Rochester, NY Focus

SOLIDARITY EVENTS IN ROCHESTER:

We Are One
April 4, 2011 04:30PM to 06:00PM

MARCH WITH US – APRIL 4 – ROCHESTER, NY

On the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Labor, Clergy, and Community Together

April 4, 2011 - 4:30 pm

Meet: Aenon Baptist Church, 175 Genesee Street - Parking Available

March: South on Genesee Street to

Speak Out: Wilson HS Commencement Academy Auditorium, 501 Genesee St.

Sponsored by:
Central Labor Council
Local Rochester Labor Council, AFL-CIO

Location:
Aenon Baptist Church, 175 Genesee Street
Rochester, NY
14611

Teach-In: Monroe Community College
April 5, 2011 02:00PM to 06:00PM

Monroe Community College
The Empire Room
3-209

Location:
1000 East Henrietta Road
Rochester, NY
14623


UPCOMING EVENT: 2011 Upstate NY Permaculture Gathering
When: Saturday, April 9
Where: Foodlink Distribution Center
138 Joseph Avenue, Rochester, NY 14605
Why: to inspire and educate our communities about locally grown foods, sustainable shelters, and community interaction.

This is a free, all-ages event.

Permaculture is knowledge for the future.
The full schedule is as follows:

12:00 - 12:10 WELCOME! by event organizer Peter Turkow, Co-Founder of Rochester Green Living.com

12:20 - 12:50 “Introduction to Permaculture” - Michael Burns, a Co-Founder and Education Director of the
Finger Lakes Permaculture Insititute (FLPCI), will be giving an introduction to the
ideas of permaculture design, including a brief review of FLPCI's programs.

1:00 - 1:30 "What's happening in Rochester Permaculture?" - Patty Love, owner of Barefoot Edible
Landscape and Permaculture and Founder and Program Director of Rochester Permaculture
Institute will talk about permaculture initiatives and opportunities happening in Rochester.

1:40 – 2:00 "Community Permaculture Design Open "Best Design" Award Announced"
Frank Cetera, Director of The Alchemical Nursery and a panel of Permaculture experts will
announce the winner of this ANYONE-can-enter event. For more info: AlchemicalNursery.org

2:00 – 3:00 BREAK - Take a walk through the 30+ vendors and enjoy LIVE music from Serge & Friends

3:00 - 3:30 “Financial Permaculture” - Andrew Leslie Phillips, Founder of Hancock Permaculture
Center (.org) and Permaculture Design Solutions (.com) will be educating on his ideals of
systems thinking approaches, keeping it local, financial ecology and how money can be seen
as a resource like water.

3:40 - 4:10 “Update from the Region" - Steve Gabriel, Program Director for FLPCI and
PINE Board Member will share overview of projects, groups, and permaculture developments
in New York state and the Northeast region.

4:20 - 5:00 “Eco-Villages a.k.a Intentional Communities” - Dr. Nancy Eos (Family & Holistic Medicine)
AND author, natural builder & self-reliance expert Jim Juczak (the Juczak Family live on their
own eco-village, “Woodhenge” in Adams Center, NY) and will present on how to join or start
an Eco-Village and the self reliant living strategies involved.

5:00 - 6:00 “Questions & Answers” with workshop presenters, open networking & idea sharing.

for more information:
Peter Turkow
585-200-0526
rochestergreenliving (at) gmail.com


CURRENT TV:
Current TV, founded by Al Gore, includes some of the best journalism in America today. In particular their Vanguard series is amazing and should not be missed by ANYONE who wants to know in depth coverage of some of the major stories in the world.

In most areas Current TV is available on:
DIRECTV Channel 358
DISH Network Channel 196
Comcast Digital: Channel 107
AT&T U-Verse: Channel 189

Check out their program schedule here.


Blogging Rochester, NY:

Rochester Turning is a people-powered, progressive blogging community in the Rochester, NY area. We believe in clean air, water, politics, money, business, energy, and human rights. Our goal is to promote progressive candidates and movements in the Greater Rochester region.

IndyMedia Rochester: Independent Media for the Rochester area.

The Moderate Urban Champion: Headquartered in Rochester, NY. Dedicated to pointing up optimism regarding 21st century Urban Living. Will focus on efficiency issues such as mass-transit, energy, and urban development. Check back for travel guides/reviews of other Great American Cities.


REFORM NY STATE:

It has becoming increasingly clear that New York politics is corrupt and inefficient almost across the board. Almost every single political party, whether Republicans, Conservatives, Indpendence Party, Teabaggers (their name for themselves), Democratic Party or Working Families Party, has been tainted by corruption. So far only the Greens seem fairly clean.

Simply put, this state is messed up politically. That is not to say there aren't some very good elected officials out there. People like NYC Comptroller John Liu, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Assemblyman Jim Brennan, State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, etc. are excellent people who I am proud to support. But for each of these good folk there are people like the recently indicted Espadas, Hiram "the slasher" Monserrate, Clarence Norman, David Yassky, Diane Gordon, "Public" Advocate Bill de Blasio, Assemblyman Vito Lopez, City Councilman Steve Levin, State Senator John Sampson...all corrupt as hell or scandals waiting to happen.

So what do you and I do as proud Progressive Democrats? Well, one of the top organizations in NY State fighting for reform is the The Brennan Center for Justice. I recommend them as a resource for all Reform-minded New Yorkers.

The latest from the Brennan Center:

In an effort to change the way the business is run in Albany, the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizens Union, Common Cause/NY, League of Women Voters of New York State, and New York Public Interest Research Group sent the following letters to members of the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate, outlining the specific rules reforms each chamber can take to make New York's Legislature more democratic, transparent, and accountable.

Letter to New York State Assembly Members

Letter to New York State Senators

Let's hope the call for reform starts to take root before NY State becomes as infamous for corruption as Chicago and Louisiana have.


NAACP ROCHESTER:
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans.

Rochester Branch
PO BOX 31456
Rochester, NY 14603
585-461-1120


Rochester Iraq Veterans Against the War
The Voice of our Veterans the Republicans refuse to listen to.
http://www.rochesterivaw.org/

Click here for more info.


Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Rochester Chapter
P.O. Box 92613 Rochester, New York 14692

Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans.

We meet the first Monday of each month (except December) at 7:15 PM at the First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Rd., Rochester, NY.


DRINKING LIBERALLY ROCHESTER:

An informal, inclusive progressive social group. Raise your spirits
while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher.
Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place
to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a
book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent
frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk
politics.

Rochester, New York
* Every Thursday, 8:00-10:00 pm
* Monty's Korner, 355 East Ave
* Hosted by Tom Tucker and Tracy Logan, rochester (at) drinkingliberally.org


Potluck for Progressives Rochester:

Join us for a community dinner. Everyone is welcome. Bring a dish to pass & your own place setting. Enjoy the bounty that others bring as well.

Downtown United Presbyterian Church
121 North Fitzhugh Street @ 5:30pm
Across from Rochester City Hall.
Free parking in the City Hall parking lot.

At each Potluck we highlight a different Progressive organization and/or activist, talk about our successes, exchange ideas, help each other overcome challenges and/or plan actions together.

The Potluck for Progressives, founded by members of the Rochester chapter of the Alliance for Democracy, has been bringing committed activists together to break bread & coordinate action on a regular basis for the past several years with the goal of building a large progressive coalition in Rochester.

Activists who have a wide range of experience & who's concerns span the entire spectrum from environmental issues to social & economic justice find common ground in the dream of building a powerful local coalition here in our community. Every time we meet together we take another step towards our goal.

To get involved, email here: info@RochesterAlliance.org


Green Drinks - Rochester Chapter
Every Fourth Thursday, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Where: Tap & Mallet.at 381 Gregory St. Rochester, NY 585.473.0503

DescriptionGreen Drinks - Rochester Chapter Every month people who work in green business meet up for libations at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. We have a lively mixture of people from academia, government and business. It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organising network. Every Fourth Thursday, 6:00-7:30 PM. Tap & Mallet at 381 Gregory St. Rochester, NY 585.473.0503 In association with US Green Building Council. The event is FREE, with no need to register. http://www.ceinfo.org/ugbn/events.php

Progressive Democrats of Genesee Valley

Join us in forming a progressive coalition within the Democratic Party. Serving the 28th and 29th Congressional Districts of New York, Progressive Democrats of Genesee Valley is working to expand the Democratic Party by promoting progressive ideals and creating a voice for progressive solutions within the Party. As an activist network in the Greater Rochester, New York area for progressive causes, we are dedicated to reaching out to progressives within and without the Party to promote:

* Government that works for people
* Sustainable policies
* Campaign reform
* Peaceful solutions

We want a Democratic Party that stands for peace, fair trade, universal health care, clean elections, a clean environment and economic justice.

You can help. Join our e-mail list info@pdagv.org or become a member today.


Alternative Energy in Rochester:

Rochester Solar Technologies Solar and wind power for Rochester, NY

Rochester Solar Technologies is a Rochester New York based solar and wind renewable energy company. As a division of O'Connell Electric Company Inc. one of the largest electrical companies in New York, we are growing and expanding the renewable energy sector to meet our customer’s needs. Rochester Solar Technologies and O'Connell Electric are members of NECA and the IBEW. We have also been in the electrical industry since 1911.

We specialize in solar electric installations and service. We also offer consultation for on-grid and off-grid applications in New York State. As an international resource for sustainable energy products, we are making the connections between green power USA, and the renewable energy market in Canada.

See for yourself: Green Buildings 2009 tour Rochester New York

Click here to estimate which size system is right for you.

Click here for more information and to find out how you can begin generating energy.


Here is a Food Co-op in Rochester, NY:

Abundance Cooperative Market
62 Marshall Street
Rochester, New York 14607
Phone: (585) 454-2667
FAX: (585) 454-0343
info@abundance.coop
http://www.abundance.coop/

Open to the public 7 days a week, Abundance Cooperative Market is Rochester, New York’s only community-owned natural grocery store. We are located at 62 Marshall Street off Monroe Avenue, just 2 blocks from Strong Children’s Museum, with convenient access to I-490, the Inner Loop, and Downtown. Free WI-FI too!

Abundance product selection promotes healthy and sustainable food practices. We offer a wide selection of grocery items (with many vegan & gluten free options) including; bulk goods, fresh organic produce, housewares, health and nutritional supplements, natural body care products, books, gifts, and our own fresh and organic, eat-in deli.

They also have a good list of classes.


Genesee Valley Organic Community Supported Agriculture (GVOCSA) is a member organization of consumers in the Genesee Valley area of New York, in and around the city of Rochester.

We contract with Peacework Farm Newark, Wayne County, NY for shares of main season organic vegetables and herbs and with Blue Heron Farm in Lodi, Seneca County, for organic winter shares. We also special-order items such as berries, apples, wine, and maple syrup from other New York producers during the main season. Another local farm that raises livestock using sustainable methods is often present at our main season distributions selling meat and eggs and delivering items members have previously ordered. A cooperative bakery also delivers pre-ordered bread and other items to our members on specific distribution dates. During the main season, Peacework Farm offers extra produce for sale on a weekly basis, if and when it's available. During a good growing year, Peacework also has bulk quantities of certain vegetables for sale for canning, freezing, and winter storage.

GVOCSA's distribution site is the warehouse/parking lot area of Abundance Cooperative Market at 62 Marshall Street between Monroe Avenue and Broadway in Rochester. During the main season, we distribute shares on Thursday and Sunday evenings. When you sign up, you choose the pick-up day that's best for you and keep that day throughout the season. The main season runs for 26 weeks from mid-May to mid-November (see News & Events at left for specific dates). Winter shares are contracted separately from the main season membership. Winter share distributions occur every other week from January to March, also in the Abundance warehouse.


GREEN BUSINESSES IN THE ROCHESTER AREA: These are some of the best local businesses around. Taken from the Green America Green Pages

Recycleplace.com
www.recycleplace.com
Recycle for cash: cell phones, inkjet, laser cartridges. Fundraising programs for nonprofits, schools, associations, businesses, municipalities, individuals now helping any veteran groups. Free shipping. Make money being green.
Phone: (877)348-5319

Elite Green Cleaning
www.elitegreencleaning.com
A premier green residential cleaning service featuring all-natural, nontoxic, and aromatherapy products to provide families a healthy home environment and help protect the environment.
Phone: (585)317-5960
25 Coleridge Rd.
Rochester, NY 14609

Eden Home Cleaning, Inc.
www.edenhomecleaning.com
Luxury green residential cleaning service in the Greater Rochester, New York area.
Phone: (585)278-2887
330 Mantiou Beach Rd.
Hilton, NY 14468

Marilyn Anderson/Pro Arte Maya
www.proartemaya.org/
Prints, notecards, and coloring book honoring Guatemalan Maya arts traditions. Helps support Pro Arte Maya Education Project for children in Guatemala.
Phone: (585)271-4374
34 Nicholson St.
Rochester, NY 14620-2110


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