Fair Funding for State’s Human Services, Advocates Demand
Jonathan AdamsBOSTON/State House - Advocates called on state legislators to support new funding for human services in Massachusetts in an annual rally and lobby day at the State House on Tuesday.
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Jonathan AdamsBoston Jobs Coalition – Downtown CrossingThe Boston Jobs Coalition continued protests at the construction site of a new building at the historic Filene’s Basement in Downtown Boston on...
View ArticleBrockton Traffic Stop Leads to Allegations of Assault by Local PD
Jonathan AdamsBrockton, Mass. - A Brockton man is suing that city and several members of its police department after he was allegedly assaulted and wrongfully arrested during a traffic stop in 2012.Ben...
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Advocates Call for End to US Deportation Program, Passing of Massachusetts...
Jonathan AdamsBOSTON/State House - Immigrant rights groups continued their calls for an end to the federal Secure Communities deportation program, and for the passage of a bill dubbed the “Trust Act”...
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Somerville Mayor Announces Limits on City’s Cooperation with Federal...
Jonathan AdamsSomerville, Mass. - At a press conference at city hall on Wednesday, Somerville City Mayor Joseph Curtatone announced an executive order that will limit the city’s participation in the...
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Activists Call on Pres. Obama to Close Guantanamo, End Torture
Jonathan AdamsBOSTON/Boston Common - Marking a year since President Obama repeated his intention to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, and release prisoners held there, activists called on...
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Boston Police Officer Faces Lawsuit Alleging False Arrest and Malicious Charge
Jonathan AdamsBOSTON – A Massachusetts man is suing the Boston Police Department (BPD), alleging that he was falsely arrested and maliciously charged by a Boston police officer in 2012.
View ArticlePHOTOS: 25th Anniversary Boston Freedom Rally
Leonardo MarchBOSTON/Boston Common - Thousands gathered on the weekend of September 13th and 14th at the Boston Common to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Boston Freedom Rally and to support the...
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Boston Advocates Rally for Police Accountability; Send Representatives to...
Haley Hamilton and Leonardo MarchBOSTON/Roxbury - The Boston Coalition for Police Accountability, a newly minted activist group in Boston comprised of members from over 40 local equal rights...
View ArticleFull Text of Boston Police Department Statement on ACLU Stop and Frisk Report
Boston Police DepartmentEditor's Note: The following statement from the Boston Police Department was sent to Open Media Boston by Sergeant Michael P. McCarthy, director of the BPD Office of Media...
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PHOTOS: 10/25 Newbury Street Shutdown in Solidarity with Ferguson
Leonardo MarchBOSTON/Back Bay - On Saturday, October 25th, hundreds of Boston activists marched along Newbury Street as part of a "Newbury Street Shutdown" action in solidarity with Ferguson and the...
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Boston Interfaith Group Stands With Immigrant Detainees
Tara García Mathewson and Leonardo MarchBOSTON/South End - They stood at the windows, some holding onto the bars that kept them in, others waving their hands or banging open palms against the glass....
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PHOTOS: Malcolm X/Tamir Rice Vigil in Roxbury
Leonardo MarchBOSTON/Roxbury - A walking vigil was held in Roxbury last Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary since the assassination of Malcolm X and the third month since the murder of Tamir...
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