We are residents and supporters of the Cleveland Ave. neighborhood, a historic part of town that is home to the Southside Community Center which hosted Eleanor Roosevelt at its founding and has been the heart of Ithaca’s Black community then and since. The AME Zion church is here too. It was part of the Underground Railroad and Fredrick Douglass once visited there.
We are offended by the cynical use of our neighborhood by the Tompkins County Republican Party and Tom Reed in particular to generate conflict and propaganda. They are certainly aware that many in Ithaca do not support Trump and feel personally harmed by his rhetoric and policies. They chose to set up their headquarters, host a Trump rally and hold a self-righteous press conference at the end of Cleveland Avenue to provoke and incite and generate propaganda video footage for their campaign. Rather than work to serve our interests as our representative, Reed creates divisive photo ops and then chastises the people he has offended. This is not leadership. This is vile partisan game-playing.
We demand that you stop abusing our community.
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October 23, 2020
I really thought this might just be ignored but seeing the way this has taken off is honestly overwhelming and it makes me feel like maybe we actually have a shot at making them listen for once. It is wild how fast this grew because I just started it out of pure frustration after seeing that rally footage and now look where we are.
Reached 100 supporters
October 23, 2020
40 Comments
Our neighborhood is not your photo-op! Donald Trump, and your support for him, is hurting our families. We will not be silent.
These so-called Back the Blue rallies are really white pride rallies. The displaying of trump signs and blue line flags are tantamount to swastica, kkk and white power symbols. It is abhorrent that these unite the white rallies happen so close to the Southside Community Center. They must be stopped as they spread hate to our diverse community.
Get out of the black community that you do not appreciate and or respect please.
Tom Reed does not care for the concerns of Ithaca residents. He used our city’s name as an insult in his recent campaign against Tracy Mitrano (“extreme Ithaca liberal”). He avoids the town in general and never appears in good faith. The Republican Party has no place here.
Don’t gather in a neighborhood in which you have no concerns about the community, it doesn’t make any local feel safe or considered
This needs to stop.
Get them out of here
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We are residents and supporters of the Cleveland Ave. neighborhood, a historic part of town that is home to the Southside Community Center which hosted Eleanor Roosevelt at its founding and has been the heart of Ithaca’s Black community then and since. The AME Zion church is here too. It was part of the Underground Railroad and Fredrick Douglass once visited there.
We are offended by the cynical use of our neighborhood by the Tompkins County Republican Party and Tom Reed in particular to generate conflict and propaganda. They are certainly aware that many in Ithaca do not support Trump and feel personally harmed by his rhetoric and policies. They chose to set up their headquarters, host a Trump rally and hold a self-righteous press conference at the end of Cleveland Avenue to provoke and incite and generate propaganda video footage for their campaign. Rather than work to serve our interests as our representative, Reed creates divisive photo ops and then chastises the people he has offended. This is not leadership. This is vile partisan game-playing.
We demand that you stop abusing our community.
Updates
October 23, 2020
I really thought this might just be ignored but seeing the way this has taken off is honestly overwhelming and it makes me feel like maybe we actually have a shot at making them listen for once. It is wild how fast this grew because I just started it out of pure frustration after seeing that rally footage and now look where we are.
Reached 100 supporters
October 23, 2020
40 Comments
This community has not had a Representative in Congress since Tom Reed has been in that position. Reed has been an enabler of Donald Trump's divisive tactics from his early endorsement in 2015. Right now, Reed is attempting to provoke anger in our community, a community he insults. We need a genuine Representative in Congress. Vote Tracy Mitrano.
Our neighborhood is not your photo-op! Donald Trump, and your support for him, is hurting our families. We will not be silent.
These so-called Back the Blue rallies are really white pride rallies. The displaying of trump signs and blue line flags are tantamount to swastica, kkk and white power symbols. It is abhorrent that these unite the white rallies happen so close to the Southside Community Center. They must be stopped as they spread hate to our diverse community.
Get out of the black community that you do not appreciate and or respect please.
Tom Reed does not care for the concerns of Ithaca residents. He used our city’s name as an insult in his recent campaign against Tracy Mitrano (“extreme Ithaca liberal”). He avoids the town in general and never appears in good faith. The Republican Party has no place here.
Don’t gather in a neighborhood in which you have no concerns about the community, it doesn’t make any local feel safe or considered
This needs to stop.
Get them out of here
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This community has not had a Representative in Congress since Tom Reed has been in that position. Reed has been an enabler of Donald Trump's divisive tactics from his early endorsement in 2015. Right now, Reed is attempting to provoke anger in our community, a community he insults. We need a genuine Representative in Congress. Vote Tracy Mitrano.