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The election of a new president presents us with an important question: will the Biden administration change policy when it comes to Russia, China and Korea? The former Vice President is just as committed to U.S. hegemony and to the “pivot to Asia”, the new military, economic, diplomatic and soft-power Cold War with China. Biden is also aiming to revitalize U.S.-European alliances aimed at Russia. President-elect Biden may extend the New START Treaty with Russia and has signaled an openness to…

While the presidential race is thankfully over, control of the Senate remains at stake, and will come down to the results of a special election this January in Georgia. The Senate has been a graveyard for pro-peace legislation coming out of the House these past two years, so the urgency in this election is sky-high. This is the final push, and we need your help to ensure the make up of the new Senate is as pro-peace as possible. Peace Action is…

Identifying our issues In community organizing, we wage strategic campaigns directed at a target with a clear issue cut to win. With our grassroots organizing, leadership development, smart campaigning, and power & movement building, we are unstoppable and another world is possible. In this training you will learn how to identify problems and issues, find an issue that is meaningful, impactful, and win-able, create an “issue cut,” identify your target, and launch your campaign. Hosted by: Lily Huang, Co-Executive Director…

Zoom Panel Discussion of Fruitvale Station and Local Policing Reform The film Fruitvale Station depicts the story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old from Hayward, California, and his experiences on the last day of his life, before he was fatally shot by BART Police in the early morning of New Year's Day 2009. The movie begins with the actual footage of Oscar Grant and his friends being detained by the BART Police at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on…

Keynote Address Sen. Ed Markey United States Senator from Massachusetts So, Now What do we Do? Joe Biden’s election victory is a relief. But it also means that all of our movements for peace and social justice know that we have to organize now like never before. What does that organizing look like? Join us on December 5-6 to help figure that out. John Nichols National affairs correspondent for The Nation. His most recent book is The Fight for the…

Signs of Hope: Derrick Bell, a noted Harvard Professor, wrote a book called Faces at the Bottom of the Well, The Permanence of Racism (1992) in which he states that racism is a permanent feature of American society. Do we accept this claim or do we see hope rising for recent protest and calls for police reform? Reverend June R. Cooper is the Executive Director of City Mission Boston, a social justice organization that is addressing family homelessness and racial…

Now that Trump is going, we will have Biden with his call for “duty, honor, service, country.” In the wake of a global pandemic, abandoned industries, decaying infrastructure, deteriorating environment, and a declining standard of living, the 99% can be offered the promise they can merge with the glorious American democracy, the beacon for the rest of the world, even if this democracy is ruled by an oligarchy. Soldiers can kill and die for freedom-the freedom of Exxon-Mobil to invest…

While the presidential race is thankfully over, control of the Senate remains at stake, and will come down to the results of a special election this January in Georgia. The Senate has been a graveyard for pro-peace legislation coming out of the House these past two years, so the urgency in this election is sky-high. This is the final push, and we need your help to ensure the make up of the new Senate is as pro-peace as possible. Peace Action is…

Many important bills need to pass the State Legislature before the legislative session ends on Dec 31st!.   Mass. Peace Action is partnering with  UU Mass Action to hold a virtual lobby day on Thursday, Dec 10th  Join Us!  We have a short timeline to make this happen - we need to register ASAP so that we can start making appointments. The plan:  Our focus is on State Representatives.  Larger meetings will be constituents and one State Representative.  Smaller meetings will include a…

Music of Mozart and Beethoven In the first concert of our 2020-2021 season, Music for Peace presents the Balourdet String Quartet playing two masterpieces, Mozart's quartet K.465 in C Major ("Dissonance") and Beethoven's quartet Op.131 in C# minor. The Balourdet String Quartet: Angela Bae, Violin Justin DeFilippis, Violin Benjamin Zannoni, Viola Russell Houston, Cello The Balourdet String Quartet, based in Boston, is currently in residence at the New England Conservatory’s Professional String Quartet Program. The quartet received the Gold Medal in…

While the presidential race is thankfully over, control of the Senate remains at stake, and will come down to the results of a special election this January in Georgia. The Senate has been a graveyard for pro-peace legislation coming out of the House these past two years, so the urgency in this election is sky-high. This is the final push, and we need your help to ensure the make up of the new Senate is as pro-peace as possible. Peace Action is…

While the presidential race is thankfully over, control of the Senate remains at stake, and will come down to the results of a special election this January in Georgia. The Senate has been a graveyard for pro-peace legislation coming out of the House these past two years, so the urgency in this election is sky-high. This is the final push, and we need your help to ensure the make up of the new Senate is as pro-peace as possible. Peace Action is…