Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA) welcomes the 6-week ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas which went into effect on January 19.  The agreement brings a pause in the devastating carnage in the Gaza Strip after 15 months of deadly Israeli attacks that killed at least 50,000 innocent Palestinian civilians. The three-phase … Read More

On the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA) today welcomes the news that Israel and Hamas have agreed to end the devastating carnage in the Gaza Strip after 15 months of deadly Israeli attacks that killed tens of thousands of innocent Palestinian civilians. The three-phase … Read More

By Grace Cowell As wildfires rage across Southern California, it’s time to give a closer look into the history and roots of systemic racism surrounding a key group on the front lines fighting what have become the most destructive blazes in Los Angeles history: incarcerated laborers.  The California Department of … Read More

By Lila Li On December 31, 2024, the U.N. Human Rights Office (OHCHR) released its fourth thematic report, titled “Attacks on Hospitals During the Escalation of Hostilities in Gaza.” The 23-page document challenges prevailing Israeli narratives used to justify Israeli military operations against Gazan hospitals. Through detailed legal analysis and … Read More

by Rev Dr Doe West A Rallying Cry for Gratitude from an Indigenous woman in the US of A, 2024 Scrooge! Grinch! Stakes of holly plunging into hearts across the land! The antithesis of visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads! Arrg! The weeping, the gnashing of teeth, the rage, … Read More

by Merri Ansara On Saturday, Dec. 14, around 35 people marched a mile and a half through Holyoke to City Hall calling for the elimination of all nuclear weapons and the nuclear threat.  Called by residents of Holyoke, people from a number of nearby towns joined the Holyoke residents, representing … Read More