Looking at protests from a historical perspective, professor worries that schools will call in police
Professor Martin Blatt knows his history and is concerned local officials are about to repeat it – namely arrests and violence against protesting students.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from zombies and Mummies to a Glowball party
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the vibe is strangely spooky with a Third Annual “Hafoween,” Crypt Night, Zombie Prom and Here Come the Mummies performing, but there’s also Arab American and Japanese festivals, a Glowball “anti-gala,” Taylor Swift trivia and comedian Emma Willmann.
Gaza War campus protests escalate with camps and police presence after Columbia crackdown
Schools in Cambridge and Somerville are protesting over Gaza, but administrators and police are moving with caution, emphasizing support for protest and free speech to contrast with the tarnished images of officials elsewhere.
City staff aren’t requesting delays on bike lanes – bad politics are
There is no logistical need to delay bike lanes. There is only a political desire by some on the council, not supported by the public.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Paul Giamatti’s podcast to Earth Day events
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Paul Giamatti’s “Chinwag” podcast, The Bread and Puppet Theater, Record Store Day, “Secret Sounds of Ponds” and other Earth-related events, cake decorating and Shakespeare’s 460th Birthday.
Activists fight the loss of ‘beautiful experiment’ for repairs without a plan at Democracy Center
Soon-to-be displaced nonprofits and activist groups were again dangled the possibility of returning to The Democracy Center after renovations.
Somerville schools plan could shrink Trum Field or risk waiting years for Brown building upgrade
Nearly a year after the Winter Hill Community Innovation School shut its doors indefinitely, Somerville Public Schools is moving toward a new building to house its prekindergarten-to-eighth-grade community and maybe another school.
Democracy Center tenants are being cleared out in favor of one nonprofit called Democracy House
Information promised about the closing of The Democracy Center was scant at a Thursday meeting where it was promised, but came in a statement provided Friday: Tenant organizations will be supplanted by another program.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Susanna Kaysen, Space Week and bluegrass fest
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Sri Lankan cooking, Susanna Kaysen and “Girl Interrupted” a “Little Prince” opera, a Patriots Day colonial fair, Space Week, Grolier Poetry history, a bluegrass festival and a Flat Top Johnny’s reopening pool party.
The Democracy Center in Harvard Square shocks activist groups with the news it will close in July
The Democracy Center meetinghouse for progressive organizations in Cambridge’s Harvard Square announced it would close for the foreseeable future, disrupting the work of groups such as the Heart unarmed response team.
