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 […]
Nick Bernabe/Antimedia MORTON COUNTY, N.D. — It didn’t take long after the National Guard was activated in North Dakota for militarized law enforcement to descend upon the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Tuesday, mass arrests began as riot gear-clad police attempted to break up Native American opposition to […]
by Shane Burley/ROAR Magazine It takes a few minutes for guards to notice that the chow line has stopped. The line of prisoner workers who cook and serve the food have stepped back and are working at half speed. Some never left their cells at all. Others […]
via Democracy Now! NORTH DAKOTA – Governor Jack Dalrymple has activated the National Guard ahead of Friday’s ruling on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit against the U.S. government over the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. On Friday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg will rule on an injunction in the […]
by Love and Rage Staff/Upcoming Events Local activists with the Mohawk Valley Freedom School, Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and Black Rose Anarchist Federation are planning a rally this Saturday in support of a national prisoner strike that will commence on September 9. The strike is against […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage WASHINGTON – Results from a poll conducted by the Associated Press and the Black Youth Project show majority support among white youths for the Black Lives Matter movement. 51 percent of whites aged 18-30 either “strongly” or “somewhat” support the movement which aims […]
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 SYRACUSE, N.Y. – On the shore of Onondaga Lake this afternoon, about 60 people gathered to declare their solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of North Dakota in the latter’s efforts against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline which poses threats […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage NEAR RED WARRIOR CAMP, N.D. – Shocking scenes developed over the weekend when Native American protesters of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, who have been protesting the planned Dakota Access Pipeline through their land for months, were set upon by security dogs on […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage CHICAGO, IL – Megan Rapinoe, midfielder for the NWSL’s Seattle Reign and US National Team since 2006, took a knee during the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner during a game Sunday versus the Chicago Red Stars. The gesture, which Rapinoe said was “very […]
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