Protests
Demonstration Honors Brazilian Politician and Activist Marielle Franco
A small gathering of demonstrators honored former Rio de Janeiro City Council member and activist Marielle Franco during a remembrance event and seminar held Tuesday. Tuesday’s events, called “The Other Side of Violence: Marielle Franco and the Struggle for Brazilian Democracy,” commemorated the one-year anniversary of her assassination in March 2018.
Marielle Franco Protest
A memorial honors the one-year anniversary of Marielle Franco's killing in Brazil. Franco was a city councilor in Rio de Janeiro and an activist for women's and BGLTQ rights.
Students Rally Against Steve Jarding’s Termination from Harvard Kennedy School
Students at the Harvard Kennedy School gathered to protest the impending termination of Lecturer Steve Jarding — who teaches one of the school’s most popular courses — at the John F. Kennedy Jr. forum Thursday.
Mothers of Opioid Victims Urge Harvard to Remove Sackler Name, Bacow Refuses
The mothers’ efforts to pressure the University come at a time when other prestigious institutions that have received donations from the Sacklers are grappling with similar entreaties from activists.
CGIS Dominguez Poster
The Center for Government and International Studies lobby was covered with printed copies of the original Chronicle of Higher Education article about Professor Emeritus Jorge I. Dominguez. The posters accompanied a protest calling for an independent review of the allegations against him.
Winthrop Graffiti 1
After Winthrop House was vandalized, the "Down W Sullivan" graffitied on one of the house's doors was quickly cleaned off.
Winthrop House Door
In light of Winthrop Faculty Dean Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr.'s decision to join Harvey Weinstein's legal team, Winthrop House faced vandalism protesting his decision on Monday.
Students at 1993 March for Equal Rights
Leon Lai and Patrick R. O’Malley ’92 attend the 1993 “March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation”
Silence = Death
Leo L. Lai ’91 stands in front of a Silence = Death Poster poster at an ACT UP protest in Cambridge.
Harvard Medical School ACT UP Protest
A plume of smoke emerges from a crowd at a Harvard Medical School protest.
ACT UP Protestor with Smoke
An ACT UP protester waves smoke at a protest outside Harvard Medical School.
Human Rights Activists Share Personal Stories, Talk Grassroots Movements at 'Freedom Forum'
The speakers at Wednesday's forum included Turkish dissident and NBA player Enes Kanter, Somali social activist Leyla Hussein, Venezuelan violinist Wuilly Arteaga, Harvard professor Steven A. Pinker, and Chinese human rights activist Ti-Anna Wang.
Pressley Leads Protest Against Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
United States Representative Ayanna S. Pressley (D-Mass.) joined protesters in Harvard Square in condemning President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a border wall and other immigration policies during a President’s Day rally Monday afternoon.
