Tagged protest

If Tuesday Cain is a whore, then so am I

July 23, 2013

If you don’t believe our country is in the middle of a War on Women, look no farther than the great state of Texas this month. After heroic efforts from democratic (mostly women) legislators in the Texas House ...

Michael Steele and Juan Williams voice approval of Occupy

John Stephen Dwyer

January 13, 2012

In the days before the New Hampshire primary, Occupy Manchester set up a camp in Veterans Memorial Park to serve as daytime base of operations for activists who came from as far away as the West Coast to protes...

People of Occupy Boston: John Murphy

John Stephen Dwyer

December 26, 2011

BLAST: Who are you? JOHN MURPHY: Murph. I'm 24, from Boston, union carpenter, student at community college. BLAST: What do you do? JM: Making sure the movement moves forward. Putting a foot to peop...

People of Occupy Boston: Al Suarez

John Stephen Dwyer

December 25, 2011

BLAST: Who are you? AL SUAREZ: My name is Alexander Suarez. Most people on camp called me Al. My hometown is Boston. I'm 27, unemployed. I'm one of the 46 arrested December 10th at the camp, and ...

People of Occupy Boston: Nicole Sullivan

John Stephen Dwyer

December 19, 2011

BLAST: Who are you? NICOLE SULLIVAN: Well, it depends who you ask. First, important demographics: I am a twenty one year old queer women living in Somerville and going to school at a local community coll...

People of Occupy Boston: Elizabeth Holmes

John Stephen Dwyer

December 18, 2011

BLAST: Who are you? ELIZABETH HOLMES: Who am I? I'm Elizabeth, also known as Mom or Eli. BLAST: What do you do? EH: I am a part of medical, safety, wellness, legal and jail support; was in m...

People of Occupy Boston: Mike Kostigan

John Stephen Dwyer

December 18, 2011

BLAST: Who are you? MIKE KOSTIGEN: I'm 22, Born and raised in Boston. Sailing Instructor. Former Marine Transportation major, transferring to study history. BLAST: What do you do? MK: Within Oc...

An inside look at Occupy Boston’s last morning in Dewey Square

John Stephen Dwyer

December 12, 2011

Editor’s note: John Stephen Dwyer, a contributing editor for Blast, has been writing about Occupy Boston and spending several nights a week in Dewey Square since the protest began on September 30. He also repor...

Occupy Boston anticipates and prepares for early morning raid

John Stephen Dwyer

December 8, 2011

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, speaking less than 24 hours after Suffolk Superior Court Judge Frances McIntyre lifted a restraining order that kept the city from raiding Occupy Boston's tent city at Dewey S...

Breaking News: Menino orders Occupy Boston to vacate by midnight

John M. Guilfoil

December 8, 2011

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino has issued an ultimatum to Occupy Boston Protesters: Leave by midnight, or the city will force you out. The news comes just a day after a Suffolk Superior Court judge lifted a r...

Occupy Boston protesters arrested in Washington

John Stephen Dwyer

December 8, 2011

At least 20 arrests were reported Wednesday in connection with an Occupy-related march in Washington D.C. Urszula Masny-Latos of the Massachusetts Chapter of National Lawyers Guild wrote at 5 p.m. that at l...

Menino, ACLU, and others react to court ruling against Occupy Boston

John Stephen Dwyer

December 8, 2011

Despite the rain, well over 100 activists gathered at Dewey Square for an emergency General Assembly of Occupy Boston at 7 p.m. Wednesday to discuss what to do now that Suffolk Superior Court Judge Frances McIn...

Judge rules against Occupy Boston, lifts restraining order on city

John Stephen Dwyer

December 7, 2011

Click here to read the full decisionShortly before 4 p.m. today, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Frances McIntyre lifted the temporary restraining order to protecting the Occupy Boston camp at Dewey Square from be...

Interviews with Occupy Manchester and Occupy Burlington activists

John Stephen Dwyer

December 7, 2011

Although not as busy as it was in October, Occupy Boston still gets thousands of visitors a week. Most live locally, but others are activists associated with out-of-state occupations. Among those coming to De...

Some tour groups -- such as the one viewed here from inside a tent -- are still being allowed inside the Yard when accompanied by Harvard guides. (Blast Staff photo/John Stephen Dwyer)

Occupy Harvard continues on the locked down Yard

John Stephen Dwyer

November 24, 2011

The beat goes on

Gallery and five recommendations for Occupy Wall Street

Sarah Berman

November 20, 2011

Starting to get a little annoyed...

Occupy Boston and Occupy Harvard “mic check” Newt Gingrich

John Stephen Dwyer

November 19, 2011

CAMBRIDGE -- Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House (R-GA) and current Republican candidate for president, appeared at Harvard University last night to introduce a documentary he helped create, "A City ...

Greenway asks city to evict Occupy Boston, court order says “no”

John Stephen Dwyer

November 18, 2011

Up to now, there has been a good relationship between Occupy Boston and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, the non-profit organization that stewards the publicly-owned Dewey Square Park. ...

Full text of the letter sent to Mayor Thomas M. Menino from the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy asking for the removal of Occupy Boston

John Stephen Dwyer

November 18, 2011

November 8, 2011 The Honorable Thomas M. Menino Boston City Hall, 5th Floor One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Dear Mr. Mayor, The Board of Directors of the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy f...

Occupy Burlington removed from City Hall Park

John M. Guilfoil

November 15, 2011

Occupy Burlington, the protest encampment in Vermont's largest city, was largely gutted on Monday in the wake of the suicide of a 35-year-old occupier last Thursday. Most of the tents were gone yesterday. So...