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Profiteers of Armageddon: Inside the Nuclear Weapons Lobby with Bill Hartung

Profiteers of Armageddon: Inside the Nuclear Weapons Lobby with Bill Hartung

Tue Sep 17 8:00 pm EDT
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 8:00 PM -  9:30 PM ET Join Bill Hartung and the War Industry Resisters Network during ...
End Nuclear Colonialism: Uranium Mining on Indigenous Land

End Nuclear Colonialism: Uranium Mining on Indigenous Land

Wed Sep 18 7:00 pm EDT
Join us at Massachusetts Peace Action Indigenous Solidarity Action Group in a full hour presentation with questions and discussion about ...
Building a Culture of Peace: UN International Day of Peace

Building a Culture of Peace: UN International Day of Peace

Sun Sep 22 2:00 pm EDT
Boston
The UN International Day of Peace will be held in the sanctuary of The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, 138 ...
Backyard Cookout, Social and Fundraiser for MAPA

Backyard Cookout, Social and Fundraiser for MAPA

Sun Sep 22 4:00 pm EDT
Somerville
Paul and Vickie invite you to their fundraising social event to benefit Mass. Peace Action (MAPA). Join us on Sunday September ...
An Introduction to the Work that Reconnects

An Introduction to the Work that Reconnects

Sat Sep 28 9:00 am EDT
Cambridge
Workshop for activists and all concerned people Our current social, economic and political system—“business as usual”—is causing huge problems:  climate ...
MAGA and Project 2025

MAGA and Project 2025

Thu Oct 3 5:00 pm EDT
A National Teach-In, October 3, 2024, 5 pm EST The teach-in will be broadcast at THIS LINK and archived for later viewing ...
One Year of Opposing the Genocide in Gaza

One Year of Opposing the Genocide in Gaza

Sun Oct 6 4:00 pm EDT
Cambridge
On the one year anniversary of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, we reflect on what has happened and on the ...
The US Military Base Empire: Its Impact and the Resistance to it, with David Swanson (a WIRN Webinar)

The US Military Base Empire: Its Impact and the Resistance to it, with David Swanson (a WIRN Webinar)

Thu Oct 10 8:00 pm EDT
Thursday October 10th @ 8pm Ending all wars means closing all military bases. The United States of America, unlike any ...

What’s New

Who Is Kamala Harris? Her Context, Ascent, and Economic and Social Commitments

Who Is Kamala Harris? Her Context, Ascent, and Economic and Social Commitments

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By Joseph Gerson This article was originally published in Common Dreams Between Biden’s withdrawal and election day, there has been little time for either the Democratic Party or former President Donald Trump to define the current vice president. We are weeks away from the seminal U.S. election which will determine … Read More
Chicago DNC

Chicago DNC

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by Brian Garvey Leaders of the Free World, Policy Makers, Political Players Stackers of Cash, Bundlers of Donations; Plodding, triangulating, setting norms, Party of the Big Tent: They tell me you are ineffective and I believe them, for I have seen your broken promises and platform planks tossed aside. They … Read More
Brian Garvey spoke at a rally against war with Iran, Cambridge Common, January 2020. Photo: Cole Harrison/MAPA

MAPA Welcomes New Executive Director Brian Garvey

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by Cole Harrison In this period of difficult times but also of growth in the peace movement, we’re responding and moving forward. I am very pleased to share the news of some exciting staff transitions at MAPA. Assistant Director Brian M. Garvey will take on the role of Executive Director … Read More
Massachusetts Shelter Crisis: Housing is Still a Right for All

Massachusetts Shelter Crisis: Housing is Still a Right for All

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by Silas Nahan On August 1, 2024, in a bid to lessen the strain on the emergency shelter network, major changes were implemented in how homeless families access the state Emergency Assistance (EA) shelter system. Four overflow sites in Chelsea, Lexington, Cambridge and Norfolk, referred to as “temporary respite centers” … Read More
Chicago protester. Photo: Brian Garvey/ MAPA

Dispatch from Chicago: There is a Breaking Point

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by Brian Garvey All people have a breaking point. We may like to think that the source of human patience, resilience, and resistance, are infinite. But it isn’t. In Chicago the thousands of antiwar activists who have traveled to the Democratic National Convention are quickly moving toward that point. The … Read More
Joe Biden called for defeat of Russia in Ukraine, March 26, 2022, Warsaw. Photo: White House/ Adam Schultz

Goodbye and Good Riddance

by Hoffmann the Organizer This week, the Democratic Party said goodbye to Joe Biden.  As he once again delivered a laundry list of his accomplishments – many good things we can ponder as we scrub away at history’s washboard – we still need to remember his signature achievement: bringing us … Read More