On Friday night, Oct. 20, a sort of 2020 street protest reunion took place at Rochester Contemporary Arts Center (RoCo). Activists, artists and supporters of both converged for a standing room only screening of just a snippet of filmmaker Martin Hawk’s full-length documentary Pressure Gradient. ABOUT THE ARTIST (from Roco’s exhibition of Pressure Gradient (Oct.
Rochester for Energy Democracy demands the funding of a study to determine the feasibility of a public utility as the path out of the RG&E crisis. We cannot brush this option away on the basis of speculation. Only through bold action will we create a long-term solution to expensive and unreliable billing, poor customer service, and an absence of democratic control. We must not shrink from this responsibility.
Join us for three speakers: Mia Feroleto, publisher of New Observations (https://www.newobservations.org/) — an independent, non-profit contemporary arts and culture journal — shares information about its founding in 1985 by artist Lucio Pozzi, and the way she has used her own activism to shape the trajectory of the magazine. Jalil Muntaqim, who joined the Black
Malik Evans and the Systemic Process of Failing Up This past August, Malik Evans gave a fiery speech lecturing the audience on the racist government policies of yesterday. The occasion was the unveiling to the public of The Clarissa Uprooted Pythodd Tribute Mural. The project was a collaboration between the Center for Teen Empowerment and
Jalil Muntaqim is a veteran Black Panther/Black Liberation Army member, co-founder of the National Jericho Movement, initiator and member of the Spirit of Mandela Coalition Coordination Committee and organizer of the Peoples’ Senate, author of “We Are Our Own Liberators” and “Escaping the Prism – Fade to Black.” I believe it is easy to state
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