I wonder why, in this city, we have so much violence.

In my neighborhood the other day three young people were shot and one of them, a young woman, has died.

I have had bullets hit my home once and one came through the wall into my house.

One night while I was riding my bicycle home from Frontier Field. I rode up Campbell Street and I was shot at. Two young men were sitting outside a known drug house one block from my home. I was a half block from my home. The young men took off when they realized they had missed. One week later that same house was set on fire.

When I called the Police they never came out to make a report because the bullet missed me.

What can we do to change things in Rochester?

Are the issues of drug houses, gang activity, lack of a good education, lack of jobs and hopelessness responsible for the violence? Maybe.

I believe that all these issues and many more may be responsible.

Life seems to have been devalued in modern society where violence is seen as a a way to solve problems.

I believe that we need to come up with a radical idea to help change this city.

I know that there are many people in this city who are looking for a way to heal this city and reduce the violence. They say it takes a village to raise a child but I believe it takes a whole city to bring about a major change.

We can work together to make the changes. I believe that the people of this city working with the Green Party are the ones who are going to make the needed changes happen.

Let's help make the changes our city needs.

I feel that people's lives and the quality of life are the most important things.

While we do need corporations and businesses, the needs of the corporations should not be put ahead of the needs of the people.

Meeting the needs of the people who live, work and study in this city is very important.

There are many issues that need to be dealt with concerning housing.  The quality and quantity of housing needs to be improved for both renters, homeowners and the homeless. We need to expand the opportunities for everyone to purchase a home.

People need to feel safe in their neighborhood.  We need to work towards reducing crime in the city and to better deal with illegal drug activity.

The city needs job training programs and we need companies that are operating and profiting from their businesses here to assist the City. Those who are building in our city should be required to provide job training and jobs for the people who are here so that they can make a living wage.

We need to protect our environment and be a city that uses renewable energies.  We need to keep our water pure and to not accept Fracking water from anywhere. Our city should be a Frack Free zone. The City of Rochester should be working better to preserve our waterfalls, rivers and lakes and to make sure our community is clean and healthy for its citizens.

Dorothy Paige was born and raised in New York City. In 1980 she returned to Rochester where she had lived previously. She resides in the Dutchtown neighborhood of Rochester.

She has completed an A.A.S. Degree at MCC in Human Services. 

In 2000 she completed her Bachelors Degree from SUNY Empire State College and continued her education in Counselor Education and English at SUNY Brockport.

She has previously worked for  Action For A Better Community with the Head Start Program. 

Ms. Paige joined Americorp in 1997 and began her assignment in the South Wedge working with the homeless and a Food Program that served 50-75 families a week.  

Ms. Paige has also worked with the YMCA, Pathstone and Experience Works which assists people in the areas of homelessness, education, community organizing and employment.

Ms. Paige has been an active member of the community and has been involved in improving the lives of diverse populations in the city as a volunteer activist.

Ms. Paige is a single parent with two children who graduated from School of the Arts and East High School. One has received a Bachelors Degree and is working on a Masters Degree and the other has an MLS from University of Buffalo.

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