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Anti-Racism Movement protests ESL, Bob Lonsberry

In response to WHAM’s continued denial of accountability and refusal to have Bob Lonsberry removed from their programming, Rochester’s Anti-Racism Movement (ARM) has begun a grassroots campaign to boycott all sponsors of the Bob Lonsberry show. On Saturday, June 26 ARM held the first of many visual demonstrations intended to do just that—to quite literally hit WHAM and its sponsors where it hurts: the bank.

Mapping the Police State: Police Cameras, Maps, and You!

camera Hey folks!

Rochester Indymedia is working on putting together a detailed map of all the new police surveillance cameras that have been installed in the City of Rochester. But, we need your help!

Lonsberry's Racist, Sexist and Classist remarks

Below is a transcript of Bob Lonsberry's remarks on his show, June 10th where he attacked the women in the young mother's program, Rochester Black Scholars and people who support them.

There is a story about um “Girls who got pregnant in high school and they stay in high school and let’s give them a special award and tell them how proud we are of em.”

Or we could tell them they should have left their frickin pants on, right. Keep your legs together uh-sweet cheeks and everything will be ok.

See here is the deal.

POOR AMERICANS NEED WORLD'S COURT HELP !

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY NEEDED FOR RESCUE:

V.P. Candidate wants U.S. ethanol production cut to feed poor

A recent report prepared by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization identified 22 nations that are threaten by the global food crisis; riots, due to food shortages are now occurring in most of these poor countries. To prevent the escalation of the present world food crisis, Stewart Alexander, Vice Presidential Nominee for Socialist Party USA, wants a freeze or a roll back on U.S. ethanol production to the levels prior to December 2007.

Indy TV Episode #2 Immigrant Rights in Rochester, NY

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2008-05-16 00:19

#media_2204;left# This week's Indy TV show features two Rochester area Immigrant Rights activists. Roberto Resto is with the Rochester Alliance for Immigrant Rights (networked with National Alliance for Immigrant Rights) and Librada Paz is executive director of Rural Migrant Ministries in Brockport, NY.

Year 1870: Mothers Day Proclamation

A copy of the Original Mothers Day Proclamation
by Julia Ward Howe -

Mail Fraud Case Against Bio-Artist Steven Kurtz Dropped

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2008-05-01 09:07

steve Buffalo, NY—A process that has taken nearly four years may be coming to an end. On Monday, April 21, Federal Judge Richard J. Arcara ruled to dismiss the indictment against University at Buffalo Professor of Visual Studies Dr. Steven Kurtz.

Reality Tour is April 12th

The next Reality Tour takes place on Saturday, April 12th There are a few seats left on the bus.

VOTE PSL in 2008: Reparations Now!

The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) is fielding a slate of candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections: Gloria La Riva for President and Eugene Puryear for Vice President. La Riva/Puryear demand that the Black community be compensated fully, with interest, for the historical racism and wrongs forced upon them by capitalism.

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