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December 2, 2024Essay
Letter to University of Rochester President
Re: UR action against pro Palestine students By Robert Sandrund December 2, 2024Robert Sandgrund92 Shepard StreetRochester, NY 14620 President Sarah MangelsdorfUniversity of RochesterRochester, NY 14627Re: UR action against pro Palestine students Dear President Mangelsdorf, I am a Jewish community member. In its statement regarding the arrest of the four pro-Palestine students, University of Rochester Jewish
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August 29, 2024News
Sensational Inclusion is a Culturally Rich, Accessible Learning Center for Neurodiverse Children
Dr. Tyana Velazquez-Smith has a unique understanding of the needs of her neurodiverse students. Having been diagnosed with autism as an adult, she now uses her perspective to create inclusive and sensory-friendly educational environments through Sensational Inclusion, a learning center and educational program she created in February this year. Already, Sensational Inclusion has worked with
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July 30, 2024News
Kirsten Gillibrand! When will you listen?
A grand day to be heard. Paying guests are chastised from the other side of the fence at a Garden Party fundraiser for Kirsten Gillibrand in former Brighton supervisor, Sandy Frankel’s backyard. Note: Kirsten Gillibrand has received around $500,000 in campaign support from AIPAC which was part of the $900,000 total from supporters of Israel’s
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July 7, 2024News
Congressman Joe Morelle Shut Down at July 4 Parade
Video Essay by Julie Gelfand Congressman Joe Morelle was shut down during his participation in the July 4 Parade in Fairport, NY. Chants of “Joe Morelle you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide” by protesters drowned out cheers from the spectators…
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July 7, 2024Editorial
“Whiter Than A Trump Rally”
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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May 11, 2024Movement
Turning H8ters to Fans
View this post on Instagram A post shared by midnight⚔️ Uncle Chen 🐉 (@itsmdnt)
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May 3, 2024Editorial
Sandra Doorley in the Twilight Zone
Rod Serling speaks: “You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead: Your next stop the Twilight Zone.” Rod Serling is wearing his usual black suit,
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May 2, 2024Essay
The U.S./Israeli Genocide in Palestine: a constituent report outlining its origins and trajectory
Editor’s Note: The letter is a festidiously annotated text,
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April 17, 2024News
Redressing the History of Racism in the Debate About Journalism’s Future
By Joseph Torres and Collette Watson The Los Angeles Times’ recent decision to lay off more than 20 percent of its newsroom served as another stark reminder of why the stakes are so high — especially for communities of color — in the current debate about the future of journalism. In 2020, the Times apologized
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April 7, 2024Essay
L3Harris: Engineering for a Genocide
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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Letter to University of Rochester President

Sensational Inclusion is a Culturally Rich, Accessible Learning Center for Neurodiverse Children

Kirsten Gillibrand! When will you listen?

Congressman Joe Morelle Shut Down at July 4 Parade

“Whiter Than A Trump Rally”

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Aid Packages to Israel

Study, Don’t Speculate: Responding to Kent Gardner’s “Explorations” on a Community Utility

Redressing the History of Racism in the Debate About Journalism’s Future

Turning H8ters to Fans

Sandra Doorley in the Twilight Zone

The U.S./Israeli Genocide in Palestine: a constituent report outlining its origins and trajectory

Redressing the History of Racism in the Debate About Journalism’s Future

L3Harris: Engineering for a Genocide