Name: Hands Off!
Start: 2025-04-05T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Parkman Bandstand

Hands off Boston! Hands off Massachusetts! Hands off America!
SCHEDULE UPDATE:
by 11 am: arrive at Parkman Bandstand
11:15: Kickoff speaker
11:25: March to City Hall Plaza
12:30 pm: Speakers at City Hall Plaza
SPEAKERS TO INCLUDE:
- Senator Ed Markey
- Jessica Tang, President AFT MA
- Carol Rose, President ACLU MA
- Chastity Bowick, Founder of Trans Resistance
The federal administration thinks this country belongs to them—and that they're above the law. They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our rights, our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. But as Mayor Wu put it — two weeks after standing up for Boston’s immigrants in Congress and one week after Boston became a sanctuary city for the LGBTQ+ community — “No one tells Boston how to take care of our own, not kings, and not presidents who think they are kings… God save whoever messes with Boston.”
On Saturday, April 5th, a coalition of Massachusetts resistance groups is taking to the streets to fight back with a clear message: Hands off! Because we will always protect our neighbors, regardless of their race, their gender or sexuality, where they were born, or their choice or lack of religion.
Co-Sponsors: • Indivisible MA • Indivisible Northampton • Metro Boston Indivisible Coalition • Mass 50501 • Progressive Massachusetts • Swing Blue Alliance • Swing Left Western MA • UU Mass Action • Third Act MA • Vote4Change • Climate Action Now Western Mass • 350 MASS • Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst • First Churches of Northampton Peace & Justice Action Tram • Rise Up Western Mass Indivisible • Mothers Out Front Massachusetts • Grassroots for Gun Violence Prevention
Message us if you'd like to join our growing list of co-sponsors!
This is a nonviolent action. We expect ALL participants to remain peaceful and to try to de-escalate any potential confrontations.
FAQ
Q: Why is there a butterfly on your flyer? A: The monarch butterfly represents the dignity and resilience of migrants and the right that all living beings have to move freely.
Q: What should we bring? A: Bring your flags! American, Pride, Earth, etc. Bring your signs! And bring water and a snack!
Q: Who will be speaking? A: A mix of elected officials and activists from a range of organizations impacted by the lawlessness of the federal administration.
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/764606/