Snapshots: A week of protests

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Demonstrators with Newton Indivisible protest against Trump administration policies July 12, 2025. Photo by Bryan McGonigle

Newtonians made their voices heard this week, loudly and clearly.

Over the weekend, progressive activist group Newton Indivisible held its weekly protest against the Trump administration next to Newton Centre Green, They’ve been out there every weekend for months, and the crowd size doesn’t seem to be going down.

On Monday, Nonantum residents gathered for a protest at City Hall and to call on the City Council to take action to get their red, white and green lines painted back onto Adams Street for the annual Italian-American Festival, which runs through this coming weekend.

And on Thursday, the League of Women Voters held its own demonstration, titled “Good Trouble,” for democracy and justice.

Here are a few photos from the week’s demonstrations.

City Councilor Pam Wright protests with Newton Indivisible against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids on July 12, 2025. Photo by Bryan McGonigle

Sean Roche protests with Newton Indivisible against Trump administration policies on July 12, 2025. Photo by Bryan McGonigle

Lynne Weissberg protests with Newton Indivisible against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids on July 12, 2025. Photo by Bryan McGonigle

Corey Bohan and his sons, Anthony, left, and Jack, right, attend a demonstration at City Hall to demand Italian flag colored lines be repainted onto Adams Street. Photo by Bryan McGonigle

Jordan Wagner, a member of the Adams Street Shul, in Nonantum, talks about the bonds that Nonantum’s Italian and Jewish communities have shared for more than a century. Photo by Bryan McGonigle