Activists unfurl a ‘No ICE, No Prisons, No More Cages’ banner over the Green Monster at Fenway Park
- Anti-ICE activists unfurled banner during Red Sox game against Tampa Bay Rays
- The black banner was placed over the Green Monster at Fenway Park, Boston
- Those behind protest were part of ‘Deeper Than Water’ and ‘Black and Pink’
Anti-ICE activists unfurled a banner at Fenway Park to take a stand against the practices of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement federal agency.
‘No ICE. No Prisons, No More Cages,’ the black banner read as it hung over the Green Monster at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday evening.
The sign was hung by the activists during a Red Sox game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Anti-ICE activists unfurled a banner over Fenway Park to take a stand against the practices of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement federal agency
After a brief period the banner was removed and a spokesperson from Red Sox said it was in violation of the club’s policy.
‘The fans involved were in violation of the club’s signage policy and escorted out of the ballpark,’ the spokesperson said.
Fenway Park’s code of conduct permits signs and banners inside the historic ballpark, but has an absolute ban on any signs from being hung over the Green Monster.
‘Management reserves the right to remove any signs or banners at any time,’ the code of conduct says.
The activists were promptly escorted out of the park by officials.
Those behind the political protest were part of the groups ‘Deeper Than Water’ and ‘Black and Pink’
Those behind the political protest were part of the groups ‘Deeper Than Water’ and ‘Black and Pink’.
‘Deeper Than Water’ is an activist group which describes itself as ‘an abolitionist coalition working against incarceration and water injustice in MA (and across the world).’
The group posted on Facebook after the protest: ‘Activists with ‘Deeper Than Water’ and ‘Black and Pink’ send a message to the American Correctional Association during the Boston Red Sox Game: NO ICE, NO PRISONS, NO MORE CAGES.
‘The ACA’s conference of prison profiteers is in Boston and we are demanding: 1. Shut down the cages and the camps 2. Stop accrediting facilities that abuse people and violate human rights 3. Make the credentialing process public.’
The ACA, which plays a part in establishing ICE detention facility standards, will continue its annual conference in Boston this week.