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.
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.
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.
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.
divestment
Students, Professors Send Fossil Fuel Divestment Complaint to NY Attorney General
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After seven years of student activism to encourage the Board of Trustees to divest from fossil fuels, Climate Justice Cornell is escalating the fight by filing a complaint to New York Attorney General Letitia James to initiate an investigation into Cornell University’s continued investment in fossil fuels.
advocacy
40th Annual ‘Take Back the Night’ Encourages Sexual Violence Survivors to Come Out of Darkness
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Take Back the Night is a march, rally and vigil hosted by the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County, which provides domestic and sexual violence services. The event was a call for an end to intimate partner and sexual violence in the community and world.
divestment
Climate Justice Cornell Demands Fossil Fuel Divestment During Rally
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Despite chilling winds and drizzling rain, dozens of students clad in orange gathered on Ho Plaza Friday afternoon to rally for the University’s divestment from fossil fuel.
cornell mental health
‘Cornell’s Greed Has Got to Go!’ Grad Students Host Rally for Better Mental Health Services
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“Hey hey! Ho ho! Cornell’s greed has got to go!” could be heard from the courtyard between Uris Hall and Statler Hotel Thursday afternoon as graduate students gathered to express discontent with the University’s mental health services, particularly services for graduate students.
mental health
CGSU Submits Petition to University, Demands More Attention to Graduates’ Mental Health Care
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The six demands in the petition included an external review of Cornell Counseling and Psychological Services, gym membership reimbursement, improvement of the therapy referral process and others.
rally
‘We Will Not be Erased:’ Cornellians Rally for Transgender, Nonbinary and Gender Nonconforming People
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“We are here because we are choosing to exist loudly on this campus,” said Tina Mitchel ’21.