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Canceled: The BUPD — Part 7

Bini Ollivier-Yamin September 24, 2020
Abolishing the BUPD does not mean abolishing all University services and leaving it at that. Abolishing the BUPD requires that we create and fund more effective alternatives.
Laura Ingraham of the show “The Ingraham Angle.” A number of Boston area companies have dropped their ads from Ingraham’s show after the comments she made about David Hogg. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

3 Boston-area businesses pull ads from Fox News show after David Hogg comment

Erin Edwards April 4, 2018
Three Boston-area businesses have dropped advertising from Fox News show “The Ingraham Angle” after host Laura Ingraham tweeted on March 28 that Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg was whining about college rejections.
High school students in a class. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted against arming teachers on Tuesday. PHOTO COURTESY OREGON SECRETARY OF STATE/FLICKR

Massachusetts school board against arming teachers in classrooms

Jenna Manto April 1, 2018
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted against arming teachers with firearms Tuesday in an effort to take a stand against President Donald Trump’s administration’s push to arm educators in schools.
Protesters on the Boston Common during the March for Our Lives Rally. March for Our Lives marches and rallies were held across the United States on Saturday. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tens of thousands crowd Boston Common for March for Our Lives

Michal Shvimer March 25, 2018
Tens of thousands crowded the Boston Common to rally against gun violence Saturday afternoon during Boston’s March for Our Lives, a protest that occurred in cities across the country.
Attorney General Maura Healey and Emma Gonzalez pose for a photo at the #NEVERAGAIN forum on Wednesday evening. The Parkland students went to Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to speak about their movement and gun reform. PHOTO BY HANNAH SCHOENBAUM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Parkland students discuss advocacy, gun violence conversation at Harvard Kennedy School

Hannah Schoenbaum March 21, 2018
Six survivors of the February school shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School spoke at a forum Tuesday night at the Harvard Kennedy School about advocacy and the socioeconomic disparity in the gun violence conversation.
Massachusetts is joining a coalition of states that will start sharing gun data. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Massachusetts joins gun data-sharing coalition

Samantha Day March 1, 2018
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and recently, Massachusetts, have created a coalition to share current gun data, particularly on gun owners. This effort is seeking to combat the current “gun epidemic” in the United States.
The Garden of Peace, a memorial to victims of homicide in Boston. PHOTO BY HANNAH ROGERS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts residents continue to fight for more gun control following Florida shooting

Camille Mojica February 21, 2018
Community members gathered at the State House Thursday in support of a proposed bill that would give family members, caregivers and health care providers in Massachusetts the ability to file for a temporary extreme risk protective order.
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