Peg Johnston, one of the founding members of the binghamton bridge, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Peg has been maintaining the bridge website and working on the weekly newsletters for years. Besides the bridge, Peg worked tirelessly to make good things happen in Binghamton, NY. She volunteered for many organizations, including VINES, The …
Local bridge editor and progressive activist Peg Johnston has spent her working career in abortion care at Southern Tier Women’s Health Services which she founded in 1981. Her specialty has been counseling those experiencing abortions and their loved ones. Now, at the end of her career, this special exhibit by San Francisco photographer Roslyn Banish …
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Sleeping Walking to Armageddon Veterans for Peace Chapter 90, Peace Action of Broome, Pax Christi UpState New York, and UpState Drone Action will meet outside of the first floor Binghamton NY office of the leader of the United States Senate, Charles Schumer. Voices are being raised by leading atomic scientists and members of peace …
Another Hunger Strike and Appeal from the County Jail Families Demand: Feed our Loved Ones Once again persons incarcerated in the Broome county jail have gone on a hunger strike, this week sending back meal after meal to the kitchen. Their appeal and actions add to years of reports of ill-fed, starving and brutalized …
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BINGHAMTON—On January 1st, Binghamton Police Officer Brad Kaczynski was captured kneeling on the neck of a Black man who was face down and in handcuffs, as onlookers begged him to stop. His actions remain under investigation by the Binghamton Police Department, as well as the NYS Attorney General. Exactly one week after Kaczynski’s brutal assault, …
Title:” Mindfulness Tools Workshop to Help Your Anxious Child (and you) Practice Self-Regulation“ Date/Time/Location:Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 6 PM – 7:30 PM In-person or Zoom/Southern Tier Independence Center Presenter: Heather Kessler, LMSW, Licensed Master Social Worker, Master’s in Social Work at Binghamton University. Currently, Heather is working at HCA: Helping Celebrate Abilities. Contact person: Nancy Nowak at Disability …
In the early morning of New Years Day white frat boys jumped a man of color in downtown Binghamton. Police stood by and watched—white students fighting downtown is not uncommon. As the fight escalated, friends and bystanders (people of color) intervened in an attempt to stop the man from being injured. That’s when police got …
Albany, NY—In response to President Biden’s signing of the Respect for Marriage Act, Rosemary Rivera, Co-Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, issued the following statement: “Love is love. And we are thrilled that President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act today, giving federal protections to LGBTQ and interracial marriages. This is an …
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Binghamton, NY–CITIZEN ACTION CELEBRATES THE SUCCESS OF ENDORSED CANDIDATES AND THE WORKING FAMILIES PARTY LINE IN BINGHAMTON AND ACROSS NEW YORK This morning, Citizen Action of New York is celebrating our success and the success of our progressive partners, especially the Working Families Party, in helping secure a victory for Governor Kathy Hochul over far-right …
Peg Johnston and Marty Doorey both were given the Mayor John J. Burns Award on October 13th. Doorey is a lifelong Democrat activist known for canvassing for candidates all over the Southern Tier. Johnston is the founding director and now co-owner of Southern Tier Women’s Health Services, our local abortion clinic. She is also active …