by Anarchist Federation (Greece) The covid-19 pandemic is the first drop of the new most severe storm that is about to hit workers and the entire social base (in fact its consequences are perceived by now, they will only gradually become more and more noticeable for all of […]
by Albert Parsons This is the autobiography of Albert Parsons, Haymarket martyr and revolutionary anarchist, written from prison. Parsons was born on June 24, 1848 in Montgomery, Alabama and executed on November 11 1887. We are posting it here on Love and Rage to honor the legacy […]
While “inhumane and strikingly antidemocratic” budget cuts are imposed on the U.S. territory, outrage after law enforcement used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up May Day demonstrations by Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams – The States Police in Puerto Rico deployed tear gas and fired rubber […]
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 Love and Rage Team/Upcoming Events May Day is celebrated around the world as International Workers’ Day – a day of labor solidarity, protest and celebration. In 2012 people in Utica started to celebrate May Day again to bring awareness to worker and immigrant rights. This year, community […]
by Reyna Ramolete Hayashi Because every day is International Workers’ Day I send love, gratitude, & hustisya to all of the powerful, loving, and courageous workers I shared space, histories, and healing with in my motherland. To my ancestors who worked, lived in relationship with, and honored the […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School In celebration of May Day, the Mohawk Valley Freedom School will screen the classic film “Matewan” (1987) at 500 Plant Street directly following the May Day rally. The film will start at 7pm. The film was written and directed by John Sayles and […]
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 Mohawk Valley Freedom School “If you think that by hanging us, you can stamp out the labor movement—the movement from which the downtrodden millions, the millions who toil and live in want and misery—the wage slaves—except salvation—if this is your opinion, then hang us! Here we will […]
by MV Freedom School 4/1 – COINTELPRO: The War on Civil Rights, taught by Alicia McWilliams and Derek Scarlino This is the final class on the Civil Rights Movement unit (rescheduled from 3/25). Alicia and Derek will talk about COINTELPRO, the FBI’s ‘counterintelligence program’ headed by J. […]
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