Protesters marched on the Massachusetts State House, while many Boston students organized on college campuses across the city late Monday night, following a Grand Jury’s decision to decline to indict white police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri last August.

Ferguson, meanwhile, like it was in the immediate aftermath of the August shooting, has been declared a No Fly Zone, as law enforcement officials and National Guard troops clash with protesters; tear gas has been fired into crowds, roads have been closed and stores have purportedly been vandalized.

But #PeacefulProtest seems to be the mantra of organizers in Boston – and elsewhere. Reports suggest crowds that have gathered around the city have done so non-violently. And state police are supporting their right to do so, while also extending thoughts and prayers to the people of Ferguson.

WCVB’s John Atwater, tweeting from the scene, reported earlier that the crowd gathered outside the State House on Beacon Hill held a four-and-a-half minute moment of silence, shortly before midnight Tuesday.

Atwater also reported that protesting Simmons College students were joined by Suffolk University students.

Michael Keefe tipped his cap to the those who organized at Boston College, tweeting he was “proud of BC tonight” for protesting peacefully.

Earlier, shortly after news spread of the St. Louis Grand Jury’s decision, multiple tweets were posted about a planned rally outside of the Boston police station in Roxbury at 7 p.m. Tuesday night.

It’s unclear what the outcome of these protests will be, but two powerful images – one from New York City’s Times Square, and one from Ferguson – deliver the same message: Peace.

A St. Louis Grand Jury chose not to indict a Ferguson police officer in the August shooting death of Michael Brown Monday night.
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