activism
News Notes – October 18
Bankers’ event draws protests By Stewart Bishop – Globe Correspondent / October 18, 2010 As the American Bankers Association kicked off its annual convention in Boston yesterday, scores of protesters demonstrated outside the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center to criticize bank foreclosure policies and demand a halt to foreclosure proceedings nationwide. A crowd [...]
News Notes – June 16
1904 – Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called “Bloomsday,” More anniversaries. William J. Mitchell, Architect and Urban Visionary, Dies at 65 By WILLIAM GRIMES/NYT – June 15, 2010 William J. Mitchell, an [...]
Howard Zinn Celebration on May 15
HISTORIAN HOWARD ZINN HONORED BY PEOPLE’S CELEBRATION Hundreds of community organizers, families and activists gather to honor the lifetime achievements of Professor Howard Zinn on Saturday, May 15 from 2:00-4:00pm at the Old South Church at 645 Boylston Street, Boston, MA Professor Zinn was active in many local and national campaigns, including work in the [...]
News Notes – April 30
1900 – Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughn, Mississippi, while trying to make up time on the Cannonball Express. More anniversaries. Foes question public stake in BU lab – Doubt benefit of biohazard facility By Travis Andersen – Globe Staff / April 29, 2010 Opponents of the Boston University biolab project say [...]
Print Edition: May 2012
