Upcoming Event

Hi Folks!!!

A Truth Commission on Homelessness and Foreclosure
Sponsored by Rochester SWAA (Social Welfare Action Alliance) and Rochester Students for a Democratic Society

November 18th 2010
Time: Meet & Greet: 5:30
Event: 6pm
Location: St. Mary's Church Dugan Center 15 St. Mary’s Place, 14609

Are You or Someone You Know Facing A Housing Crisis Like Homelessness, Foreclosure, Couch Surfing, Struggling To Find Safe Affordable Housing?
The stories of those who are struggling for survival in this country have been silenced. Many people in our world do not believe that poor people exist in the U.S. nor do they recognize that homelessness is an issue. A Truth Commission is a place where the truth can be told about what's happening in this country and where it can be shown that each story has one thing in common: Prevention. As examples of the
invisible struggles of so many in our community, personal testimonies that reveal housing and human rights violations will be shared with community leaders.

Join us to hear stories, share your own, and create solutions to these problems.

Please Check Out Our Flyer and Plan To Be There!!!!

Note: If you have a story about homelessness or foreclosure that you would like to have documented as part of this Truth Commission - either yours or someone with whom you've worked - please contact Nick Coulter at NJ.Coulter@gmail.com.

This event will be cosponsored by: Empower Welfare Rights, House of Mercy, Rochester Poor Peoples Coalition, The College at Brockport’s Social Work Department, The Greater Rochester Collaborative MSW Program of Nazareth College and the College at Brockport, St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center, The Greater Rochester Chapter of the National Organization for Women, Flying Squirrel Collective, Rochester Indymedia, National Association of Social Workers - New York State Chapter: Genesee Valley Division, and Rochester Food Not Bombs

Next Meeting!!!!!

So we are well on our way for some exciting Reality Tours this fall! We have a public Reality Tour coming in October so check out our page for more details. We also have a special Reality Tour we are doing for Americorp Members as well.

We also have an event coming up in November so check back frequently for more info and event listings.

Our Next Meeting if you'd like to get involved is October 1st at the Friends Meeting House over on Scio Street in the East End!

Take Care!

SWAA

Next meeting!

Hi everyone - Just a reminder that the next SWAA meeting will be on Friday,
August 13th at 6 p.m. at the Friends Meeting House on Scio Street. Please e-mail me if you have any questions. We are going to set our fall agenda so this is an important meeting.


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July Meeting

Hi folks,

Hopefully everyone remembered there is no July meeting. We meet again on Friday, August 13th at 6 p.m. at the Friends Meeting House.

Also - we got a designated plate collection donation from the Unitarian Church for the Reality Tour!

- SWAA Rochester

Upcoming meeting

After a little time off and some much needed collaboration with other activist groups, SWAA will be meeting again next month, Friday, June 4th at 6pm at the Friends Meeting House! Be there, or miss out on our great initiatives starting up this summer and fall. Be the change...


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Next monthly meeting!

Our next SWAA meeting is Friday, April 2nd at 6 p.m at the Friends Meeting House on Scio Street. We can bring coffee!

April 10th is the Reality Tour, so even if you haven't come to a meeting for a while, please try to attend and see how you might help that day! We will also be discussing future actions and the US Social Forum in June.


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Homelessness in the Age of Foreclosures!!!

Join us:
Wednesday, March 24th at 12-1:30 p.m.
Room 114 at Seymour College Union at SUNY Brockport!

Cheri Honkala, the National Organizer of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, will describe how the US economic collapse created new homeless individuals, what poor people are doing around the country to fight back against their invisibility, and how others can join the movement to end poverty.

Cheri Honkala is a former welfare recipient and homeless single mother who has been on the front lines of the poverty struggle for more than 20 years.  She is a housing rights activist and an anti-poverty organizer.  She has been a leader of countless demonstrations against domestic policies that maintain homelessness and poverty.

Bring a lunch (beverages and dessert provided)

For more information please contact 395-5509 or jdunn2@brockport.edu.

Upcoming SWAA Meeting and Tour!!!

Hello All!!!

Join us for our next SWAA meeting March 12th, 6pm, at the Friends Meeting House on Scio Street. Please join us to discuss our homeless initiatives, upcoming reality tours, and more.... Please email swaa@swaarochester.org for more info!

Also, our next Reality Tour is fast approaching!!!! Saturday April 10, 2010 we board the bus to educate riders about the lives of those experiencing poverty. See our Reality Tour page for more information and registration!!! We look forward to seeing you on the tour.

Thank You!!!

-SWAA Rochester

Upcoming Meeting...

Just a reminder that the next SWAA meeting is THIS Friday, February 12th at 6 p.m.
We are at the Rochester Friends Meeting House, 84 Scio Street. Hope to see you there!

- SWAA Rochester

Continuing Our Discussion On Homelessness...

The next monthly SWAA meeting is on Friday, January 8th. We are trying out the "Flying Squirrel Community Space" this month as a meeting place instead of the Friends Meeting House. 285 Clarissa Street at 6 p.m.

This meeting will address routine SWAA matters. We will also be planning with the Students for a Democratic Society, as well as, the Activists Against Racism Movement to develop a new initiative on combatting homelessness. Our social action and community developments are growing--Now is the time to get involved and show the Rochester community that we care!

To prepare for this meeting please read/print the below articles...

1. http://old.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/12/philly-protesters-seize-street-to.html
2. http://www.phillyimc.org/en/event/ppehrc-opening-national-education-organizing-and-cultural-center

Enjoy and we hope to see you there!
Rochester SWAA