JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS as we Protest the Demolition of White Stadium!

Despite mounting public opposition to a planned professional soccer stadium in Boston’s historic Franklin Park, construction crews began demolishing White Stadium and clear-cutting trees in the park Friday afternoon. Dozens of mature trees have been cut down, and crews have begun demolishing the stadium’s grandstands.

Neighbors and advocates plan to gather at White Stadium at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19 to speak out against the ongoing demolition and tree removal, continue the fight to keep Franklin Park public, and support an alternative plan to renovate White Stadium as a public high school facility for BPS student-athletes, at a much lower cost to taxpayers and the environment.

WHO: Roxbury, Dorchester, JP, and Mattapan residents; parks advocates
WHAT: Speak-out Against White Stadium Demolition, Tree-Cutting, & Privatization
WHERE: White Stadium, north entrance (access park from Walnut Avenue)
*Parking may be limited due to construction activity at White Stadium. Additional parking is available on Pierpont Road, a 5-10 minute walk from the stadium*
WHEN: Wednesday, February 19 at 10:00 a.m.

Demolition of White Stadium and tree removal started on Feb. 14, 2025 - Valentine’s Day - mere hours after our first Community Meeting to discuss alternative solutions for renovating White Stadium where we had over 100 attendees.