Nearly 200 protesters were arrested Saturday at Northeastern University, Arizona State University and Indiana University, according to officials, as colleges across the country struggle to quell growing pro-Palestinian demonstrations and encampments on campus.
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JVP BOSTON AND IFNOTNOW BOSTON STAND WITH NORTHEASTERN STUDENT ACTIVISTS AND DENOUNCE FALSE CLAIMS OF ANTISEMITISM
As a new anti-war movement has sprung on campuses across the country, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Boston and IfNotNow Boston support the student encampment movement in solidarity with Palestine across this city and the country. We denounce Northeastern University’s discipline of student activists and Boston Police Department’s arrest of peaceful protesters. We denounce false claims from the Northeastern administration that protests were “infiltrated by professional organizers” who used “virulent antisemitic slurs.”
Video posted to X by GBH News reporter Tori Bedford clearly shows the incident in question, in which a pro-Israel counter-protester, holding an Israeli flag, attempts to be disruptive by yelling “kill the Jews.” He goes on to accuse student protesters of being funded by the Qatari government and imply that they are not US citizens. By using this event to slander their own students, the Northeastern University administration is acting in incredible bad faith. They owe pro-Palestine student organizers an apology.
Police raid encampments, arrest over 100 people during protests at Northeastern University
Mass State Police said 102 people were arrested and face trespassing and disorderly conduct charges and are being transported to the Suffolk County House of Correction to be booked and processed.
Northeastern University released a statement on Saturday morning through social media saying approximately 100 people had been detained and the ones without a university ID were arrested.
Protesters calling for ceasefire in Gaza block Boston traffic
The group, IfNotNow, blocked traffic on the Boston side of the Boston University bridge for more than two hours. Many of the protesters said they had recently traveled from Chicago, where they attended a similar protest.
Protest Strikebreaker-In-Chief Biden in Boston!
Join Railroad Workers United (RWU), the Independent Socialist Group (ISG), and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) at a protest outside of Biden’s upcoming appearance in Boston. If you are in an organization that would like to endorse this event and is interested in speaking in support of railroad workers, contact:
Nick Wurst, RWU & ISG: 508-335-8633
Paul Bamberger, DSA: 518-860-9378
Day & Time: Friday 12/2 Picket starting 11:30am, Rally starting 12pm. Estimated end time 1:30pm.
Location: Biden will be visiting JFK Library at University Dr N, Boston, MA 02125 for an event. The picket and rally will be held at the corner of University Drive North and Colombia Point, on the parking lot side.
Boston city government bans facial recognition technology
Boston City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to ban city government from using facial recognition technology.
The new ordinance comes amid refocused scrutiny on facial recognition driven by anti-police brutality protests following the death of George Floyd. The law makes it illegal for city officials to „obtain, retain, possess, access, or use“ the controversial software.
wondering where all those piles of bricks being planted all over cities are coming from? look no further. this is insane.
(02.06.2020)
0:21 / 2:26 Shelters housing dozens of residents, Methuen chief says
Shelters are housing dozens of people displaced by the fires and explosions.
Dozens of fires, explosions may be linked to gas surge
Authorities were responding to a string of fires across the Merrimack Valley Thursday afternoon.
Dutzende Gasexplosionen bei Boston
Nach dutzenden Gasexplosionen in verschiedenen Ortschaften bei Boston hat die Polizei zahlreiche Häuser evakuiert. Auf TV-Bildern waren brennende Gebäude zu sehen, auf Twitter wurden Bilder mit eingestürzten Häusern geteilt. Lokale Medien zufolge könnte der Bruch einer Erdgas-Leitung der Grund für die Explosionen sein.