ALBANY, NY (May 6, 2021) – Yesterday, the New York State Assembly passed the Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together (START) Act, S.674 (Ramos)/A.459 (Gottfried), a critical bill that would help survivors of labor and sex trafficking move forward with their lives. This will allow trafficking survivors to overcome previously insurmountable barriers to securing stable […]
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Concerned students, faculty, and community members are gathering together online via Zoom on Sunday April 18th from 4-6 pm to host an Anti-Racist Town Hall to discuss racism in Binghamton together as a community, both its history and its latest incarnations (see below). How can we move Concerned students, faculty, and community members are gathering
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By Robert Ruane Jr. As the decade of the 2010s ended, there was a lot of enjoyable new music to be found, and I wanted to share some of my favorites—mostly under the Americana umbrella. There is a site called New Releases Now.com, focusing on a variety of genres. Songs I enjoy include Steel Pulse’s
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Join us Tuesday September 19 at 7:30 PM for a Zoom meeting where we will present the Lynda Spickard Environmental Award to Adam Flint, Clean Energy Programs Director of Network for a Sustainable Tomorrow. Adam’s bio can be seen here – https://www.nynest.org/about/ The award is a recognition of people in our area who have contributed
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by Andy Piascik Mutual aid has been around a long time. For many people who practice mutual aid, it is not known by that name. Rather, it is simply a common sense activity essential to the survival of human communities. When you see members of your village or tribe or city or even
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Community Activists Rally on COVID in the BC Jail The dire predictions of activists and health experts have come true. The Broome County Jail, for the second time this year, is a COVID-19 hotspot. This was anticipated. Yet county officials did little to prevent or mitigate outbreaks. After initially denying the outbreak’s significance, county leaders
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Note: Local Press refuse quantity and July article on topic. When will the county and city powerbrokers take the blinders off, learn what reinvest means and start listening to concerned citizens? Over 400 local citizen ideas about public services and safety have been ignored since meeting in focus groups this summer. The Governor has
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On June 12, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order requiring each local government in the state, with a paid police department, to adopt a policing reform plan by April 1, 2021. On June 15, Mayor David was quick to respond, explaining to Bob Joseph on WNBF that a coalition will soon be named to start
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It is with some disappointment that after many months of isolating and social distancing, we must forego one more event this year. Unfortunately, we will not be hosting First Knight Windsor on New Year’s Eve 2020 due to the uncertainty of the pandemic and the amount of planning and preparation needed for such an event. Our
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From Indivisible: “We write to you today with sad news and heavy hearts. After suffering a stroke last week, Ami Bar-On passed away last night. She is mourned by her beloved spouse Lisa Tessman and her daughter Yuval Tessman Bar-On, as well as the many, many friends, colleagues, students, and community members whose lives she
