United Nations Marks 10th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
By Doug George-Kanentiio - Akwasasne Mohawk Bear Clan
For two days, April 27-28, my wife, Joanne Shenandoah, and I attended the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City.
There were a number...
Does White Supremacy Exist in the Mohawk Valley?
A Talk by Patrick Johnson, Consultant on Race and Race Matters
Wednesday, November 15, 7:30 p.m. at The Other Side, 2011 Genesee St., Utica
How do you identify and uproot the white supremacy that is often overlooked...
GOVERNOR CUOMO LAUNCHES PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE RESOURCES IN NEW YORK
In Light of Widespread Reports that Crisis Pregnancy Centers Provide Misleading, Medically Inaccurate Information on Reproductive Services to Dissuade Abortion, Campaign Connects Women to Accurate Information on Options for Unintended Pregnancies, Including Abortion
Facing Relentless Federal Attacks...
Advocates Rally for Protections for Long-Excluded Farmworkers
ALBANY, NY – Advocates will rally in the state capitol today in support of legislation to extend basic labor protections to New York’s agricultural workers, who are excluded from the right to collective bargaining...
Central New York Citizens in Action, Inc.
By John Furman
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM MAY 8
Central New York Citizen Action will be holding a forum for candidates running for the Utica School Board on May 8th at 7 p.m. at 40 Faxton Street,...
Utica’s Bosnians Urge People To Never Forget The Genocide
Yesterday marked the 26th anniversary of one of the worst moments in human history, the genocide that took place at Srebrenica in Bosnia. The Bosnians of Utica marched around the MVCC campus wearing black T-Shirts...
Understanding the Movement in Utica
Local activist groups and what they stand for
By Sarah Watkins, Peter Coney, and Eamon Handzel
The Utica area has seen a rise in public demonstrations in the past few years coming from many political sides....
150 CNY Residents Protest Violent Charlottesville White Supremacist March
Utica, New York – One hundred fifty local residents converged on the Oneida Square Roundabout Sunday afternoon to denounce a white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Va., that spiraled into deadly violence, one of many...
The Doctrine of Discovery and the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A talk by Douglas M. George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk
Wednesday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. at The Other Side, 2011 Genesee St., Utica
DOUGLAS M. GEORGE-KANENTIIO was born and raised on the shores of the Kaniatarowanenneh (St. Lawrence) River on...