by MV Freedom School During the last Freedom School class there was a lively discussion about the indigenous Mayan Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, Mexico. The originally scheduled event for class this Wednesday is rescheduled until May. Instead, we will watch the film “A Place Called Chiapas.” The film […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School Fundraiser Dinner for the Mohawk Valley Freedom School Summer Program Saturday, March 28 from 5:00-9:00PM 500 Plant Street, Utica The Mohawk Valley Freedom School is hosting a fundraising dinner and community group “meet and greet” on Saturday, March 28th. The event will feature […]
by Doug George-Kanentiio The life and tragic death of the US soldier Chris Kyle, along with the release of the biographical film “American Sniper”, has attracted much interest into the role of these concealed and proficient long range killers. The word “sniper” comes from the snipe bird. Noted […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage “We are out for Ireland for the Irish. But who are the Irish? Not the rack-renting, slum-owning landlord; not the sweating, profit-grinding capitalist; not the sleek and oily lawyer; not the prostitute pressman – the hired liars of the enemy. Not these […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage Something new is taking shape in the Mohawk Valley in response to the local austerity measures which have slowed, but not stopped, the pulse of the school system. Some may call it a simple protest here and there; others a passing outrage at […]
by Brendan Maslauskas-Dunn/Love and Rage UTICA – Austerity is coming to a transit company near you! Because of budget cuts and a five million dollar deficit at Centro, there will be some major changes to routes and passes we all depend on everyday for a cheap and affordable […]
by Love and Rage Mohawk Valley Community College student, local activist, and Freedom School educator Lana Nitti will give a presentation at MVCC today, March 10, from 3:00 – 4:00 PM on her research on lead poisoning in Utica. The event, which is part of Women’s History Month, […]
by MV Freedom School The Mohawk Valley Freedom School will have three classes on the Black Freedom (Civil Rights) Movement during the month of March. Local activist and Freedom School educator Alicia McWilliams will be teaching the classes. The dates and subject matter are as follows: March 11th […]
by Hamilton Democratic Socialists RELEASE – Scholar, activist and socialist Joseph Schwartz will speak at Hamilton College this Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00pm on the subject of mass incarceration. Schwartz is Professor of Political Science at Temple University where he teaches political theory and American politics. He has […]
by MV Freedom School The Freedom School is back in session with a class and discussion centered around the life of Malcolm X. February 21 marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, a man whose legacy means many different things to many different people. Malcolm […]
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