by Mohawk Valley Freedom School/Upcoming Events Utica Social Forum, World Social Forum and May Day Organizational Meeting Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Interested in organizing the Utica Social Forum, a conference for networking, education, organization and action that will be held this April? […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage “Don’t mourn – organize!” These were the powerful words written in a letter to fellow union agitator Big Bill Haywood by the revolutionary immigrant troubadour Joe Hill in 2015. Or so the story goes. Hill was falsely accused of a murder in […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage photos by Christopher Casey and Kimberly Jones UTICA – On Thursday November 12th, the lights in the classroom of the Cornerstone Community Church were turned on a little before 7 PM. This night of the week is usually reserved for meetings of the Mohawk […]
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 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/Love and Rage “We are out for Ireland for the Irish. But who are the Irish? Not the rack-renting, slum-owning landlord; not the sweating, profit-grinding capitalist; not the sleek and oily lawyer; not the prostitute pressman – the hired liars of the enemy. Not these […]
The January/February issue for the Industrial Worker, the newspaper for the labor union the Industrial Workers of the World has just hit the stands (and the web). The IWW is also active in the greater Utica area and upstate New York. You can visit the IWW website at […]