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Demonstration at Wells Fargo bank in support of ...

100+ demonstrators from Take Back the Land, Band of Rebels and Occupy Rochester NY attempt to deliver a letter to Wells Fargo bank demanding investigation into the questionable foreclosure on homeowner Leonard Spears.

Why I moved my money to a credit union

Depositor Denise Reed explains why she moved her money to a credit union during moveon.org demonstration in front of Bank of America

March Eviction Defense of Railroad Encampment

On March 15, 2012, Railroad Yard Central Ave, demonstrators converged at a location between St. Paul St. & Clinton near the railroad tracks to stop an eviction of a 7 year old homeless encampment. The homeless residents, and advocacy groups including Occupy Rochester, House of Mercy, Poor People's Coalition, Social Welfare Action Alliance of Rochester, and Metro Justice Housing Committee are called on Amtrak to stop the eviction until the residents could secure permanent housing. Eviction defe...

Divest from Chase Bank

The City of Rochester New York is asked to remove public money from Chase Bank. Chase Bank refuses to work with home owners to avoid foreclosure

Reality Check: Poverty Is Not A Crime!

On April 2nd, 2012, in downtown Rochester, NY, activists held a rally to call attention to the criminalization of visible poverty. Instead of the city, county, state, and federal governments tackling the root causes of poverty and homelessness in our communities, they would rather rely on the prison industrial complex and punish people for being poor through ordinances that outlaw panhandling, loitering, and, among so many others, sleeping in a public space. Slapping fines on poor and homeless...

From Disney to Drone Wars

Israeli citizen and current Detroit resident Jimmy Johnson discusses settler colonialism and Mideast policy

Q&A following From Disney to Drone Wars

The Deplorable, County-made, Reality of Burials ...

In this 15-minute mini-documentary, Rochester Indymedia drove out to Oatka Cemetery--also known as a potter's field--where poor and homeless people are buried by Monroe County. Rochester Indymedia also spoke with Sister Grace Miller who is the director of House of Mercy on Hudson Avenue and an advocate for the poor. She spoke about the worsening conditions of the poor seeking burials for loved ones due to the cuts in burial benefits thanks to County Executive Maggie Brooks.

Rally at Verizon in Rochester, NY

A rally was held outside Verizon in Rochester, NY to bring attention to their paying an unfair share in NYS and federal income tax.

Q&A from 2/9/12 Community Education Task Force P...

This is part 2--the Q&A--of the Community Education Task Force press conference from 2/9/12. CEFT demanded that the RCSD bring integrity and fairness to the superintendent search process. From the press release: "To provide Rochester City School District parents, educators, and the larger community with details regarding the very expensive subterfuge created by the Superintendent Search Committee, under the "leadership" of Malik Evans, and under the false guise of so-called "robust" parent and...