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mental health crisis reform
Rochester responds to RPD pepper-spraying 9-year-old girl
On Sunday, a nine year old girl experiencing a mental health crisis was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police officers. Two…
Protests
Rochester protestors use the universal language of art in Project AIR and RSO
Rochester protests are transformed with the presence of art through the Rochester Street Orchestra and Project AIR.
evictions
City-Wide Tenant Union calls for mayor to sign executive order to halt evictions
Organizers were gathered outside of 405 Brown St. where Chris Green, a father of two daughters, is currently fighting an eviction from his home of four years.
black lives matter
Students protest for Black lives worldwide
The goal of the demonstration, according to DLH vice-president and junior Andre Hodges, is to keep the conversations going and to continue “raising awareness about governments failing Black lives” in the United States, the African continent, and the Caribbean.
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Abdul Bounds: On the front lines of the Rochester BLM movement
If you’ve seen him at protests, you’ve probably never seen his face, but you would still recognize his orange balaclava, homemade Black Lives Matter flag, and Black Panther jacket. He is almost always in black-out clothing, and his tall wiry frame often hunched to hide his height.
Abolition
BLM protestors poster Wilson Commons, Rush Rhees
“We want action. So no committees, no sitting down with student groups, they did that all throughout the summer, sat down with so many student leaders [...] just to pacify us,” junior Demilade Oladele said.
black lives matter
Protestors occupy Rochester City Hall overnight
On the morning of Sept. 15, protesters gathered in front of City Hall to fight for and reiterate the movement’s demands.
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Protests continue to rock Rochester
Before the march began, call and response chants of “We are elders” and “We support our youth” echoed through the street.
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Rochester residents and activists respond to the retirement of police Chief Singletary amid calls for change
Rochester residents and demonstrators met the news of Police Chief La'Ron Singletary’s retirement positively, and cited Singletary’s retirement and the convening of a grand Jury as two major victories of the movement.
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BLM protesters share message with UR at escalating Daniel Prude demonstrations
Black Panther Party member Asa Adams, who lost his voice shouting himself hoarse on Saturday night, encouraged students to take their activism one step further. “University of Rochester, if you really want to make change – come out here to the real classroom, you’ll learn a lot more,” he told the Campus Times on Thursday.
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