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Analise Bruno | Senior Graphic Artist

OP-ED: Exclusive inclusivity: How student organizations at BU dominate ‘inclusivity’

Guest Writer May 4, 2023
After finding nothing but support and community in LGBTQ+ spaces, I found myself at an extremely low point in my life explicitly because of the Queer Activist Collective. 
Boston City Hall

Several social justice proposals for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ citizens put forth in weekly City Council meeting

Cassandra Dumay January 27, 2023
Boston City Council added a series of social justice initiatives to their agenda Wednesday afternoon, including hearings on affordable housing, supporting minority-owned businesses and promoting mental health in Boston Public Schools. 
race, prison, justice: illuminating story through the arts virtual gallery

New collaborative virtual gallery by the CFA Prison Arts Project encourages activism

Daily Free Press Staff April 28, 2021
The “living gallery” highlights stories U.S. incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals.
rev. mariana white-hammond speaks at a dorchester event march 2019

Local activist, community leader appointed Boston’s chief of environment

Greye Dunn April 26, 2021
Responsibilities include protecting Boston's climate, water, air, land and architectural resources.
Climate Justice poster

BU climate-focused organizations emphasize importance of action beyond Earth Day

Yiran Yu April 23, 2021
Sustainability came to the forefront of BU discussions this Earth Day.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Boston exam schools’ zip code quota will aid equitable education, and with support from sports franchises, a shift in social justice continues

Editors April 12, 2021
The zip code quota and the sports teams’ support of it aren't revolutionary, but they make a difference.
babam musician plays a tuba at an aclu march

Boston remains soundtracked by protest

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 8, 2021
The Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians draw inspiration from New Orleans street bands.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

OP-ED: Environmental racism is a legacy of white supremacy

Editors April 6, 2021
BU, hen will you uphold your sustainability and anti-racist mission and divest from fossil fuels?
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Intentional Evolution: Cut it with the ‘let’s not get political’

Samantha Elizondo March 17, 2021
Start by asking yourself, “what is the cost of my silence?” Once you realize your impact, you can become intentional and aware of your surroundings, your actions and your voice. It all matters.
boston university alternative service breaks instagram account

BU Alternative Service Breaks goes virtual again, persisting despite Spring Recess cancellation

Ashley Soebroto March 17, 2021
The annual Alternative Service Breaks program through the Community Service Center at BU is continuing virtually over three weekends in place of their usual spring break trips around the nation — serving organizations remotely in the Greater Boston Area and beyond.
john lewis mural at food for free in cambridge

Vandalized John Lewis mural finds new home at Cambridge nonprofit

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 15, 2021
A mural of civil rights icon John Lewis found a new home at Food for Free’s volunteer packing center in East Cambridge after being defaced in November.
reimagining civic education for equity event hosted by wheelock college at boston university

Wheelock event hosts leaders to discuss how they’re ‘reimagining’ youth civic education

Chloe McKim Jepsen March 15, 2021
Leaders at Boston University and beyond from a variety of fields presented their research and progress on civic education for youth in a Wheelock College of Education and Human Development webinar Thursday titled “Reimagining Civic Education for Equity.”
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