Ben Ewen-Campen

Somerville Times Article from 2021 where I started advocating for bike donations

Screenshot of YMCA bike giveaway

😎VISION TO REALITY! Four years ago, I helped launch a new program based on the idea that Somerville should fix up and donate abandoned bicycles instead of just auctioning them off.

Now, in partnership with the YMCA, it’s a reality - learn more here: somervilleymca.org

Fiesta

Fiesta

Me with Regina & Charan

Such a beautiful and joy filled party with Padres Latinos to celebrate La Herencia Hispanica - thank you all ♥️

A high point was watching this chameleon tongue in action in Jennifer Fish’s lab :)

Me and Indryani Waghmere in front of a poster of my departmental seminar

Poster of my talk

Thank you to the Waghmere lab at UMASS Lowell for inviting me to share my recent fruit fly research - so inspiring to meet with such great students and scientists :)

Deadly Attack Outside U.K. Synagogue on Yom Kippur Is Declared Terrorism

Absolutely horrific

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/w...

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Thanks Petru! For a number of reasons I don’t understand, this light is in fact Red most of the time (seems to be synched to the next light, which controls traffic across Washington), often leading to enormous backups on Somerville Ave. We will keep an eye to see if this creates issues

By Councilor Ewen-Campen -1349) That the Director of Mobility install a left turn signal for vehicles turning left from Somerville Avenue onto Bow Street.

Left turn on Red sign

Small victory in Ward 3! Thank you Mobility for this beautiful new sign that should greatly help ease congestion on Somerville Ave :) #SmallVictoriesWard3

Fear and loathing on study section: Reviewing grant proposals while the system is burning As grants are canceled, delayed and subject to general uncertainty, participating in study sections can feel futile. But it’s more important than ever.

This is the original story that i wrote about the topic for The Transmitter.
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

New michette

New michette

woah…Michette bakery opening a second location, just over the Cambridge line on Webster…wow

Confocal images of drosophila Proventriculus samples arranged in a flower shape

Flower-shaped mosaic of #Drosophila #proventriculus samples (the structure where the esophagus meets the midgut), showing the expression patterns of several Gal4 lines. The center image is a Z projection showing GFP+ expression around the esophagus. (Scale bar = 50 microns.)

I'm skimming, but this paragraph stood out:

I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were

There is a GoFundMe for legal fees here: gofund.me/6eefe8da4

Chilling interview with the great @tuthill.bsky.social, an inside peek into the abject chaos in the NIH grant review process, as Trump and the Republicans relentless attack the foundation of scientific research in America.

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

A lawsuit laying out, step by step, just how cluelessly, dangerously wrong Justice Brett Kavanaugh's opinion and the majority's vote from earlier this month were. www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-tru...

New Somerville @ Central design

New Bow @ Walnut intersection

Washington @ Merriam intersection

🦺INTERSECTION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS: several Ward 3 intersections are now (or soon will be) under construction to slow vehicles, improve walk & bike safety, and better bus stops. Learn more here: www.somervillema.gov/intersection...

The City of Somerville is conducting an online Community Path Safety Concerns Survey to identify possible safety improvements along the Path, including at intersections and Green Line station entrances. Take the survey here: voice.somervillema.gov/communitypat...

no it’s actually good

Well, it’s official - the version of this post that included my (multiple) typos got many more likes than the corrected one. The people have spoken and they like my typos.

"Jake is great. We've worked together very closely on the City Council for four years, and I know first hand that he has what it takes to be a great Mayor. “While he's certainly earned a reputation for problem-solving and finding common ground, what has impressed me most is how rock solid he has been in making the tough decisions. He doesn't waver on his values. And, he works incredibly hard to get things done – I'm very happy to support him for Mayor." -Ben Ewen-Campen Ward 3 City Councilor

Beyond thrilled to have the support of my friend and colleague, Ward 3 City Councilor @benforward3.bsky.social. I've long admired Ben's approach to public service and his leadership on the City Council, and I can't wait to work with him as Mayor!

Thank you to @cambridgeday.com for their coverage of this abduction.

Now let's bring Magdaleno home.

Corruption Czar. Shame on this guy.

Un-American, unconstitutional, authoritarian - masked cowards snatching residents off the street without a warrant or a reason.

As you can see, this man is as cool as a cucumber, knows his rights, and is confident that he is here legally.

Selfie with 11 month old

11 months old :)

Eat Out in East and address the effect of federal actions on Somerville - Cambridge Day These are dark times, and there are many things out of our control. There are many things we can still do, however, to help those in need and strengthen community bonds.

“Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are out in East Somerville, and the streets are noticeably silent. Multiple East Somerville residents have been detained by ICE in the past two weeks. No one has been charged with any crimes, and some even held a protected status.” 👇 from Clr. McLauglin

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

Tom Homan is an outright corrupt fascist

“Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump’s border czar, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover F.B.I. investigation”