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Bear Witness: Protest Wednesdays at ICE

Bear Witness: Protest Wednesdays at ICE

Wed Jul 16 11:30 am EDT
Burlington
“We invite you to stand in solidarity outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from ...
Ukraine War Forum: With Russia Advancing, What Should U.S. Policy Be to Bring a Just Peace?

Ukraine War Forum: With Russia Advancing, What Should U.S. Policy Be to Bring a Just Peace?

Mon Jul 21 6:30 pm EDT
Northampton
Join us for our fourth public forum and discussion on the future of the war in Ukraine. Two speakers will ...
July 23d webinar: Nuclear abolition: A Scenario

Nuclear Abolition: A Scenario

Wed Jul 23 7:00 pm EDT
Timmon Wallis will discuss his new book Nuclear Abolition: A Scenario. While Annie Jacobsen based her 2024 bestseller, Nuclear War: A Scenario on numerous interviews ...
Outreach for Peace at the Lowell Folk Festival

Outreach for Peace at the Lowell Folk Festival

Sat Jul 26 12:00 pm EDT
Lowell
Join Mass. Peace Action as we table at Lowell Folk Festival, on Saturday, July 26. We will be handing out ...
MIT At the Center of the War on Gaza: A Report from MIT Activists

MIT At the Center of the War on Gaza: A Report from MIT Activists

Wed Jul 30 7:00 am EDT
Activists in the MIT Coalition for Palestine expose the direct relationships between their university, the Israeli military, and American companies ...
Boston Hiroshima-Nagasaki 80th Anniversary Commemoration

Boston Hiroshima-Nagasaki 80th Anniversary Commemoration

Wed Aug 6 12:00 am EDT
Boston
A coalition of Boston area peace, justice and environmental organizations are preparing a major event to mark and to build ...
Back Yard Party for Peace - Roslindale

Back Yard Party for Peace – Roslindale

Sat Aug 23 4:00 pm EDT
Roslindale
Enjoy the summer with MAPA's administrative director and Gaza/Iran campaign co-lead, Cole Harrison, and Racial Justice/Indigenous Solidarity co-chair, Claire Gosselin, at ...

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Letter to the Mass. Republican Party: Stop the Cuts!

Letter to the Mass. Republican Party: Stop the Cuts!

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This letter will be delivered to Massachusetts Republican Party Headquarters in Boston on Friday July 11th by the Just Budget and Tax Coalition after a rally outside the office. To join the rally, click here. Ms. Amy Carnavale, Chair Massachusetts Republican Party July 11, 2025 85 Merrimac Street BY HAND … Read More
Protect Our Communities: Dismantle the 1033 Program in MA

Protect Our Communities: Dismantle the 1033 Program in MA

By Eddie Mukalazi In June of 2020, I was an 8th grader who had just graduated from middle school. However, rather than accepting my diploma on the big stage, I received it from the window of my mom’s Honda Pilot in the first and only of its kind: “The Drive-Thru … Read More
The Greatest of These is Hope: A Conversation with Fr. Bashar Fawadleh

The Greatest of These is Hope: A Conversation with Fr. Bashar Fawadleh

By Jeanne Connerney Keeping the Faith in the Occupied West Bank “There are no rights to live. There are no rights to move. There are no rights to learn. There are no rights to play. There are no rights to travel.” With these words, the pastor at Christ the Redeemer … Read More
Book Review: Nuclear Abolition, A Scenario

Book Review: Nuclear Abolition, A Scenario

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By Jeanne Trubek Many of us have been concerned about nuclear weapons for a long time. Reading Annie Jacobson’s 2024 book, Nuclear War: A Scenario, changed “concerned” to “terrified” and recent events upped it to “panicked”. At each stage we wonder, “is there anything we can do?” Timmon Wallis’s book … Read More
Bearing Witness at ICE, One Wednesday at a Time

Bearing Witness at ICE, One Wednesday at a Time

By Janira Skrbkova 11 weeks ago, organizers Laurie and Jared Berezin stood outside the DHS ICE Boston Field Office alone. On July 2, the Maynard couple amassed a crowd of over 200 people — and that metric grows by the week. Bearing Witness at ICE was a grassroots effort born … Read More
None of Us Are Free Until All of Us Are Free: The Larger Message at Thursday’s No War in Iran Rally

None of Us Are Free Until All of Us Are Free: The Larger Message at Thursday’s No War in Iran Rally

By Addey Lilley On June 26th, protestors gathered outside the JFK Federal Building for a “No War in Iran” rally, hosted by MAPA, National Iranian American Council (NIAC), as well as over twenty other local Boston organizations. Over 100 people came to hear a wide range of speakers, from state … Read More