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Andover teacher strike

Andover teachers’ strike ends, fight for educators’ right to strike in Mass. remains

Anna Rubenstein November 16, 2023
Andover teachers and staff returned to work Wednesday, ending five days of negotiations and strikes, but a battle to legalize educators’ right to strike will continue in Massachusetts. 
unite here local 26 food giveaway in downtown boston

Labor union distributes food to recently fired Nine Zero Hotel employees

Madison Mercado April 5, 2021
The hotel fired 52 employees — more than two-thirds of its staff — in March.
The founder of Blue Crime Blue Dime speaks about police accountability and systemic inequality. ANRAN XIE | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Progressive groups rally in Boston Common on election night

Daily Free Press Staff November 4, 2020
Local progressive groups rallied to show their commitment to fighting for workers’ rights, climate justice and racial equity long after ballots were counted. About 50 people showed up in the 30-degree weather, bundled in coats and masks and bumping elbows to greet one another.
High school students from Boston, Malden and Quincy demanded school administrators confront anti-Asian racism in an open letter published Sept. 21. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Local high school students demand school administrators take action against anti-Asian racism

Jun Li October 1, 2020
A group of high school students from Boston, Malden and Quincy published an open letter Sept. 21 demanding educators and superintendents take action against rising anti-Asian sentiments.
LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Markey wins Democratic Senate nomination

Allison Pirog September 2, 2020
“Tonight is more than just a celebration of the movement. It is a reaffirmation of the need to have a movement. A progressive movement of young people demanding radical change, demanding justice.”
Puppeteer Tarish "Jeghetto" Pipkins performs in “Just Another Lynching: An American Horror Story” Friday night. ZIJING FU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Resident puppeteer’s production reflects on racist past of America

Mae Tonge November 13, 2018
Puppets take the stage and act out a white man’s eulogy regarding the death of his black friend, unfolding as a series of vignettes and memories about his life before it was brutally taken by the Ku Klux Klan. The small figures bring to life part of the United States’ dark, racist past.
For many incoming freshmen, FYSOP is a head-start on getting to know BU and the city of Boston before the academic year begins. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

A beginner’s guide to FYSOP

JenRacoosin June 5, 2018
Do you keep seeing the acronym FYSOP but have no idea what it stands for? Wonder no longer — FYSOP is the First-Year Student Outreach Project, a weeklong community engagement program for first-year students, including freshmen, transfer students and, this year, students entering Boston University as part of the BU-Wheelock College merger.
The Massachusetts transgender anti-discrimination veto referendum could nullify transgender protections in public places, such as public restrooms. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Advocacy groups canvas against transgender protections repeal

Kaylie Felsberg November 12, 2017

  As transgender protections increasingly come into question in Massachusetts, most recently with the transgender anti-discrimination veto referendum set to appear as a question on next year’s...

Hope Coleman speaks Sunday afternoon about the night her son was killed by police officers. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Citizens take a knee against police brutality

Megan Forsythe October 30, 2017

  In honor of the one year anniversary of the shooting of Terrence Coleman, a silent, “take a knee" protest was held Sunday afternoon in front of the State House. Based off of NFL player...

Boston residences gather Thursday night at First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain to "denounce the ongoing murders of black men, women and children." PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

First Baptist Church hosts vigil in support of Black Lives Matter

Carina Imbornone February 3, 2017

Approximately 500 people gathered outside the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain on Thursday night for the Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter. The silent vigil, which was the main focus of the...

A rally breaks out Wednesday afternoon in Boston Common in support of the Massachusetts Safe Communities Act. PHOTO BY ALYSSA MEYERS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hundreds gather in Boston Common, support Mass. Safe Communities Act

Sarah Wu February 2, 2017

By Sarah Wu and Haley Fritz Approximately 200 protesters gathered in the snowy Boston Common Wednesday afternoon to stand in solidarity with those affected by President Donald Trump’s controversial...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston on Saturday. He and other mayors in the Boston Area are joining together in the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition to fight climate change. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston-area mayors come together to fight climate change

Nathan Bindseil November 22, 2016

Mayors of 14 municipalities around Greater Boston signed a Climate Mitigation Commitment, which pledges that their communities will collaborate to halt the progress of climate change, according to a...

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