by Mohawk Valley Freedom School/Press Release In response to interest expressed during the presentation on the Zapatistas held at The Other Side in Utica, NY, the Mohawk Valley Freedom School will host a discussion on the Zapatistas on Thurasday, October 19, 2017 at 7:00pm. It will take place […]
by Black Cat Connolly / Upstate NY IWW – NY ALBANY – A large group of community members supported by a smaller contingent of Wobblies, anarchists, socialists, and other local activists gathered yesterday at the corner of 9th and Rensselaer in Troy in response to the shooting of […]
Utica, NY resident Ricky Morgan was detained by ICE on June, 5 during a routine monthly check-in and is in the process of being deported to Jamaica. He currently sits in Albany County Jail and will then be transported to the ICE Detention Center in Batavia until his deportation. Ricky […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage As three football players from Syracuse’s Nottingham High School varsity team knelt for the national anthem before a football game, people took notice. The reports were written. This specific action taken against police brutality, spreading through the pro and college ranks of multiple […]
by United Nations Association of the Upper Mohawk Valley/Upcoming Events The UNAUSA will be hosting two talks as part of the Great Decisions 2016 series. The topics relate to the Syria Crisis. Part I is entitled “ISIS: Who are they and what do they want” and will take […]
by Hamilton College Media Relations/Press Release CLINTON, N.Y. – Dr. Cornel West, author, university professor and philosopher, will deliver a keynote address at the Richard Rorty Society philosophy conference, being held at Hamilton College from Sept. 8-10. West’s talk will take place on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 4:45 p.m., […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA, N.Y. – The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), the union for nurses at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, has been made aware that continuing with a one-day strike planned for September 1 will result in a four-day lockout of participating employees thereafter […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage The sun has been shining; the weather, hot. Summer is summer and men in power are doing what men in power do. Things are making sense these days in the City of Utica. As it happens, an introductory local law in the Common Council’s […]
by Mohawk valley Freedom School/Press Release What, When & Where? On Thursday, August 18th at 6:30 PM, the Mohawk Valley Freedom School will team up with the National Lawyers Guild to host a Know Your Rights Workshop at the Cornerstone Community Church of 500 Plant Street. Why? In […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA, N.Y. – Former Utica Councilman Jim Zecca, who has come out in vocal support of the presidential ambitions of Donald Trump over the past year, is planning a rally on Friday August 5 in front of the Utica office of Congressman Richard […]