by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage President Obama, on Monday, announced his support to “ban the box” for federal employees. So what does that mean? It means that applications for federal jobs will no longer have a check box or question where applicants state whether or not they have […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School/Press Releases On Thursday, September 24th, the Mohawk Valley Freedom School located at Cornerstone Community Church in Utica will be hosting a presentation and discussion on the Ban the Box campaign which is seeking to expand further locally. Ban the Box is a national […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School The Mohawk Valley Freedom School is back in session! Topics discussed this month will include urban spaces, Murray Bookchin, the Zapatistas, art and murals, education, anarchism, Black Lives Matter and Ban the Box. There will also be excursions to Hamilton College and Rochester. […]
by Nay Briggs/Guest The Ban The Box campaign definitely hits home for me and is catching fire in Utica. I had the great opportunity in April at Mohawk Valley Community College to join forces with other supporters of this fast-growing campaign and discuss the ways that it negatively effects our communities now, but […]
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