April 25, 2026
Help community healer participate in her college graduation. After overcoming childhood homelessness, and serious illness to earn her bachelors, Melanie Funchess deserves to walk the stage. By Erica Bryant ~ (on Substack: @ericalikesalligators) Go Fund Me: Help Mama Mel Achieve Her Educational Dreams Melanie “Mama Mel” Funchess completed much of her college coursework from a
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727- April 24, 2026
Siouxzee Daniels (a.k.a NO FUN ZONE) is a multimedia collage artist. She creats a unique style combining pour/marbling paint techniques with collage. She is based in Rochester, NY. Her art is currently on exhbit at Abundance Co-op Cafe. Her next show will be with Nick Koch and Matt Vanderlee at Golden Supply, opening reception is
Read More209 - March 26, 2026
For this year’s 2026 Women’s history month award, Congressman Joseph Morelle, Democrat NY-25, selected former Jewish Federation of Rochester CEO Meredith Dragon with the distinction of lifetime achievement and US Congressional Record for her support of genocide in Palestine and censorship of political dissent. Congressman Morelle recieves a major portion, over $500 million, of his
Read More832 - March 9, 2026
by Byron Fong Byron Fong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. His current book project, Kinetic Control, historicizes video game aesthetics from 1985 to 1994 by looking at the intersection of technology, animation, and industry. His research incorporates media theory, visual studies, and platform studies
Read More545 - February 27, 2026
Hosted by Jalil Muntaqim, We Are Our Own Liberators is a podcast dedicated to political education, historical clarity, and the work of inner and collective freedom. Drawing from decades of lived experience, resistance, and reflection, Jalil engages listeners in deep conversations about liberation, accountability, healing, and the power of self-transformation. This is a space for
Read More523 - February 23, 2026
If the City is serious about compassion, dignity, and community wellbeing, it must stop encampment sweeps and focus on safe, voluntary alternatives and place-housing first public health strategies at the center of its response.
Read More472 - February 9, 2026
This Is Not a Shooting Gallery On February 6th I spent thirteen hours on a bus for about a two-hour tour. And I’d do it again tomorrow. Because when you’re trying to solve something that’s killing your neighbors, you don’t get to build your opinion from headlines and vibes. You have to go look. You
Read More389 - January 23, 2026
Speech given by Eugene Puryear at Two Saints Church in Rochester, NY, January 23, 2026. Puryear is a founding member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and a host on BreakThrough News. Puryear is the author of Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America. From the organizers Party for Socialism & Liberation (Finger
Read More563 - November 28, 2025
By Gary Harding I know on the surface it can look like things are moving in the right direction.The “mayor on the block” walks.The ribbon cuttings.The smiling photos with neighbors and business owners.The press releases about new initiatives and “investments in community.”I get why that feels hopeful. I really do.But here’s what it looks like
Read More755 - November 28, 2025
Workers at Lori’s Natural Foods wrote this announcement of their intentions to the owners: We, the workers of Lori’s Natural Foods Center ,write to you to inform you we are forming a union. We believe that doing so is the best way to make Lori’s the best place it can be for working and shopping,
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