by Brendan Maslauskas Dunna and Elizabeth Meeks The rural Upstate NY village of Ilion, located just East of Utica, is home to Remington Arms, the oldest gun manufacturer in the nation. The massive, sprawling red brick factory is the beating heart of this small village of around 8,000 […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage Nearly 200 nurses and their supporters walked on a picket line in front of St.Elizabeth’s Hospital on Friday, March 18. The nurses, who are members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), held a two hour informational picket to educate the […]
Photos for Love and Rage by Stephanie Inserra and Derek Scarlino DOWNTOWN UTICA – On Thursday, March 5th, up to 1,500 local educators, students, parents and concerned citizens turned out for a march from Cornerstone Community Church in Oneida Square, down Genesee Street to the New York State […]
by Love and Rage UTICA – Amid growing criticism in response to Governor Cuomo’s proposed education reforms, the Alliance for Quality Education in New York, as per their #WeCantWait campaign, is organizing a rally and march in Downtown Utica on the afternoon of Thursday, March 5th. Also joining […]
An Open Letter to Governor Cuomo Dear Governor Cuomo, My name is Trinh Truong and I am writing to share the sad but true story about the status of my public education. I’m a senior at Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica, New York. My school is […]
by Derek Scarlino NEW HARTFORD – A setting sun behind them, falling January temperatures around them, approximately 250 to 300 NYSUT members and public education advocates rallied at the entrance to Oneida-Herkimer-Madison B.O.C.E.S. on Thursday evening. Huddled close, bundled up in hats, gloves and scarves amid the crush of winter, […]
Photos for Love and Rage by Derek Scarlino NEW HARTFORD – Hundreds of public school supporters rallied at the entrance of the Oneida-Herkimer-Madison B.O.C.E.S. complex to show their support for the New York State teacher’s union, NYSUT, as well as public education in general. Several presidents of local […]
by Derek Scarlino It’s time for the United States to get serious about education. Like most other areas of this society, the apathetic retreat of the public has opened opportunities for non-person persons (read: corporations) to increase their influence on decision-making and policy. This is also, increasingly, happening […]
By Love and Rage UTICA AREA – In response to the most recent proposed school reforms, the state teacher’s union, NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) is working to mobilize its members to build community-wide coalitions to save public education. The first action locally will be held today […]
