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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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April 5, 2024Movement
The Spectre of Mutual Aid
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
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April 4, 2024News
NYS Reparations and Holocaust Fund Set the Stage for Reparations
Monumental Steps Toward Justice & Repair This past Winter, New York State took a historic step toward reparative justice by creating a commission to consider reparations to address the consequences of slavery in the state. This comes on the heels of New York’s recent announcement that over $183 million has been secured for victims of
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April 1, 2024News
[LEAKED] New Definitions of Antisemitism Proposed
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March 28, 2024News
BID Battle: Community Prevails Over Big Developers
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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March 18, 2024Events
Who Can Be Defended? The Emancipatory Power of the Palestinian Revolution – a lecture by Jodi Dean
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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March 18, 2024Essay
Rochester Journalists Need More Support to Tell Important Community Stories: How Trauma Influences the Local Newscape
More than 80 percent of journalists are exposed to work-related trauma, according to a 2017 research paper in the National Library of Medicine and Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma. And experts say that number has likely increased due to the pandemic, covering protests and police-involved shootings and mass shootings and violence in the community.
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March 11, 2024Reviews
Doug Noble’s art reaches children around the world
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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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

The Spectre of Mutual Aid

NYS Reparations and Holocaust Fund Set the Stage for Reparations

Trending

Unmasking Business Improvement Districts: Rochester’s Community Pushes Back Against RDDC’s Aggressive Agenda

Rochester students against apartheid and genocide in Gaza present statements to the press

True Detective: Night Country panders to an oversimplified view of racial and sexual dynamics

[LEAKED] New Definitions of Antisemitism Proposed

BID Battle: Community Prevails Over Big Developers

Who Can Be Defended? The Emancipatory Power of the Palestinian Revolution – a lecture by Jodi Dean

Rochester Journalists Need More Support to Tell Important Community Stories: How Trauma Influences the Local Newscape

Doug Noble’s art reaches children around the world