Q/A WITH DEAN ONWUACHI-WILLING
Join Dean Onwuachi-Willig for an important Q&A session on April 23rd at 1:00 pm in Room 212 to hear how the law school and the University are working to support and protect noncitizen students. This is a space to express the concerns and fears felt by many in our community, and to share your questions and feedback directly with the Dean.

DOJ “ANTISEMITISM TASK FORCE” IN BOSTON 
"This is not about fighting antisemitism. It’s a zionist, white supremacist, imperialist project—another DOJ-led attempt to repress resistance, silence dissent, and criminalize Palestinian solidarity. It’s part of a broader imperial strategy to expand state repression under the guise of “security.” The scale of violence in Palestine, and the repression faced here by Black, Brown, immigrant, and Palestinian communities, requires us to respond proportionally: with organized, collective power. This is a state-led escalation—and how we respond matters. We need to show up loud, defiant, and together. Bring what you need to stay safe. Come masked, come ready. No feds. No ICE. No fascists. All out April 23." Find more information here.
Date: Wednesday, April 23
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Boston City Hall Plaza

BLACK POWER & PALESTINE
"Join us this Thursday, April 24th at 7:00 PM, CAS 224, as we welcome former Black Panther Kazi Toure for a closer look at how the carceral state was wielded against the Black Power movement and continues to be weaponized today against both the struggles for Black Liberation and for justice in Palestine. We are thrilled and obligated to be able to invite you all to this event as we examine previous brands of legalized repression re-emerge in plain view." Find more information here.

GAZA IS CALLING, WE MUST ANSWER
Join us in answering the global call to action for April 25th from journalists, doctors, and civil society of Gaza. For 18 months, the Palestinian people of Gaza have been subject to a horrific genocide carried out by Israel with the partnership and complete support of the United States. We echo Gaza’s call for all people of conscience across the globe to mobilize and demand an immediate end to the genocidal assault on Gaza and an arms embargo now." Endorse as an organization at the link here. Find more information here.

60 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1965 FREEDOM RALLY
"The year 2025 marks the 60th Anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ruth Batson, Alan Gartner, Reverend Virgil Wood, and Dr. Ralph Abernathy. The rally took place on April 23, 1965, with over 20,000 people marching on Boston Common to protest racial inequities in housing and schools. The march began at Carter Playground, at the corner of Columbus Ave., and ended at Boston Common where MLK called on Boston to 'be the testing ground for the ideal of freedom.' Join us on April 26, 2025, and be one of 10,000 voices standing together in hope and action! This is your moment to prove that Boston remains a powerful force for freedom and human dignity, just as Dr. King saw it. https://tinyurl.com/2ndeuas6." Find out more information here.
Date: Saturday, April 26th
Time: 12-2:30 pm
Location: The Embrace at The Boston Common; 139 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02111.

COP CITY AND BEYOND - FIGHTING CARCERAL FUTURES
"April 26th, 1-4p. North American Indian Center of Boston (105 South Huntington Ave, JP). Masking required. Venue is wheelchair accessible. Join members of the Stop Cop City Movement, the Massachusetts Bail Fund, and Families for Justice as Healing for a panel discussion of state repression and resistance to incarceration and the policing of our communities. This panel will discuss the ongoing RICO cases, as well as implications and paths for the greater Boston area. Local organizers will discuss escalating drug enforcement, criminalization of unsheltered people, the planned $50M women's prison, and local repression in response to Palestine solidarity work--and what we can do about these carceral upswings. Parking is limited, but the venue is next to the Heath Street stop on the Green (E) line." Find more information here.

WORKERS SHOULD HAVE POWER, NOT THE BILLIONAIRES!
Trump and his billionaire buddies are waging a war on working people. On International Workers Day, May 1, we are standing up to say: we will unite, organize, and fight back! From the labor movement to the immigrant rights movement to the fight for LGBTQ liberation, our struggles are intertwined. We can and must fight the billionaire agenda together and work for a future where workers have the power! Join us for an art build in preparation for the May Day Demonstration on May 1 at 5:30pm at the Boston Commons Parkman Bandstand!" Click here for more information.
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 2-4 pm
Location: Boston Liberation Center, 194 Blue Hill Ave

CLVU ARTS & CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING
Join the CLVU Arts and Culture Committee to start building for the National Day of Rent Control on May 20th. If you're interested in joining the planning meeting, reach out to Gabriela Cartagena to get added to the planning crew. We will also move on to the next steps for projects that people mentioned, including uplifting rent control organizing history through writing and multimedia, as well as a rent control storytelling project with members directly impacted. This project aims to archive stories of those who lived with rent control and how it helped stabilize their lives. If you are interested in any of those projects, please let Gabriela know so she can connect you with the team working on those projects." This event will be IN PERSON only and open to the public. Find more information here.
Date: Monday, April 28
Time: 6 - 7:30 pm; CLVU meet up at 5:20 pm
Location: 284 Amory Street, First Floor at the CLVU office

BOOK CLUB: Angela Davis’s Autobiography!
"Join us over coffee to study Angela Davis, whose experience as a political prisoner reminds us that the only way to fight repression and free our people is through a mobilized working class. Let’s talk about the ongoing fight to free political prisoners today like Mahmoud Khalil and how Angela’s reflections on Black liberation, socialism, and organization speak directly to the struggles we face now. No prior reading required!" Click here for more information.
Date: Wednesday, April 30th
Time: 6-8 pm
Location: Luxor Cafe (184 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge)

FILM SCREENING: SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ÉTAT
"Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this striking essay documentary—a compelling “historical rollercoaster” that reveals the political tactics, such as weaponizing jazz, behind the 1961 assassination of Congo’s leader, Patrice Lumumba. Soundtrack to a Coup d’État speaks truth to colonial history through interviews, analysis of government intelligence, Lumumba’s speeches, and performance footage by jazz legends like Max Roach, Louis Armstrong, and Nina Simone. The film shows how colonial power weaponizes art and culture in the ongoing battle of ideas." Click here for more information.
Date: Thursday, May 1st
Time: 2-5 pm
Location: 211 K Reading Room at Roxbury Community College, 1234 Columbus Avenue, Boston

BU PRJ COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
"Join us for our end of semester community conversation, co-hosted by BU Prison Outreach, where we will gather together to connect, to listen, to respond, and to create! We will hear from artists and activists Wayland X. Coleman, David Delvalle, and Charles’s Horton. We welcome all to attend this FREE event (pizza also provided) and invite you to RSVP at burpjp.weebly.com." Click here for more information.
Date: Thursday, May 1st
Time: 6-7 pm
Location: Howard Thurman Center - Room 207

WORKERS FESTIVAL FOR PALESTINE
"This International Labor Day, we gather as workers, as a community, as partners in pursuit of liberation to demonstrate our unwavering support for and commitment to the people of Palestine in their struggle against imperialism, settler-colonialism, and capitalism. Join us as we hold time and space for Palestine, as we raise money for mutual aid in Ghaza! We’ll have free food, music, and special performances by various local artists!! From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!!" Find more information here.
Date: Saturday, May 3rd
Time: 2-6 pm
Location: 358 Centre St, Jamaica Plain

FUNDRAISER CONCERT FOR GAZA
MAY 16 in Cambridge, MA. Next month at The Sinclair, we’ll gather for a night of hope, camaraderie, sing-alongs, and solidarity with the people of Palestine. All proceeds after costs to @mecaforpeace! Tickets on sale now at SinclairCambridge.com." Click here for more information.

LEXIS IS SELLING YOUR INFORMATION TO ICE
For more information, check out the linked article by The Intercept. For more information on the disappointing results of a recent lawsuit against Lexis for unjust enrichment upon selling customer data to ICE, click here. Further, click here to review an article by the University of Colorado Law School Law Review that investigates the basis of unjust enrichment claims for Lexis's cooperation with ICE.

MAURA HEALEY: MAKE MASSACHUSETTS A SANCTUARY STATE
"Gov. Maura Healy said in December that Mass. is 'not a sanctuary state.' She doubled down on these comments the week of Donald Trump’s Inauguration after intensified ICE raids had already begun across the country, including in Mass. Healey has done nothing but parrot Trump and his racist anti-immigrant agenda while cutting housing access for all working-class families. These are pro-billionaire attacks on the whole working class — and Healey is siding with the billionaires.

It is up to us, as working people of Massachusetts, immigrant and non-immigrant alike, to stand together to demand the governor does everything in her power to protect our communities.
We Demand:
❌ No state or local law enforcement collaboration with ICE!
❌ Stop the racist demonization of immigrants!
❌ No new restrictions on housing assistance!
❌ No ICE in Massachusetts public schools or other public institutions!
Add your name, or endorse as an organization.
SIGN THE PETITION: SanctuaryStateMA.org"