A series of speakers — ranging from musicians to nurses to union organizers — called for equal pay between men and women, noted the disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mothers and emphasized the need for intersectionality.
Activists marched from Peters Park to Fields Corner Saturday to demand the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd last May.
Dozens of protesters gathered before 1 p.m. at Peters Park two days before the trial of Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd last May.
In its almost 400-year history, Boston has never been a stranger to unrest. Protests began in late May, following the death of George Floyd, and continued until the winter.
