A number of items shared since our Friday, 9/2/2022 email.
1. Dan Drnacish shared information on the Saturday, 9/3/2022, 1:00 – 3:00 PM event Mobilization for Public Education March & Rally taking place near the RCSD School Board offices. Since the event has now passed we just share the flyer..
2. Roc Growth is holding a virtual event this Wednesday, September 7 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM. The title of the event is “Strike the Hammer: Forging a New Rochester By Knowing Our Past” featuring the author of the book “Strike the Hammer”, Dr. Laura Hill and me. Please see the attachment for details.
3. Updated item with survey link; ERG Alumni, Kathi Lynch asks us all, including friends and relatives to take Common Ground Health’s 2022 survey. Common Ground Health conducted a similar survey in 2018 and are repeating it this year with additional questions that try to capture the impact COVID has had on residents in the region and to better understand the health inequities exacerbated by the pandemic.
https://redcapjnfvq5amx4znm.azurewebsites.net/surveys/?s=NJ7AP97MW9FKTXWF
4. Updated item with the correct Sponsor and Participant attachment. My apology to ERG Participant, Matt Geherin who shared the following information (with attachments) with the ERG community:
Greetings,
We are asking for your support and attendance to our A Time for Healing, Educating, And Rebuilding VII Conference: “Exploring the Trauma of Community Violence, Strategies for Healing”. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022.
As we know the pandemic has impacted our entire country in ways that has added significantly to the societal and institutional harm already present in our society. We together have a responsibility to heal ourselves while supporting the well-being of our human existence. This conference is one important tool in this struggle.
Ujima Rochester, Inc., WELCOMES BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! KEYNOTE SPEAKER, DR. JOY DEGRUY at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St. Rochester, NY.
Please consider supporting this important event.
Attached please find the sponsor proposal. Please share with your networks.
5. The Urban League of Rochester’s 3rd Annual “Interrupt Racism”conference is less than a month away, September 20 – 21, We are less than a month away, so get your tickets today! https://urbanleagueroc.bevylabs.com/events/details/urban-league-of-rochester-ulr-events-presents-2022-interrupt-racism-summit/?code=earlybird
The following items have been added since the Friday email:
6. Frank Staropoli is attending this conference; maybe you should too. The event is on Sept 8 sponsored by the Jewish Federation:
7. There is an event at Temple Sinai on Monday, September 19 at 7:00 PM featuring Jennifer Leonard and Simeon Banister titled “Reclaiming Our Democracy. See attached flyer
8. New ERG participant, Melanie DellaPietra shares is a link to Brene Brown’s Ted Talk on Vulnerability: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en
9. Bill Wynne shares the following item from this week’s Beacon.
Foodlink settlement leaves questions
10. Below are 15 articles from the D&C this week in order of appearance:
a. Immigrants hit barriers in starting NY businesseshttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=161261b88_13485c2
b. NY is taking applications for cannabis dispensarieshttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=1342674fd_13485c1
c. Prison stays put ex-inmates deep in debthttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=0537ea48c_13485c1
d. Counties urge state to improve detention of violent youthshttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=1a617d260_13485c3
e. UN warns of impact of US bans affecting minoritieshttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=3608a4401_13485c3
f. Justice-involved’ people can apply for cannabis licenseshttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=1076fb623_1348609
g. Full service ESL branch coming to Goodman Plaza in Beechwoodhttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=1b753b9f0_1348609
h. Life expectancy in US plunged again in 2021https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=03345a2b1_1348609
i. Harriet Tubman sculpture to be unveiled in Rochester in her bicentennial yearhttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=2491c23cd_134860a
j. Minority, poor kids feel brunt of teacher shortagehttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=1e8d965dd_134860a
k. I FEEL LIKE I’M SUFFOCATING’ (part 1) https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=7206c4534_134860c
l. I FEEL LIKE I’M SUFFOCATING’ (part 2) “potentially dangerous heat conditions” forhttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=0d2dbc7c7_134860c
m. Will BID improve downtown Rochester?https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=0f9a8bfc3_134860c
n. Troubled American cities are ripe for change (Editorial) https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=08844b5d5_134860c
o. Organized labor helps make our nation stronger (Editorial) https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=17af33726_134860c
Have a great week!