The Cambridge City Council organized the rally in response to a list of demands issued to Harvard University by the Trump administration. The post More than 1,000 Cambridge protesters urge Harvard to condemn Trump administration’s demands appeared first on Boston.

Saturday's rally was planned in response to threats from the federal government to withhold nearly $9 billion in federal funding if Harvard doesn’t follow a broad list of demands.

Harvard University students and faculty, along with Cambridge residents and city leaders, came together to speak out and to stand up against President Donald Trump and his administration. As many as 300 people attended the Stand Up Harvard protest on the Cambridge Common Saturday afternoon.