Since the death of George Floyd on May 25, Minnesotans have woken up each day to a changed world. First, when news of Floyd’s death flooded media headlines, the community reacted with grief and outrage as activists quickly organized peaceful protests. Just days later, the sunrise was accompanied by smoldering fires and shattered glass as … Read more
Bernie Sanders has been called many things: a socialist, an “elderly dyspeptic Bilbo Baggins,” and most recently—in the words of climate change activist and Sanders supporter Bill McKibben—a “hurricane.” Fittingly, on October 3, more than 26,000 Bostonians flooded the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center to hear to the unconventional Democratic presidential candidate speak. Walking up to the podium, … Read more
Across the country today, fast food workers are walking off the job to show their support of increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour. The economic justice campaign, known as “Fight for $15,” has been described as the “largest-ever mobilization of underpaid workers,” with rallies taking place in over 200 cities. In Boston, #WageAction supporters gathered at the Harvard Square … Read more
Updated: 12:45 p.m. April 13, 2015 On Sunday evening, members of the group Divest Harvard launched a mass sit-in around Massachusetts Hall, heralding the beginning of Harvard Heat Week. By 9 p.m. over 150 students, alumni and community members surrounded the office of Drew Faust, calling for Harvard to divest its $35.9 billion endowment of fossil fuels. The action … Read more
Three North Korean defectors addressed Harvard students at the Fong Auditorium last Tuesday, sharing their personal stories of acclimatizing to life outside their birth country. The trio, now North Korean human rights activists, also shed light on their efforts to ameliorate human rights violations in the country. The event was facilitated by Harvard Human Rights in North Korea (HRiNK) and Woorihana, … Read more
Thirty-four Harvard students staged a sit-in at Harvard University today, demanding that Harvard completely divest its endowment of the top 200 publicly traded fossil fuel companies. The peaceful protest action comes after Harvard University invested tens of millions of dollars in the fossil fuel industry this January. Shortly after 10:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, members of the … Read more
On December 4, thousands of protestors flooded the streets downtown Boston to protest against the non-indictment of Daniel Pantaleo, a white police officer who choked unarmed black man, Eric Garner to death. Throughout the evening, activists staged multiple “die-in” demonstrations, temporarily disrupting traffic. Similar demonstrations have been seen in cities across the nation, such as New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta and San Francisco. … Read more
On September 21, over 100 Harvard affiliates, including activists and members of Divest Harvard, Harvard Hillel, and other student groups, joined the historic People’s Climate March in Manhattan. Below is a photo essay of the event produced by HPR contributing photographer Mattea Mrkusic. [NEW YORK] Between 310,000 and 400,000 protesters flooded the streets of New … Read more
For a full transcript of the HPR’s interview with Sarah Cole, a sophomore and organizer of the demonstration pictured below, click here. It’s 6:15pm on a Sunday, and over 40 Harvard students have taken up signs and formed three silent lines in the Science Center Plaza. Eleven students in the front row are wearing signs … Read more
The sun rises over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. the morning of inauguration and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, as the massive crowd slowly trickles onto Capitol Hill and the National Mall. Despite the chilly weather, thousands of excited citizens begin gathering a couple of hours before sunrise to vie for prime spots from which to … Read more