‘Jobs+Justice+Climate’ March in Boston
Thousands marched through Boston today calling for an end to global warming as part of the ‘Jobs+Justice+Climate’ protest. It began with a rally on Boston Common, marched to Downtown Crossing…Continue Reading →
‘Today Is About Mourning’ Rally For Paris At Boston Common
“Today is about mourning,” said Valéry Freland, consul general of France in Boston, as he spoke to thousands gathered for a Rally in Support of Paris at noon yesterday, Nov.…Continue Reading →
On Anniversary Of Police Killing Michael Brown, A Black Lives Matter March In Cambridge
On the first anniversary of a police officer in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson shooting dead an unarmed black 18-year-old by the name of Michael Brown, the Black Lives Matter organization…Continue Reading →
Bread and Puppet’s ‘Captain Boycot’
“Captain Boycott” by Bread and Puppet Theater at the Boston Center for the Arts, Jan. 31, 2015, as photographed by Greg Cook. “The police brutality that serves the state is…Continue Reading →
A Short History of Traffic and the American Civil Rights Movement
“We must preserve the right to free assembly. But free assembly does not carry with it the right to block public thoroughfares to traffic.” U.S. President Lyndon Johnson in his…Continue Reading →
People’s Climate March in New York
More than 300,000 people participated in the People’s Climate March in New York City on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. Here are photos by Greg Cook of the event.Continue Reading →