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Four Years Later, Janitors Still Make Noise at Harvard |
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by homefries, |
 Four years after the huge living wage campaign at Harvard University, janitors are still demanding better jobs. They face a contract re-negotiation in November, and they demand higher pay, more sick days, and equal treatment with outsourced workers, among other things. |
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18 Sep 2005
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Filed under: News / Labor : Race |
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George Galloway's Boston Speech |
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by Traprock Peace Center, charles (nospam) mtdata.com |
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George Galloway started his national tour at Boston's historic Faneuil Hall on September 13, 2005. Listen to and download his speech. |
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17 Sep 2005
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Filed under: News / International |
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Equal marriage activists claim victory |
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by Boston IMC volunteers, |
 Equal marriage proponents celebrated victory last night, one day before Massachusetts’ constitutional convention is to decide whether or not to put the issue of same-sex marriage before the voters as a ballot question. The consensus among the press, the activists, and many others is that it will decide not to.
A long line of players in what has become one of the largest and most powerful political groups in the state stood in front of the crowd giving congratulatory speeches and stern warnings. The event was billed as a candlelight vigil but many took the opportunity to celebrate and build up morale for future trials.
Photos courtesy of Mainframe Photographics and are copyrighted |
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14 Sep 2005
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Filed under: News / GLBT/Queer |
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Local unions still working together |
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by Yawu Miller, yawu (nospam) bannerpub.com |
 While Boston labor activists hobnobbed with politicians and civic leaders during the annual Labor Day Breakfast, a contingent from Service Employees International Union Local 615 headed to Providence to join a massive demonstration aimed at organizing janitors.
SEIU President Rocio Saenz fired up a crowd of about 300 labor activists before leading them on a march through downtown Providence and blocking a busy intersection.
Saenz was led away by police officers, but not before she fired up downtown Providence with union slogans and fiery oratory.
“It’s so important that we have an organizing agenda,” Saenz said, explaining SEIU’s drive to unionize janitors. “The unions need to have a stronger voice.”
It was SEUI’s insistence on organizing and expanding membership that ultimately pulled the union away from the AFL-CIO this summer. Along with SEIU, the Teamsters and United Food and Commercial Workers also broke from the nation’s largest federation of unions. |
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09 Sep 2005
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Filed under: News / Labor |
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Boston street rally demands money for hurricane victims not war |
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by Bryan G. Pfeifer, bgp (nospam) iacboston.org |
 Dozens came out to an emergency demonstration Sept. 3 called by the Troops Out Now Coalition (TONC)—Boston under the slogan “Money for the victims of the hurricane – Not for War!” The depth and breadth of those protesting government negligence and in unity and solidarity with the hurricane victims is widespread... |
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05 Sep 2005
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Filed under: News / Human Rights |
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Hey Baby! Girls in Hyde Square Will Not Be Silent in the Face of Sexual Harassers |
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by homefries, |
 AUDIO: A rally on August 25th sparked off a campaign to stop sexual harassment on JP's streets. Teenagers from the Hyde Square Task Force have organized the campaign, which includes not only the rally but also flyering and talking to other teenagers in public school classrooms across the city. The campaign is timely as school starts and students walk to and from school. It also follows the alleged gang rape of a teenaged girl several months ago at the Jackson Square T stop. For the whole story, listen to the posted radio piece. |
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04 Sep 2005
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Filed under: News / Gender |
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Community members support Medicare for all as numbers of uninsured rise |
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by Rand Wilson, rand (nospam) mindspirng.com |
 BOSTON – New census data released Tuesday is galvanizing support for a public forum on Sept. 1 where several Members of Congress will hear from a diverse group of seniors, workers, caregivers, immigrants, women, people of color, the uninsured, and local elected officials in support of a "Medicare for All" solution to the health care crisis.
The growing severity of the health care crisis has brought together over 40 grassroots organizations in Massachusetts for an impressive -- and unusual -- showing of political unity.
* For coverage of the hearing itself see:
http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/41078/index.php |
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31 Aug 2005
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Filed under: News / Labor : Politics : Social Welfare |
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Willy Wonka and the Racism Factory |
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by Jonathan McIntosh, press (nospam) capedmaskedandarmed.com |
 The most recent film adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is shaping up to be one of the highest grossing summer blockbusters of 2005. This is the third re-incarnation of Roald Dahl's controversial story over the past four decades. As such, it is instructive, to examine it's transformation in relation to issues of racism and colonialism. |
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29 Aug 2005
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Filed under: Review / Media : Race |
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