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Antiwar demonstration

Description: On brink of Persian Gulf war, protesters amass in Government Center chanting 'no blood for oil,' block traffic on Storrow Drive and in financial district. Police break up blockade in front of JFK building.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/16/1991

Abortion rights demonstration

Description: While Bush is in World Trade Center, outside is abortion rights protest of Supreme Court decision prohibiting mention of abortion at federally funded family planning clinics. “Hail to the Chief” music.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/24/1991

AIDS activists vs. Catholic Church

Description: AIDS activists protest against the Catholic Church for its intolerance of gays and prohibition of condom use. ACTUP demonstration.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/02/1991

Rally for public higher education

Description: State college students rally outside State House to demand support for public higher education. Jim Braude addresses the demonstration. Students march up steps carrying giant scissors.Rep. Mark Roosevelt.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/17/1991

Local Lithuanians protest

Description: Local Lithuanian Americans protest against Gorbachev's use force to quell unrest in Lithuania.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/14/1991

Special education funding

Description: Blind and deaf teens and other special needs students demonstrate inside the State House for preservation of Chapter 766 education funding in the state budget.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/22/1991

War tax resistance

Description: Wellesley professor Larry Rosenwald talks about war tax resistance as a form of activism. He & wife withhold portion of taxes corresponding to % of federal budget for military. IRS considers it evasion.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/20/1991

Antiwar activist John Schuchardt

Description: Interview with peace activists John and Carrie Schuchardt on John's interruption of Kennebunkport church service to plead with Bush for cease-fire in gulf. File of Schuchardt being arrested.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/20/1991

Baker in search of peace in Israel

Description: Israelis protest James Baker's meeting with Palestinian leaders, including PLO supporter Faisal Husseini. Israeli Saadia Touval and Palestinian Souad Dajani tell their positions on giving land for peace.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/12/1991

Braude calls for taxes

Description: Jim Braude and Kip Tiernan head a rally outside the State House asking for new taxes to safeguard education, affordable housing, and other necessities cut short in proposed state budget.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/20/1991