Protests
Demonstrators Protest Pro-Putin Violinist’s Sanders Performance
A crowd of about 40 people held banners protested violinist Vladimir T. Spivakov, who performed there that evening, for his support of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine.
Day After Arrest, Divest Protesters Renew Calls for Open Meeting with Corporation
At Friday’s rally, members of Divest Harvard continued to clamor for an open meeting with University leadership, but much of the event focused on the University’s response to protesters the previous day.
Undergraduate Protester Arrested for Blocking Entrance to Mass. Hall
Roche had been guarding the door throughout the night as part of Divest Harvard’s Day of Action to demand an open meeting with the Harvard Corporation on the issue of divestment.
Divest Harvard Members Block Mass. Hall Entrance, Demand Open Meeting with Corporation
The maneuver kicked off the activist group Divest Harvard’s Day of Action, the latest effort in a two-year-old campaign calling for the University to divest its endowment from the fossil fuel industry.
Demand For Better Healthcare
Sandra Herandez, an employee of the Doubletree Hotel in Allston, waits to give a statement at the Cambridge City Council meeting on April 28. A housekeeper at the hotel for twenty two years, Hernandez exclaimed "I'm here for a fair process".
The Diversity Report Demonstration
Members of the The Diversity Report stand in demonstration outside the Science Center to raise awareness about ways that Harvard can better support its diverse student population.
Protesters Sing Honeybeelujahs Against Robobees
Members of the activist group known as the Church of Stop Shopping protested a research project focused on creating and studying insect-like robots on Tuesday.
SEAS Protest
Members of the “Church of Stop Shopping in NYC” led a protest against the project Robobees, which aimed to design robotic bees. Protestors felt the project was a “non-response” to the current decline in bee populations.
Students Rally Against Harvard's Management of Timber Plantations in Argentina
The protest comes after much debate over the plantations, including allegations of mismanagement and the announcement of recertification of the plantations last week.
Sandra Korn '14, a leader for the Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition, speaks to protesters gathered on the steps of Widener Library on Friday afternoon. The rally protested Harvard's management of its timber plantations in northern Argentina and ended in a protest in front of Massachusetts Hall.
RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT RALLY
Protesters gather on the steps of Widener Library for a rally against Harvard's timber plantations in Argentina. The group listened to speeches by Sandra Korn (one of the student leaders for the Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition) and UC President Gus Mayopoulos before heading over to Massachusetts Hall to protest.
Calling for Support
Alex L. Chen '16 chants in front of the John Harvard Statue on Thursday March 27. Chen was part of an organized protest against the DoubleTree Hotel in Allston.
March
Harvard College and Harvard Kennedy School students joined workers and local community members in protesting the Doubletree Hotel in Allston on Thursday, March 27.
DoubleTree Hotel Protest
Harvard College and Harvard Kennedy School students help posters to protest against the DoubleTree Hotel in Allston.
DoubleTree Protest
Alex L. Chen ’16 leads a chant across the John W. Weeks Bridge for protesters on Thursday March 27. Students from Harvard College and Harvard Kennedy School called for a boycott for the DoubleTree Hotel in Allston.
Demonstrators Flood Square for Obama’s Visit
President Barack Obama attended a roundtable discussion with Democratic Party supporters Wednesday afternoon at the Charles Hotel, where he was met by demonstrators from the Harvard Ukrainian Students Association and the Harvard Global Health and AIDS Coalition.
250k Toilet Paper
Shori Hijikata '16 and Mark M. Natividad '16 hold toilet paper thrown by Undergraduate Council president Gus A. Mayopoulos '15 and UC Vice President Sietse K. Goffard '15 after a rally held in front of Massachusetts Hall on Thursday, Feb. 20.
In Statement and Rally, South Asian Students Protest Indian Ruling on Same Sex Rights
Ten South Asian student groups at Harvard signed a joint statement last week condemning the “recriminalization of same-sex sexual activity” in India, a development that on Sunday compelled Cambridge residents, as well as Harvard and MIT students, to stage a protest.
Boston-Area Students Rally for Fossil Fuel Divestment
More than 150 students from Harvard and other Boston-area colleges rallied Sunday afternoon at the Weeks Footbridge to continue pressuring their administrations to divest their endowments from fossil fuel companies.
Closing the Gates and Opening the Conversation
Two years out, many former Occupy Harvard participants challenge the notion that Occupy “failed.”
Protest Targets Bank of America
Minutes into a Bank of America recruiting session for Harvard College students on Monday, a group of students ran to the front of the room and pulled out a banner that read: “We Won’t Work for Climate Chaos.”
HUDS Boycotts Barilla Pasta
Harvard University Dining Services has decided to stop serving Barilla pasta in Harvard dining halls after Barilla’s chairman Guido Barilla told an Italian radio station that his company would never feature a gay family in its advertising.
Protesters gather outside President Faust's office on Friday afternoon demanding justice at Harvard's timber plantations in Argentina. The Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition reports that Harvard's two timber plantations in Argentina are endangering the Ibera wetlands and thousands of farmers.