🌎 Genesee Valley Guardian Vol 2, Issue 16 – April 21, 2026
Genesee Valley Guardian
Vol 2, Issue 16 — April 21, 2026
“STAND UP, FIGHT BACK!” RALLY REPORT
About 75 activists gathered in front of the Wyoming County Government Center in Warsaw, NY, for a rally against the Trump Regime. The event was organized by WyCoNY Indivisible with the theme “Earth Day” (April 22nd). Many of the signs and all of the chants were calling out how the Trump Regime is failing to protect our land, water, and air. We can see this in opening national lands to mineral and timber exploitation, encouraging the production and use of fossil fuels while discouraging investment in renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.
On Wednesday join us in celebrating Earth Day and adding our voices of resistance to demand a science-based approach to climate change and environmental degradation.
Here is how:
Join a phone banking project with the Environmental Voter Project. They are a nonpartisan, nonprofit focused on identifying an estimated 11.2 million environmentalists who did not vote in the 2024 presidential election, and efficiently converting them into a critical mass of consistent voters that will soon be too big for politicians to ignore.
GENESEE VALLEY VOICES
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KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING
“Stand up, Fight Back” Saturday – Mt. Morris
Saturday, April 25 · Noon
46 East State Street, Mt. Morris, NY
Intersection of NY Rte 36 and NY Rte 408
April 25th is also a National Day of Action – Stop ICE Warehouse Detention
This national day of action opposes the Trump administration’s expansion of ICE warehouse detention and its attack on the due process rights of immigrants and all Americans.
We’ll gather to:
- Show visible, public opposition to ICE detention expansion and the criminalization of immigration
- Stand in solidarity with detained immigrants and the communities fighting to protect them
- Demand that our elected officials defend due process for everyone
“Stand up, Fight Back” FRIDAY – May Day – Geneseo
FRIDAY, May 1st · 4pm to 6pm
Geneseo Gateway Corner Park
Intersection of NY Rte 20A and Volunteer Road
Our voices are for “Workers Over Billionaires.” Collectively we are building collective power and momentum to win.
Our Demands for May 1st:
- Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first.
- No ICE. No private army serving unchecked federal power.
- No War.
- Expand democracy, not corporate power.
- Hands off our vote.
Constitutional Crisis Call-Out — 1 Year Anniversary
Wednesday, April 29 · Noon
Federal Building
100 State St., Rochester, NY 14614
WEEKLY RECURRING EVENTS
GVI Weekly Community Meeting
Thursdays, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Geneseo, NY
Enter through the red door in the back of the church.
- Welcome. No RSVP required.
- New Format: Agenda arrives in member email inboxes on Thursday mornings.
- Weather cancellations emailed to all GVI members by 3:00 PM Thursday.
- Address & map
- Join our member email list
Weekly Geneseo Wednesday and Friday Protests
Wednesdays and Fridays — 4:00–5:00 PM
Gateway Corner Park in Geneseo, NY (across from Wegmans)
Join the ‘Geneseo Visibles’ — all are welcome, even if you can only stay for 10 minutes!
Weekly Hemlock Protest
Wednesdays — 3:30–4:30 PM (Winter Schedule)
Southeast Corner of Rt 15A and Rt 20A (aka “Dollar General Corner”)
Organized by Hemlock Rising Indivisible
Listen to What’s the Plan? — Weekly Zoom & Podcast
Weekly, national, interactive Zoom with Indivisible co-CEOs Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin.
VOTER ENGAGEMENT
GVI is forming a Voter Engagement Squad. If you’ve been waiting for us to move into this phase of 2026 actions, the time is now!
Ready to join the first campaign?
Check Your Voter Registration Status
Visit Vote.org to confirm your current status or register to vote in New York State.
We will share more information about this project in the coming weeks.
New Survey about Claudia Tenney
Please complete the survey below and share with your friends and fellow activists.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Support Alianza Agricola
Learn how local immigrant farmworkers organized a mutual support group that serves their needs and recruits allies from the larger community as supporters and friends.
- Become an Ally
- Donate to Alianza Agricola
- Register for monthly Ally meetings – In Geneseo, NY, on the 3rd Friday of the month
- Attend the NY4ALL Postcard Writing Night – 6pm on April 27th (RSVP by April 24th)
LOCAL POSTCARD CAMPAIGN
You can pick up postcards to write at home OR write them at GVI’s Thursday meetings. The Artist’s Team is setting up a table to serve as the “postcard station” and can provide pens. Order in advance by Wednesday each week.
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