by Black Rose / Rosa Negra A rally will be held on May Day, otherwise known as May First or International Workers’ Day, at the intersection of Burrstone Road and Genesee Street in Utica in front of McDonald’s from 5pm – 6:30pm. May Day is an international day […]
by MV Freedom School MVCC Professor of English and guitarist for local band CP Jim Roberts will teach a class at the Mohawk Valley Freedom School on Wednesday, April 22 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm titled “Social Justice and Music.” He will look at the impact music has had […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn A screening of the documentary “The Newburgh Sting” will take place on Monday, April 20 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm in AB 231 at Mohawk Valley Community College. The film chronicles the story of four Black Muslim men living in the impoverished city of Newburgh, […]
by Syracuse Peace Council Palestinian activist Iyad Burnat will speak in Syracuse this Sunday, April 19 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm at ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave. Iyad Burnat is the coordinator for the Popular Committee in Bil’in, Palestine, a small farming village seven miles west of Ramallah in […]
by MV Freedom School During the last Freedom School class there was a lively discussion about the indigenous Mayan Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, Mexico. The originally scheduled event for class this Wednesday is rescheduled until May. Instead, we will watch the film “A Place Called Chiapas.” The film […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School Fundraiser Dinner for the Mohawk Valley Freedom School Summer Program Saturday, March 28 from 5:00-9:00PM 500 Plant Street, Utica The Mohawk Valley Freedom School is hosting a fundraising dinner and community group “meet and greet” on Saturday, March 28th. The event will feature […]
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 Jalil Muntaqim/FreeJalil.com In seven years, by 2023, the U.S. will be 40 percent minority, and 50 percent of the entire population will be under 40 years old. These are the demographics that cannot be ignored as progressives move forward building opposition to institutional racism and plutocratic governing. […]
by Love and Rage Mohawk Valley Community College student, local activist, and Freedom School educator Lana Nitti will give a presentation at MVCC today, March 10, from 3:00 – 4:00 PM on her research on lead poisoning in Utica. The event, which is part of Women’s History Month, […]
by MV Freedom School The Mohawk Valley Freedom School will have three classes on the Black Freedom (Civil Rights) Movement during the month of March. Local activist and Freedom School educator Alicia McWilliams will be teaching the classes. The dates and subject matter are as follows: March 11th […]
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