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Michael Klare Speech

Listen to Michael Klare's speech given last Wednesday at the First Unitarian Church.

Julieta's Story (A Freedom Rider's personal account)

Julieta Bolivar is a mother of three children, who lost her own parents at the age of five. She told her story Monday night, September 29, 2003, to around 350 people assembled at the Colgate Rochester Divinity School auditorium to support the Immigrant Worker Freedom Ride. She is one of those 135 freedom riders.

Bill Johnson speaks to the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride

Rochester's Mayor Bill Johnson spoke to approximately 350 in attendance
at the Crozier Theological Seminary Auditorium Monday night, September
29, 2003.

Immigrant Worker Freedom Ride: Summary of Facts

Rochester is a Host City for the Immigrant Worker Freedom Ride, a national
demonstration to call for the legalization of all undocumented immigrants
currently working in the United States.

Susan John speaks to the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride

Susan John, State Assemblywoman, spoke to a full house at the Colgate
Rochester Divinity School Auditorium Monday night, as the National
Immigrant Freedom Ride came to Rochester.

A daughter's letter

Good afternoon/Morning, my name is Miriam O. Bolivar and I am 13 years old. I am citizen of the
United States, I was born in Missouri.

Immigrant Worker Freedom Ride position

The Immigrant Worker Freedom Ride is calling attention to the failure of U.S. immigration policy.

Reasons for opposition to the H2A guest worker program

The H2A guest worker program can be seen as modern day slavery, in many ways.

"In front of my children, they arrested me like a criminal!"

Monday night, the Immigrant
Worker Freedom Ride came to Rochester, in support of href="http://rochester.indymedia.org/news/2003/09/1067.php">a
number of changes to various policies and href="http://rochester.indymedia.org/news/2003/09/1066.php">programs.

There were speeches by Bill Johnson and Susan John and you can read a summary of facts about the local visit if you choose.

It was an invigorating night, with speakers, dancers,
much spontaneous chanting (¡SÍ SE PUEDE! ¡SÍ SE PUEDE!) and more,
and most of the 350 in attendance left feeling charged.
Perhaps the most powerful part of the night however, was when href="http://rochester.indymedia.org/news/2003/09/1072.php">one
woman shared a personal account of her life
leading up to the Freedom Ride and later read href="http://rochester.indymedia.org/news/2003/09/1068.php">a letter
her daughter had written.


Morning Demonstration Targets Racism on the Public Airwaves

Morning Demonstration Targets Racism on the Public Airwaves;
WHAM announces Lonsberry has been fired

Listen to David Rovics Live @ the Friends Quaker House

Listen to the Full-Length David Rovics concert, performed at the Friends Quaker meeting house in Rochester on June 17th, 2003. It's a great concert, and some of the songs performed are still unreleased by David. For more David Rovics music and upcomming tour dates check out the awesome site http://www.davidrovics.com



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Morning Demonstration Targets Racism on the Public Airwaves, WHAM Announces Lonsberry has been Fired

(September 29, 2003) Demonstrators held a rally late Monday morning at Midtown plaza, downtown Rochester, NY to protest WHAM 1180’s statement that it would allow Bob Lonsberry to continue his radio talk show, despite racist remarks he made referring to African American mayor Bill Johnson as a Orangutan. Shortly after the demonstration, WHAM announced that Lonsberry had been fired.

Entire story

D&C coverage

Story about Clear Channel, owner of WHAM 1180

Beyond Protest: Lecture Series Syracuse, New York

A wonderful line of Activists/Academics

BOB LONSBERRY PROTEST

IN RESPONSE TO BOB LONSBERRY'S INCENDIARY, RACIST REMARKS AND WHAM RADIO'S DECISION TO REINSTATE HIM TO THE AIRWAVES, THE ROCHESTER COMMUNITY IS HOLDING A GRASSROOTS RALLY ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29 AT 11:00 A.M. BEHIND MIDTOWN PLAZA (BY THE BUS TERMINAL) PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT US!

David Rovics Concert (audio)

David Rovics Full Length Concert (30 mins)

City Council Hears Citizens Against the Transit Center

CItizens spoke out against the proposed transit center plan

Gabe's Journal, Sept. 20th 2003

A Rochester Activists Journal depicting his observations and experiences in Palestine. Gabe is currently working with the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine.

CITIZENS SPEAK OUT ON BUS STATION

Speakout at Rochester City Hall

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GABE' S JOURNAL

A Rochester Activist's Journal depicting his observations and experiences in Palestine. Gabe is currently working with the International Solidarity Movement
in Palestine.



I awoke from my rooftop perch at 6:30 this morning, partly because my watch began beeping on schedule and partly because I felt cold - for the first time since my arrival in Palestine. I have been anxious to observe and document more on the difficulty of movement caused by the prison walls around Qalqilia, so I began the 15-20 minute trek to the southern gate (also called Habla Gate).

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Alexander Street Festival shut down early due to homophobia?

How many of us attended the "first annual" Alexander Street Festival on Saturday night? (I see those hands raised out there.) For the most part, it was a good time that was had by the thousands in attendance. It is too bad that it had to end as it did.

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