Approximately 320 people marched down Mass. Ave. from Cambridge City Hall in Central Square to Massachusetts Hall yesterday afternoon.
The marchers included Harvard students and most of the Cambridge City Council-but the majority of those who congregated at City Hall at 4 p.m. were people from Carpenter's Union Local 40, Jobs with Justice and other organizations.
An ad taken out in The Cambridge Chronicle also attracted some residents, according to City Councillor Michael Sullivan.
Speaking out of a megaphone for the burgeoning crowd before the march began, City Councillor Kathleen L. Born emphasized the fact that Cambridge, which she said has $19 million in its bank account, had already enacted a living wage.
"If Cambridge can afford this, Harvard can afford this," Born said.
Born and her coworkers-also present--were councilors across the spectrum of Cambridge scale of politics, expressed gratitude to Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) in their remarks.
"A big, big thank you to Harvard students for being the conscience of our
community here," Born said.
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