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Students Walk Out of School & Vigils Blanket the East End in Response to ICE Killings

Beth Young
Across the East End in frigid temperatures Friday evening, large crowds of people gathered at nine vigils to remember those killed by Immigration & Customs Enforcement in the past year, while at the Greenport School, more than 80 high school students walked out of class Friday morning, taking part in a National Shutdown calling for the U.S. Congress to stop funding ICE. Another rally is planned this morning, Jan. 31,
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“Good Trouble” Rallies Honor John Lewis

East End Beacon
In Hampton Bays, Riverhead and throughout the country on Thursday afternoon, July 17, residents gathered to rally in remembrance of Civil Rights legend John Lewis on the fifth anniversary of his death, remembering his guidance to “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America." At the Hampton Bays rally, held on the verges of the Macy's shopping center at the intersection of Flanders Road and
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No Kings Makes Some Noise in Orient

East End Beacon
Despite its reputation as a hotbed for activists, the tiny village of Orient at the tip of the North Fork isn't a place you usually see major national protests, but the instructions for this Saturday's 'No Kings' rally against the autocratic tendencies of the current federal administration were beguiling: “We will be gathering in Orient Village to march around the block to make fun of the wannabe king on his
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‘No Kings’ Brings Crowds, Despite the Rain

Beth Young
The rain would not stop on the steps of the Suffolk County courthouse in Riverhead Saturday afternoon, but that didn’t stop more than 1,000 people, at the protest’s height, from coming to the No Kings rally against the autocratic tendencies of the current administration. The event was one of more than 2,000 'No Kings' rallies nationwide timed to coincide with a parade in Washington, D.C. honoring the 250th anniversary of
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Photos: Hands Off! Rallies Blanket the East End

Beth Young
Hundreds of people gathered on the streets and in parks at each East End location of a series of rallies in support of "Hands Off!," a national day of action in more than 1,200 locations opposed to the efforts of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to dramatically downsize federal agencies. Rallies were held Saturday in Riverhead, East Hampton, Sag Harbor and Greenport. Members of crowds gathered on the East
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Climate Activists Disrupt Hamptons Excesses

East End Beacon
Pictured Above: The protesters at the East Hampton Airport. |. Courtesy of Margaret Klein Salamon/Climate Emergency Fund Twelve protesters were arrested Friday, July 14 in an attempt to shut down the East Hampton Airport, part of a weekend-long series of local actions highlighting income inequality organized by New York Communities for Change. Filmmaker Abigail Disney and a group of veteran climate activists attempted to shut down private jet arrivals and departures
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Greenport Pride Parade Will Be A First

Beth Young
Pictured Above: At Long Island Pride in Farmingdale in 2022. |. LGBT Network photo As LGBT people across the country have become convenient scapegoats for society's ills, North Forkers are taking a stand in solidarity with the gay community this June with the first ever North Fork Pride parade and festival, to be held throughout downtown Greenport June 24. The day's events are being organized by the LGBT Network, which
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Local Lawmakers and Advocates Weigh In On Overturning Roe

Beth Young
The much-anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision Friday overturning the nearly 50-year-old Roe vs. Wade decision upholding a woman's right to choose whether to have an abortion hit many regional lawmakers and advocates for women's rights here with a thud. OLA of Eastern Long Island weighed in Friday afternoon condemning the decision. "This ruling will disproportionately affect low-income women and families of color, including Latina and immigrant women across the country,
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Riverhead Roe Rally Reminds of the Importance of Everyday Engagement

Beth Young
About 200 people gathered in front of the Suffolk County Courthouse in Riverhead Saturday afternoon in support of a woman's right to chose whether to carry through with a pregnancy, in the wake of the leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn its landmark 1973 Roe Vs. Wade decision. The rally was one of numerous rallies throughout the nation Saturday dubbed "Bans Off Our Bodies," organized by Planned Parenthood.
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Cops: We Want Body Cameras, But Where’s the Funding?

Beth Young
As local communities roll out their Police Reform & Reinvention Plans this month, an echo is being heard from police departments throughout the East End: We want body cameras, but we don’t have the money to put them into service. The plans are due to be filed with New York State by April 1. “Body cameras are not cheap — $160,000 per year forever,” said Riverhead Town Police Chief David
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Southampton Police Reform Plan Up For Public Hearing March 2

Beth Young
Southampton is the first local town across the finish line with its Police Reform Plan, mandated by New York State to be completed by April 1, 2021, in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May. The document runs at more than 260 pages, including appendices, and contains seven pages of recommendations. It is available on the town’s website at southamptontownny.gov. On Feb. 12, the
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