WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-MA Condemns Harvard's Adoption of Anti-Speech Policy, Adds Harvard to Growing List of Hostile Campuses The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Harvard University for adopting as part of its antidiscrimination policies the International  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: The nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is not just alarming--it's reckless. His long track record of spreading disinformation on vaccines, public health, reproductive health, and gender-affirming care makes clear that he is not guided by evidence-based science but by personal ideology and conspiracy theories that endanger all of our health and lives.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 (TNSres) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Competing pressures and priorities have weakened the integrity and effectiveness of Boston's Inner Harbor working ports * * * Conservation Law Foundation as part of the Boston Waterfront Partners--community-based organizations dedicated to the sustainable development and equitable use of Boston's waterfront areas--released a new report analyzing the challenges facing Boston's w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * On Tuesday night, Trump signed an executive order that seeks to end health care for transgender young people * * * Last night, President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming medical treatments for people under the age of 19. In resp  more