On Day Hailed as Civil Rights Victory, Activists Say Trans Community Was Forgotten

Hours after President Drew G. Faust led a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and the return of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to Harvard, Lecturer Timothy P. McCarthy ’93 and a number of students spoke out against the University’s decision.

Harvard students protest President Obama’s inaction on the Keystone XL pipeline inside Kirkland courtyard as they wait for Jim Messina, Obama's Campaign Manager, on Tuesday afternoon.

Students Protest Oil Pipeline

Hoping to highlight opposition to a proposed oil pipeline running from Canada to the Gulf Coast, protesters gathered outside of Kirkland House Tuesday afternoon before the arrival of Jim Messina, President Obama’s campaign manager.

Pipeline Protest

A group of Harvard students protest the Keystone XL pipeline in front of Kirkland house. This rally comes shortly after of a two-week sit-in at the White House over the proposed pipeline that led to the arrest of 1,252 Americans from nearly all 50 states.

Labor Day Union Rally

Harvard staff, students, and Cambridge citizens walked from the Cambridge City Hall to Cambridge Commons today as part of an SEIU Local 615 Workers' Union rally for better wages, hours, and vacation time for Harvard employees. Rally participants chanted in Spanish and English as they walked down Massachusetts Avenue and through Harvard Yard to Cambridge Commons, where union leaders spoke, singing group Humanwine performed, and comedian Jimmy Tingle entertained the crowd. Roses were passed out, symbolizing the 1912 Lawrence, MA Bread and Roses strike and calling for fair wages and working conditions.

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally

Singing group Humanwine performs an original song calling the union to stand together to fight for their rights.

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally

A man carries a child through the crowd on his shoulders as workers call for more time to spend with loved ones.

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally

A rally participant wears a union shirt bearing the Isaiah 32:17 bible verse, "the work of justice will be peace."

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally

A child waves a rose as her caretaker gathers with other union members in chanting "sí se puede," or "yes, we can."

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally

Union members greet each other as they make their way to Harvard Yard and around Harvard Square.

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally

Students, workers, and Cambridge residents march through Harvard Yard, causing tourists to stop, stare, and even join the crowd.

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally

Rallyers carry a sign asking for Bread and Roses, reminiscent of the 1912 Bread and Roses strike that took place in Lawrence, MA.

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally

A Cambridge City Police officer stands watch over protesters as a crowd blocks off Massachusetts Avenue

A graphic timeline of Harvard student protests over the past half-century

Ed School Students Organize Sit-In

A few students stood in front of Longfellow Hall on Thursday in preparation for a sit-in to protest the denial of tenure for School of Education Associate Professor Mark R. Warren. Check out this video to learn more.

Unite Here Rally

Yale University dining hall workers and students join their Harvard counterparts for a union demonstration in Harvard Square on Thursday night. The protest followed a meeting and discussion and a negotiation session between Unite Here Local 26 and the University.

A protestor shows off her wearable sign as part of the Boston Slutwalk on Saturday

A sea of thousands returns to the gazebo in the Commons to listen to speakers and entertainers as part of the Boston Slutwalk.

Slutwalk protestors were chanting "Yes means yes, no means no," as well as "Hey hey, ho ho, patriarchy has to go" as they proceeded through the Commons.

Tremont Street was shut down as thousands of people joined the Boston Slutwalk as it circled the Commons on Saturday to raise awareness for sexual violence against women.

Several hundred people joined the Boston Slutwalk as it marched through and around Boston Commons on Saturday to raise awareness for sexual violence against women.

Boston takes to the streets to join an an international protest sparked when a Toronto police officer advised "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized." Slutwalks have occurred across Canada and the US.

Boston Slutwalk

Thousands of people joined the Boston Slutwalk as it marched through and around the Commons on Saturday to raise awareness for sexual violence against women.

Members of the Slutcracker burlesque troupe perform during the Boston Slutwalk.`

Dozens of protesters participating in the March for Common Sense pass through Harvard Square yesterday as they retrace Paul Revere’s ride from Boston to Lexington in reverse.