by Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés and Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano/Enlace Zapatista From the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico, on the 22nd anniversary of the War Against Oblivion, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) has a message to all those struggling for a better world. Good evening, good day compañeras and […]
Photos by Stephanie Inserra and Harold Cribb Pictures taken of the Rally for Refugees in Utica’s Oneida Square. The rally, sponsored by local groups such as The Herkimer-Oneida Green Party, Central New York Citizens in Action, Love and Rage, Mohawk Valley Freedom School and members of local chapters […]
by Mara Ahmed/City Newspaper “Once again we’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. This is an attack not just on Paris, it’s an attack not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we […]
Photos by Stand Up and Speak Out Earlier this afternoon, organizers involved with The Movement, a social justice campaign with intent to confront and expose racism on college campuses, staged a walk-out at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. Utica-based activist group Stand Up and Speak Out was there to […]
by Arun Gupta/Telesur Far from fizzling, the movement has a contested legacy that continues to shape the political landscape. One of the more puzzling aspects about Occupy Wall Street is not that there was a moment when millions of people hoped or feared it might overthrow the rule […]
by Dr. Nicholas Partyka/The Hampton Institute Dislocation; Or, On the Experience of Being Lost In literature, the term “lost generation” refers to a cohort of authors whose work defines the post-First World War era. This group includes literary notables like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, among others. […]
by Sarah Abbas/Guest An interview between a father and daughter about the former’s journey from Iraq to the US. In March 2002, my mom and I left Iraq and traveled to Syria where we stayed for three months with my grandpa (my mom’s father). In April 2002, my […]
by Michelle Ortuoste-Rollenas/Guest As part of the GABRIELA Exposure Program last fall, I visited ALCADEV (Alternative Learning Center for Agricultural and Livelihood Development) and the Manobo community of Mindanao in the Philippines with GABRIELA NY. It was here in Han-ayan in Lianga, Surigao del Sur, that I met […]
by Janess Ann J. Ellao/Bulatlat TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Philippines – They share the same name. They share practically the same struggle. Among some 3,000 Lumads seeking refuge at the Surigao del Sur Sports Center, there are two mothers of nearly the same age named Maribel Enriquez. […]
by Doug George-Kanentiio/Guest Any Native person who knows their history can see the similarities between the massive influx of refugees into Europe from Africa and Syria. They know that the European powers met after WWI to carve up the Middle East into areas of self-interest based upon the exploitation […]
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