Binghamton, NY – After a year off due to public health concerns, Binghamton Porchfest organizers and the City of Binghamton are proud to announce that the popular collaborative neighborhood celebration will return to the West Side for a sixth year on Sunday, August 29, 2021. The free, family-friendly event is hosted annually by inhabitants of […]
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All of the members of Cooperative Gallery 213 will be showing their work in a special group show called “All of Us” opening First Friday July 2nd 5- 9 pm and throughout July Saturdays from 11- 3 and this month re-opening to Friday 5- 8 pm. All welcome! “We are honoring our members, supporting and
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Indivisible Project and Fair Elections are holding “Deadline for Democracy” Rallies at Every One of Senate Majority Leader Schumer’s Regional Offices, including here in Binghamton, Urging Schumer to Get the For the People Act PassedWHERE: Federal Building TIME: 12:00 NOON DATE: Monday June 28, 2021
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By Tim Wolcott The enemy is within. We create dysfunction in ourselves and allow it in our government by not being deeply conscious of our retained assumptions and the manipulation of the exterior narrative. We have become so disconnected from our insight and from the land that we allow Hollywood and Washington to manufacture our
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When Judy heard the loud pops outside she assumed it was fireworks so popular at end of term parties. When she looked out from her State St. apartment a very different scene materialized. Presumably drunken students had scattered recycling all over the street and the popping noise was cars running over bottles and cans. The
Citizen Action Condemns Anti-Semitic Violence, Shows Solidarity with Jewish Communities Albany, NY— In response to the rise of anti-Semitic attacks in New York, Ivette Alfonso, president at Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “We condemn the recent rash of anti-Semitic violence in New York and across the country. This has been a
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Reflections by Rick Sprout In less than 48 hours a coalition of Binghamton University students organized a rally in support of Palestinian Solidarity that swelled to over 250 people. The speakers not only spoke of the ongoing barbarism of the Israeli state but also the ongoing complicity of the United States. Several speakers pointed out
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Transformations: The Visionary Art of Jerome Weinberger will be at the Cooperative Gallery for the month of June. The special guest exhibit will feature some 30 selected works by Jerome Weinberger from the Museum of the Transformed Object. “Jerome Weinberger created wonderfully thought provoking sculptures from found objects. They’re intriguing, as well as a delight
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The BC Peace Action group and Veterans for Peace dedicated a Children’s Peace Garden at Otsiningo Park recently in their effort to promote peace and find alternatives to war and violence. The Plaque features a quote from Martin Luther King Jr., “Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.” On Saturday May 8th,
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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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