Ellie Dorritie

Ellie Dorritie

Buffalo, N.Y., stand against racist terrorBuffalo, N.Y., stand against racist terror

Buffalo, N.Y., stand against racist terror

A rally on Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, was held at a midtown Buffalo, N.Y., intersection where many hundreds of…

December 18, 2015
Workers reject McDonald’s racismWorkers reject McDonald’s racism

Workers reject McDonald’s racism

After facing a pattern of racial discrimination and sexual harassment, 17 Black and Latino/a McDonald’s workers in the state of…

March 6, 2015
‘Making connections’ tour‘Making connections’ tour

‘Making connections’ tour

A speaking tour of upstate New York cities was kicked off in Buffalo on Aug. 4 with a meeting that…

August 18, 2014
Brigade defies U.S. travel ban on CubaBrigade defies U.S. travel ban on Cuba

Brigade defies U.S. travel ban on Cuba

Buffalo, N.Y. -- Twenty-two courageous U.S. citizens, members of the 45th Venceremos Brigade, crossed the Peace Bridge from Erie, Ontario,…

August 7, 2014
Women say NO to high court’s rulingWomen say NO to high court’s ruling

Women say NO to high court’s ruling

A demonstration “to let Hobby Lobby know how we feel about the recent SCOTUS [Supreme Court of the United States]…

July 17, 2014
All issues are LGBTQ issues!All issues are LGBTQ issues!

All issues are LGBTQ issues!

The annual Pride Parade in Buffalo is huge, raucous and wonderfully well-attended, but for many years it has been depoliticized…

June 6, 2014

War and fracking protested in Buffalo, N.Y.

A big, noisy demonstration met President Barack Obama when he visited the Buffalo, N.Y., campus of the State University of…

August 29, 2013
Drone base picketedDrone base picketed

Drone base picketed

Niagara Falls, N.Y. — Activists rallied at the gate of Niagara Falls Air Base on Mothers’ Day, May 12, to…

May 19, 2013
Memorial held for DacajeweiahMemorial held for Dacajeweiah

Memorial held for Dacajeweiah

Dacajeweiah, whose name means Splitting-the-Sky, died at the age of 61 on March 13. He is pictured here speaking in…

April 10, 2013
U.S. activists return from CubaU.S. activists return from Cuba

U.S. activists return from Cuba

The 43rd Venceremos Brigade marched across the Peace Bridge from Fort Erie in Canada to Buffalo, N.Y., on July 23,…

July 29, 2012