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17Jan 201917 Jan 2019

Kappell Incident a Wake-up Call for All of Us | Guest Blog by Rebecca Johnson

Kappell Incident a Wake-up Call for All of Us | Guest Blog by Rebecca Johnson The turmoil surrounding weathercaster Jeremy…

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17Jan 201917 Jan 2019

540, Inc Launches #speakoutnow | A Campaign Against Injustice

We are pleased to announce 540, Inc’s first annual #speakoutnow Campaign Only two weeks into 2019 and recent public and…

16Jan 201916 Jan 2019

Yogi Educator Spotlight | Sarah Yanello

Fit & Well at 540 this year means more yoga at 540WMain. This year we brought in Sarah Yanello to…

WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING

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Carolyn Joelle, Community Member

Via Facebook: I just attended the appropriation and assimilation discussion. Loved it as always and came away with such a broader perspective.

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Via Facebook: Best classes and a great place to learn. They have something for everyone! Also great place to host any event !

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Via Facebook: This is a great spot in the community. A place for our people to come together and have meaningful discussions and network with like minded people. Attend an event at 540, you will not be disappointed

Lex Pointer, MCC Student

Via Facebook: Great environment with great people and they have vegan cookies definitely the place to be! You have to go and be apart of the conservations AMAZING!

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Impact Matters More Than Intent | Guest Blog by Sam Waters

14 Jan 201915 Jan 2019

Impact Over Intent | Guest Blog by Sam Waters There’s been a lot of discussion about last week's incident with the local meteorologist at WHEC, his on-air comment, and subsequent…

More Than One Cockroach | Guest Blog by Chris Thompson

9 Jan 201914 Jan 2019

More Than One Cockroach by Chris Thompson I have lived in Rochester for 10 years, and I have been called “nigger” and other slurs more here than all my life…

What Is White Supremacy Culture? | blog by Calvin Eaton

8 Jan 20199 Jan 2019

What is culture? "Culture refers to the knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion, notions of time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and material objects and possessions…

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Featured Artist Interview | Noah Winslow

7 Jan 20197 Jan 2019

We are pleased to spotlight Noah Winslow our January Featured Artist 540Gallery will showcase Noah's photography | Saturday Jan. 12 | 11-2 PM About Noah Winslow When did you start…

540, Inc Director Adds New Courses to Anti-racism Practice

7 Jan 20198 Jan 2019

Founder and Executive Director Calvin Eaton started a Antiracism, Diversity and Inclusion Practice in 2018 and so far feedback and practice has been phenomenal. Clients for 2018 included Monroe Community…

A Discussion w/ Charles Arena | Open Letter Update

6 Jan 20196 Jan 2019

Dear Community, When I wrote my open letter Arena's LLC on Saturday December 29, 2018 I never expected the level of commentary, likes, love, and shares that the post would…

Top 10 Most Viewed 540Blog Posts of 2018

2 Jan 20195 Jan 2019

The best thing about 540, Inc for me is not only our dedication to people centered spaces but our digital content. 540's diverse array of digital content is what truly…

540, Inc. Announces 2nd Annual 2019 Fit, Well, & Sustainable at 540 Campaign

1 Jan 20192 Jan 2019

540, Inc. is excited to announce its 2nd Annual Fit, Well, & Sustainable at 540 Campaign for 2019 Throughout the months of January and February 2019 540, Inc's Rochester locations…

Speaking Out Is Scary | In 2019 Do It Anyway | by Calvin Eaton

31 Dec 20186 Jan 2019

If you've been out of the social media game for awhile then you might not be aware that I wrote my second open letter of the month; this time to…

540WMain Adds Prolific Book to Popular Book Discussion Series | Unpacking™ Race Manners by Bruce Jacobs

30 Dec 20181 Jan 2019

We are pleased to announce that we have added the book Race Manners to our Unpacking™ Book Discussion Series Race Manners: Navigating the Minefield Between Black & White Americans by…

An Open Letter to Arena’s Inc. | by Calvin Eaton

29 Dec 20181 Jan 2019

An Open Letter, Dear Arena's Inc. It was with great joy that I made a casual visit to your East End location this past Friday. With vacation time on my…

An Open Letter to St. John Fisher President Gerard J. Rooney

16 Dec 20185 Jan 2019

An Open Letter, Dear President Rooney, My name is Calvin Eaton and I am an antiracism educator, activist and founder of 540WMain Communiveristy (www.540westmain.org). I can say that like many…

Announcement 540 at The Yards Hiring Part-time Class Coordinator

5 Dec 20186 Dec 2018

We are pleased to announce that 540, Inc is seeking to fill the position of Part-Class Coordinator for our brand new satellite 540 at The Yards About the Position The…

Now Hiring | Freelance Maker Community Educators | 540 at The Yards

14 Nov 201815 Nov 2018

Are you an artist and/or maker interested in community teaching? . . 540 at The Yards is seeking maker centric freelance educators for Sunday afternoons (1pm-3pm) in February and March…

540, Inc. Announces 1st Satellite Location | 540 at The Yards Beginning February 2019

9 Nov 201825 Nov 2018

We are pleased to announce 540, Inc.'s very first satellite location 540 at The Yards 540 at The Yards Announcement! from 540WMain Communiversity on Vimeo. Watch the video above to…

540WMain Receives Awesome Microgrant for Courtyard Teaching Garden

30 Oct 201831 Oct 2018

We are pleased to share that the Courtyard Teaching and Nutrition Garden has received a micro-grant from Awesome Foundation Rochester The courtyard garden project started in 2016 and since then…

Introducing 540WMain’s Tried & True Classes

29 Jun 20182 Jul 2018

Since 2016 540WMain Learning Academy has offered over 100 low cost classes and events for the Susan B. Anthony Preservation District and the Rochester community. During this time we have…

540WMain Seeks (High School) Baking Apprentice

6 Jun 20187 Jun 2018

Dear Community, I am pleased to announce that 540WMain is officially hiring for a brand new internship position Baking (Highschool) Apprentice Intern About the Baking Apprentice Under the direction and…

Revisting Hip Hop Cardio Community Educator | Marcus Bowens

15 Jan 201915 Jan 2019

Fit & Well at 540 this year means more dance at 540WMain. Those that have been following us for some time know that we first started Hip Hop Cardio with…