Operation LIPSTICK ads to go up in March
In an effort to raise awareness about gun trafficking and gun-related violence, Operation LIPSTICK will be partnering with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to post more than 600 advertisements on the city’s subways and buses throughout the month of March. Operation LIPSTICK, which stands for Ladies Involved in Putting a Stop to Inner-City Killing, was […]
House passes updated anti-bullying bill
Working to update the current bullying laws in Massachusetts, the State House of Representatives voted in favor of an anti-bullying bill that would set requirements for tracking and reporting cases of bullying in schools throughout Massachusetts. The law passed in 2010 required schools to teach kids about the impact of bullying. It led to the […]
To stop funding for fossil fuels, 350MA rallies at State House
Despite the cold weather and potential for snow Wednesday, over 100 activists from 350 Massachusetts rallied at the Massachusetts State House to gain support from legislators and the public for a future of divesting from fossil fuel use. A volunteer-led initiative that confronts climate change issues and urges divestment, 350MA began in June 2012 through Better […]
Boston resident creates petition to bring more food trucks to city
Following Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s second Twitter Q&A, a Change.org petition requesting more allocated space for city food trucks picked up speed, collecting over 200 signatures through Wednesday. Launched on Feb. 20 by Steven Leibowitz, a Boston resident and senior applications trainer at Northeastern University, the petition requests an expansion of operating food trucks in Boston, […]
Attitudes toward immigrants improving
Boston residents’ views toward immigrants have shown to be initially hostile and then decrease with continual exposure to immigrants, as depicted by a study that utilized public transit stations to analyze human behavior. Ryan Enos, assistant professor of government at Harvard University, published this study Monday. Enos said his research is important now that there is […]
