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Minority Reporter invites news and story suggestions from readers. Deadline for all copy is Tuesday at noon. Call 585-301-4199 or email info@minorityreporter.net. Minority Reporter LOCAL By Delani Weaver Generaton Outreach, a local organizaton owned and operated by Justn Ortz, has held a diferent event every Saturday during the month of October as part of his #RememberOctober - 31 Days of Kindness event series. Each event was given an event ttle and centered on a theme of community service and involvement. The last event of the month, held this past Saturday afernoon, was called Makeover Express. Joy Community Church on Goodman St. was flled with local hairstylists and barbers, music, local youth and cameras as young boys and girls received head to toe makeovers. The haircuts and hairstyles were free, as well as the clothing that was provided for the kids. Were giving young children new makeovers, and new outits and new hairstyles, Ortz said. Were just giving them some confdence because they dont normally get things like this. So, its defnitely a blessing to them. We have groups like Phu Concepts sponsoring the clothing, Sharp Edgez Barber Insttute sponsoring the haircuts, my wife Alexis and her friend Latrice doing the hairstyles for the girls. So, were here having a good tme, and just trying to build the kids confdence by making them look good. The kids were chosen through Bethel Express, a group based out of Bethel Christan Fellowship Church on East Ave., led by Michael Peace. The group caters to children between the ages of six and 12, providing them with food, mentoring, academic and biblical teaching. In additon, several aspiring barbers from the Sharp Edgez Barber Insttute volunteered their tme and skills to cut hair for the boys. Richard Johnson, staf assistant instructor at Sharp Edgez said, The school always wants to be able to help the community when we can, and haircuts are our way of helping. We want to make a diference and be an infuence. Right here is a good opportunity because some of the kids might be inspired to be a barber or hairstylist by us being here. The girls were freshened up with new hairstyles by Ortzs wife Alexis Ortz and Divas Design Hair Studio stylist Lachelle Roberts. I love doing hair. I was happy to agree when the opportunity came up. All of his events have gone really well this month. So, Im happy, Ortz said. Additonal Generaton Outreach events this month included: Generaton Outreach Community Event, Saturday, Oct. 5 Public Service Announcement Day, Saturday, Oct. 12 Generaton Wipe Out, Saturday, Oct. 19 Makeover Express, Saturday, Oct. 26 This month has gone really well, Ortz said. We had a good amount of people show up to each event. We had great tme with Lovely Warren showing up to the public service announcement event. The Rochester Police Foundaton donated money for every event we had. We feel like were making a positve change throughout the city. Season two of Generaton News is coming out Nov. 30 on CW 16. In January, well be holding afer school programs, teaching kids careers and trades, and mentoring them in fnancial literacy and employment etquete. We just want to contnue making positve changes for our city. Generation Outreach Ends #RememberOctober - 31 Days of Kindness Series with Makeover Express 4 www.minorityreporter.net |november 4 -10 | 2013 LOCAL High School Roundtable: Edison Students want to be Understood By Delani Weaver In most cases, students rarely, if ever, get the opportunity to truly be heard about the issues they are faced with every day and how they deal with them. As a result, the Minority Reporter gathered ten Edison Technical High School students together to speak their minds relatve to the conditons of their school lives. The students were chosen at random, and they were between the ages of 15 to 18, in grades ten through twelve. For the most part, the students said they hoped to pass all of their classes, get a proper educaton and go on to college. Several were athletes, partcipatng in sports like track, football and volleyball, and said they have plans to apply for scholarships, both academic- and sports-related. In additon, they said they commended certain instructors for making sure there was a high level of respect between students and teachers, as well an efort to keep the lessons upbeat and interestng. Sophomore Lyric Joseph, 15, said, Some teachers here are very cool. They understand that even though were the students and they are our teacher, we deserve to be respected just like they do. They dont treat us, like, beneath them. Senior Kherie Ernisse, 17, said, I had a science teacher in the ninth grade who was such a great teacher. He would talk to us nicely, and he played music while we did our work. I learned so much in his class because he made the stuf we were doing interestng and fun, with actvites. Teachers think that we dont want to learn, but thats not true. We want an educaton, but we need to be interested a litle bit. I know that everything cant be turned into something fun, but if my teacher is monotone, never comes from behind their desk, and doesnt care about the informaton themselves; how am I supposed to learn? Other students said these were the reasons they were dissatsfed with some teachers: Senior Jariah Jenkins, 17, said, Teachers tell other teachers what they think of us and how we are in their class, and the teachers use someone elses opinion and believe thats how we will be with them. So if a teacher tells another teacher, shes mean or hes a bad student or she has an attude, that teacher who doesnt know me will treat me diferently based on what they heard from my old teacher. They dont give us a chance to form their own opinion about us. They stereotype us. Maybe something happened with that teacher and thats why Im like that in their class. Senior Andrew Hilton, 17, said, I dont feel like the teachers want to help us. I hate doing homework or an essay and, on the paper, it says fx this and fx that. The teacher doesnt tell me exactly what I did wrong or how to fx it. They say, Just get it done. When you ask questons, they assume that you didnt read the instructons or you werent paying atenton in class. I know how to read very well, and when I ask for further instructons, it has nothing to do with me not paying atenton. I do my work, and well. I ask for help when I need it. The students also said they sometmes feel blamed and punished for things that are out of their control. In additon, they said teachers need to be more organized. There were stories from some students about receiving low or failing grades because they said the teacher lost their work. The students said teachers either made them redo the assignment or gave them a failing grade for the work. They tell us, Well, I have some odd students, and its hard to keep track sometmes. Well, thats not my problem. Youre the teacher, you need to keep up with my work, Tyra Williams said. To date, Rochester City School District exam scores have been some of the lowest in the state, and, according to the students, the hardest tme of the year is when its tme for exams. The group said teachers normally teach to what will be on the exams, however; the problem arises when the class falls behind in the lesson. Senior Joseph Foster said, Some teachers will tell us every day, Were behind, were behind, were behind, but dont worry about it, well catch up. When its tme for exams, they try to cram the informaton in at the last minute. How can they expect us to pass? I dont think that teachers should only teach whats on the exam. They need to plan the lessons the right way and teach everything theyre supposed to, Jenkins said. Ernisse added, Last year, a lot of the things that were on the exam were never taught to us. Shes right, Williams said. They tell us to study our notes. But how can I do that? You didnt teach the informaton. So many people failed those exams and it wasnt their fault. Everyone thinks that it is, but we were not taught what was on the exams. The students had this to say regarding the issue of racial discriminaton and whether it exists in the classroom: I would say, not really, Ernisse said. Were prety united for the most part. It does bother me when people that are not close friends or family call me ginger. Im Irish and I have red hair, but that doesnt mean I want to be called ginger. Sometmes, it bothers me that teachers and some students want to sit next to me in class because Im Asian, and they think, Ooh shes smart, she can help me, senior Amy Tran said. The other students said they hadnt seen or experienced any racism in the school. Next, the students discussed their aggravaton with the metal detectors and security guards at the school. Some said they felt they were being treated like criminals because they have to remove earrings, belts and book bags before theyre allowed to enter the school. Others said they thought the metal detectors kept them safe from violence in school. And, stll others said they thought the security guards were useless because when a violent incident was about to happen, they were nowhere to be found. But, the students said they were not just complaining or asking for changes they felt were unreasonable or impossible. They said they wanted to learn in order to get the best educaton they could, so they would be prepared for college. They also said, in the end, they were simply asking teachers to care about their educaton as much as they do. Additonally, the students said they want teachers to treat them as individuals, and scholars who each learn in a diferent way, rather than assuming every class or student is the same. The roundtable ended with one queston: If there was one thing you could change about your school, what would it be? Senior Charles Nash, 17, said, The teachers. We need teachers that care about their job more than they care about their paycheck. If youre not doing that job because you want to do that job, and you want to see these students be somebody, then pick another career. Dont waste our tme Contd on next page L to R: Charles Nash, Jariah Jenkins, Melique Butler, Kherie Ernisse, Amy Tran 5 www.minorityreporter.net | november 4 - 10 | 2013 ow many people pay atenton to the RTS buses when theyre riding around the city? For those who dont, they probably never notced the names engraved on the buses either. But, Saturday afernoon, the annual Bus Naming Ceremony took place once again at the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportaton Authoritys (RGRTA) headquarters on E. Main St. For the last fve years, before each new bus is rolled out to serve the public, RGRTA has named each bus afer a staf members child, grandchild or great- grandchild. The company chooses the names randomly, from children ages 12 and under, in a drawing that takes place three weeks before the buses go on the road. Employees fll out the forms, which are then put into a basket, CEO of RGRTA Bill Carpenter said. The communicatons department comes up to my ofce and makes sure Im not playing favorites with anybody. We pull names and then the employees are notfed. Once selected, the names of the kids are painted on the outside of the buses and remain there for the life of the bus, which, according to Carpenter, is about 12 years. Twenty-eight buses were named afer 38 children Saturday, bringing the total to 58 buses named this year, in honor of 78 RGRTA employees children and grandchildren. Carpenter said the buses cost approximately $350,000 each, and since the naming ceremony began in 2009, more than 168 buses have been named afer 208 children. Some buses have two names. Nineteen more buses are expected to be named by spring 2014. Twelve-year-old Deja, one of the children honored at the ceremony said, I was so excited. My sisters have buses in their names, and I didnt want to be lef out. Im really happy. Its fun. Everyone who atended the event was able to watch the ceremony with fall favorites such as donuts, cookies, botled water and apple cider. In additon, each child was given a certfcate, a bag of Halloween candy and treats. Afer the ceremony, families posed for a keepsake photo, and each one was allowed to explore their bus. We think this is a great way to celebrate our staf and, at the same tme, make the riding experience a litle bit friendlier for our customers, Carpenter said. Since we started the traditon, its been one of the most popular staf events we hold, and its defnitely delightul to see the kids receive certfcates bearing their buses numbers. Federal Express names their airplanes afer employees children as well. LOCAL and waste your tme doing something you dont want to do. I would change our students, Jenkins said. I shouldnt have to come to school and feel like Im in war. I have to put on my game face. I tell myself, dont say anything, its not worth it. I know not to go down this hallway because theyre gonna be smoking weed; I cant go down that hallway because theyre gonna be fghtng. If people would check these students, and the horrible things they do; school would functon a lot beter. Senior Melique Butler, 17, said, If we change the way that the class is actually taught, that would be beter, because not everything should be taught directly from the book. If teachers do more engaging things, itll keep the high school kids not only paying atenton, but they will get the informaton and retain it. Theyll be involved more and want to learn more, and it will actually keep them in school. I agree with what Melique said, Ernisse said. There are students that are more hands-on. They need to be engaged in what theyre doing. Its just that some of these teachers dont have the resources that they need to do that. Im a visual learner; I need to see what Im learning. I think that if teachers just change the way they teach certain things and some of the curriculum, it would make things a lot easier for everybody. Some of the teachers use big steps instead of breaking it down to us, Tran said. It makes it hard to understand, especially if youre a slow learner. Hilton said, For me, its the structure. I came here as a freshman. I was accepted into the program at Wilson but I came here (Edison) because, at the tme, I liked mechanics. I wanted to use the auto body shop that Edison has, but that wasnt available to use ninth grade year, tenth grade year, eleventh or now, my twelfh grade year. I think that if everything was more organized, it would be so much beter. Right now, theres a big hole in Edison, where theyre doing constructon. Id say 30 percent of the classrooms are gone. Were too cramped in here, therere too many kids in too litle areas. It just doesnt work. Its too congested. I would change the teachers, Joseph said. I think that if every teacher was looked forward to and fun, and hands on with us, it would just be a family when were in class; then everyone would be much happier. There would be less fghts, there wouldnt be so many kids failing, summer school wouldnt be needed. It all starts with the teachers. If you have a bad teacher, youre not learning. Youre not going to class; youre not doing what you need to do. It starts with the teachers and the administrators having a good attude, being positve and understanding that every student is not bad or the same. School would be beautful. Structure, organizaton, Williams said. We need teachers that care. No one is forcing them to be here. They (teachers) tell us to leave if we dont want to be here, they should do the same thing. They need to change the curriculum. Im in English 3 and weve been working on the same thing since the frst day. They moved kids to another school because of the big hole. If that was planned the right way, then they probably wouldnt have had to do that in the frst place. Senior Broderick Penny said, They need to understand how each of us learns. They need to be consistent, Foster said. If everyones fumbling around every year, then we cant get a good educaton like other schools. For example, we had 90-minute classes freshman year. Sophomore year, we didnt have early Wednesdays, we had academy Wednesdays. Junior year, we had early Wednesdays and we got out early, and now we dont. Everything is changing and no one can get into the stride of how school should be. Everyone is confused, no one knows whats going on, and no one knows where theyre supposed to be; so, no one wants to be here anymore. If they had more consistency, then things would fow beter. If youre going to implement something, then stck to it, and follow through with it. High School Roundtable...from previous page Children, Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren of RTS Employees Have Buses Named After Them Candidates for Rochester City School Board presented their plans and ideas for the district Wednesday evening at a community forum, sponsored by alumni members of the Greater Rochester Parent Leadership Training Insttute (PLTI) and the League of Women Voters. Held at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church, last nights forum was the PLTI Alumnis frst community event and the frst tme that the League has held a candidate forum at the School Board level. The League of Women Voters is pleased to be asked to co-sponsor this debate for candidates for the School Board, said Georgia DeGregorio, President of the League of Women Voters. We all know how important it is for parents to express their concern regarding the educaton that their children receive. We are glad that the League can help voters be informed about these issues. The Rochester City Schools have struggled in recent years. This year, 5.4 percent of city students met or exceeded the ELA profciency standard New Parent Leadership Group and League of Women Voters Partner to Increase Voter Knowledge with School Board Candidate Forum Contd on next page 6 www.minorityreporter.net |november 4 -10 | 2013 By Delani Weaver Mayor Richards held a press conference Wednesday afernoon explaining that he was not aware untl very recently that Independence Party Chairman Steve Corryn was leading a campaign urging people to vote for him, even though Richards announced that he is no longer seeking to be re-elected. Richards opted to drop out of the race last month due to personal issues and the death of his son. He said he now endorses candidate Lovely Warren. I believe that my announcement today (Wednesday) will, and should mean that Lovely Warren will be elected our next mayor, Richards said. I intend to work to make that occur successfully and I urge everyone to do so as well. Warren sent her thanks to Richards. I want to thank Mayor Tom Richards for his strong statements of support over the past days and weeks. I thank him for his service to the city, and contnue to wish him and his family well, Warren said. Warren has been receiving overwhelming support for her campaign from local community and elected leaders, state leaders and out of state organizatons. U.S. Sen. Ted OBrien said, Lovely has been a champion for middle and working class families in the city of Rochester for years, working to expand youth employment opportunites, improve and grow afordable housing, provide a beter educaton for our children, and collaborate with RPD to make our streets safer. Lovely has many qualites that will serve her well as mayor, but what truly makes her the best choice for this city is her ability to listen to all perspectves and make decisions not driven by politcs or special interests, but by what is best for the people she serves. As the frst female mayor of Rochester, her electon would send a clear signal that our city is ready to begin a new era of growth and opportunity. Thats why I support the next mayor of Rochester: City Council President Lovely Warren. EMILYs List, the natons largest resource for women in politcs, located in Washington, D.C. also announced its endorsement of Lovely A. Warren for mayor. Public service is Lovely Warrens passion, and as city council president she has spearheaded innovatve eforts to improve educaton, revitalize neighborhoods, and make housing afordable, said Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILYs List. Lovely works trelessly to help women and families thrive in her citys communites, and now the EMILYs List community of more than two million members is excited to help her make history as Rochesters frst woman mayor. Chairman Joseph Morelles statement of support may have been the most notable. Previously, Morelle came under fre when he prematurely announced Thomas Richards as the Democratc nominee for mayor. I feel the need to reiterate what should already be abundantly clear to everyone, Morelle stated. The Democratc Party, its leaders, commitee members and actvists strongly and enthusiastcally support Lovely Warren for mayor. She won a clear and resounding victory in the Democratc primary, she will be the next mayor of Rochester and we are eagerly looking forward to the new administraton. On Nov. 5, less than two weeks away, results will show whether or not Warrens widespread support is enough to win her the mayoral seat in Rochester. Rochester is facing many challenges, but challenge and opportunity ofen go hand in hand. I extend my deepest appreciaton to these community leaders, who represent a broad cross secton of interests and sectors, for supportng my candidacy for mayor of Rochester. They each have a demonstrated passion for our city and I look forward to working side by side to face our challenges and build on our opportunites, said Warren. Mayor Richards says, Im Done, Support Swells for Lovely Warren LOCAL Mayor Richards and 5 percent met or exceeded the profciency standard in math. These are the lowest numbers in the state, compared to Bufalo at 11.5 and 9.6 percent, and 26.4 and 29.6 percent in New York City. RCSD students in 2012 graduated at a rate of 43%, lower than any other large city in New York. For African American male students in the district, the graduaton rate is 9 percent, the lowest in the naton. People rarely understand the critcal role that School Board members play, explained Kara Finnigan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educatonal Leadership at the Warner School at the University of Rochester. These elected ofcials hire (and fre) the superintendent, develop local policy and oversee implementaton of state and federal policies, establish budget priorites, and are accountable to the public for the performance of schools. It is critcal that parents understand the many roles of the Board, as well as the ways to communicate with board members through formal and informal channels to ensure their voices are heard. Finnigan spoke at the start of the evening, along with Brian Brent, Ph.D., also a professor at the Warner school at U of R, and Robert Brown, Esq., an atorney and former member of the Rochester City School Board. They discussed the use of educatonal policy by School Boards in general, and Rochesters in partcular. In Rochester, voter turnout is at an all- tme low. Only 23% of those registered came out to vote in the citys primary electon in September. This included the primary for Rochester City School Board. It was statstcs like this that prompted the development of the PLTI program, which trains parents in leadership and civic engagement to improve outcomes for children throughout the Greater Rochester community. The focus of PLTI is to increase the impact of parents in the community, with the goal of making things beter for children, said Claire McLauchlin, a graduate of the program. PLTI is sponsoring this event because of the urgent changes needed in the Rochester City Schools. If more parents can learn about the candidates and come to the polls to vote, it has the potental to make profound change. The candidates for Rochester City School Board in atendance were Jose Cruz, Howard Eagle, Ron Hall, Mia Hodgins, Candice Lucas, Lori Thomas, and Van White. Each was given the opportunity to address questons posed by the moderators and by members of the audience. For Reuben Tapp, a city parent, the upcoming electon is an important one. If parents, kids, and taxpayers want change and actual advocates, if they want to interrupt the patern of apathy and disengagement, it maters greatly who is elected. An efectve School Board engages parents and kids to get more involved, and challenges the districts current structure and policies. New Parent Leadership Group...from previous page 7 www.minorityreporter.net | november 4 - 10 | 2013 Vote for LovelyWarren Thanks to everyone who voted in the Democratic Primary, Lovely Warren is now the official candidate of the Democratic Party. But our work is not done! ITS TIME TO SEAL THE DEAL! NOVEMBER 5 IS ELECTION DAY If you want Lovely Warren to be Rochesters next Mayor, you must get out and vote AGAIN LOVELY FOR MAYOR #LETS SEAL THE DEAL ON NOV. 5 POLLS ARE OPEN 6 AM TO 9 PM Vote 6A 8 www.minorityreporter.net |november 4 -10 | 2013 To shop, compare and enroll, go to nystateofhealth.ny.gov or call 1-855-355-5777. Todays the day. 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Working Families Independence Efective Parent Engagement Productive Parent and Teacher Partnerships Committed Knowledgeable Leader Only candidate to be endorsed by both the Democrat & Chronicle and City Newspaper VOTE Tuesday, November 5th Polls open 6 am - 9 pm Candice Lucas 8.5x5.5 Key Card_10.13_Layout 1 10/11/13 3:22 PM Page 1 NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court block of a judges ruling that found the New York Police Departments stop-and-frisk policy discriminated against minorites may be short lived, depending on the outcome of next weeks mayoral electon. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday that the ruling by U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin would be on hold pending the outcome of an appeal by the city, a fght that could be dropped if Democrat Bill de Blasio, who is leading the polls by 39 points, has his way. De Blasio has said he would drop objectons to the decision, which had called for a monitor to oversee major changes to the police tactc. His Republican rival, Joe Lhota, said the citys next mayor must push forward with the appeal. For the next 60 days, we dont want an outsider coming in who doesnt know anything about crime fghtng, putng the lives of our police ofcers and the lives of the public on the line, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday on his weekly WOR Radio show. Police ofcers have had their names dragged through the mud over the past year and I think they deserve a lot beter than that, Bloomberg said. We want them to understand that we support them and we are in conformity with the requirements of the law. The topic became an electon fashpoint, resonatng natonwide. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly was shouted down over the tactc by students during a speech at Brown University earlier in the week. This is indeed an important decision for all New Yorkers and for the men and women of the New York City police department who work very hard day in and day out to keep this city safe, Kelly said Thursday. The three-judge panel also took the unusual step of removing Scheindlin from the case. It said she ran afoul of the code of conduct for U.S. judges by misapplying a related case ruling that allowed her to take the case, and by giving media interviews during the trial. It noted she had given media interviews and public statements responding to critcism of the court. In a footnote, it cited interviews with the New York Law Journal, The Associated Press and The New Yorker magazine. In the AP interview, Scheindlin said reports that Bloomberg had reviewed her record to show that most of her 15 writen search and seizure rulings since she took the bench in 1994 had gone against law enforcement was a below-the-belt atack on judicial independence. She said it was quite disgraceful if the mayors ofce was behind the study. Scheindlin said in a statement later Thursday she consented to the interviews under the conditon she wouldnt comment on the ongoing case. And I did not, she said. Scheindlin said some reporters used quotes from writen opinions that gave the appearance she had commented on the case but a careful reading of each interview will reveal that no such comments were made. In 2007, Scheindlin told the same lawyers who had argued a similar case before her to bring the stop and frisk case to her, because she said the two were related. Not long afer, the current case was fled by the atorneys. The appeals court said a new judge would be assigned at random to handle further decisions and said it would hear arguments in March on the formal appeal by the city. That judge may choose to make alteratons to Scheindlins rulings, but it would be unlikely. Scheindlin decided in August that the city violated the civil rights of tens of thousands of blacks and Hispanics by disproportonally stopping, questoning and sometmes frisking them. She assigned a monitor to help the police department change its policy and training programs on the tactc. Stop and frisk has been around for decades, but recorded stops increased dramatcally under Bloombergs administraton to an all-tme high in 2011 of 684,330, mostly of black and Hispanic men. Four minority men who said they were targeted because of their races fled a lawsuit, and it became a class-acton case. To make a stop, police must have reasonable suspicion that a crime is about to occur or has occurred, a standard lower than the probable cause needed to justfy an arrest. Only about 10 percent of the stops result in arrests or summonses, and weapons are found about 2 percent of the tme. Scheindlin heard a bench trial that ended in the spring and coincided with a groundswell of backlash against the stop-and-frisk tactc. She noted in her ruling this summer that she wasnt putng an end to the practce, which is consttutonal, but was reforming the way the NYPD implemented its stops. The Center for Consttutonal Rights, which represented the four men who sued, said it was dismayed that the appeals court delayed the long-overdue process to remedy the NYPDs stop-and-frisk practces and was shocked that it cast aspersions on the judges professional conduct and reassigned the case. NYC stop-frisk ruling halted by appeals court STATE 11 www.minorityreporter.net | november 4 - 10 | 2013 www.TheHousingCouncil.org AvoidForeclosure@ThehousingCouncil.org *USE REFERENCE CODE: LH/COP WE CAN HELP AT NO COST 585.546.3700 PUZZLES Across 1 Whip 5 Intl. fnance fund, for short 8 Kennedy and Turner 12 Mishmash 13 Skater, Babilonia 14 Far East maid 15 Chaterboxes 17 Classic art subject 18 Lapel ID (2 words) 20 Big internet news site 23 W.W. 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The executve order establishes a task force of state and local ofcials to advise the administraton on how to respond to severe storms, wildfres, droughts and other potental impacts of climate change. The task force includes governors of seven states all Democrats and the Republican governor of Guam, a U.S. territory. Fourteen mayors and two other local leaders also will serve on the task force. All but three are Democrats. The task force will look at federal money spent on roads, bridges, food control and other projects. It ultmately will recommend how structures can be made more resilient to the efects of climate change, such as rising sea levels and warming temperatures. The White House said the order recognizes that even as the United States acts to curb carbon polluton, ofcials also need to improve how states and communites respond to extreme weather events such as Sandy. Building codes must be updated to address climate impacts and infrastructure needs to be made more resilient, the White House said in a statement. The task force includes Govs. Jerry Brown of California, Jay Inslee of Washington and Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, as well as Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, Maryland Gov. Martn OMalley, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. The panel also includes several big-city mayors, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcet, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nuter and Houston Mayor Annise Parker. All three are Democrats. An administraton ofcial who asked not to be identfed said the White House asked several organizatons, including the Natonal Governors Associaton, to recommend task force members. Members were chosen based on those who were recommended or who nominated themselves, the ofcial said. The ofcial asked to not be identfed because he was not authorized to discuss the task force makeup. The task force builds on eforts Obama announced in June to combat global warming, including the frst-ever limits on climate polluton from new and existng power plants. Obamas plan is intended to reduce domestc carbon dioxide emissions by 17 percent between 2005 and 2020. The plan also would boost renewable energy producton on federal lands, increase efciency standards and prepare communites to deal with higher temperatures. The 12 hotest years on record all have occurred in the past 15 years. Obamas plan would be put in place through executve order, bypassing Congress, which has stalemated over climate legislaton in recent years. The task force on resiliency is expected to hold its frst meetng this winter. Obama signs order on response to climate change President Obama Suspected gunman in custody at Los Angeles airport LOS ANGELES (AP) A suspected gunman was in custody Friday following a shootng at Los Angeles airport that lef multple people wounded and disrupted fights natonwide. Gunshots were reported at Terminal 3. Los Angeles police Ofcer Norma Eisenman said the conditons of the injured people were unknown. She says the suspect also exchanged fre with airport police. The airport was being swept for precautonary measures and the bomb unit was on scene. Airport staf evacuated travelers and fights were disrupted natonwide. Television images showed two people being wheeled away by frefghters. Triage statons also were seen. Witness Brian Keech told The Associated Press he heard about a dozen gunshots from inside a security gate at the terminal, which has been evacuated. The Federal Aviaton Administraton said a ground stop was in afect for all fights heading to Los Angeles, meaning planes in any other airport in the country cant take of for the city, although some fights already in the air were allowed to land. LAX air trafc controller Michael Foote said some fights were stll being allowed to depart. Foote said his colleagues in the control tower saw passengers spilling from the terminal onto the tarmac, evacuatng the building, getng out as fast as they could. Ofcers eventually corralled them. Other travelers described a chaotc scene as airport security staf evacuated terminals, including onto to the tarmac. Hundreds of people remained gathered outside next to airplanes as authorites investgated what happened. People started saying theres a shooter, theres a shooter, said Natalie Morin, a senior at USC who was heading to San Francisco for a graduate school interview. Emergency crews responded to a mult- patent incident, Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. Terminal 3 is home to Virgin America and other airlines. 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For more information visit www.brockportrecruit.org EEO/AA 14 www.minorityreporter.net |november 4 -10 | 2013 NATIONAL WASHINGTON (AP) - Virtually unknown outside Washington, a coaliton of hardline conservatve groups is fghtng to seize control of the Republican agenda. Tea party allies like the Club for Growth, FreedomWorks and Heritage Acton for America showed their might by insistng that the GOP embrace the government shutdown that hurt the natons economy and the partys reputaton. Now emboldened, these groups are warning that their aggressive agenda- pushing tactcs arent over - and theyre threatening retributon against Republicans who stand in their way. They refuse to learn, Chris Chocola, a former Indiana congressman who leads the Club for Growth, says of lawmakers who buck the will of right- leaning groups. He predicts that his group will support primary challengers to more than a dozen Republican incumbents seeking re-electon next fall. Mainstream GOP groups - such as Karl Roves American Crossroads or the partys formal campaign commitees - queston their more conservatve counterparts role, fed up by their outsized infuence in shaping the partys current agenda. For decades, interest groups like the Natonal Rife Associaton have shaped debates on single issues. But Republicans suggest that not since the Christan Coaliton of the 1990s have outside forces played such a sweeping, integral role in guiding Republican priorites as the tea party-led fscal conservatves have in the ongoing budget debate. You have a small group in Congress that has become the surrender caucus, argues Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger. Theyve surrendered their votng card to the wishes of these outside groups. Such divisions on display between the Republican Partys pragmatc and ideological wings - and their afliated outside groups - carry huge risk for the GOP heading into the 2014 midterm congressional electons. Republicans will seek to win power in the Senate and preserve their narrow House majority next fall. But primaries that leave eventual nominees batered and broke for the general electon could hamper that goal. Nevertheless, tea party-aligned groups already are spending millions of dollars calling on compromise-minded Republican lawmakers from New Hampshire to Idaho to embrace more aggressive tactcs against President Barack Obamas agenda. This is their message as Congress wrestles with health care implementaton, considers immigraton reform and gets ready for new rounds of debt talks: Republicans who work with the Democratc president do so at their peril. It appears that no Republican is too large for these groups. The Senate Conservatves Fund - founded by tea party hero and former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint - has launched television ads against Republican leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who helped craf the recent budget compromise that ended the shutdown. It also has critcized Sen. Jef Flake of Arizona and Sen. Jonny Isakson of Georgia. The Club for Growth also is targetng Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, despite his role as leader of the campaign commitee charged with preserving the Republican House majority. The group already has launched a website enttled, Primary My Congressman, and so far identfed 10 potental campaigns to unseat Republican incumbents. That group and others also are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to support a challenge against longtme Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, of Mississippi, in hopes of persuading him to retre. And the Tea Party Patriots is going afer Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois and Sen. Kelly Ayote of New Hampshire. Behind the scenes, GOP campaign ofcials are urging donors to fund mainstream groups to counter the conservatve outits. These ofcials are doing so even as they queston the right-fanks ultmate efectveness, given that its groups, although vocal, typically have far less money compared with other organizatons standing with Republicans from the establishment wing. The most powerful Republican allies from the last electon - mainstream Republican groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Crossroads and its sister organizaton Crossroads GPS - poured more than $212 million combined into the 2012 electon. Combined, the Club for Growth, Heritage Acton and the Senate Conservatves Fund spent $21 million. Natonal GOP ofcials are watching for signs of rifs among the right-leaning groups, which could dilute their power. The shutdown debate itself exposed at least one disagreement. The Club for Growth, FreedomWorks and Heritage Acton for America defantly insisted that any deal to end the shutdown and raise the natons debt ceiling must dismantle or delay Obamas health care law. Lawmakers who didnt stand them with them risked invitng primary challenges. But some tea party allies like Americans for Prosperity, the group funded by conservatve billionaires Charles and David Koch, opposed the tactcs that led to the shutdown. Now that group is trying to move on, investng $2 million in a four-state ad campaign that hammers Democrats over the troubled health care law implementaton. Were convinced that repealing Obamacare is long-term efort, AFP president Tim Phillips says, explaining why it didnt sign onto the right-fanks demands to defund the law as part of a budget compromise. In a sign of another possible crack in the conservatve coaliton, a spokesman for Heritage Acton for America says that in the near future, it likely will focus its health care critcism on Democrats, who stood together during the shutdown debate. There needs to be some breaks in that unity, says Heritage spokesman Dan Holler. That may happen naturally, or it may need to be forced. But Chocola said the Club for Growth wouldnt stop pressuring Republicans, partcularly as congressional leaders begin to debate a new budget package. Chocola wouldnt rule out another push to link such legislaton to the presidents health care law, but said his group might shif its strategy if major shifs to enttlement programs are included. As the possibility of a shutdown loomed large in September, the network of GOP outside groups disagreed over strategy. Crossroads ofcials briefed members of Congress on internal polling that showed the shutdown strategy deeply unpopular. Given that, the group and its fellow mainstream Republican allies largely stayed silent, fearing infuental talk show radio hosts and aggressive conservatve actvists would brand them as heretcs. Meanwhile, conservatve groups grew even more vocal in pressuring House and Senate Republicans to refuse to budge from tea party demands to defund Obamacare as part of any budget deal. Eventually, House Speaker John Boehner broke with the right fank and endorsed the bipartsan plan to end the 16-day shutdown and raise the debt limit. And 87 Republicans in the House and 18 in the Senate supported it. The damage to the GOP was severe: a Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 63 percent of Americans now have a negatve view of the Republican Party, the worst ratng for the GOP in almost three decades. Conservative groups driving GOP agenda FILE - This March 2, 2013 fle photo shows Republican strategist Karl Rove,of American Crossroads, speaking in Sacramento, Calif. Virtually unknown outside Washington, a coaliton of hardline conservatve groups are fghtng to seize control of the Republican agenda. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) 15 www.minorityreporter.net | november 4 - 10 | 2013 The current mayor of the city of Rochester called a press conference, Oct. 23, to answer questons about the recent surge of interest in his candidacy, afer it allegedly became null and void due to the Democratc Party on Sept. 10. The frst queston anyone with reasonable intelligence should be asking themselves is, why did he feel the need to call a press conference in the frst place? Why did he feel the need to discuss an alleged moot point? This was an issue he could have simply put to rest in a memo, or by postng a message on Facebook. I suspect his face being in the media was connected to the conspiracy to defeat Lovely Warren. The devil is in the details of a poorly-planned conspiracy; and it is one that I allege has been spearhead by Molly Cliford, Gary Walker and others who stand to lose their jobs come January 1, 2014. When Lovely Warren does become mayor, and she will, they should be the frst two casualtes, with all others to follow, at the end of the clean broom she should be carrying into City Hall. I have not agreed with former Mayor Bill Johnson in decades, but on this one we are on the same page. He was interviewed by Rachel Barnhart afer the press conference, and said he felt the mayor basically sent mixed messages. Former Mayor Bill Johnson, who has been advising Lovely Warren, said he is disappointed in Tom Richards statement on the mayoral race. I wanted him to say, Do not vote for me. Thats all he has to say to the voters of this community...Please do not waste your votes for me, Johnson said. This mush-mouth response that hes given is very unlike Tom Richards. Johnson called the grassroots efort duplicitous and a conspiracy. Its one of the weirdest situatons Ive ever experienced, he said. Lets take a good look at what I perceive is going on, and please take note of the fact that some people think the voters of Rochester, Democrats in partcular, are stupid. The pitful scheme that has been put into place was meant to make the current mayors name a household word between now and Nov. 5; but, from where I sit, it is simply not going to work. It is rather insultng though; that the respect Lovely Ann Warren is due by virtue of the fact that she fairly won the September primary is not forthcoming by racist power brokers. Yeah, I said it. They are racists, because if a white candidate had won Sept. 10 in a city so heavily populated by registered Democrats, all would be falling in line and in support of their party. But, no, what are the racist mavericks doing? They are strring the pot, and refusing to accept the fact that a 36-year-old female atorney, who happens to be black, will soon be sitng in the executve chair running the city of Rochester, because she can. They refuse to give this litle chocolate child the respect she has earned. Even her white supporters have called the former party-loyalists racist. They are strring the pot, and the more they str it, the more it stnks. Keep the names Gary Walker, Molly Cliford and Ken Warner close to you. They really think they are power brokers. Molly and Gary are currently city employees who will soon be fred, I hope. In additon, this movement gives every indicaton that Warner needs to be replaced. He has so many personalites; it is hard to determine which face you are dealing with sometmes. UNICON deserves beter, and it is tme his pretending to want to see minorites employed is exposed for the lie it is. But, I digress. The other behind-the-scenes players, in my opinion, are Joe Morelle, and others who have been allowed to call shots in our community far too long. Oh, I know on the surface he is supportng Lovely, but, to date, I havent heard of any money or resources the Democratc Party has brought forth to help support her. This was not the case when Richards won the primary a few years ago. And, I havent seen any people from the Democratc Commitee in the street, so I consider his mouthing the words of support to be another farce. I have also envisioned the party chair called a meetng that was possibly held in his living room on Sept. 6. At this meetng, I suspect the supporters of the current mayor were vowing not to support Lovely, but instead began planning the current strategy we are witnessing. Yes, I believe the Monroe County Democratc Party chairman chaired the meetng I envisioned. Hypothetcally, he probably opened the meetng by frst patng Richards on his head, apologized for not delivering him, and then explained to all present, Well you know, as party chairman, I have to give the appearance of supportng the party candidate. In the meantme, we will contnue to meet in secret, so I can help guide you as we launch a full-court onslaught in the press two weeks before the general electon. It would certainly not look good to the Democratc Commitee people, those who elected me, or the governor, for me to act like I dont want a Democratc mayor. Richards, your loyalty will not be questoned even though you changed your party registraton to Democrat just to become mayor. So, this is how we are going to play it. The expose, the story on Scoty and the Super Pac he set up, did not work or cause Lovely the harm we intended. So, we have to come up with a beter strategy to work the media and make sure she does not win. Her people are stupid, and will stll be celebratng her primary victory, not realizing they will need to come out and vote again in November. I will be in the background calling the shots, but we cant aford to let anyone else know. Bob Dufy has already lost his job in Albany by interfering in this race. The governor called him to the carpet within minutes of him statng to the press that Lovely should wait her turn. I tried to tell him to stay out of it, but he would not listen. Now, he is going to be out of a job if Sandy Parker is not on board with our concerns. So, to make sure I dont wind up like him, or hurt my credibility with the governor, I will have to keep a low profle on this one. But, the goal is to get Lovely out, and make sure she loses in the general electon. Even though the governor needs Democratc mayors in all major cites in Upstate N.Y., I have to redeem myself, personally, because I feel it is my fault that a litle black girl we thought we were going to defeat is going to reign supreme. But, collectvely, with a full- court onslaught in the press, we can correct it. The botom line is, this city needs the fresh approach and new ideas Lovely will bring to the table. Personally, I believe Lovely Warren to be the one who can make this happen. I believe it is her tme. And, I believe the rest is up to us. The status-quo needs to once again feel the wrath of the litle people, and help assure Nov. 5 that Lovely Warren will be the next mayor. Vote Row A, all the way. Help prove, the devil is a liar. The views expressed on our opinion pages are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the position or viewpoint of Minority Reporter. OPINION/EDITORIAL strAIgHtNO CHASER GLORIA WINSTON AL-SARAG The Devil is a Liar! 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Sunday - Saturday, November 3-9 Various Locations Poster Presentation: Freedom to Read The students in English 264 will create posters exploring the ongoing conflicts in America, over what students can read and what they can say. Does your freedom to read conflict with my freedom from fear? Does my freedom of religion justify the removal of a book from your reading list? How free is a student's speech, inside a school building?
Thursday, November 7 9:30 am - 10:50 am Golisano Gateway Mid-Level In this interactive workshop, a representative from the Rochester Rape Crisis Center will lead a discussion on the resources available for survivors of sexual assault.
Four Freedoms Week November 3 - November 9th St. John Fisher College 3690 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14618 Clothesline Project Want F e a r
Speech Worship Freedom to Read Opening Session Surviving the Holocaust Film: Little Town of Bethleham Safe Zone Training Advanced Speaking Out Against Sexual Violence Hunger Banquet Box Town Pittsford Food Cupboard 3-9 4 5 6 7 9 Sunday - Saturday, November 3-9 Various Locations The clothesline project is a vehicle for those affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a t-shirt. Thursday, November 7 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Campus Center Main Stage Attendees will receive a ticket that places them in a specific class. This ticket determines how you will be dining for the evening. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with Pittsford Food Cupboard for volunteer opportunities. Thursday, November 7 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm LeChase Commons Join fellow students, faculty, and staff in raising awareness about homelessness. For more information, contact Students With A Vision (SWAV) at swav@sjfc.edu. Tuesday, November 5 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Hughes Rotunda Steven Hess was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1938. Mr. Hess spent his childhood years under Nazi occupation. He and his family, including his parents and twin sister, were in the Westerbork and Bergen Belsen concentration camps during the period 1942-1945. The family immigrated to the United States on January 1, 1947. He has lectured widely on the Holocaust throughout the Rochester school systems and at area colleges and universities. His community activities include membership on the Board of Directors of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, where he serves as Treasurer. Saturday, November 9 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 1 Grove Street Suite 103 A Pittsford, NY 14534 Volunteers are provided the opportunity to travel to the food bank, transporting collected donations from the college, sorting food and repackaging for distribution. Monday, November 4 9:00 am - 11:00 am Library Lower Level Dr. Carolyn Vacca will provide participants with the history of the Four Freedoms and how they impact our daily lives as American citizens. Wednesday, November 6 12:30 pm - 1:40 pm Golisano Gateway Mid-Level Participants will learn about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and ALLY (LBGTQIA) vocabulary, differences between sexual orientation, gender expression and gender identity. Tuesday, November 5 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Skalny 141 An inspiring true story of three men in a land gripped by fear, hatred, and division. Expected to be enemies, they instead strive together to end the cycle of violence.
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