âItâs All In The Darkâ: Activists Call For Legislative Transparency On Beacon Hill Sakina Cotton, a 15-year-old activist from Cambridge, speaks on the steps of the Massachusetts State House at a rally for legislative transparency, Sunday, June 27, 2021 Tori Bedford / GBH News Despite sweltering heat, a small crowd of roughly 50 activists and elected officials gathered on the steps of the Massachusetts State House Sunday afternoon to rally for transparency in legislation. From the buildingâs front steps, organizer Ben Cohen gestured behind the group to a massive tapestry covering the State Houseâs facade, a picture of the building that conceals a layer of scaffolding and the building itself.