Extinction Rebellion said the activists' act of "civil disobedience" was designed to urge House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka neither.
Climate activists demanding that state lawmakers halt the construction of new fossil fuel projects protested at the State House Wednesday morning, facing the prospect of arrest while vowing not to leave until their demands were met.
"We need to go back to the days when a student could work during the summer and part-time and pay all of their tuition," said Beth Kontos, president of American Federation of Teachers in Mass.