2020 Election
Crowd Gathers on Commons to Celebrate Trump’s Defeat, Encourage Ongoing Progressive Advocacy
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A “Protect the Ballot Count” rally on the Commons became a celebration of the Democratic Party’s victory on Saturday afternoon.
presidential election
Post-Election, Abolitionist Groups Rally for Efforts ‘Beyond the Ballot Box’
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Local anti-racist activists gathered at the Bernie Milton Pavilion Nov. 4 for an informational rally called “Beyond the Ballot Box.”
budget
In Final Budget Push, Residents Once Again Demand Changes to Police Budget
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Common Council discussed nine expenditures to potentially include in the roughly $80 million 2021 budget, approving the hire of a part time staff member for Greater Ithaca Community Center, increased funding for Community Outreach Center and the purchase of a new fire pumper.
Tom Reed
Rep. Tom Reed Hosts Free Speech Rally, Marches to City Hall
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Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) held a free speech rally before marching to City Hall to raise an American flag with Mayor Svante Myrick ’09, who rebuffed the invitation.
Protest
Back the Blue Rally at Ithaca Commons Met With Hundreds of Counterprotesters
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Black Lives Matter and Back the Blue rally-goers clashed Saturday on the Commons in a face-off that involved chants and jeers.
Protest
City and County Officials Release Statement Ahead of Back the Blue Rally and Counterprotest
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The statement comes less than 24 hours after IPD made 9 arrests of protesters following a Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) event to clean up graffiti from the Oct. 16 demonstrations outside the Tompkins County Republican Party storefront.
republican
Rep. Tom Reed Holds “Clean Up Ithaca” Event Condemning Counterprotest at Last Week’s Trump Rally
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Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) held an event to clean up the Republican building, which had been marked with graffiti by counterprotesters.
IPD
IPD Arrests Protesters After GOP Event, More During Demonstration
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Ithaca police began arresting several protesters outside of police headquarters Thursday evening. The arrests followed a demonstration against the arrests of three protesters earlier in the day.
rally
Trump Supporters Backed Into Headquarters in Rally Face-Off with Counterprotesters
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Friday afternoon’s Make America Great Again rally was met with a counterprotest organized by the Ithaca chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Black Lives Matter
Ithacans Rally for Black Lives for 18th Week — And Are Still Marching Strong
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Protesters gathered around the Bernie Milton Pavilion on the Commons and marched through the streets for the 18th consecutive week, calling to defund the police and to hold those in power accountable.