by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage Mérida was the second destination on our trip. After just one night and one day in Cancun we decided to head deep into the heart of the Yucatán Peninsula. We chose Mérida over Campeche after much discussion; it seemed that Mérida was […]
by Brenadan Maslauskas-Dunn/Love and Rage Cancun. That one word, that one city, to many north of the Rio Grande who have the money and the means to travel there, it conjures images of partying, beaches, spring break. My understanding of Cancun however, formed over ten years ago. I […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage Mexican Independence Day was celebrated at the Mohawk Valley Freedom School on September 16th by a small but spirited group. Those who attended the gathering came to learn about the Zapatistas, murals, art, and to remember the legacy of a teacher named […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage I’ve been asked by a number of people why I traveled to Mexico and Cuba, or to put it in their exact language: “Why the hell did you go there for?” and, invariably, “You’re crazy.” And of course, this is followed by […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage The taxi rolled to a sudden and unexpected stop. The driver turned around. “Estamos aqui. Oventic.” For the last hour the car had driven the winding roads from the city of San Cristobal de las Casas to our destination – a small village […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School “If you think that by hanging us, you can stamp out the labor movement—the movement from which the downtrodden millions, the millions who toil and live in want and misery—the wage slaves—except salvation—if this is your opinion, then hang us! Here we will […]
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 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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