Statues of Sekhmet, Egyptian goddess of war, revenge, healing and protector of the pharaohs in war. According to her mythology her breath created the desert.
All strength to the workers to keep unionising; what are they gonna do, close every store?
I’m from Ithaca. The store they closed is right next to Cornell University. The place was packed every time I drove by. And rightly so, it’s right next to a college that takes up half the city. They’d have to be fools to shut this store down - or retaliating against unionizing labor.
Come to think of it, there’s a large storefront on the other corner that’s been empty for going on a decade now. I wouldn’t be surprised if they open up a new store in the old Green Cafe location not long after they close the current one.
On July 18th, the Ithaca DSA sent out this email regarding the Collegetown store:
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