Vigil for massacre victims Some 75 antiwar activists held a candlelight vigil in New York City for the Afghan civilians murdered by a U.S. soldier. March 14, 2012
Peter Lamphere and Alexander Super The battle for our schools in New York City A February 9 protest at New York City's fake school board meeting highlighted how Occupy has helped build the fight to save public education. February 16, 2012
Charters get mic checked The Panel for Educational Policy got a visit from teachers, students and parents angry about New York City public schools. December 16, 2011
Long Island faculty on strike The Long Island University Faculty Federation went on strike over management intransigence on health care and wages. September 12, 2011
You won’t evict this grandma More than 200 people blockaded 82-year-old Mary Lee Ward's home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, to stop an eviction. August 24, 2011
Display of Pride in Bushwick More than 100 people marked Pride month with a march through a mainly immigrant neighborhood in New York City. July 11, 2011
Don’t let Bloomberg close NYC firehouses Close to 200 people gathered in Brooklyn to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plans to shut down three local firehouses. June 9, 2011
Exposing the inconvenient truth about schools The new documentary The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman premiered to more than 600 teachers, students and parents. May 25, 2011
Readers’ View Countering the anti-choice voices On March 31, I participated in a counterprotest against an anti-abortion march in my neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. April 7, 2011
School reform fails in test score scandal A sweeping downward revision of public school students test scores in New York shows that the supposed advances of "school reform" are illusory. September 1, 2010
Interview: Daryle Lamont Jenkins Connecting the right-wing dots A New Jersey antiracist activist describes the ties between established far-right groups and the conservative mainstream. August 10, 2010
Teachers and parents fight NYC cuts Layoff threats, a wage freeze and slashed school budgets have spurred teachers, parents and activists to picket and protest in New York City. June 9, 2010
A revolt against NYC school closures More than 2,000 people packed into a hearing to raise their voices against a plan to close 19 schools in New York City. February 2, 2010
Protesting a plan to make students pay Several hundred New York City students and supporters protested a plan to take away student MetroCards for the bus and subway system. January 4, 2010
