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SNN: Bands "Honk" for $15 an Hour

30 October 2014 - 12:00am | Somerville Neig...
by Kayla Mamelak, Somerville Neighborhood News

Somerville, Mass. – Over two dozen marching bands headed to Downtown Crossing on October 10 to raise awareness and support the fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage legislation.

“The idea is that with everyone organized and music behind it, it’s really powerful, and a great way to make a statement,” Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band member Kate Rieglevanwest told Somerville Neighborhood News (SNN).

SNN: The Taxi Wars

26 October 2014 - 12:00am | Somerville Neig...
by Elijah Kaplan and Jane Regan, Somerville Neighborhood News

Somerville, Mass. – New, relatively unregulated “ride sharing” transportation companies like Uber and Lyft earn the praise of travelers but are prompting protests from traditional taxi drivers and others.

Full Text of Boston Police Department Statement on ACLU Stop and Frisk Report

10 October 2014 - 11:25pm | superuser
by Boston Police Department

Editor's Note: The following statement from the Boston Police Department was sent to Open Media Boston by Sergeant Michael P. McCarthy, director of the BPD Office of Media Relations, in response to our request for comment on a 10/9/14 rally held by the new Boston Coalitition for Police Accountability and allied organizations following the release of the American Civil Liberties Union's report on BPD stop and frisk policies.

Boston Advocates Rally for Police Accountability; Send Representatives to Ferguson

10 October 2014 - 11:12pm | superuser
by Haley Hamilton and Leonardo March

BOSTON/Roxbury - The Boston Coalition for Police Accountability, a newly minted activist group in Boston comprised of members from over 40 local equal rights organizations including the Massachusetts chapter of the ACLU, Black Lives Matter, GLAAD

SNN: Schools, Agencies Working to Help Almost 100 New Immigrant Students

8 October 2014 - 6:02pm | Somerville Neig...
by Jane Regan, Somerville Neighborhood News

Somerville, Mass.– Teachers and counselors are helping almost 100 new students adapt to their new lives in Somerville and in the Somerville Public Schools. The children are likely unaccompanied minors who arrived in the U.S. over the past eight months during the uptick of unaccompanied minors crossing the border last spring and summer.

Boston Supporters Hold Event in Solidarity with the Hong Kong Democracy Movement

2 October 2014 - 10:57pm | superuser
by Bram Samuel Berkowitz

BOSTON/Boston Common – Hundreds of students and advocates of all ages gathered on Boston Common in the rain and cold on Wednesday evening to raise awareness and show support for the non-violent Occupy Central protest movement that is demanding free elections in Hong Kong.

“The goal of this event is to let everyone know what is happening in Hong Kong. We know things may not change overnight, but we want everyone to know we are desperate for a fair legislative system, “ said Ka Leung, a Hong Kong native currently living in Boston.

Boston Rally Demands Action from Obama on Immigration Legislation

26 September 2014 - 11:07pm | superuser
by Haley Hamilton

BOSTON/Government Center - Immigration reform activists and supporters gathered in front of the JFK Federal Building near city hall on Wednesday to demand immediate action on immigration legislation from President Obama.

“The administration has not finished what it started,” Juan Vega, executive director of Centro Latina, said. “We ask and urge President Obama to make a down-payment on his promise to stop destroying families.”

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