Mutual Aid in Rochester What Is Mutual Aid? “n its simplest form, mutual aid is the motivation at play any time two or more people work together to solve a problem for the shared benefit of everyone involved. In other words, it means co-operation for the sake of the common good.”1 Mutual aid is an
National Lawyers Guild conversation with Jalil Muntaqim and Jihad Abulmumit. On Friday September 8th, NLG was honored to be joined by two former political prisoners from the Black Panther Movement & organizers of the Spirit of Mandela campaign which is bringing international attention to U.S. human rights violations of Black, Brown, Indigenous People, and U.S.
Because the corporate and quasi-corporate (WXXI) media continue to cover the story of genocide in Gaza with passive voice and superficiality, when they cover the plight of Palestinians at all, it was necessary for student protesters to put out their own statements directly to the press in December. None of the media stations that attended
Despite institutional efforts to silence solidarity with Palestinians MLK Jr. Park, Rochester, NY On a brisk yet sunny Indigenous Day, Oct. 9, about a hundred people showed up for an emergency rally held for Gaza and the Palestinians. There was zero coverage from establishment local media. Notably, two elected officials – City Council member Stanley