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Arlington Benefit Concert Raises $5000+ for Occupy Sandy Relief Efforts
(Photos by Deborah Sirotkin Butler) Despite the blustery mix of snow and rain Sunday afternoon, more than 500 people streamed into First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington to attend a benefit concert for the
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99% Spotlight: The Passion of Bradley Manning by Chase Madar
Despite its title, The Passion of Bradley Manning is about more than the persecution of one U.S. dissident. Chase Madar’s 2012 book offers a kaleidoscope of perspectives on the fate of Private First Class
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Protesters Gather in Harvard Square to Show Solidarity with Bangladeshi Factory Workers
More than two dozen individuals gathered in the chilly darkness of Harvard Square late Saturday afternoon in remembrance of the 112 workers who died in a factory fire outside Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 25th.
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U.S. DRONES IN PAKISTAN: ACTIVISTS DISCUSS THE DEVASTATION
A crowd of about seventy listeners filled the seats of an MIT classroom last Monday evening for an event entitled “Stop the Drones.” Ranging from college students to grandmothers, they came to learn more
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Celebrating “Bread and Roses” in Lawrence
LAWRENCE, MA — While many celebrated Labor Day weekend with beach trips and barbeques, the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts did something unusual: it actually commemorated the U.S. labor movement. The “Bread and Roses Heritage
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Rally to Free Accused Whistle-blower and WikiLeaks Source
(In an effort to respect the wishes of PFC. Manning, this article refers to “her” rather than “him,” and to “Breanna” Manning rather than “Bradley” Manning. For a thoughtful and thorough consideration of this
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Center for Progressive Organizing Must Seek New Home
“Encuentro Cinco is the beating heart of the Boston progressive community.” As Occupy Boston activist Brian Kwoba spoke these words, several in the circle of grassroots organizers, immigrants’ rights advocates, and occupiers nodded in
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Counter-Protest Against Tea Party Rally
On April 15, about 60 activists – including many from or affiliated with Occupy Boston’s Queer/Trans Direct Action Working Group and Boston Antifa – interrupted the Mass Tea Party Coalition’s Tax Day rally at
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Kiss Student Debt Goodbye!!
Saturday afternoon several Boston bastions of political and financial power witnessed a serious public display of affection. On April 7, members of Students Occupy Boston led a Kiss-In against Student Debt at the Federal
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Statehouse Steps, Occupied!
From the Occupy Boston Press Advisory: As of yesterday evening, April 4th: “Occupy the MBTA, a working group of Occupy Boston, launched Camp Charlie, a ten day occupation of the State House steps to
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