ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft, to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity. by George Joseph / ProPublica – The States, Immigration The Department of Immigration & Customs Enforcement is taking new steps in its plans for monitoring the social media accounts […]
by Radical Education Collective / Events SYRACUSE – The Radical Education Collective is in full solidarity with our companeros and companeras of the Workers’ Center of CNY. We are calling on ALL community members that support immigrant farmworkers fighting for dignity and respect to attend this action. The […]
by Democracy Now! – The States WASHINGTON D.C. – Back in the United States, the House of Representatives passed a pair of immigration bills Thursday that critics say are aimed at demonizing undocumented immigrants. The first bill, known as “Kate’s Law,” adds penalties to deported immigrants who re-enter […]
by Love and Rage Team UTICA – According to witnesses disembarking from trains at Utica’s Union Station, several US Border Patrol agents were patrolling the platforms, allegedly asking about the citizenship of several people of color. Union Station in #Utica, #ICE agents patrolling, profiling POC by asking about citizenship […]
by Utica IWW There will be a rally held on Monday, June 5th at 9:30am in Latham, NY as activists accompany immigrant Ricky Morgan for his monthly immigration check-in with ICE. Ricky Morgan lives and works in Utica and is facing a threat of deportation to Jamaica. He […]
by Beth Brotherton/Guest As a U.S. citizen and a wife of a peaceful and compassionate documented Muslim immigrant, I fear for my husband’s safety and our future in the wake of a Trump presidency. During his campaign, President-elect Trump promised to immediately deport 2-3 million immigrants and indicated […]
by Life Long Wobbly The last general strike in the US was in Oakland in 1946. That year there were 6 city-wide general strikes, plus nationwide strikes in steel, coal, and rail transport. More than 5 million workers struck in the biggest strike wave of US history. So […]
by Black Rose / Rosa Negra/Press Release Local activists are organizing a post election rally dubbed “Expect Resistance” in Utica this Thursday, November 17 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm at the Oneida Square roundabout. The organization Black Rose put the call-out for the rally. No matter who won […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage It was a packed crowd in Utica’s Tramontane Cafe that crisp October 27th evening. People gathered that night for a story-telling session where a number of refugees and immigrants, as well as several educators in the community, shared stories of tragedy, despair, […]
by Workers’ Center of CNY/Press Release On Wednesday, November 2, from 6:00pm-8:00pm, there will be a Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration and fundraiser at the Workers’ Center of CNY (2013 E Genesee St.). Come to the Workers’ Center and learn about the Day of the […]
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