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SNN: Warren Speaks at Tufts, Despite Protests Over Gaza Stance

26 September 2014 - 9:47am | Somerville Neig...
by Jane Regan, Somerville Neighborhood News

SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wowed a crowd of some 500 students, faculty and neighbors on September 15 with stories from her youth, but she also issued dire warnings about the big banks, the lack of investment in education and the “hollowing out of the middle class.”

The senator was also protested by those who came to criticize her stand on the most recent chapter of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Once inside, however, Warren seemed to back away slightly from statements she made in August, saying that Palestinians had a right to self-defense.

Students Occupy Boston Holds March for Free Public Higher Education for All

6 March 2012 - 12:00am | superuser
by Jason Pramas

BOSTON - Almost 100 students from several Boston area colleges held a protest march around Boston as part of a National Day of Action for Education - called by students in the Occupy movement around the United States. The local action was organized by Students Occupy Boston - a working group of the Occupy Boston movement - and its core demand reflected the main theme of the national action: free public higher education for all.

Occupy UMass Boston Protests the Inauguration of UMass President Caret to Demand Democratic Reforms to Mass. Higher Ed

4 November 2011 - 6:20pm | superuser
by Jason Pramas

BOSTON/Dorchester - Over 50 members of Occupy UMass Boston - one of the many informal campus chapters of the Occupy movement that have sprung up around the United States - held a protest outside the inauguration of UMass president Robert Caret at the JFK Library on Tuesday. The students, staff and faculty present demanded a rollback of skyrocketing tuition and fees, a democratic process to replace the current UMass Boston strategic plan, and an end to the "corporatization and privatization" of public higher education in the Commonwealth.

Public Higher Education Advocates Conclude Cross-State March for Increased Funding with Boston Common Rally

13 October 2010 - 3:34pm | superuser
by Jason Pramas

BOSTON/Boston Common - Ten students, staff, faculty, and alumni from the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts concluded a 114-mile march across the state to defend public higher education with a Thursday rally on Boston Common attended by over 150 supporters. The marchers stopped at seven campuses to raise awareness and gather thousands of signatures on a statement in support of their "Great State of Mind Campaign" - which they delivered to legislators at the conclusion of the event.

Students Staff and Faculty Rally to Increase Mass. Public Higher Education Funding

11 March 2010 - 8:00pm | superuser
by Jason Pramas

BOSTON/Boston Common - Over 125 students, faculty, staff and alumni from several Massachusetts public colleges rallied Monday on Boston Common to pressure the state legislature to increase funding for public higher education. The event was oraganized by the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts.

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