Youth Culture

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.)!

We need some people power in court this week! Please come out and support these awesome individuals. Court is at 99 Exchange St.

MONDAY (7/13):
Beaten and arrested by officer Mario Masic:
Quintin Keene: Mon. 7/13, 9:30 am, Judge Morse's court

Please join these home defenders, Ms. Woods, and Ms. Mcgriff in solidarity at their upcoming court dates! Upcoming Take Back the Land Rochester court dates for this week:

TODAY! Shannon Coleman, Jacob Spezio, and Christian Nelson: All three were charged with trespass and resisting arrest. They were arraigned last week. Their next court date before Judge Maija C. Dixon is Monday, June 29, 2015, 2:00pm at the Hall of Justice, 99 Exchange Blvd.

TOMORROW! Audrey Woods: Audrey was held by police until her father left their home. She was eventually released to him. She was charged with obstruction of governmental administration. Her arraignment before Judge Stephen T. Miller took place on June 25, 2015. Her next hearing is Tuesday, June 30, 10:30am at the Hall of Justice, 99 Exchange Blvd.

WEDNESDAY! Other pending eviction actions: Liz Mcgriff is facing foreclosure as well. Her next court appearance is before Judge John J. Ark, on Wednesday, July 1, 9:30am at the Hall of Justice, 99 Exchange Blvd. She has not been evicted yet, but is combating the bank's arguments for her removal. Please come out and support her. Let's stop it before it begins!

Ricardo Adams has been active in building a more just and peaceful community in Rochester, NY.  This video was created by Rochester Indymedia to honor our comrade and friend on his 60th birthday.

White Coats for Black Lives actions at over 70 Med Schools & Hospitals today, December 10, 2014. University of Rochester Medical School was no exception. This afternoon over 70 students participated in a die-in. ‪#‎WhiteCoats4BlackLives‬ ‪#‎BlackLivesMatter‬ ‪#‎RochesterIndymedia‬ ‪#‎DieIn‬ ‪#‎UniversityofRochester‬

On December 4th, an emergency rally and snake march in response to the non-indictment of Eric Garner's killer, officer Daniel Pantaleo was called for by B.L.A.C.K. (Building Leadership And Community Knowledge). The rally started at Genesee St. and Brooks Ave. at 2pm. From there, the march went down Genesee, cut over to Jefferson, and went up to Main St., where a die-in occurred in the middle of the intersection. After that, demonstrators continued in the street down Main in an eastbound direction eventually rallying at city hall before dispersing.

Check out the Indiegogo page (and the awesome incentives offered!): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/let-s-build-p-o-w-e-r-a-workers-cente...

original article: http://doandroidsdance.com/features/mixed-messages-heinekens-failed-expe...

Corporate branding campaigns, no matter how intricate, are designed to sustain and increase the sale of products by aligning the corporate brand with a particular (sub)cultural symbol or icon. This partnership lends the corporate brand the authenticity and legitimacy it needs to gain our attention, admiration, and money- but more importantly, our loyalty.

original article: http://rocredandblack.org/occupy-wall-street-and-anarchism/

On September 29th, Rochester Red & Black hosted a discussion about the influences that Anarchist ideals had on the Occupy Wall Street Movement. The talk was led by two authors that have recently written on the subject, Mark Bray and Nathan Schneider.