Welcome to the December issue of Rochester Red Star. This month, you can read statements from candidates for ROC DSA Steering Committee and Hearing Grievance Officers, notes from our outgoing Steering Committee, and a report from our Genesee County branch.
Month: November 2025
Impressions (November 2025)
Impressions
Short reviews from comrades!
November 2025 Getting Grounded: Local Sources Amidst Farming Crisis
by Elizabeth Henderson
The current administration’s unhinged tariff games are devastating the soy and corn farms that occupy so much of US farmland.
COVID Safety is Solidarity
by Mickey White
If there’s anything we should have learned from the pandemic, it’s that we’re all connected. When it comes to infectious disease, individual health is dependent on the health of the community; our personal decisions affect other people, and our struggles are linked. The act of masking is solidarity, accessibility, self preservation, and community care. When we say “we keep us safe,” we should mean it.
No Kings Means Accountability for All Elected Leaders
by Donald Martell
Everyone who showed up to the No Kings protests on October 18, 2025, realizes that on some level there is something very wrong with where this country is headed and how it is operating right now. But I want to emphasize that while something IS deeply wrong with this country, this cannot come as a surprise. Political, social, and economic repression have always been a part of the social fabric of this country.
Merrie England (1894)
Tell me, is it not true of Merrie England to-day that the idlest are the richest, and the most industrious the poorest amongst the people? Well, I want you to remind your critics of these things when they ask you what Socialists will do with their loafers.
We Cannot Stay Silent.
by Gregory Lebens-Higgins
As socialists, we offer an alternative vision, with the needs of all people at its center. I know you are all here today because you care. Because you believe that if we work together, we can change the circumstances that have led to those outcomes that I have just described.
Rochester for Energy Democracy Welcomes City Council Opposition to Rate Hikes, Hopes it means Action on a Public Utility Study
Metro Justice and the Rochester for Energy Democracy coalition delivered this statement to City Council leaders who have opposed rate hikes but haven’t yet acted on a City-led study at the Speak to Council session on Thur Nov 13 at City Hall at 6pm.
Chapter Statement on Electoral Victories
Rochester DSA congratulates our comrades here in Rochester: Stanley Martin and Kee Kee Smith, on election to Rochester City Council! We also congratulate our comrade Zohran Mamdani in New York City, along with other DSA candidates, on electoral victories across the country.
Rochester Red Star | November 2025 | (Issue 19)
Welcome to the November issue of Rochester Red Star. As usual, you’ll find a schedule of upcoming events and organizing group meetings, and coverage of chapter activities. This month, read essays on No Kings, COVID safety, anti-fascism, cuts to SNAP, and more.