Andrew Cuomo
Cornell and Ithaca Communities Rally for Federal Support of Puerto Rico
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Participants at the rally listened to the governors’ speeches and to Cornell leaders involved in the Puerto Rican recovery effort.
DACA
Cornellians Rally Against Removal of DACA
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“Here we are fighting for our DACA brothers and sisters, and I stand in full support of you.”
Affordable Care Act
Jeers, Protests Greet Republican Tom Reed in Ithaca
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Rep. Reed was met with another furious crowd of constituents at his town hall in Ithaca.
City
Ithaca Residents Flood Commons in Support of Immigrant Neighbors
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Following President Trump’s executive order suspending immigration from seven countries, hundreds gathered on the Commons at the Emergency Rally to Support Immigrant Rights on Saturday.
Black Lives Matter
Students Rally Across Campus to Reaffirm that “Black Lives Matter”
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ICYMI: Members of Black Students United, joined by dozens of students, marched from Center for Intercultural Dialogue to Ho Plaza on Sept. 23. The rally was a call to action in response to recent national acts of police violence against African Americans. https://youtu.be/u5i9e2X465o
2016 Election
Supporters, Protestors Clash at Donald Trump’s Syracuse Rally
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“I’m going to be very loyal to New York, to New York State,” Trump, stationed in front of a row of American flags, promised the crowd to uproarious applause.
2016 Election
Senator Bernie Sanders Addresses Thousands at Syracuse Rally
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Over 5,000 people crowded the Oncenter, a relatively small venue for the rally, buzzing with excitement in advance of Sanders’ address.
2016 Election
Sanders, Trump to Visit Upstate New York
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These campaign stops are several on the candidates’ tours of New York before the state’s primary voting begins on April 19, according to PressConnects.
Black Lives Matter
Rally Launches Start of Black Lives Matter in Ithaca
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Over 50 local residents and students gathered together at a local elementary school Wednesday evening to celebrate the launch of Black Lives Matter Ithaca. The event began with two spoken word performances by members of the Black Lives Matter Ithaca community. To explain the need for the movement, Ithaca resident Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, grad, drew a parallel with the comic books that she enjoyed as a child, explaining that black children need more role models. “Black girls want to have a hero too. All kids trying to get that mirror view.
Uncategorized
Students, Staff Rally For Fair Contract Negotiations
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Yesterday at noon, about three dozen Cornell workers and students gathered in front of Day Hall carrying signs that read “Cornell workers deserve a fair contract” and cheered as passing buses and cars honked in agreement.
“What do we want? Fair contract! When do we want it? Now!” yelled participants in the rally. “When working families are under attack what do we do? Stand up, fight back!”