by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage In honor of the planned screening of ‘Citizenfour’ at the Mohawk Valley Freedom School this week, we’re looking back on an Intercept interview with Edward Snowden, the infamous NSA whistleblower who in 2013 divulged the frightening scope of the US government’s surveillance apparatus. […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage BUFFALO, N.Y. – “It’s becoming increasingly clear that the current economy is not working for the vast majority of people, and for many years groups have been working to change that and to strive toward a society in which we are able to […]
Originally published in the Observer-Dispatch July 5th, 2016 New Hartford – Shawkat Jamil Dallal was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, on 25 October, 1931. He passed from this life quietly with his wife, children and grandchildren by his side on Sunday, 3 July, 2016. He spent his last days at […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School/Upcoming Events On Thursday July 7, the Mohawk Valley Freedom School will feature a screening of the 2014 documentary ‘Citizenfour’ about the account of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden whose June 2013 leaks to The Guardian uncovered the staggering breadth of US surveillance programs in […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA, N.Y. – Reports of an officer-involved shooting following a foot chase in East Utica that began on South Street and ended in a parking lot near Lansing Street and Belmont Ave came in at 8:15 this evening. Authorities at the scene did confirm […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA, N.Y. – New Forest Cemetery in South Utica got a surprise today when a small group of community members and activists marched on its office to hand deliver a message from the Bosnian community, Muslim community and several community action organizations urging the […]
Photos by Javian Dawson/Contributor UTICA – In advance of World Refugee Day on June 20th, the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees hosted their World Refugee Day event on Saturday June 18th at Hanna Park located outside of Utica City Hall. Love and Rage is an experiment in crowd-sourced […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage ALBANY – The New York State Senate recently passed a bill that, should it pass in the Assembly and be approved by Governor Cuomo, would become the nation’s first terrorist registry. While news of the bill passing the Senate vote in the wake of […]
Photos by Derek Scarlino and Stephanie Inserra/Love and Rage UTICA – Just days after the tragic attack against LGBTQIA club-goers in Orlando, community members in Utica planned a candle-light vigil for victims of the attack. Several speakers also shared words with a crowd of over a hundred who showed […]
by Love and Rage Collective/Upcoming Events UTICA – A candlelight vigil will be held in Utica this evening at 7:30 PM at Hanna Park located at Utica City Hall. Organizers of the event are providing candles and encouraging those who wish to attend to come up to 15 minutes […]
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