Palestine

How MassArt’s Divestment Organizing ‘Met An Edge’

Efforts to enforce a late 2024 divestment policy stalled, leading to a fateful two minutes when a student protest entered a building

JACOB SCHLES October 16, 2025

MTA Rank and File for Palestine protests on Boston Common on October 6, 2024. Photo by Sue Doherty, used with permission.

MTA Board Votes Overwhelmingly To Divest From Weapons Manufacturers

“The bumper sticker on my car announces ‘I am a proud union member of the MTA.’ That has never been more true.”

JEN MEAGHER August 14, 2025

Another Call For An Immediate Gaza Ceasefire

Together with the complete withdrawal of all Israeli military forces from that Palestinian territory and the immediate resumption of all international humanitarian aid programs there

JASON PRAMAS July 31, 2025

Police preparing to move on the protesters at UMass, May 7, 2024. Photo: Leyla Moushabeck.

UMass Paid $446K for Report Exonerating Chancellor in Police Assault on Student Encampment

The police intervention … involved over 200 police officers including UMass Police, State Troopers (including the State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)), Town of Amherst police, Town of Hadley police, and members of the Hampshire and Hampden County Sheriff’s offices.

ART KEENE May 15, 2025

Protestors defend Northeastern University pro-Palestinian encampment. Photo courtesy of Axelle Yanakakis-Carroll and the You Are Here team at WERS 88.9. Republished with permission.

‘UNSAFE’ AND ‘HOPEFUL’

Northeastern students divided after encampment and commencement arrests

MADISON LUCCHESI May 17, 2024

TOWNIE EXTRA: YASER MURTAJA, PRESENTE!

The killers of the Palestinian journalist must be brought to justice April 11, 2018 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS Typically, I mainly focus on Bay State issues in this column. But I’ll make an exception this time and stand with my colleagues at the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

JASON PRAMAS April 11, 2018

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