Boom Town Press
July 7, 2024
By Monroe Confidential The Democrats for Brighton multi-candidate committee is supporting 31 candidates for Brighton Democratic Committee (BDC), and all are white. A montage of some of their candidates makes for a visually compelling image: For contrast, the Justice for Brighton slate is circulating a montage that looks like this: It is an understatement to
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I am Sarah Brownell, a Rochestarian, a mother, a Catholic Worker and an Engineering Professor. I come before you today as a fellow traveler in the journey of
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In a recent turn of events, the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation (RDDC) which also refers to itself The Partnership For Downtown Rochester (PDR) has officially called off its campaign to establish a Business Improvement District (BID) in downtown Rochester. This decision comes amidst significant community pushback, highlighting a triumph of grassroots activism over corporate interests.
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Theme: flight, the taking to the skies and the exhilaration of transcendence Jodi Dean is an American political theorist and professor in the Political Science department at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York state. The lecture was given at Morey Hall at the University of Rochester on March 4, 2024. The event was sponsored by Rochester Students for Justice
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Doug Noble, a long-time anti-war activist, draws portraits of children in tough situations across the globe. His work is part of the larger Memory Project started by Ben Schumaker, that promotes intercultural understanding and kindness between children around the world. It has reached 320,000 youth in 57 countries since 2004. “Doug is one of our
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Ted Forsyth is a Rochester-based researcher, an Alfred University adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice, and co-author of The Case for an Independent Police Accountability System – a report that led to the creation of Rochester’s Police Accountability Board. Mallory Szymanski is an Alfred University cultural and gender historian of the 19th- and 20th- century United
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