Anarchism, Revolution & Political Theory Discussion and Reading Group When: Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 6:00pm Where: Mohawk Valley Freedom School office – 500 Plant Street in Utica’s Oneida Square We will order pizza! Feel free to bring other food to share with us! Why?: Several local activists are […]
by MV Freedom School Derek Scarlino and Brendan Dunn will give a talk and lead a discussion about the events in the fight against ISIS in Kobane, Syria, and the Kurdish social revolution. The Kurds are a people who have for years been denied a nation to call their […]
by Derek Scarlino NEW HARTFORD – A setting sun behind them, falling January temperatures around them, approximately 250 to 300 NYSUT members and public education advocates rallied at the entrance to Oneida-Herkimer-Madison B.O.C.E.S. on Thursday evening. Huddled close, bundled up in hats, gloves and scarves amid the crush of winter, […]
Photos for Love and Rage by Derek Scarlino NEW HARTFORD – Hundreds of public school supporters rallied at the entrance of the Oneida-Herkimer-Madison B.O.C.E.S. complex to show their support for the New York State teacher’s union, NYSUT, as well as public education in general. Several presidents of local […]
by Derek Scarlino It’s time for the United States to get serious about education. Like most other areas of this society, the apathetic retreat of the public has opened opportunities for non-person persons (read: corporations) to increase their influence on decision-making and policy. This is also, increasingly, happening […]
By Love and Rage UTICA AREA – In response to the most recent proposed school reforms, the state teacher’s union, NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) is working to mobilize its members to build community-wide coalitions to save public education. The first action locally will be held today […]
The January/February issue for the Industrial Worker, the newspaper for the labor union the Industrial Workers of the World has just hit the stands (and the web). The IWW is also active in the greater Utica area and upstate New York. You can visit the IWW website at […]
by MV Freedom School These are the upcoming topics for the rest of this month being discussed at the Mohawk Valley Freedom School: Thursday, January 15 Je Suis Charlie? The recent attacks in France have led too much commentary and massive public support and empathy for those who […]
by Derek Scarlino Almost inevitably, there has to be something said about the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris by the likes of Love and Rage. As a media initiative rooted in part by deep convictions on freedom of speech, and on a personal level, a rigid opposition to censorship, […]
by MV Freedom School We will continue our discussion from our previous class on the lead catastrophe in Utica and what we can do about it. During our last class, MVCC student and Freedom School educator Lana Nitti taught a class which gave a deeper look into the […]
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