Boston Blocks Free Speech Rally, Tells Organizers: We Dont Want You Here

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Source: Talking Points Memo

By NICOLE LAFOND Published AUGUST 15, 2017 10:57 AM

On Monday, Boston officials announced plans to block a free speech rally scheduled in the city this weekend.

The Boston Free Speech rally was organized by a group that claims to be different than the white supremacists who organized a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend that ended in deadly violence, despite having similar speakers and supporters.

Some supporters tweeted Monday that the rally — scheduled for Saturday on the Boston Common— had been cancelled because city officials revoked the group’s permit request, but the city said the group never applied for a permit, according to Mass Live.

Boston Free Speech later posted on Facebook that the group had submitted a permit in July and it had been approved by the city. They also said the rally on Saturday is not cancelled.

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[dhill926]

1. Boston Blocks Hate Speech Rally....

more accurate I think...

[Doug the Dem]

2. Good for Boston

A city that doesn't always have the most stellar of records on issues like these.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Yeah! I was hoping this would happen when I heard about it last weekend.

I hope San Francisco and the other cities allowing rallies follow suit.

[Princess Turandot]

5. FYI The SF one is apparently taking place on Federal property..

... at something called Crissy Field. So the SF officials can't cancel it.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/white-supremacist-patriot-rally-coming-san-francisco-counter-protest-already-planned/

According to another article that I read, Nancy Pelosi has asked them to reconsider the permit, but that probably won't happen.

[onetexan]

4. YES!!

As a former resident of Boston many moons ago i'm proud of this lovely city. Boston Strong!