Protecting Campus Expression in the Greater Boston Area

Freedom to Speak, To Teach, To Learn, To Research;

With Security and Affordability

A Teach-in with the AAUP/AFT campaign leading up to a national Day of Action on May 1, 2026.

Please REGISTER and forward to Campus Colleagues

Many campuses in Mass and across the country will be holding teaching and demonstrations this Friday, with faculty, staffs, students and alumni, to resist the Trump attack on teaching, research and political expression.  The Greater Boston area is home to more than 50 colleges and universities, but few have active AAUP chapters or AFT locals. To help launch the Days of Action Campaign in Greater Boston the Books Not Bombs Committee will hold an  evening  Zoom Teach-in. This will be after most campus-based events, and will permit engagement of individuals whose campus organizations aren’t able to organize an event for this coming Friday.

Welcome & Rejection of the Trump Compact – Owen Madeus (Books  Not Bombs Committee; Brandeis U);

The AAUP/AFT campaign – Lukas Moe (AAUP regional organizer);

Protecting Campus Speech – SEIU509 Rep.

Protecting political expression – Marcus Breen (Boston College); Cole Harrison (Mass Peace Action).

Living Wages for Campus Workers – Evan McKay (Harvard UAW local);

Critical Value of Campus-based Research – Jonathan King (MIT AAUP, Books Not Bombs Committee);

Roles for the State Legislature – Rep. Mike Connolly;

Opposing genocide – Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle (Harvard Med, Doctors Against Genocide);

Educational Freedom Project Nov 15 Rally– Jack Masliah (Northeastern students);

Organizing for Friday Dec 5 Teach-in;

Sign on Letter.

Please REGISTER and forward to Campus Colleagues

Program Committee:  Prof. Jonathan King, Owen Madaus, Prof. Gary Goldstein, Prof. William Woodward, Hayat Iman.

Sponsored by the Mass Peace Action Education Fund