Protests and Activism

The “Hands Off!” rallies are meant to show opposition to “the Trump-Musk billionaire takeover and the Republican assault on our freedoms and communities.”

Sen. Chris Murphy said Democrats would most likely need to start planning for mass demonstrations in order to oppose President Donald Trump. Murphy made the remarks during a town hall at Westhill High School in Stamford on Friday.

Around 100 people in Stamford peacefully took part in a nationwide protest against Elon Musk and his electric car company, Tesla, Sunday near a Tesla service center on Commerce Road in Stamford.

The rally was part of a national movement that's grown in response to the Trump administration's policies, which organizers say are a threat to scientific progress.

Many called for a strengthening of Connecticut’s Trust Act.

Hundreds gathered outside the Connecticut state Capitol Wednesday for a catch-all protest against the policies and actions of the Trump administration. “We have to stand up,” said one rallygoer.

The River Valley Co-op board has decided to continue selling Israeli owned products after a majority of member-owners voted against the boycott.

A university committee found that the school had no direct investments in the companies identified by pro-Palestine student activists.

People across Connecticut are finding ways to mark one year after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

Underclassmen and faculty who were arrested in May during a pro-Palestinian protest are still barred from parts of campus.