Thanksgiving: the holiday that marks the peaceful, if historically inaccurate, breaking of bread between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. It is a day devoted to gratitude, so this year, give thanks by giving your time to those less fortunate. There are several volunteer opportunities for students in Boston throughout the month of November. This Thanksgiving break, try and give back to Boston.
The Boston Police Department (BPD) has been conducting unlawful surveillance on peaceful protesters, according to reports.
“Policing Dissent,” a recent study by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLUM) and the National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter (NLG) provides a detailed account of BPD and its fusion center, the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), illegally gathering information about Boston activists.
Starting his community work at his childhood church, Bruce Bickerstaff, a 65-year-old Roxbury resident, has been enjoying his life by interacting with people and contributing to the neighborhood, as well as bringing peace and justice to where he lives.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced Wednesday that Northeastern purchased 320 Huntington Ave. from the Greater Boston YMCA, and signed a 20-year lease allowing 67 units of transitional housing to continue to operate in the Hastings Wing of the building.
BzzAgent, a local social marketing company founded by Dave Balter, is hosting a session at the upcoming FutureM marketing conference called the Boston Angel Shark Tank, where investors will get the opportunity to check out local start-up companies. Competing for a chance to be snatched up by a local shark are five ventures from Northeastern’s IDEA program, all hoping to get the financial jump-start needed to make their business a success.
The initial tour senior Tim Granger took of his 115 St. Stephen St. apartment did not give cause for the criminal justice major much concern. Other than a cockroach scuttling by, the space seemed decent enough. But as he arrived to move in with the help of his parents in September, his father, a contractor, immediately sensed there was something illegal about the apartment. Besides a single window looking out into the hallway the place was windowless, and its walls were covered in grime and muck.
With the cold weather already setting in, these last few weeks of warmth might just be the best time to soak up the colors of fall and enjoy the outdoors. Although Massachusetts has a lot to offer, from foliage expeditions to Halloween activities, our weekend pick would be apple and pumpkin picking, where you can admire the changing landscape up close while filling up bags with some fall goodies – all within reach of the city. If the picking got a little crazy, baking an apple pie or two and carving some jack-o-lanterns afterward are also a great activities.
