Island men took a stand along the Vineyard Haven seawall Saturday afternoon in the eighth annual demonstration against domestic violence. The event was organized by Connect to End Violence, a program of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.

Women, families with young children, husbands and grandparents gathered at Five Corners on Tuesday to rally for abortion rights.

Each student held a handmade sign. The youthful handwriting and marker-inked pictures of penguins, turtles and polar bears belied the gravity of their message.

“Love your planet. Our life matters. Think about your life and children,” Edgartown School fifth grader Kahlia Nascimento’s sign said in Portuguese.

Island men stood atop the Beach Road sea wall in Vineyard Haven Saturday morning for the seventh annual demonstration against domestic violence.

More than 350 people gathered at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven Saturday morning to join a nationwide protest against U.S. immigration policies.

There were more than 800 March for Our Lives demonstrations around the world Saturday, including one at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven. About 150 people turned out.

About 150 people gathered at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven Saturday afternoon to mark the first anniversary of the women’s march.

A mix of Islanders gathered Sunday to protest the plan to apply herbicides under power lines on Martha’s Vineyard this week.

Acting in solidarity with demonstrators in Washington, D.C., Islanders gathered at Five Corners Saturday to call attention to climate change.

On a day when hundreds of thousands marched across the country as part of the Women’s March on Washington, Islanders gathered to add their voices to the protest.