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"'Snuff' Protest Ends with Guilty Pleas"
Newspaper article written approximately 1 year after the arrest of the four R-WAVAW members who b...
"'Velvet' woman a target"
Newspaper article about defamation of a Black Velvet whisky billboard advertisement. Written in s...
"2 teens get prison for rape"
Newspaper article detailing R-WAVAW protest outside Hall of Justice where two teenagers accused o...
"A Sign of Mystery"
Newspaper article about feminist protest signs adhered to adult bookstores. The photograph in the...
"Baden Street Food Co-op"
Portable Channel interviews instrumental members of the Baden Street Food Coop, a Northeast Roche...
"Disruption, bombthreat halt 'Story of O'..."
excerpt of article in University of Rochester campus newspaper about R-WAVAW's attempt to impede ...
"Gay Women : YWCA meeting"
"Gay and straight women discuss gay lifestyle." - Portable Channel Card Catalogue
"Judge disqualifies self from 'Snuff' case"
Newspaper article explaining that City Court Judge Charles T. Maloy disqualified himself from the...
"Mystery Signs Adorn Porn Shops"
Newspaper article stating that multiple adult bookstores in Rochester had found feminist protest ...
"Porn Wins Round at UR"
Newspaper article about screening of pornographic film "The Story of O" on the University of Roch...
"Protest cancels X-rated movie"
Short news story explaining that a protest and bomb threat cancelled screenings of the SNUFF film...
"Re-showing of 'Story of O' applauded"
Letter to the Editor complaining about R-WAVAW's activism and protests against screening of the S...
"Restitution ordered"
Newspaper clipping reporting that three of the four women arrested for breaking into the Holiday ...
"Velvet billboard is 'dehumanizing'"
Letter to the Editor critiquing the way in which the newspaper coverage has represented the defil...
"Women's Bondage: From Vogue to Hustler"
Poster promoting R-WAVAW slide show educational presentation on representations of women in the m...
"Women's protests close Snuff film at city theater"
Newspaper article detailing events surrounding the four Rochester women arrested for breaking and...
A Crime Against Women
"Feminist resistance to murderous representation of women, Thesis element" - VSW Collection Card ...
Abolish Female Slavery
Photograph of protestors outside the Monroe Theater, picketing with handmade signs and walking in...
American Foot Binding | Stamp Out High Heels
White poster with busy, blue lettering calling upon people to stop wearing high heels. At the cen...
An Open Letter to Judge Culver Barr
An open letter written by R-WAVAW to Judge Culver Barr, urging the judge to give a maximum senten...
Arms Raised in Protest
A photograph of a large gathering of feminist protestors standing on and around the war memorial ...
ATTENTION ALL MEN 10 PM CURFEW
Fake flyer distributed around Rochester calling for the 10pm curfew of men. Seemingly issued by C...
ATTENTION R.I.T. MEN | 11 PM CURFEW
Fake flyer circulated on the Rochester Institute of Technology Campus calling an 11pm curfew of m...
Baden Street Settlement
A Black owned and operated food cooperative. The director of the Baden Street Food Coop was Lilia...
Billboards and Spray Paint
B-roll footage of signage, billboards and protest graffiti for use in Portable Channel's SMUT sto...
"'Snuff' Protest Ends with Guilty Pleas"
Newspaper article written approximately 1 year after the arrest of the four R-WAVAW members who broke into the Holiday Cine Theater to tear down a SNUFF film poster. The article explains that 3 of ...
Newspaper 2026/05/01
"'Velvet' woman a target"
Newspaper article about defamation of a Black Velvet whisky billboard advertisement. Written in spray paint along the bottom of the billboard are the words "This Insults Women." To the left of the ...
Newspaper 2026/04/30
"2 teens get prison for rape"
Newspaper article detailing R-WAVAW protest outside Hall of Justice where two teenagers accused of sexual violence were on trial. Protestors outside Hall of Justice are pictured in black and white ...
Newspaper 2026/05/01
"A Sign of Mystery"
Newspaper article about feminist protest signs adhered to adult bookstores. The photograph in the article shows a sign saying "woman-hating propaganda sold here" in window of Dundalk News Co., Inc....
Newspaper 2026/05/01"Baden Street Food Co-op"
Portable Channel interviews instrumental members of the Baden Street Food Coop, a Northeast Rochester neighborhood effort to have a local reliable food source. The Coop is one of several neighborho...
VideoObject 2026/04/27
"Disruption, bombthreat halt 'Story of O'..."
excerpt of article in University of Rochester campus newspaper about R-WAVAW's attempt to impede screening of SNUFF film "Story of O" by calling in bomb threat.
Newspaper 2026/05/01
"Gay Women : YWCA meeting"
"Gay and straight women discuss gay lifestyle." - Portable Channel Card Catalogue
VideoObject 2026/04/27
"Judge disqualifies self from 'Snuff' case"
Newspaper article explaining that City Court Judge Charles T. Maloy disqualified himself from the criminal mischief trial of the 4 R-WAVAW members who broke into the Holiday Cine Theater in October...
Newspaper 2026/05/01
"Mystery Signs Adorn Porn Shops"
Newspaper article stating that multiple adult bookstores in Rochester had found feminist protest signs adhered to their windows
Newspaper 2026/05/01
"Porn Wins Round at UR"
Newspaper article about screening of pornographic film "The Story of O" on the University of Rochester campus. Members of R-WAVAW protested the first attempted screening.
Newspaper 2026/05/01
"Protest cancels X-rated movie"
Short news story explaining that a protest and bomb threat cancelled screenings of the SNUFF film The Story of O at the University of Rochester
Newspaper 2026/05/01
"Re-showing of 'Story of O' applauded"
Letter to the Editor complaining about R-WAVAW's activism and protests against screening of the SNUFF film The Story of O on the University of Rochester campus.
Newspaper 2026/05/01
"Restitution ordered"
Newspaper clipping reporting that three of the four women arrested for breaking into the Holiday Cine Theater were sentenced to conditional discharges
Newspaper 2026/04/30
"Velvet billboard is 'dehumanizing'"
Letter to the Editor critiquing the way in which the newspaper coverage has represented the defilement of Black Velvet billboard advertisements across town
Newspaper 2026/05/01
"Women's Bondage: From Vogue to Hustler"
Poster promoting R-WAVAW slide show educational presentation on representations of women in the media
Document 2026/05/01
"Women's protests close Snuff film at city theater"
Newspaper article detailing events surrounding the four Rochester women arrested for breaking and entering Holiday Cine Theater to rip down "SNUFF" film poster, and protests of film that took place...
Newspaper 2026/04/30
A Crime Against Women
"Feminist resistance to murderous representation of women, Thesis element" - VSW Collection Card Catalogue
VideoObject 2026/05/05
Abolish Female Slavery
Photograph of protestors outside the Monroe Theater, picketing with handmade signs and walking in a circle under the theater's marquee
Photograph 2026/05/01
American Foot Binding | Stamp Out High Heels
White poster with busy, blue lettering calling upon people to stop wearing high heels. At the center of the poster is a drawn image of a foot in a strapped, high-heel sandal
Poster 2026/05/01
An Open Letter to Judge Culver Barr
An open letter written by R-WAVAW to Judge Culver Barr, urging the judge to give a maximum sentence to convict William Conley for rape of three victims
Document 2026/05/01
Arms Raised in Protest
A photograph of a large gathering of feminist protestors standing on and around the war memorial in Washington Square Park. Many protestors hold handmade signs and banners, while a row of protestor...
Photograph 2026/05/01
ATTENTION ALL MEN 10 PM CURFEW
Fake flyer distributed around Rochester calling for the 10pm curfew of men. Seemingly issued by City of Rochester Department of Rape Prevention
Document 2026/04/30
ATTENTION R.I.T. MEN | 11 PM CURFEW
Fake flyer circulated on the Rochester Institute of Technology Campus calling an 11pm curfew of male members of the community.
Document 2026/04/30
Baden Street Settlement
A Black owned and operated food cooperative. The director of the Baden Street Food Coop was Lilian McNeil, and Pauline Wilson was the Baden Street Neighborhood Development.
Location 2026/05/08
Billboards and Spray Paint
B-roll footage of signage, billboards and protest graffiti for use in Portable Channel's SMUT story. Cityscapes captured while driving around 1977 Rochester, New York.
VideoObject 2026/05/05