by Love and Rage Team The Utica Abolitionists and other activists marched with the family and friends of Jessie Lee Rose on October 10, 2020 to honor the teenager who was killed by the Utica police in 2013 and to also celebrate Indigenous People’s Day. For a more […]
by Love and Rage Team Addison Miller Park in Utica’s west side was shrouded in silence on October 10, a sunny autumn day, as a crowd gathered near the park’s playground. This was the same location where 19 year old Jessie Lee Rose was tragically killed by the […]
by Howard Zinn This is the first chapter of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present. Of everything that Howard Zinn ever wrote, this first chapter of his masterpiece on US and American history was considered the most controversial and the most widely discussed. As the […]
by Love and Rage Team The Christopher Columbus statue at the intersection of the Memorial Parkway and Mohawk Street in Utica, NY was vandalized last night with the word “killer” painted in red. The statue has stood at the intersection since 1952 but a growing number of residents […]
by Love and Rage Team Activists with the Utica Abolitionists launched a fundraiser for the family of Jessie Lee Rose who was tragically killed by police in Utica, NY. The full text of the fundraiser is posted below. More will be written about his case over the summer […]
by Resilient Indigenous Action Collective / Press Release Call to Action from the Resilient Indigenous Action Collective: Resilient Indigenous Action Collective (RIAC) held a rally on Saturday, June 27, 2020 in which we asked Syracuse city Mayor Ben Walsh to commit to removing the Columbus Monument within 48 […]
by Resilient Indigenous Action Collective Indigenous activists in Syracuse are holding a rally this Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 5:00 PM in the city’s historic Columbus Circle. Activists join the recent wave of activists to tear down statues that to many represent white supremacy, colonialism, slavery, and genocide. […]
by Love and Rage Team Utica resident and activist Marquis Palmer gave a powerful speech at the Utica, NY rally in honor of George Floyd and in solidarity with the Minneapolis uprising. Nearly 1,000 people marched down Oneida street to Oneida Square in the largest demonstration held in […]
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