Presented at the Celebration of Life for Joan Ecklein, May 21, 2022, First Unitarian Society of Newton When i think of Joan, I am reminded of a part of another eulogy given long ago by a young Chilean man at the memorial service for a […]
By Paul Shannon Funny how you assume certain people will always be there, because they always are there. I can’t remember a time when Marty was not there. (Do you?) Someone you could depend on if you needed her help. Someone with a big view […]
by Paul Shannon Big Campaign contributions. 700 lobbyists. Militaristic think tanks. Government advisory boards. Hiring 1700 former Pentagon officials and stacking the government with their own people. These military contractors have numerous ways to determine Pentagon budgets, shape our foreign policy, create war fever, and […]
By Paul Shannon and Brian Garvey On Thursday January the 13th members of the Raytheon Antiwar Campaign joined with local activists in Andover Massachusetts to call for employees at the Missiles & Defense facility to step forward and become whistleblowers. It was the second time […]
by Paul Shannon and Cole Harrison The 363-70 House vote Dec. 7, and 88-11 Senate vote Dec. 15, in favor of a massive $778 billion Pentagon budget, shows clearly that the only thing most Democrats and Republicans can agree on is to bring ruin to […]
By Paul Shannon and Brian Garvey On Saturday, September 25th at Fenway Park, a Raytheon Antiwar Campaign demonstration highlighted Raytheon’s hypocritical sponsorship of the Run to Home Base. A project of the Red Sox Foundation in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital, the Run to Home […]
Good morning. My name is Paul Shannon. I’m one of those legions of part-time college instructors and a retired director of the national film library for the American Friends Service Committee. I come to speak in favor of H 2636 and S 1735, an act […]
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