Upcoming Events

Crisis in Bolivia: Understanding and Responding to the Coup Sunday, December 8th 7 PM – 9 PM Community Church of Boston 565 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 Bolivian President Evo Morales was removed from office on November 10th in an apparent coup. The new government, led by interim President Jeanine Añez, has violently repressed protesters demonstrating in opposition to the coup. The New York Times documented clashes in Cochabamba that left 9 protesters dead and the Grayzone Project a massacre…

Bostons First Night Against the Wars.  Tues, Dec. 31, 2019, Starts at 12 noon to 5PM. Hosted by May Day Boston, Stop The Wars, and Food for Activists

First of a series of three sessions on The politics of defense spending: science, profits, and endless wars Subrata Ghoshroy, MIT Research Affiliate After the end of World War II, U.S. embarked upon a policy to spend large sums of money for defense. It was a two-pronged strategy to at once fight communism, and spur economic growth. A big part of the defense budget was for weapons R&D in order to gain a "technology-edge" over the USSR. The strategy continues…

**Please note that we expect tickets to sell quite fast. While the registration deadline is December 15th, 2019, we will close registration once we have reached capacity.** The registration process involves two steps:* 1. Registering for the conference by paying the fee (basic registration is $10) here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/third-international-meeting-for-science-in-palestine-tickets-72761645039 and 2. Completing the registration form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GSOVXJE3PO45GdFghevJ3gmhHErjumHxjPfsCBNtvlU * Failing to do either of the above will result in an incomplete and failed registration. For questions, please contact: mitmeeting@scientists4palestine.com. ---------------- DESCRIPTION OF…

Second of a series of three sessions on The politics of defense spending: science, profits, and endless wars Subrata Ghoshroy, MIT Research Affiliate After the end of World War II, U.S. embarked upon a policy to spend large sums of money for defense. It was a two-pronged strategy to at once fight communism, and spur economic growth. A big part of the defense budget was for weapons R&D in order to gain a "technology-edge" over the USSR. The strategy continues…

Historian Ibram Kendi identifies only three stark choices for each of us as to how we will relate to the omni- present reality of racism in our society and in our daily lives.  We can be segregationists or assimilationists- two different presentations of racism; or, we can strive to be antiracists. The antiracist is defined by Kendi as someone who expresses the idea that racial groups are equals and that no racial group needs developing to catch up with a…

Third of a series of three sessions on The politics of defense spending: science, profits, and endless wars Subrata Ghoshroy, MIT Research Affiliate After the end of World War II, U.S. embarked upon a policy to spend large sums of money for defense. It was a two-pronged strategy to at once fight communism, and spur economic growth. A big part of the defense budget was for weapons R&D in order to gain a "technology-edge" over the USSR. The strategy continues…

Join us for the second concert of the 2019-2020 Music for Peace Series.  In the first time classical guitar has been part of Music for Peace, world-renowned guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk will perform works of Bach, Paganini and others, with the equally renowned violinist James Buswell and cellist Carol Ou. Benefits Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund; part of the Music for Peace Series. Single concert: seats $25 in advance for Mass. Peace Action members, $35 for non-members, $10 for students,…

Join us for the third and final concert of the 2019-2020 Music for Peace Series.  Piano virtuoso Victor Rosenbaum will perform music of Mozart with violist Chiu-Chen Liu and clarinetist Rob Patterson. Benefits Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund; part of the Music for Peace Series. Single concert: seats $25 in advance for Mass. Peace Action members, $35 for non-members, $10 for students, $35 at the door. Series of 3 concerts: member $65, non-member $80, student $25. To reserve, write a…

World Conference 2020 Abolish Nuclear Weapons | Resist and Reverse Climate Change | For Social and Economic Justice Humanity faces two existential threats: the increasing dangers of nuclear war and climate disruption. Human beings created these threats, which can only be reversed by mass popular actions. 2020 will mark the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- the beginning of the nuclear era which threatens human survival today. It also marks the birth of international…