Activism in Rochester

Activism in Rochester

St John Fisher University

The member of the committee and the committee senate that are not sponsors of the Act

Get the Bank of Rochester Act passed though the committee assembly and committee senate

Spring semester 2026

CJ Lopez

Anthony Siracusa

HIST2100-01

St John fisher university

Ken widank: director of facilities services Mark Harris: vice president of finance and administration & CFO

-We want the space between cyber and basil to be a space for a Pollinator garden - The layout of the garden has to be a safe space without any plumbing or electrical working to prevent disrupting the plants. -We want our garden to be composed of half spring and summer blooming plants and the other half to be of fall and summer blooming plants. - Native plants: Rosa Carolina, Butterfly milkweed, Swamp milkweed, Obedient plant

Spring 2026

Pollinator Garden

Anthony Siracusa

HIST2100-01 - Activism in Rochester

St. John Fisher University

Thalia Wright - Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

Demands: RTS must implement a standardized protocol requiring drivers to contact dispatch or use an onboard system to confirm the nearest open warming center during Code Blue nights. Monroe County must allocate recurring annual funding (not one‑time subsidies) to maintain at least one additional Code Blue site ready for activation whenever shelters exceed 90% capacity.

Spring 2026

Nate C

Anthony Siracusa

Activism in Rochester

St. John Fisher University

Jen Granger Sean marren

Students for better food options demand that we get two smart vending machines, similar to the machines currently available in the library and Michaelhouse. We want these machines in place by the end of this spring semester, preferably no later than the middle of April, the beginning of championship season for many athletes. The vending machines would be stocked with a wide range of high energy and high protein options that reflect what student athletes actually consume on a daily basis. This includes energy drinks such as Alani, Celsius, and Monster, along with multiple brands of protein and granola bars like Barebells, Quest Bars, Luna Bars, and RX Bars. In addition, the space would offer protein packed smoothies and shakes, as well as pre-packaged fresh fruit cups similar to those currently available in the Cyber Cafe. These machines will be placed in the unused conference/meeting room in the SLC and will be open during regular SLC operating hours. All students who wish to use the SLC will have access to this room and to spend their dining dollars and meal swipes at these vending machines.

2nd semester 2026

Matthew Arnold

Anthony Siracusa

HIST2100-01 Activism in Rochester

St. John Fisher University

Ken Widanka - Director of Facilities Services

- We want the space between Cyber and Basil to create our garden - We can utilize Professor Hoffman seeds for a cost effective garden however if you would like for the space to look “aesthetic” from the beginning we will need funding - We would like to create a gardening club that will be able to take care of this space during the school months - When we put in the garden, we will need wire lines to be flagged - We want our garden to be composed of half spring/summer blooming plants and half fall/summer blooming plants

Spring

Safa

Anthony Siracusa

Activism in Rochester

St. John Fisher University

Primary Target: Thalia Wright - Commissioner of the Department of Human Services (Monroe County) Secondary Target: Adam Bello - Monroe County Executive

Students for Code Blue demand a 2,000 dollar increase in the amount of funding given to each warming center. Students for Code Blue demand an emergency grant of 4,000 that will be used to open an additional warming center if all centers are at capacity.

Spring 2026

Nate C

Anthony Siracusa

Activism in Rochester

St. John Fisher

Generate loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs as a local investment bank.

Demand 1: Get funding to generate loans for small businesses and entrepreneurs as a local investment bank. Demand 2: We would like to help with this issue because Rochester NY ranks in the bottom 10% of small business lending among mid sized cities.

Spring 2026

Ryan Stracke

Anthony Siracusa

Activism in Rochester

St. John Fisher University

Monroe legislators

Activism in Rochester demands that Code Blue’s radius is pushed past Monroe County

Spring 2026

Finley Stonecypher

Anthony Siracusa

Activism In Rochester

St. John Fisher University

Malik D. Evans Mayor

Students for Bank of Rochester Act Anti-Poverty Initiative demands that there be some consideration in building a Municipal Bank in the city of Rochester. The reason behind this is the poverty rate in Rochester is tremendously lower than the rest of Monroe county. In order for this problem to be solved, we must work as one unit. We demand that our city of Rochester be returned to its once former prosperous self. In order to do this we must build the city from the ground up, start small, lend loans to small business in order to create a greater sense of revenue in the city. In all this will cost $500,000 just to start funding g the development. Interest rates and payment plans differentiate.

2nd Semester, 2026

Joseph Main

Anthony Siracusa

Activism in Rochester

St John Fisher

Student athletes

Our group demands healthy food options for athletes during their season

spring 2026

Karly Roetzer

Anthony Siracusa

Activism In Rochester - HIST 2100

St. John Fisher University

Michael Patterson

St. John Fisher Students for a Public Utility demands that Rochester Gas and Electric is converted to a public utility by 2028. St. John Fisher Students for a Public Utility demands that Rochester adds two citizen representatives on the public utility board by 2026.

Spring semester 2025

Jeremy Raymond

Anthony Siracusa

Activism In Rochester

St. John Fisher University

Derek (Director of ResLife, Terry (Dean of Students) and potentially President Rooney.

The goal is to have extensive mental health training for safety & security and additional training for Resident Directors in Residential Life. We want mental health first aid training implemented on campus as a resource for students, faculty, and staff. Our last demand is to get more than one mental health professional on campus besides health and wellness to ensure that student's needs are met and so that health & wellness staff don’t get burnt out.

Spring 2025

Brandon Davis

Anthony Siracusa

Activism in Rochester

St. John Fisher University

Governor Kathy Hochul

Give mothers in poverty $1,000/month for the last trimester of pregnancy and first 9 months of baby’s life, then $500 for the next 9 months.

Spring 2025

Molly Greenough

Anthony Siracusa

HIST2100-01 - Activism in Rochester

St. John Fisher University

Andrea Maccarone, Director of Dining Services

-Bring healthier options to late night -Increase nutritional information -Add more dietary restriction options

Spring 2025

Matthew Clair

Anthony Siracusa

HIST2100 - 01 Activism in Rochester

St. John Fisher University

Monroe County Legislature, CE Adam Bello, Rev. William Leone, Dc. Dermot Loughran, Bishop Salvatore Matano

-Persuade legislature into printing a new set of Code Blue posters (attached below) and mobilize them throughout affected communities in English and Spanish to spread awareness of the centers -Push to end “sweeps” in Rochester (specially in the winter) as the people affected are losing their only belongings to the county -Recruiting a Code Blue task force amongst Fisher students and advocating for another warming center at St. Jerome’s Church by connecting with alumni

Spring 2025

Joseph DeGroat

Anthony Siracusa