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Peace & Justice Calendar

Starvation is a War Crime: Standout

Starvation is a War Crime: Standout

Sun May 18 12:30 pm EDT
Somerville
Silent vigil on Sunday, May 18, at 12pm across from the theatre in Davis Square. Bring an empty pot or ...
Day of Action for Weapons and Fossil Fuel Divestment

Day of Action for Weapons and Fossil Fuel Divestment

Tue May 20 12:00 pm EDT
Boston
Join us on Tuesday, May 20th, from 12pm to 3:30pm for a day of action at the Massachusetts State House! ...
The Russo-Ukrainian War, Diplomacy, and the Peace Movement

The Russo-Ukrainian War, Diplomacy, and the Peace Movement

Tue May 20 1:00 pm EDT
Register to attend. So much for President Trump’s boast that he would end the Ukraine War in a day! Despite ...
Protecting Federal Investment in Public Education - Books Not Bombs

Protecting Federal Investment in Public Education – Books Not Bombs

Sat May 24 2:00 pm EDT
Register to attend. Protecting Federal Investment in Public Education - Books Not Bombs The threats to federal education programs have ...
Jewish Faculty Speak Out

Jewish Faculty Speak Out

Wed May 28 7:00 pm EDT
Watertown
Please join us as members of Concerned Jewish Faculty discuss Jewish resistance to Israel's policies, Jewish support for Palestinian rights, ...
Solemn Vigil at the Harvard Commencement

Solemn Vigil at the Harvard Commencement

Thu May 29 7:00 am EDT
Cambridge
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Book Tour: You Only Get What You're Organized to Take

Book Tour: You Only Get What You’re Organized to Take

Thu May 29 5:00 pm EDT
Boston
You're invited to a book talk on May 29th! You Only Get What You're Organized to Take: Lessons From the ...
Dance for World Community Conference

Dance for World Community Conference

Thu Jun 5 12:00 am EDT
Conference Registration is now open! June 5-8, 2025 Harvard Square, Cambridge MA Concern about climate change and its disproportionate impact ...
Dance for World Community Festival

Dance for World Community Festival

Sat Jun 7 8:00 am EDT
Spread your organization’s mission with Greater Boston’s largest and most popular indoor/outdoor dance event! Feature your organization in front of ...
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Volunteer at MAPA’s Table – Cambridge River Festival

Sat Jun 21 12:00 pm EDT
Cambridge
The Cambridge River Festival will take place on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 12 PM to 6 PM on the ...

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An Intrinsic Convergence of Justice, Peace and the Environment

An Intrinsic Convergence of Justice, Peace and the Environment

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by Harris Gruman The following is a transcription of the Keynote Presentation to the MAPA annual meeting by Harris Gruman on May 10, 2025. Ten years ago, Paul Shannon and Cole Harrison invited me to participate in a conference on building a convergence of the “Big Three” issues of the … Read More
Chinese made BYD bus in Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil, 2022. Marcelo.mg.photos / Shutterstock

Let’s Alter the Image of China

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by Mark Stern It is my belief that it is critical to alter the image of China presented by the Democratic and Republican parties in order to minimize war.  To that end I make the following points, not intending to glorify China or suggest it does not have its faults … Read More
Gen Z Might Be More Conservative Than You Think

Gen Z Might Be More Conservative Than You Think

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by Grace Cowell On November 6, 2024, the day after Trump’s reelection, the air around the Northeastern University campus felt full of disappointment. As a political science student, naturally all of my classes that Wednesday turned into large discussions where most everyone was not only in a collective state of … Read More
Indian frontier guard at checkpoint in Kashmir Himalayas, June 2015. Photo: OlegD/ Shutterstock

South Asia on Brink of War

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by Hayat Imam An act of terrorism in Kashmir has triggered a crisis in South Asia that is extremely alarming: two nuclear armed countries, India and Pakistan, are in a dangerous face off.  Yesterday, India attacked 9 sites in Pakistan. This tense situation in Kashmir might appear to be new, … Read More
1,001 Days of War

1,001 Days of War

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by Matt Bivens, M.D. The original version of this article was published on the author’s Substack six months ago. Although the current situation has changed significantly with Trump’s efforts to negotiate and with the newly signed agreements on mineral rights, the background to the war that the author gives is … Read More
Latin America and Caribbean Ties Rebound with CELAC

Latin America and Caribbean Ties Rebound with CELAC

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by Ellen Mass This article is Part Five of a series on Mexico’s history and economic development. You can read Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four. — In order to resurrect and strengthen Mexico’s position in Latin America, former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) advocated … Read More