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Massachusetts
ORGANIZERS BEHIND MASS STATE HOUSE RALLY SPEAK OUT
How a Boston demonstration first planned before Charlottesville answered the call to become something much, much bigger
WELCOME TO BOSTON, NOW GET OUT! (AN ALL-DAY ‘FREE SPEECH’ RALLY DISPATCH)
Counter-protesters chase ‘free speech’ rally goers out of town, but endure police aggression after peaceful march
IN BOSTON, CONTROVERSIAL ‘FREE SPEECH’ RALLY GETS PERMIT WHILE CANNABIS ADVOCATES ARE DENIED
For decades, and under three different mayoral administrations, organizers of the Boston Freedom Rally from the cannabis advocacy group MassCann/NORML have been denied permits for their annual event.
WHOSE VOICES WILL BE HEARD IN BOSTON THIS WEEKEND? WHOSE WON’T?
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.
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 QUICK AND HANDY GUIDE FOR GETTING HIGH AT PROTESTS
Like your kindergarten teacher always challenged, if you don’t bring enough for everyone, then don’t you dare show off your stash in class.
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 ...
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