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Boston University Florence and Chafetz Hillel House. The results of the divestment referendum survey were nullified Monday due to “security and technological issues,” according to an announcement by BU’s student government. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU SJP referendum results nullified, future divestment efforts uncertain

Truman Dickerson February 14, 2025
The results of a campus-wide divestment referendum survey were nullified Monday due to “security and technological issues,” according to an announcement from Boston University Student Government.
Pro-Palestine protesters marching in Boston Common on Oct. 24, 2024. The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel began on Jan. 19 and both parties are expected to continue discussions on Feb. 4. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Advocacy groups in Boston wary of lasting peace in Gaza following ceasefire deal

Truman Dickerson January 22, 2025
As a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began in Gaza on Jan. 19, halting 470 days of warfare, New England leaders and organizations are responding with mixed thoughts.
The flight path from Boston to Palestine on Distance Calculator. Local organizations around Boston, such as HEAL Palestine, have been working to evacuate children from Gaza and provide them with necessary care and medical attention amid conflict in the area. ISABELLA OLAND/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Local humanitarian efforts provide recovery care to children evacuated from Gaza

George Lehman October 31, 2024
Humanitarian organizations in Boston have been evacuating children from Gaza for months to provide medical care in the City as conflict in the region persists.
Moderna protest

‘Whose vaccine? Our vaccine!’ Protest outside Moderna calls for global vaccine equity

Cassandra Dumay May 3, 2022
Protest outside Moderna calls for global vaccine equity in an April 28 rally.
earth day

How to celebrate Earth Day around Boston

Daily Free Press Staff April 22, 2022
Celebrate Earth Day on Friday and throughout the weekend with these different events in the city.
Antuan Castro Del Rio at the Colombians Demand Justice protest

Boston-area demonstrators rally against economic inequality, brutality against protestors in Colombia

Anna Vidergar May 25, 2021
Demonstrators marched through Boston in opposition to violence against protesters in Colombia.
Musician Haley Martin tunes her guitar before a brief set. Activists gathered outside South Station Monday afternoon for a rally honoring International Women’s Day. DANIEL KOOL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Activists rally for progressive policy on International Women’s Day

Daniel Kool March 9, 2021
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.
Demonstrators gathered outside the Massachusetts Statehouse Monday to ask the Biden administration to end the United States’ role in ongoing armed conflicts in Yemen. ANRAN XIE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protesters demand end to U.S. involvement in Yemen

Rin Velasco January 26, 2021
Bostonians gathered at the steps of the Massachusetts State House to protest the military conflict in Yemen Monday afternoon, asking the Biden administration to halt support of a war that has raged since 2014.
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks to Sen. Elizabeth Warren supporters at City Hall Plaza Friday as the campaign ramped up canvassing efforts before Super Tuesday. ANGELA YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Warren canvassers ramp up statewide advocacy in final stretch before Super Tuesday

Angela Yang March 1, 2020
Canvassers for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign swept through various Boston neighborhoods the weekend before the Massachusetts primary.
East to West: February 10, 2020

East to West: February 10, 2020

Justin Tang February 10, 2020

In this episode of East to West, we cover a new Wellness Challenge on campus, Anti-mandatory-vaccination protests at the State House, and more in city and campus news. Plus, podcast contributor Michelle...

Ana Milosavljevic of BU Students Against Imperialism and BU alumnus Susan Mirsky protest defense contractor Raytheon at the College of Engineering’s career fair Wednesday. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students protest Raytheon’s presence at ENG career fair

Jane Avery February 6, 2020
BU’s College of Engineering hosted their annual career fair in the George Sherman Union’s Metcalf Ballroom Wednesday. During the fair, students protested outside the GSU in objection to Raytheon, a defense contractor company based in Waltham that appeared at the career fair.
East to West: October 7, 2019

East to West: October 7, 2019

JenRacoosin October 7, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a student protest at the engineering career fair, the arrest of a BU professor, and Uber’s new app feature for Massachusetts. This episode originally...

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