Photos by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage A coaltion of activists from the Utica chapters of Justice or Else and the Black Rose Anarchist Federation as well as students from Mohawk Valley Community College’s Black Student Union and Hamilton College Democratic Socialists took to the Christopher Columbus statue on […]
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 Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage Italians have a colorful place in the history of Utica and the United States as a whole. I know. I am one. Whites in the US have long gushed over model minorities from Asia, but only one minority was ever extended the privilege […]
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 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 Kevin Nugent/Love and Rage In a recent interview with Chuck Todd of MSNBC, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson was asked if he felt a Muslim should serve as president of the United States. He answered that Islam is inconsistent with American ideals, and that he therefore […]
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 Kevin Nugent/Love and Rage “Even if all the [campaign] dollars were honestly contributed and honestly spent, they would still have a corrupting influence on our politics. For the vast sums now required for political campaigns raise the unholy specter that politics in the future will be an […]
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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