A family of refugees from the Syrian war makes their harrowing escape to New Haven, Connecticut, in the non-fiction comic “Welcome to the New World,” with words by Jake Halpern…Continue Reading →
“We are here because we understand climate change affects everybody. Though some leaders have tried to come between us, for the future of this planet we are all in the…Continue Reading →
Tens of thousands gathered this morning for “Together and Free: Rally Against Family Separation,” which began with speeches at on Boston City Hall Plaza then marched to Boston Common for…Continue Reading →
A “State House Action To Protect Immigrant Families In Massachusetts” attracted thousands of people to the Massachusetts State House in Boston at noon today to protest the Trump Administration’s policy…Continue Reading →
“Temporary protected status is too important for us to let our federal government walk away from its commitment to our families,” Massachusetts state Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry (pictured above) said…Continue Reading →
![Tens of thousands fill Copley Square for the "Boston Protest Against [Donald Trump's] Muslim Ban and Anti-Immigration Orders," Jan. 29, 2017. (Greg Cook)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/picImmigrantRightsRallyCopleySqBoston170129w_8874w.jpg)
“Anyone who feels threatened, you are a beloved member of our community. We will protect you,” Boston Mayor Marty Walsh told the tens of thousands of people who turned out…Continue Reading →
In small groups, they entered the Primark department store on Summer Street in Boston’s Downtown Crossing around midday today. Clerks noted that the store was packed with people, but no…Continue Reading →