Month: June 2017

PHOTOS, Utica Metro

Photos from Utica’s World Refugee Day 2017 Celebration

by Sojourner Staff UTICA – Saturday was the city’s second annual celebration for World Refugee Day. Held at City Hall, the event began with speeches by administrators at the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees and elected officials Joe Griffo (R), of the State Senate, Anthony Brindisi (D), of the State Assembly, and Oneida County legislature. The even also featured a naturalization ceremony of 18 new … Continue reading Photos from Utica’s World Refugee Day 2017 Celebration

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Arts & Film, UPCOMING EVENTS

25th Annual Civil War Weekend Begins with Screening of ‘Union Bound’

by Smithfield Community Association PETERBORO – On Friday June 9, at 7 PM, the film Union Bound will be introduced by both its director and producer and screened at the Smithfield Community Center at 5255 Pleasant Valley Road in Peterboro. The movie opens the 25th Annual Peterboro Civil War Weekend. The weekend is an educational and fund-raising event for the Smithfield Community Association (501c3) in Peterboro. Admission … Continue reading 25th Annual Civil War Weekend Begins with Screening of ‘Union Bound’

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Civil Rights, Utica Metro

Local Family Broken Up by ICE: Father on Path to Deportation

by Sojourner Staff UTICA – A father, soccer coach, and Utica resident Ricky Morgan was separated from his family on June 5th during a routine check-in with ICE and will now be deported to Jamaica. Family members, community members and local activists are struggling to come to terms with this sudden, grim reality. Over the last few months, a broad coalition of organizations, including ICE-Free … Continue reading Local Family Broken Up by ICE: Father on Path to Deportation

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UPCOMING EVENTS, Utica Metro

Utica to Celebrate World Refugee Day 2017

by Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees UTICA – The Mohaek Valley Resource Center for Refugees and Fidels Care invite the public to join them in celebrating World Refugee Day on Saturday, June 17th at Hanna Park at Utica City Hall from 12 PM until 4 PM. Utica, a city known as “The Town that Loves Refugees”, is an especially appropriate place to commemorate refugees’ … Continue reading Utica to Celebrate World Refugee Day 2017

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