by Doug George-Kanentiio When I was growing up on Akwesasne Mohawk Territory there were social habits which reflected an historical response to the devastating communicable diseases which came close to wiping out our ancestors. Beginning in the early 17th century illnesses such as smallpox and influenza struck the […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn / Love and Rage Several members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or “Wobblies” as they are affectionately called, confronted Anthony Brindisi during a town hall meeting he held in Pulaski, NY on July 30 which was set up by the recently […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn / Black Rose Anarchist Federation This world is engulfed in a whirlwind of myths. But myths give meaning. Every fourth of July I reflect on the power that myths hold over people and how those people above, those that hold all the power, wield […]
by Warsan Shire no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well. your neighbours running faster than you, the boy you went to school with who kissed you dizzy behind […]
In place of the cynical attempts of Zionist politicians to promise jobs to one group at the expense of the other, Palestinians and Africans could fight together for a better future for all. by Yehuda Stern / Left Voice – Analysis There have been two important developments these […]
byUtica IWW/Press Release There will be a panel discussion at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY in ACC 116 on Thursday, February 15, 2018 from 7:00pm – 8:30pm titled We Are Many, They Are Few: A Panel Discussion on Immigrant, Refugee and Worker Justice. Immigrant, refugee and Muslim […]
by Hana Selimovic – Views I’ve spent the entirety of my evening reading and reading and reading about the ins and outs of the supreme courts decision to allow parts of the travel ban to proceed. I’ve seen some really nasty comments. Nothing groundbreaking by any means, nothing […]
by Love and Rage Team Since late 2014, the collective media project called Love and Rage has devoted much of its time to providing alternative approaches to not only how to engage in journalism locally, but also putting an analysis to that coverage which was sorely missing. It […]
by Black Rose Anarchist Federation We members of the Black Rose/Rosa Negra Rojava-Syria Solidarity Committee (BRRN-RSSC) in the strongest terms condemn the Bashar al-Assad regime and its Russian and Iranian allies for their recent conquest of Eastern Aleppo. This brutal defeat of the Aleppo rebels, who were both […]
by Love and Rage Team Over the summer, officers of the Utica Police Department began unprecedented questioning tactics with local residents and using tactics of intimidation to pressure local activists associated with the Black Lives Matter movement and other activist organizations. The purpose of these encounters and tactics is […]