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Stop the Coup

Stop the Coup

Fri Feb 14 12:00 pm EST
Boston
Cosponsored by MAPA Co-Sponsoring Organizations (alphabetical) with frontline/impacted groups first (frontline are groups organized for and by an impacted group ...
The True Superheroes of Gaza Standout

The True Superheroes of Gaza Standout

Fri Feb 14 5:00 pm EST
Boston
Following the February 14th release of Marvel's, Captain America: Brave New World, join us outside of the AMC Boston Common ...
Music for Peace: Love Letters from Around the World

Music for Peace: Love Letters from Around the World

Sat Feb 15 7:30 pm EST
Cambridge
Join us this Valentines season for an enchanting program to celebrate love in all its forms. The program features Smetana’s ...
From Crisis to Action

From Crisis to Action: Building Ecosystems of Defense and Change

Mon Feb 17 7:00 pm EST
As the political landscape is rapidly changing – with pieces of the Federal government being dismantled, mass deportations, and widespread ...
Trump's Second Term: NATO, War, and the Economy

Trump’s Second Term: NATO, War, and the Economy

Tue Feb 18 1:00 pm EST
Register to attend. Donald Trump has returned to the presidency demanding that NATO nations increase their military spending to 3%, ...
The Urgency of Peace Negotiations to End the Ukraine War With Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis

The Urgency of Peace Negotiations to End the Ukraine War

Tue Feb 18 7:00 pm EST
This webinar on the Ukraine/Russia war takes place only days before the war's third anniversary. Retired Army Lt. Colonel Daniel ...
U.S.-China Nuclear Rivalry and the Taiwan Question

U.S.-China Nuclear Rivalry and the Taiwan Question

Wed Feb 19 7:00 pm EST
Register to attend. In the last five years, nuclear tensions between the U.S. and China have accelerated dramatically driven by ...
Eradication Gaza: How to Remember and Forget Genocide

Eradication Gaza: How to Remember and Forget Genocide

Mon Feb 24 6:00 pm EST
Register to attend. A discussion with Prof. Omer Bartov. As we've been witnessing a genocide in Gaza for the past ...
War and the Economic System with Malaika Jabali (a WIRN webinar)

War and the Economic System with Malaika Jabali (a WIRN webinar)

Tue Feb 25 8:00 pm EST
Register to attend. What is our economic system? What are its defining features? What does it have to do with ...
The Destruction of Healthcare in Gaza: Realities, Ramifications & ACTIONS

The Destruction of Healthcare in Gaza: Realities, Ramifications & ACTIONS

Sat Mar 1 1:00 pm EST
Boston
Register to attend. Join us for a panelist event to discuss on-the-ground realities in Gaza and the short & long-term ...
War is Not Justified by Party Politics

War is Not Justified by Party Politics

Tue Mar 4 7:00 pm EST
Register to attend. Why have our movements for peace, justice and the environment let party politics lead us into a ...
Seeking Women's Health Justice

Seeking Women’s Health Justice: Activating Our Resources in Challenging Times

Wed Mar 5 7:00 pm EST
The series, Seeking Women’s Health Justice, examines women’s health from the perspective of justice – with the awareness that peace ...

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World Balance Conference, Havana, Cuba, January 2025 Photo: Cuban Institute if Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)

Sixth Conference for World Balance in Havana, Cuba: A Better World is Possible

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by Merriam Ansara “I have lived in the belly of the beast and I know its entrails; mine is the sling of David…[my duty is] of preventing the United States from spreading through the Antilles as Cuba gains its independence, and from overpowering with that additional strength our lands of … Read More
MSF patient Hala Ismael Al Talla in a follow-up consultation at Rafah Indonesian Field Hospital. | Palestine 2024 © MSF

Changing the Narrative: Celebrating Palestine’s Real-Life Heroes

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by Randy Wurster When Marvel announced in 2022 that the upcoming Captain America film would feature comic book superheroine Sabra, pro-Palestinian groups soon called for a boycott. Sabra, the alter-ego of Mossad agent Ruth Bat-Seraph, has a “long history in the comics of working for Israeli intelligence, contributing to its … Read More
Mexico leads Economic Progress in the Americas

Mexico leads Economic Progress in the Americas

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by Ellen Mass This article is part one of a series on Mexico’s history and economic development — In Mexico astounding nation-wide changes are transforming the daily life of toiling workers and their families. Deeming this historic economic development as either inferior or unworthy of public interest the US media … Read More
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Millionaires, Medicaid, and the Military – The Key Fight!

by Hoffmann the Organizer I’ve been doing a chalk-talk/PPT on “The Three M’s – Everything You Need to Know About the Federal Budget” for many years.  Facing the new Trump/Broligarchs Regime, it’s no longer what we need to know, it’s where we need to fight for our future. But let’s … Read More
The Deadliest Enemy may be on its Way

The Deadliest Enemy may be on its Way

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by Jeanne Trubek War kills people.  We all know that.  But most people don’t know that wars kill people in more ways than they have ever imagined, killing people who are far from the armed conflict.  We know wars can and have killed millions, but bacteria unleashed by warfare can … Read More
Defend the Guard Bill

Defend the Guard Bill

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The Defend the Guard Bill (SD.1117), or “An Act prohibiting the Massachusetts National Guard from being deployed into active combat without a formal declaration of war by congress,” is sponsored by Sen. Jehlen. The federal government is currently able to call upon the state National Guard to serve in active … Read More