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Common Sparrow

I managed to get coverage at work today, so I could attend one of the No Kings rallies. Here in the Rochester NY area, there were five rallies at different locations around the county. I attended the one in the town of Irondequoit, which was billed as an "Un-Parade". People lined up for about a mile along Lakeshore Boulevard, which runs along the shore of Lake Ontario.

People were in good spirits, waving home-made signs and U.S. flags. Passing vehicles mostly honked, waved, smiled, gave a thumbs-up, or waved flags of their own. I only saw about a dozen rude drivers who gave us the finger. Seeing how many drivers were cheering the event was very encouraging.

For me, the highlight was a musician who walked along the route playing "This Land Is Your Land" on a guitar and harmonica. Lots of people sang along.

When I got home, I checked to see whether any of our local news outlets had covered the events. I was pleased to see fairly good coverage from the local paper, the Democrat & Chronicle. According to the article, "thousands" of people attended the Irondequoit event, though it doesn't specify exactly how many thousands.

Here's the D&C article:
democratandchronicle.com/story

Also, a couple of pictures I took, and the Irondequoit portion of the article in a screenshot.

An excerpt from the Rochester NY Democrat and Chronicle article about the June 14 2025 No Kings rally. The article covered five locations around the county. This excerpt describes the rally in the town of Irondequoit. "In Irondequoit [NY], thousands of people gathered along Lake Shore Boulevard at Durand Eastman Park. The sounds of crashing waves from Lake Ontario filled the air as protestors of all ages and backgrounds held signs and ‘waved American flags at the passing cars. "A group of people created a circle on the park grass, singing along with a man playing the guitar. Waving their American flags in the air, the group sang 'This Land is Your Land' and the National Anthem. "Roy Jimenez, a Vietnam Veteran, recently moved back home to Rochester after living in California for over 50 years. He said he was happy to see that all of the local craft stores ran out of poster board before the protests began. "We are the people, and the people want democracy,” Jimenez said.
A photo showing a portion of the crowd at the Irondequoit NY No Kings rally. It is taken from behind the crowd, and shows the backs of people lined up along the road, as though watching a parade. Some hold up signs, others wave U.S. flags. The line extends into the distance in this photo. The actual line extended in both directions for a distance of about a mile.
A picture of myself holding my sign at the Irondequoit NY No Kings rally on June 14 2025. The sign says "We the People Standing Up for Our Democracy", with a picture of the U.S. flag. The picture cuts off most of my face, but shows my hands holding the sign, and some brown sleeves. In the background is a gravel area with orange construction barrels.
#NoKings#RochesterNY#IrondequoitNY
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Justin Wheeler :fedora:

I knew I was in the right community when the hotel and event venue staff came up to me after the last @fedora #FlockToFedora event in #RochesterNY, and told me how kind and easy our group was to work with.

Inside, I was thinking "Duh!" 😁 But it was one of those validating moments where I remember why I love working with kind, passionate, and friendly people in the #OpenSource world.

This all happened a while ago, but the thought came to my mind today, and I had to share it!

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Common Sparrow

In Rochester, NY, today's May 1st rally took place downtown from 5pm to 7pm. A large crowd gathered in Austin Steward Plaza, and listened to several speakers from 5pm to 6pm. Then we set out to march through downtown. It began to rain just as the march began, and a number of people left at that point. But still about half of the original crowd remained, and we marched about a mile in the rain, down Main Street and East Avenue to Gibbs Street, where we paused to listen to more speakers, and then continued on Main Street, to finish up at Parcel 5 at about 7pm.

I carried a two-sided sign, both sides shown in the the first photos attached. The other two photos show the intrepid folks who stayed throughout the rain.

The front of my sign, as I hold it over my head at the May 1 2025 rally in Rochester, NY The sign reads: "We the People Standing up for Our Democracy! Our Neighbors! Our Environment!"
The reverse side of my sign, as I hold it up at the May 1 2025 rally in Rochester NY. The sign reads: "Our Canadian Friends say Elbows Up! If they can do it, So can we!"
A view of the marchers at the May 1st rally in Rochester NY. The portion of the march which can be seen in the photo covers about one city block. The marching people are seen from the back, filling two right-hand lanes of the main downtown street, with tall buildings in the background. The sky is dim and overcast. A steady rain is falling. Some marchers wear ponchos or carry umbrellas, others are simply getting soaked.
A picture of a small part of the crowd at the May 1st rally in Rochester NY. The marchers have come to a stop in the middle of the street. They are seen from behind, with their backs to the photographer. They have turned to listen to a speaker who is off to the side of the street, not visible in the photo. The sky is gray and overcast. A steady rain is falling, and there are puddles in the street. Many of the crowd are wearing ponchos or carrying umbrellas, while others are simply wearing wet clothes. They are all intently focused on the speaker, with one person standing on tiptoe to see over the crowd.
#HandsOff#50501Protest#MayDay2025
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Common Sparrow

This is the latest Local History post from our library here in Rochester NY.

rochistory.wordpress.com/2025/

In 1913, Ida Braiman, a teenage garment worker, was killed during a demonstration to organize workers. This article tells her story.

During the 1910's, the garment industry became one of the leading centers of the workers' unionization movement. The Bread and Roses strike in Lawrence Massachussets, the Uprising of Twenty Thousand in New York City, and other large strikes of garment workers brought attention to the demands of the workers.

Here in Rochester, the garment industry was a huge employer. My grandpa was born in 1913, and had multiple relatives in the Rochester garment business. Grandpa's mother worked as a seamstress in the tailor shops, while his father was a cutter. (Cutters were considered a more skilled job. They were paid more, and they were almost all men).

In the 1930's and 1940's, after unionization, Grandpa's sisters' generation enjoyed much better conditions than Ida Braiman's earlier generation had known. Grandma once told me that jobs in the tailor shops kept a lot of people employed during the Depression, because with so many different shops in town, you could just move from one to another as this one or that one was hiring or laying off.

Our local PBS station made a documentary about the Rochester garment industry, "Tailor Made", tracing the history to our own day.

pbs.org/video/wxxi-documentari

Local History Rocs · A Teenage Tragedy: the Life of Ida BraimanWomen of all ages and backgrounds have helped shape Rochester’s history. One of the youngest women to make their mark on our city was a teenager… Ukrainian Jewish immigrant Ida Braiman. From:…
#GarmentIndustry#LaborHistory#RochesterNY
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