In the interest of doing better than those who are paying more attention to right-wing extremists than they are to the Bostonians speaking out, here are some of the points coming from the groups that are planning a counter-protest and march starting in Roxbury tomorrow at 10 am.
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LAWMAKERS PUSH TO RENAME THE YAWKEY MBTA STATION
"I think [the proposed bill] makes perfect sense... I’m confused how it’s named ‘Yawkey’ anyway, in light of what we know about him.”
WATCH THIS TV NEWS CREW POSE THE FREE SPEECH RALLY ORGANIZER LIKE A MODEL ON A RUNWAY
While we don’t recommend listening to Medlar too much, this video filmed by local filmmaker and artist Rod Webber is worth watching.
A PROTEST BY ANY OTHER NAME…
The best way to defeat the ultra right is to stop playing their game
Street protest is a vital part of any genuinely democratic political system. But how and when people choose to demonstrate (or counterdemonstrate) determines the tactic’s relative success or failure. So in a situation like this week’s, when the ultra ...
DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: DOJ WARRANT SEEKS INFORMATION ON POLITICAL OPPONENTS FROM WEB HOST
While major news outlets hyperventilate over not being called on at press conferences, other reporters, as well as activists who exercised their First Amendment rights are facing decades in prison.
HYPER LOOPY: WEST COAST TUBE TRAVEL EVANGELIST PITCHES POLYNESIAN PARADISE AT FANEUIL HALL
It would have been amazing if Matthew Modine crashed into Quincy Market at 4,000 miles per hour last Friday. Talk about stranger things.
BAKER CALLS FOR ‘UNITY RALLY’ INSTEAD OF ‘COUNTER-PROTEST’
Governor says he’ll even show up on Saturday if his schedule is clear
YOUR BASIC PRIMER FOR THE MAJOR PROTESTS AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACISTS IN BOSTON ON SATURDAY
Bostonians to stand in solidarity with Charlottesville and fight the ultra right
MASS WIRE: BAY STATERS RESPOND TO CHARLOTTESVILLE: ‘THERE IS ONLY ONE SIDE TO RACISM’
"White nationalists and neo-Nazi organizations are charging some of the counter-protesters with assault... we want to make sure that they have legal defenses for their court cases."
DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: ‘YOU CAN’T RUN, YOU CAN’T HIDE’
Charlottesville and the shattering of America