The People’s Campaign for Parole Justice, with the support of more than 300 organizations, hopes to win passage of two measures in Albany: the Elder Parole Bill and Fair and Timely Parole Bill.
Community
A cloud remains over summer festivals
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread cancellations in 2020. This year, festival organizers are trying to navigate health safety rules as they stage in-person or hybrid events.
Community
Has the region’s population declined?
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New Census Bureau estimates show both Monroe County and the metro area losing residents in the last decade. But different numbers could emerge when 2020 Census data is released.
Community
The bigotry Asian Americans face
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Their roots lie a continent with nearly 50 diverse nations, but many have a common experience here: anti-Asian prejudice and hostility that can turn to violence.
Community
Genocide finally called by its name
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President Joe Biden’s use of the word to describe the Ottoman-era atrocities that claimed 1.5 million Armenian lives matters to all of us.
Community
A new hand at the Urban League’s helm
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Seanelle Hawkins, who navigated her own way out of poverty, has led the nonprofit since June 2019. In her first two years, the pandemic and racism in the Rochester area have been in the forefront.
Community
A racial divide in home values
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Rochester is among the 10 U.S. metro areas with the largest disparities in white and Black homeowners’ property values.
Environment
Series brings climate justice into focus
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The Climate Solutions Accelerator and other organizations partnered on the educational effort to build awareness on the deep connections between injustice and climate change.
Community
ESL’s community impact grants in 2020 topped $20 million
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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, its team put increased emphasis on resilience.
Community
A grass-roots response to injustice
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The Community Justice Initiative is focused on stopping racial violence, uplifting the African-American community.
Community
The call to create institutional change
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540WMain has launched an Antiracism Facilitator Fellowship for leaders who are committed to dismantling racist ideas, policies and systems. The eight-week program begins July 6.