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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
Sponsored by the Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine and Massachusetts Peace Action.    Info: 617-354-2169 or info@masspeaceaction.org ...
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 ...
Webinar: Militarization of Europe with Gruman, Mertens, Aramayo

The Militarization of Europe and The Workers’ Fightback: Lessons and Connections for the US

Mon Jun 2 12:00 pm EDT
As Europe is increasingly drawn into the expansion of NATO and into the Ukraine war, workers are increasingly rebelling, seeing ...
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 ...
Volunteer at MAPA’s Table - Cambridge River Festival

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 ...
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 ...

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MAPA Voices: "I am a Jew by birth..."

MAPA Voices: “I am a Jew by birth…”

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by Mark Stern I am a Jew by birth, and I have never renounced or shied away from Judaism. I have not changed my name or its spelling or converted to another religion. Half my family are Jews, including both of my children. And I love them all. My heritage … Read More
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