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Mexico's 4th Transformation: Sweeping the Americas

Mexico’s 4th Transformation: Sweeping the Americas

Wed Jun 25 8:00 pm EDT
Mexico is unique in the world with its constitutional judicial reform allowing popular elections for all major branches of government ...
No War With Iran

No War With Iran

Thu Jun 26 12:00 pm EDT
Boston
On June 20, President Trump ordered an illegal and unconstitutional attack on Iran, for which there is no justification. Join ...
Flyer for National March on Washington

National March on Washington – No War With Iran!

Sat Jun 28 1:00 pm EDT
Join people from across the country in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 28 for a massive protest to demand “Stop ...
Reparations Untold: An American Story

Reparations Untold: An American Story

Sun Jun 29 1:00 pm EDT
Dorchester
A new film written and directed by Kevin Peterson, directed by Ralph Celestin ...
Europe in Crisis: Implications for Peace

Europe in Crisis: Implications for Peace

Mon Jun 30 12:00 pm EDT
In the midst of tectonic and dangerous geopolitical change, Europe and the NATO nations are becoming warfare, not welfare states ...

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Forcibly displaced people seek shelter in a destroyed UNRWA school in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip, June 2025. © 2025 UNRWA photo

Starvation in Gaza

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by Rosemary Kean Velva Spriggs, a lecturer in Social Work at Bowie State College in Maryland writes that, sometimes, when remembering that the people of Gaza are being “deliberately starved to death,” she is unable to eat.  Likely many of us, especially when preparing dinner each day, are haunted by … Read More
Rally in Boston against Trump's strikes on Iran.

“Peace” President Starts New War: Boston Responds

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By Sam Levine Late in the evening of June 21st, Donald Trump made a strange and shocking statement on his Truth Social personal social media site. Shocking because he announced that the US had successfully attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, and strange because in the same post proclaimed that … Read More
Standout at MIT Conference: No Genocide in Healthcare

Standout at MIT Conference: No Genocide in Healthcare

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By Addey Lilley Yesterday, June 17th, while the MIT CEO conference was being held inside of the Koch Institute, the voices and chants of protestors outside could be heard from blocks away. The “not-to-be missed” networking event at the Koch Institute was co-hosted by MIT President Sally Kornbluth and speakers … Read More
Why Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was Targeted by Palestinian Activists

Why Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was Targeted by Palestinian Activists

By a MAPA member On Monday, June 16, members of MAPA and allied organizations called out Congressman Hakeem Jeffries at Harvard University for his complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Jeffries, a man of color with roots in Brooklyn, is the highest ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives.  … Read More
Antiwar Message Resonates at Boston No Kings/Pride Protest

Antiwar Message Resonates at Boston No Kings/Pride Protest

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By Grace Cowell On Saturday, June 14, MAPA joined millions nationwide, joining in one of over 2,000 “No Kings Day” protests. This national effort served to counter President Trump’s Washington, D.C. military parade on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which also happened to be his 79th birthday.  Boston’s … Read More
Demonstrators gather to call for an end to Israel's war on Iran.

Israel’s Unprovoked War on Iran Threatens All of Us

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By Sam Levine Early in the morning of June 13th, Israel launched missiles at Iran in an unprovoked attack— targeting not only military targets but civilian infrastructure. Current numbers show hundreds have been killed in repeated Israeli attacks, the vast majority of them civilians. Israel’s actions torpedoed the negotiations between … Read More