Sanders on the ballot.

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Suspended Justice: Breaking the School to Prison Pipeline

Submitted by rbarnabas2016 on Sat, 2016-03-05 02:05

I worked with former channel 8 reporter Natasha Alford on this piece this past summer and she is now doing great work with The Grio now in NY city. This piece explores the over-policing invasion of schools. To counter the school-to-prison pipeline, alternative disciplinary practices such as restorative justice, have been introduced to the Rochester City School District by Metro Justice, the M.K. Gandhi Institute of Non-violence, and Teen Empowerment.

RCTV: "Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline"

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Press release about the arrest of Raliek Redd on February 22, 2016

Submitted by R-IMC on Wed, 2016-03-02 16:34

This is the press release from Raliek Redd's attorney Elliot Dolby-Shields. It tells the story of Mr. Redd's false arrest on February 22, 2016 by the Greece police as well as being racially profiled and detained by security at Macy's.

Press Release re RALIEK REDD 2.22.16 Arrest at Greece Ridge mall.pdf


Press Release re RALIEK REDD 2.22.16 Arrest at Greece Ridge mall.pdf

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Raliek Redd's 2nd Amended Complaint

Submitted by R-IMC on Wed, 2016-03-02 16:23

This is the amended complaint filed against the City of Rochester and the Monroe County Sheriff's Department having to do with Raliek Redd's false arrest and dehumanizing treatment (false arrest, strip search, sitting a public area for 4 hours) from November 27, 2013. The criminal charges were dismissed shortly after the arrest and he and his lawyer settled with the City of Rochester for an undisclosed amount of money in January 2016. A settlement with Monroe County Sheriff's Department is pending.

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