The 'Rochester 32' need your help...

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On Friday at 12:30 a.m. Democratic City of Rochester Mayor Tom Richards ordered the forcible removal (in which he commends the actions of the Rochester Police Department in an official statement) of OccupyRochester by Police Chief James Sheppard and the Rochester Police Department.

This sets a precedence in New York in that Rochester is the first and ONLY Occupy to be forcible removed from their encampment.

As you know, Occupations in New York, Albany, Binghamton, Syracuse, and Buffalo are all holding current, well-attended occupations in their respective cities with the cooperation of their local governments.

Yesterday, myself and 31 others were arraigned in City Court on the charges of City Parks Ordinance 140 Trespassing and 142 Being in a City Park after dark.

We all plead 'not-guilty' to the charges. In an obvious attempt to break the group apart, 9 different court dates were set over the period of the next two months in order to water down the political statement that we are attempting to make.

We will take to City Hall on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 to demand that the charges against the 'Rochester 32' are dropped in full with no civil violation fines.

If you could please take 10 minutes of your day and contact the City of Rochester officials and denounce the forcible removal of peaceful protesters making political redress of their grievances, and that the charges against the 'Rochester 32' be fully dropped.

PLEASE, if you haven't already; or if you have and are willing to call, write, or email yet again, please contact the following offices:

Mayor Tom Richards
City Hall, Room 307A
30 Church St.
Rochester NY 14614 1-585-428-7045

Police Chief James Sheppard
Public Safety Building
185 Exchange Blvd.
Rochester, NY 14614 1-585-428-7033

Rochester Police Department Complaints
1-585-546-5110

Monroe County Hall of Justice
99 Exchange Blvd #545,
Rochester, NY
1-484-428-2020

Rochester City Hall
30 Church St.
Rochester NY 14614
1-585-428-5990

Rochester City Council
Lovely A. Warren, City Council President
City Hall, Room 301A
30 Church St.
Rochester, NY 14614 1-585-428-7538
Lovely A. Warren, City Council President

Bureau of City Communications Director
Gary Walker, Director
30 Church St.
Room 202A
Rochester, NY 14614 1-585-428-7135

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1. Mid-afternoon bump!

Thanks!

[PETRUS]

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3. Thank you!

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4. County office buildings open in 5 minutes...

Most county offices were closed when I asked everyone to call for us on Saturday morning, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. The support from Occupy groups around the country was overwhelming and filled most county office voicemail boxes.

This morning, if you could try again and ask to speak with a live person anf demand that that ALL charges be dropped, it would be magnificent!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[Zorra]

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