Mayor Wu's plan to remake White Stadium through a partnership with a pro women's soccer team could play a pivotal role in the mayoral race.

Dozens of people braved the freezing cold Wednesday to protest at the steps of Franklin Park's White Stadium in Boston. "This is community, and no one listens," said Renee Welch, who was moved to tears as she spoke.

A group of the Franklin Park Defenders, along with new mayoral candidate Josh Kraft, rallied in the freezing weather outside White Stadium as it was being demolished Wednesday — calling once again for a halt to the mayor’s plan for a new pro women’s soccer facility.