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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...
"Disruption, bombthreat halt 'Story of O'..."
excerpt of article in University of Rochester campus newspaper about R-WAVAW's attempt to impede ...
"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 protests close Snuff film at city theater"
Newspaper article detailing events surrounding the four Rochester women arrested for breaking and...
Community Beautification Projects
Newspaper clipping that includes photograph of Black Velvet billboard at the intersection of Monr...
Full Moon Dance
Newspaper advertisement for "Full Moon Dance," sponsored by the Rochester Women Against Violence ...
Snake Sister's Susan Plunkett & vegetarian food
A newspaper clipping featuring a brief write-up on the vegetarian food at Snake Sisters, with com...
SNUFF out the Holiday Cine
Front and back cover of Vol. 3 No. 11 of New Women's Times covering the protests of SNUFF films a...
"'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
"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
"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 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
Community Beautification Projects
Newspaper clipping that includes photograph of Black Velvet billboard at the intersection of Monroe Avenue and I-490 taken by Laura Carstensen.
Newspaper 2026/04/30
Full Moon Dance
Newspaper advertisement for "Full Moon Dance," sponsored by the Rochester Women Against Violence Against Women, 9 p.m. Friday, Snake Sisters Cafe, 666 South Ave.
Newspaper 2026/05/11
Snake Sister's Susan Plunkett & vegetarian food
A newspaper clipping featuring a brief write-up on the vegetarian food at Snake Sisters, with comments from chef Susan Plunkett
Newspaper 2026/05/11
SNUFF out the Holiday Cine
Front and back cover of Vol. 3 No. 11 of New Women's Times covering the protests of SNUFF films at the Holiday Cine Theater
Newspaper 2026/04/30