IMPACT EARTH is working to create ZERO WASTE communities by providing individuals and businesses with personalized zero-waste solutions.
CRNof WC believes that it is a financial and environmental imperative to “Go Green.” Therefore, it is important that we support candidates who meet our shared values, mission, and vision for a clean, energy-efficient future that will provide new jobs and slow down the negative effects of climate change.
Join us in Palmyra on September 5 at 7pm, for an open house for two Democratic candidates. Scott Comegys is running for NYS Assembly, and Kenan Baldridge is running for NYS Senate. This is an excellent opportunity to hear the candidates speak, ask questions, and meet new people in your community!
Undocumented but with a Voice
Cesar Vargas, a national immigration rights activist, DREAMer, and New York State’s first undocumented attorney comes to Wayne County for a unique speaking engagement!
In addition to co-founding the Dream action Coalition and being at the forefront of immigration reform, Cesar Vargas was the National Latino Outreach Strategist for Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign.
Please join us for a presentation on current immigration policy including a personal account of Cesar Vargas’ immigrant experience, a historical understanding of the DACA program, and the next steps in the immigration reform process.
Free admission and open to the general public.
Wednesday, October 25
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Ohmann Theater
65 Williams St. Lyons
Sponsored by the Citizens’ Response Network (CRN) of Wayne County and Wayne Action for Racial Equality (WARE)
Tuesday, June 20th, 7-9pm at the First Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Rd., Rochester
Sponsored by:
The time has come – to rethink, regroup and reorganize. When GRCIJ was founded, our mission included working for comprehensive immigration reform; the current political environment makes that impossible. We’ve been faced with a system that engages in inhumane practices and cannot see the injustices created by detaining workers, separating families and creating chaos in our communities.
The Trump administration is busy carrying out its hateful anti-immigrant agenda nationwide. Some 6,000 undocumented immigrants live in the Rochester area, most of whom are the backbone of our agricultural industry. Many have worked and lived here for years; they have families, they have children in our schools and they often live in mixed families with both citizens and non-citizens. It is a myth that they are dangerous criminals. They put food on our tables and they contribute to the success of our Upstate New York economy. Yet, they are being detained and deported at an unprecedented pace. The human toll is endless; when a parent is deported, the family loses their breadwinner, children lose their parent(s), and families are traumatized and torn apart. Our local farmers lose critical workers and our local economy suffers.
But, more and more people are resisting! Rochester-area residents and farmworkers themselves are standing in the way of the deportation dragnet in creative and effective ways. Come and learn what’s happening and how you can join them! There are ways everyone can help at their own comfort level, using their unique experience and skills. We are already scheduling a specific training for each initiative in the near future to follow up this orientation!
***General Meeting and Writing Postcards to our Legislators***
Join us Monday, May 15 at 7:00 pm in the Sexton Building, Palmyra, NY (157 E Main Street)
Meeting is free and open to the public.
The main focus of this meeting will be preparing postcards to send to our various legislators (state, federal, whatever) to share our concerns. We have been advised that there will be lots of cake and coffee, so bring a friend.
We will also be working on designing general hand-out materials for CRN (flyers and business cards), and will provide materials for those who may prefer to write letters to their legislators or letters to the editor expressing concerns.
As always, we will take a few minutes to update everyone on CRN’s activities over the last month.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
6 pm to 7:45 pm
Palmyra Community Library, 3rd Floor
402 East Main Street, Palmyra, NY
Presenters:
Followed by Q&A with the presenters
Sponsored by the Citizens’ Response Network of Wayne County, NY
Citizens' Response Network of Wayne County, NY 