As the Boston winter eased into gentler spring days, Northeastern students participated in sports, protests and other activities. The women’s hockey team competed in the East Hockey Championship and the NCAA Frozen Four, and over 180,000 people marched in the March 28 “No...
More than 200 demonstrators gathered in Copley Square at noon Feb. 14 to urge the international community to support the Iranian people amid the regime’s deadly crackdown on protests.
The Boston protest was one of hundreds around the world, sparked by opposition leader Reza...
Eighteen counterprotesters, including the daughter of a U.S. representative, were arrested Nov. 16 as they tried to prevent the anti-abortion Men’s March from proceeding to Boston Common. The Men’s March, which also took place in 2022 and 2023, convened at the Planned Parenthood...
Activists from Palestinian solidarity organizations across Boston marched from Copley Square to the Israeli Consulate Oct. 22 to condemn Israel’s blockade and bombardment of Gaza. A crowd of over a thousand people spilled into the streets around Copley Square, pushing up against...
Boston’s Party for Socialism and Liberation led protests against police brutality Friday, Jan. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 28 after videos of Tyre Nichols’ deadly encounter with Memphis police were publicly released.
Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was beaten and tased by...