Workers World Boston bureau

Workers World Boston bureau

Union women speak: Organizing to keep TPSUnion women speak: Organizing to keep TPS

Union women speak: Organizing to keep TPS

By Phebe Eckfeldt and Sam Ordóñez Boston Temporary protected status (TPS) was enacted in the U.S. in 1990 when Congress…

May 14, 2018
Boston students, activists rally for PalestineBoston students, activists rally for Palestine

Boston students, activists rally for Palestine

Heeding the call, Rally for Palestine! Education Under Occupation, Students for Justice in Palestine from campuses across the city, some…

April 29, 2018
Women’s liberation, socialism linkedWomen’s liberation, socialism linked

Women’s liberation, socialism linked

March 17 — “Women, Socialism and the Black Liberation Struggle,” a Workers World Party International Working Womens Day forum, drew…

March 29, 2018
Solidarity with KoreaSolidarity with Korea

Solidarity with Korea

Activists gathered in downtown Boston on March 10 for a speakout led by women from the Boston branch of Workers…

March 14, 2018
Defending trans lives from violenceDefending trans lives from violence

Defending trans lives from violence

Dozens of queer, trans, intersex, two-spirit, nonbinary people and their supporters gathered Feb. 24 at City Hall in North Adams,…

February 27, 2018
‘Do It Like Durham’: Takiyah Thompson speaks on toppling white supremacy‘Do It Like Durham’: Takiyah Thompson speaks on toppling white supremacy

‘Do It Like Durham’: Takiyah Thompson speaks on toppling white supremacy

“Do It Like Durham!, Workers Solidarity — Tear Down White Supremacy” was the theme of a Workers World Party forum…

February 5, 2018
Boston groups protest activist’s deportationBoston groups protest activist’s deportation

Boston groups protest activist’s deportation

Siham Tinhinan Byah, an asylum-seeking single mother and well-known Boston-area community organizer, was taken in the pre-dawn hours of Dec.…

January 1, 2018
Boston rally: ‘Jerusalem is Palestine’Boston rally: ‘Jerusalem is Palestine’

Boston rally: ‘Jerusalem is Palestine’

The sound of Palestinian Dabke music and chants of “Jerusalem is Palestine!” filled Boston’s Copley Square on Dec. 17. Community…

December 20, 2017
ICE detainee inspires Boston fightbackICE detainee inspires Boston fightback

ICE detainee inspires Boston fightback

A noontime crowd of immigrant rights organizations, community leaders and unions rallied on Oct. 13 in front of the Massachusetts…

October 16, 2017
Rally blasts FEMA, demands zero debt for Puerto RicoRally blasts FEMA, demands zero debt for Puerto Rico

Rally blasts FEMA, demands zero debt for Puerto Rico

A lunchtime crowd gathered outside the JFK Federal Building in Boston’s Government Center Oct. 4 to express strong solidarity with…

October 11, 2017