19th Ward Community Association

Update 19, your monthly 19 WCA community newsletter is available! Please get out and vote, and put our Annual Convention on your calendar for November 17 at 7pm - can't wait to see you all there! Click on the link to learn more about your neighbors, events, and what the 19 WCA can do for you!

Today, Rochester is being highlighted in a guide released by Living Cities and Citi Foundation for its work addressing the challenges businesses owned by people... of color faced before and during COVID. The #CityAccelerator invited Rochester, and five other cities, to work collaboratively to explore the ways municipal government can drive local economic opportunity and help entrepreneurs, particularly people of color, to start and grow their businesses. The guide contains valuable ideas for leaders in city government across the nation who see the promise of a stronger economy comprised of more small businesses and more diverse owners. On tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 27. at 1:30 p.m., the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Community Wealth Building, Dr. Lomax Campbell, will join Rodrick Miller, CEO of Invest Puerto Rico and author of the Guide, and representatives from El Paso and Long Beach to discuss principles and takeaways within the Guide. Register for the free webinar at www.governing.com/events. The Cities and Businesses of Color: A Guide to Economic Growth can be downloaded at www.governing.com/cityaccelerator/cohort5.

We woke up the southwest neighborhood this morning with our motorcade. Early voting has started and the lines are long. Now that's Good Trouble. Thank you 19th Ward Community Association , Roc-Hard Corvette, DELTA Sigma Theta and the Phenomenal League of Women Voters. Go get in Good Trouble and Vote.

PathStone Presents: Keynote Speaker, Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle followed by a Panel Discussion. Theme: Acknowledging the history of structural racism manifested by pervasive redlining and the racial disparities illuminated from the COVID 19 pandemic, how can Rochester and Monroe County more effectively embrace the principles of the Beloved Community as described by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Free event: https://pathstonepresents.org/register/

Early voting in New York begins this Saturday! Registered voters can vote at ANY early voting location here in Monroe County from October 24 through November 1. For a list of early voting locations and times, visit https://www.monroecounty.gov/elections-earlyvoting

Everyone: Please come out tomorrow for a free food giveaway and Census signup event. We will be giving out 1,000 large boxes of food. We will also have individ...uals available to help those who have not filled out census info. There will also be information on Urban League programs. Let no one go without. Bring family and friends! Date: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 Time:12:00p - 2:00p Place: Topps lot on Lake Avenue near Driving Park Bridge Sponsored by: Greater Harvest Church, FoodLink, and Urban League of Rochestser