FlyingSquirrel CommunitySpace

FlyingSquirrel CommunitySpace This page is a Facebook representation of the Flying Squirrel Community Space--a multi-use, radical We don’t have a president, director, or chairperson.

Land Acknowledgement:
The Flying Squirrel collective acknowledges that we are settlers on the territory known as the United States. We stand in solidarity and support of all indigenous peoples and we recognize that all of us have a role to play in reconciliation. We thank the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Seneca nation specifically for allowing us to live and work on their land. Mission:
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xist to provide a welcoming space that will cultivate and sustain long lasing relationships between activists, artists, and community members in Rochester so that we may work together to create positive social change. What our space has been used for in the past:
Our multi-use space operates as an all-volunteer, donation-based, democratic meeting space that has been used as gallery space exhibiting regional and local art, a place to hold community workshops and skillshares, a free school, a poetry venue, practice space for musicians, a venue live music, dance, and performance art, film festivals, community craft fairs, academic conference space, and has a community kitchen that has been used by many. In addition to ongoing meeting space for different groups organizing around social, racial, and economic justice, we rent out our space for private events like birthdays, retirement parties, baby showers, music events, and so much more. You can find out more about renting the space and seeing what events are happening by going to our website, TheSquirrel.org. How our collective operates:
In our meetings, we sit in a circle because we want everyone to see each other. We have rotating roles that everyone shares such as facilitator and note taker. We raise our hands to speak so everyone’s views are heard and respected. We use consensus process to make decisions. This means that any decision made is one we’ve all agreed upon. If concerns are raised, those are addressed before moving forward. That could mean a new proposal or modification of an old one. We’re either all in agreement with the final synthesized proposal or no decision is made and we go back to reformulate our proposal. Our meetings are open and anyone can become a member. We have a list of principles of unity that can be found on our website. If you agree with these principles and can spare some time to work at the space, then membership is something for you! Send us an email, give us a call, or stop by one of our meetings to find out more! Our general meetings are held every other Tuesday at 7pm. The next meeting is: Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Funding: Because we are funded by the people who use the space, no one gets paid here, we started a campaign called $25 @ 25. If we can get 25 sustainers to give $25 / month for a year, then our budget is covered. Come to a meeting to find out more! Thanks for your interest!

11/01/2025

Each year throughout the month of November, we celebrate the beauty and the accomplishments along our journey to LA28 and beyond.

We celebrate the countries we have visited and traveled upon, on our own passports, playing our game, in front of the World.

The continued accomplishments of our athletes both on and off the field and the role they play to the youth who one day aspire to be them.

We celebrate the relationships we have built with countries around the World and the familiar faces each event we go to, and our unity through peace, love and friendship. The true essence of the Medicine Game.

This month, we look back on each of the times that left the World with no doubt. We belong.

We are still here, together.

11/01/2025
Lineup confirmed!
10/20/2025

Lineup confirmed!

Save the date!
10/16/2025

Save the date!

06/05/2025

We recently made the decision to remove our space manager/photographer from the Flying Squirrel Team. This comes in the wake of multiple unwanted advances toward fellow members of the leadership team. After attempts at mediation, we decided it was best and safest for all involved that we part ways. While it is always disappointing to have to move on from long-standing teammates, it is more important that the Squirrel remain a safe place for all. If clarification is needed, please reach out to a community member.

We would like to reiterate that predatory behavior of any kind is unacceptable anywhere. We take accusations seriously, especially in regards to our volunteers and team members, and encourage anyone with concerns to come forward. Especially as a home for traditionally victimized and marginalized communities, we remain committed to protecting any and all who walk through our doors. In order to reinforce this commitment, we’re drafting an official Safer Space policy that lays out the Squirrel’s policies and expectations of member and participant behavior, as well as the paths to accountability we take when anyone involved falls short of those expectations. This will be a living document, to be amended as community needs require. This policy will be up on our website so that any and all who are interested can access it and read it.

If at any point you feel unsafe or unwelcome at the Flying Squirrel, please reach out to us immediately. We aim to protect our members and community to the best of our ability.

03/27/2025

Federal agents had stopped a van roughly 20 minutes earlier. It was not immediately clear why the van was stopped or what triggered the call for emergency assistance. In bystander footage of the incident, obtained by WXXI News, a woman can be seen arguing with two HSI agents and demanding to see her husband and saying, "They're not illegal."
Source https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2025-03-26/rochester-police-likely-broke-policy-assisting-immigration-agents-with-traffic-stop

# # # **How to Help People Detained by ICE Illegally**

**1. REPORT & DOCUMENT ICE ACTIVITY**
- If you witness an ICE raid or detention, **record safely** (without interfering) and share on social media.
- Call **rapid response hotlines** like locally Rochester Rapid Response Network
[United We Dream’s MigraWatch](https://unitedwedream.org/) (1-844-363-1423) or [ICE Raid Reporting](https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raid-reporting/).

**2. PRESSURE LAWMAKERS & DEMAND ACTION**
- Call your representatives: **Demand investigations into illegal ICE tactics**.
- Push for **sanctuary policies** in your city/state.
- Support ** ** & campaigns.

**3. LEGAL SUPPORT & BOND FUNDS**
- **Donate** to bail/bond funds:
- [Freedom for Immigrants](https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/)
- [Immigrant Bond Fund](https://www.immigrantbondfund.org/)
- **Connect detainees with lawyers**:
- [National Immigration Project](https://www.nationalimmigrationproject.org/)
- [RAICES](https://www.raicestexas.org/) (free legal aid)

**4. DIRECT SUPPORT FOR DETAINEES**
- **Send commissary funds** (many detainees rely on money for basics like soap, phone calls).
- **Write letters** to detained people (orgs like [Freedom for Immigrants](https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/letter-writing/) facilitate this).

**5. COMMUNITY PROTECTION & SANCTUARY**
- **Organize or join local sanctuary networks** (orgs that shield immigrants from ICE).
- **Know Your Rights trainings**—help people understand how to resist unlawful detention.

**6. SPREAD AWARENESS & BOYCHT COMPLICIT COMPANIES**
- Expose corporations profiting from ICE (e.g., GEO Group, CoreCivic).
- Share detainee stories & amplify campaigns like [ ](https://www.freemthemall.org/).

**7. PROTEST & DIRECT ACTION**
- **Join/mobilize demonstrations** at ICE facilities & detention centers.
- **Disrupt deportation flights** (groups like [Never Again Action](https://neveragainaction.com/) take direct action).

Urgent: This System Relies on Silence, Fight Back!**
Every call, donation, and protest saves lives. Stay vigilant.

03/03/2025
02/20/2025

Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was arrested and carried out of a city council meeting after anti-MAGA rant and protesting during a city council ...

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Mission: We exist to provide a welcoming space that will cultivate and sustain long lasing relationships between activists, artists, and community members in Rochester so that we may work together to create positive social change. What our space has been used for in the past: Our multi-use space operates as an all-volunteer, donation-based, democratic meeting space that has been used as gallery space exhibiting regional and local art, a place to hold community workshops and skillshares, a free school, a poetry venue, practice space for musicians, a venue live music, dance, and performance art, film festivals, community craft fairs, academic conference space, and has a community kitchen that has been used by many. In addition to ongoing meeting space for different groups organizing around social, racial, and economic justice, we rent out our space for private events like birthdays, retirement parties, baby showers, music events, and so much more. You can find out more about renting the space and seeing what events are happening by going to our website, TheSquirrel.org. How our collective operates: In our meetings, we sit in a circle because we want everyone to see each other. We don’t have a president, director, or chairperson. We have rotating roles that everyone shares such as facilitator and note taker. We raise our hands to speak so everyone’s views are heard and respected. We use consensus process to make decisions. This means that any decision made is one we’ve all agreed upon. If concerns are raised, those are addressed before moving forward. That could mean a new proposal or modification of an old one. We’re either all in agreement with the final synthesized proposal or no decision is made and we go back to reformulate our proposal. Our meetings are open and anyone can become a member. We have a list of principles of unity that can be found on our website. If you agree with these principles and can spare some time to work at the space, then membership is something for you! Send us an email, give us a call, or stop by one of our meetings to find out more! 2nd Monday of the Month: General Meeting—come and find out more about us! 7-9PM 4th Monday of the Month: Our second General Meeting Funding: Because we are funded by the people who use the space, no one gets paid here, we started a campaign called $25 @ 25. If we can get 25 sustainers to give $25 / month for a year, then our budget is covered. Come to a meeting to find out more! Thanks for your interest!