by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn / Organizing Work For anyone who has been to an IWW 101 Workplace Organizer Training, you may recall the sage advice of your trainer, who warned you to watch out for “hot shops.” To avoid them at all costs, even. This is my hot shop […]
Albany Residents United Against Misogyny by Submission – NY ALBANY – Various social media accounts in New York State’s Capital District Region centered around anarchist and anti-capitalist causes have reported a growing alt-right presence in the area. This presence has been noted through comments and messages placed on […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage The Observer-Dispatch’s editorial today breathed some needed life into an idea among local activists and organizers that has been tossed around for nearly a year. The OD’s article, ‘5 downtown spots that need some TLC’ included the Franklin Square alley, a notable, but […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage photos by Derek Scarlino SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Around 300 people gathered at the Everson Museum of Art located in downtown Syracuse this morning for a demonstration in the name of Black Lives Matter. Speeches were given at the museum by organizers associated with Project […]
by CNY Citizens In Action/Press Release Utica – On Thursday, July 14, Central New York Citizens in Action, Inc. will host a workshop to discuss the root causes of runaway inequality and its effects on race, education, housing, criminal justice and other issues facing our community. The workshop […]
Photos by Stephanie Inserra and Harold Cribb Pictures taken of the Rally for Refugees in Utica’s Oneida Square. The rally, sponsored by local groups such as The Herkimer-Oneida Green Party, Central New York Citizens in Action, Love and Rage, Mohawk Valley Freedom School and members of local chapters […]
by Stand Up and Speak Out/Press Releases Our community action groups, Stand Up and Speak Out and Beauty Beyond Bows have joined forces with Vernon Patterson of Guess House of Wings, located at 1207 Park Ave in Utica’s Oneida Square, for our next monthly community outreach initiative. We will be giving […]
Press Releases A group of community residents is seeking to raise money to restore the Gillmore Village Basketball Court, put a memorial at the park, and rededicate the basketball court to the memory of Corey Carr. They will be holding a fundraiser on November 6th 2015 from 7:00 […]
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. […]
RELEASE by CNY Citizens In Action The Fiscal Policy Institute, Central New York Citizens in Action, Inc., Central New York Labor Council, and other community groups will hold their annual New York State Budget Community Forum at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4 at the Cornerstone Community Church, […]
