BOSTON/Copley Square - #OccupyBoston held a citywide day of action in a dozen locations around the city on Saturday - culminating in a 300 person afternoon rally at Copley Square.

BOSTON/Copley Square - It was loud in Copley Square this afternoon as close to 300 people marched around Trinity Church, chanted slogans, and made speeches in solidarity with Egyptian citizens seeking to depose President Hosni Mubarak and form a more democratic and representative government there.

BOSTON/Copley Square - For the second time in a week, Egyptian nationals, Egyptian-Americans, and supporters living in greater Boston will gather Saturday, February 5th, to show solidarity with their friends and family protesting for democracy in the North African nation. Details were still being formulated at press time, but the location, Copley Square, and start time, 12 noon, was announced on a Facebook page earlier this week.

BOSTON/Copley Square - On Tuesday, 18 people gathered in the Guatemala Room of the Community Church of Boston to hold the first organizing meeting of the campaign to launch the Open Media Co-operative - a new democratically-run business wing for Open Media Boston.

BOSTON/Copley Square - About 700 demonstrators from as far as Maine gathered to march against US wars, economic and foreign policy on Saturday. Groups marched with banners that read, "Fund jobs, health care and environment protection, not war and nuclear weapons," wearing paper mache costumes depicting the parents of war dead, and portraying street theater as "NAFTA," "The Military," and "The Economy" crashing their "Ship of Fools" at every opportunity. Photo and video coverage follows.

BOSTON/Copley Square - Organizers with the October 17 Mobilizing Committee and United for Justice with Peace held a press conference on Thursday to introduce several of the speakers scheduled for the anti-war march and demonstration that begins at noon this Saturday in Copley Square and to emphasize that the event will proceed in spite of a weather forecast calling for chilly temperatures and rain.

Rally organizers said they expect to draw 1,000 or more people to the Square in support of calls for the United States and its allies to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq immediately.

BOSTON/Copley Square - Over 150 Iranians and sympathizers held a demonstration Saturday on the steps of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square as part of a global day of action in support of democracy and human rights in Iran. Demonstrators wearing green clothing and ribbons stood in front of a large banner that read "Help Free Iran," waving Iranian flags and signs reading "Peace Now," and "Bostonians for Iran." The event was part of an international day of action calling for democracy in Iran. This article is a photo essay.

BOSTON/Copley - For three days this week, anti-poverty activist Kip Tiernan has been praying, fasting, and gathering with friends and supporters in the Old South Church in Copley Square. The public event, co-sponsored by the Church and Tiernan’s Poor People’s United Fund was called a “Moral Witness to the Injustice of Poverty and Hunger.” Somewhat ironically, the cavernous sanctuary of Old South, with its towering ceilings and huge edifices, stands as a graphic reminder of the enormity of the problem.

BOSTON/Copley Square - NEWS BRIEF - Close to 40 community activists and residents rallied outside a Bank of America branch to kick off "Thursdays-at-the-Bank" afternoon protests that run through March 19 in Copley Square. Organizers are demanding, "No More Bank Bail-outs" and "Homes & Jobs for People!" The action spotlighted residents facing foreclosures.

BOSTON/Copley Square - NEWS BRIEF: 400 protesters joined a solemn, silent funeral procession through the streets of Boston today.