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At Border Field State Park on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, more than 300 faith and community leaders took part in a face to face protest with Border Patrol agents for the treatment of the migrants in Tijuana, Mexico. As many as 20 protestors were taken into custody. The group then held a prayer at the end their protest.

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: A prayer for the time being

by Andrea Ayvazian December 17, 2018

Akemi Vargas, 8, cries as she talks about being separated from her father during an immigration family separation protest in front of the Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. District Court building in Phoenix, June 18, 2018.

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: ‘Listen and believe. Sounds simple. It’s hard.’

by Andrea Ayvazian For the GazetteOctober 22, 2018

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: An ode to decency — and democracy

by Andrea Ayvazian For the GazetteSeptember 17, 2018

Some 2,000 people filled Main Street surrounding Northampton City Hall on March 24 during the Pioneer Valley March for Our Lives.

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Complacency, apathy not acceptable this summer

by Andrea Ayvazian May 18, 2018

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Wants U.S. to acknowledge Armenian genocide

by Andrea Ayvazian April 20, 2018

Amherst Regional High School students head back after a school walkout March 14 in honor of the 17 killed on Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and to advocate for stronger federal gun laws.

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Celebrating new generation of activists

by Andrea Ayvazian March 16, 2018

President Donald Trump gestures to the media as he leaves the White House on Friday, in Washington, for a trip to his private Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Centering herself amid disorientation

by Andrea Ayvazian February 16, 2018

In this Jan. 21, 2017, photo, a crowd fills Independence Avenue during the Women's March on Washington. The sea of women in bright pink "pussy hats" in Washington, across the nation and beyond, often described as the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, became the face of the resistance to President Donald Trump and his agenda.

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Black armband symbol of resistance to Trump

by Andrea Ayvazian January 19, 2018

Members of Progressive Pioneer Valley and other local groups beat pots and pans to raise awareness about a health care bill during June on the steps of Northampton City Hall.

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Community in resistance for long haul

by Andrea Ayvazian December 15, 2017

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Giving thanks for indigenous people

by Andrea Ayvazian November 17, 2017