Tagged - Protest
ICE
U.S. Customs and Border Protection raid downtown sparks unrest amongst Rochesterians
A roof-top showdown between U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and immigrant construction workers went down Tuesday, Sept. 9, on Westminster Road near the corner of East Avenue. Read More
Graduate Student Union
Students protest against incoming presidential administration, calling it “fascist”
Held in the days following President Trump’s inauguration, the rally featured a combination of prepared speeches, calls to action, an open forum, and chanting. Read More
Ceasefire
Students gather in unregistered protest of administration’s alleged complicity in the war in Gaza
Speakers at the protest on campus told the audience that the “temporary ceasefire” was a reprieve, but that the “fight” was not over. Read More
Boar's Head Dinner
Masked protesters disrupt Boar’s Head, protest charges against students
Protesters gathered in front of the Highe Table and urged the University to drop the criminal charges against the four students recently charged with second-degree criminal mischief, saying that the University’s response is disproportionate compared to other bias-related incident reports. Read More
fight
We must keep fighting, and we will
While those with power myopically fret about the volume of speech and the health of grass, so many instead turn their attention to lives of hundreds of thousands of human beings. Read More
Protest
Profiles: Students for a Democratic Society
“We try to keep out of electoral politics as much as possible and focus our energy on community organizing instead,” Schwinghammer said. Read More
Israel-Palestine
Blindspots: How the media spun a protest into an attack
The University has a clear interest in tamping down protests related to its academic involvement with Israel, appeasing pro-Israel donors and administrators. Read More
Antisemitism
The DeLorme Report: These ‘wanted’ posters are antisemitic. Period
Labeling the posters with “wanted” provides a uniquely dangerous situation, in which actors are inciting violence against administrators and Jews. Read More
Protest
‘Wanted’ posters accusing University affiliates displayed throughout campus
Posters describing University affiliates as ‘wanted’ for involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict were displayed throughout campus late Sunday night into early Monday morning. Read More
Arms Embargo
Students protest for an Arms Embargo
Local community members joined students like members from the Rochester Committee to End Apartheid and the Party for Socialism and Liberation of the Finger Lakes division. Read More
