‘Writers Resist’ in Gloucester
In the wake of Trump winning the presidential election, writers on Cape Ann gathered for “Writers Resist: Don’t Tread On Us,” readings “to reaffirm their commitment to the First Amendment…Continue Reading →
‘I Called For Help And They Killed Him’: Mass Action Against Police Brutality March
“He didn’t deserve to be shot. I called for help. I didn’t call for a murder,” said Hope Coleman. She had called for an ambulance to come to her Boston…Continue Reading →
Las Posadas, the Latin American Christmas celebration performed ‘in solidarity with all immigrants’
“Like Mary and Joseph, we are not the first immigrants. And like Mary and Joseph, we are also immigrating for the safety and health of our families,” Yessenia Alfaro, director…Continue Reading →
‘We see how dangerous this man really is.’ State House protest against Trump’s appointments.
“President Trump was scary on the campaign trail,” said Cole Harrison, executive director of Massachusetts Peace Action, “but when we see who he’s appointing to high office, we see how…Continue Reading →
Demanding protections for undocumented immigrants, protesters salsa in Boston shops
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 →
‘We’re not going to let them do this to our country.’ Anti-Trump rally at Harvard
“We didn’t say they could have fascists come teach here. This is our institution,” Ed Childs, chief steward of Local 26 of the Harvard University dining hall workers, told a…Continue Reading →
‘Let It Snow! Santas Against Global Warming!’ in Malden holiday parade
“Let It Snow! Santas Against Global Warming!” group in Malden’s annual Parade of Holiday Traditions on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. The group of 36 people was organized by Kari Percival…Continue Reading →
‘We’re still here’: Native Americans mark National Day of Mourning at Plymouth
“Every inch of this land is Indian land,” Moonanum (pictured above), an Aquinnah Wampanoag, told the crowd of hundreds that had gathered on Plymouth’s Cole’s Hill for United American Indians…Continue Reading →
Troll announces another hoax ‘Not Our President’ rally?
“NO, that is NOT ME,” says the woman whose image was apparently stolen by a troll to create what appears to be another hoax anti-Trump rally. The Facebook event announcement…Continue Reading →
Memorial ride and rally for bicyclists and others killed in crashes
For World Day of Remembrance today, to honor those injured or killed in traffic crashes, particularly bicyclists, dozens of people rode bicycles from Boston’s Copley Square to locations where bicyclists…Continue Reading →