Boston Indivisible and Mass 50501 Host “Boston ICE Tea Party” on December 16
A Modern Re-Creation of Boston’s Original Anti-Tyranny Protest
WHAT: On the anniversary of the American Revolution’s 1773 Boston Tea Party protest, Boston Indivisible and Mass 50501 (“fifty-fifty-one”) will hold the Boston ICE Tea Party, a modern-day civic action against political tyranny and unwarranted ICE attacks on our community.
Today’s American patriots will hurl blocks of ice into the Boston Harbor, at the spot where angry revolutionaries threw tea leaves into the water 252 years ago, to protest the Trump Administration’s terror campaign by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) goons against our neighbors. The protesters also will spotlight the Trump Administration’s corruption, authoritarianism, and destruction of our democratic norms. Timed to follow Revolutionary Spaces’ reenactment of the original Tea Party meeting at the Old South Meeting House, this event will highlight parallels between past and present — including abuses of power, unjust tariffs, political retribution, and armed government intimidation. The action culminates at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, where the symbolic ICE tea party will connect Boston’s revolutionary legacy to today’s struggle for democracy and justice.
This is a nonviolent action. We expect all participants to remain peaceful and to try to de-escalate any potential confrontations.
WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
7:15 PM: Rally begins at the Irish Famine Memorial Plaza (across from Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St, Boston)
7:20–7:50 PM: March along Milk St. and Congress St. to the Waterfront Plaza (Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St, Boston)
7:50-8:00 PM: Harbor action at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum (306 Congress St, Boston) — dumping of clean ice only (per MassDEP and Boston Conservation Commission guidance)
WHY: We aim to reinforce that opposing tyranny is foundationally American, to elevate the voices of our immigrant communities, and call upon the public to support vital policies, including the Safe Communities Act.
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/855449/
WHO:
Boston Indivisible, the local chapter of the national Indivisible movement is a powerful community of more than 1,000 dedicated volunteers. We are committed to defending democracy and resisting authoritarianism—locally and across the nation. Guided by the principle “Don’t be afraid. Be organized.”, we build collective power through community, strategic organization, and steadfast nonviolent action.
Mass 50501 is the kind of organized resistance 2025 needs. We believe beating authoritarianism takes disciplined, creative, nonviolent resistance.
Media contact:
Mass 50501
Samantha McGarry
samantha@mass50501.org
508.395.3401
Boston Indivisible
Martha Laposata
mlaposata1@gmail.com
617.970.6805