If you’ve been around me for any length of time you’ve likely heard me say “There is strength in numbers, and when we show up we win!” And so many of you showed up!! I could feel the excitement and joy in your hearts in all of the kind messages I’ve received and posts where …
This Saturday from noon to 2 PM, we’re doing something a little different. No big sculpture, no public installation—just a house full of balloons and a few friends who believe in building something better. Rajesh & Erica Barnabas, fellow artists with a bold spirits and a wild imaginations, with help from the incredible Jeanne Strazzabosco, …
Right now, many in our community are living in fear—fear of being detained, deported, or simply disappeared without due process. At the same time, the Police Accountability Board has been stripped of powers voters overwhelmingly supported, and the influence of federal immigration enforcement is growing stronger inside our own city. We’ve seen RPD officers aid …
Chants rang out across the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport as residents, advocates, and faith leaders gathered to protest Avelo Airlines’ contract with ICE. The Houston-based airline has agreed to provide aircraft for deportation flights, prompting fierce backlash from local leaders and immigrant rights organizations. The Western New York Coalition condemned the move, calling …
We’re in the final stretch of gathering signatures to officially get on the ballot for Rochester City Council. This is how grassroots campaigns like mine move forward—by working together, neighbor to neighbor. To get on the ballot, I need at least 1000 valid signatures from registered Democrats in the city, but the goal is to collect way …
