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Boston Indigenous Peoples Day March

Boston Indigenous Peoples Day March

Sat Oct 12 12:00 pm EDT
Help send the message loud and clear that we must honor and acknowledge the Indigenous history of Massachusetts, as well ...
Where do we go from here? Building Communities that Care

Where do we go from here? Building Communities that Care

Sat Oct 12 3:00 pm EDT
Jamaica Plain
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The Suffering in Gaza and a Region in Turmoil One Year On

The Suffering in Gaza and a Region in Turmoil One Year On

Tue Oct 15 7:00 pm EDT
It has been a year since Hamas carried out its deadly attack against Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people and taking ...
Tell Senator Warren: Not Another Bomb!

Tell Senator Warren: Not Another Bomb!

Tue Oct 15 7:30 pm EDT
Allston
Rally outside WBZ-TV, 1170 Soldiers Field Rd, Allston, MA 02134 Tuesday, October 15, 7:30 pm Senator Elizabeth Warren will debate ...
The San Onofre Syndrome: Film and Discussion

The San Onofre Syndrome: Film and Discussion

Wed Oct 16 7:30 pm EDT
Brookline
Order your tickets (on a sliding scale) here Filmed over 12 years, SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome: Nuclear Power's ...
Arms Embargo: Rally at South Station

Arms Embargo: Rally at South Station

Fri Oct 18 4:45 pm EDT
Boston
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Project 2025 and its Alarming Impact on Public Health

Project 2025 and its Alarming Impact on Public Health

Mon Oct 21 7:30 pm EDT
The speakers will offer a public health perspective on the proposed recommendations of Project 2025, specifically examining sections related to ...
TikTok: Social Media Hit or Chinese Threat?

TikTok: Social Media Hit or Chinese Threat?

Wed Oct 23 8:00 pm EDT
Oct. 23, 2024, Wednesday, 8PM (ET) TikTok has over 100 million users in the United States and 1 billion worldwide ...
Books Not Bombs 2024: Increasing Federal Investment in Public Education

Books Not Bombs 2024: Increasing Federal Investment in Public Education

Sat Oct 26 2:00 pm EDT
Saturday, October 26th, 2pm EDT Though historically public schools were locally financed through property and state taxes, the largest pool ...
Listening to the Land, Healing the Colonizer Mind Conversation with the Author

Listening to the Land, Healing the Colonizer Mind Conversation with the Author

Tue Nov 12 7:00 pm EST
Louise Dunlap is author of Inherited Silence: Listening to the Land, Healing the Colonizer Mind, which traces her ancestors' role ...

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The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the organization of Hibakusha or nuclear bomb survivors, for their tireless advocacy for abolition of nuclear weapons. Photo: @NobelPeace/X

Nobel Prize Reminds Us: Nuclear Abolition is Urgent

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by Joseph Gerson This year’s Nobel Prize award could not have come at a more important time. The Hibakusha of Nihon Hidankyo have been among the most courageous and steadfast people in the world, having transformed their intense physical and emotional pains into the strongest force for abolition of nuclear … Read More
Some Way Out of Here: Common Security in a World On Fire

Some Way Out of Here: Common Security in a World On Fire

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By Joseph Gerson This article was originally published in Common Dreams The political will must be found to extinguish the violent conflicts that put us ever closer to nuclear annihilation. This is a most unusual election season. While the media focuses on Georgia and Nevada polling, the world is aflame … Read More
Result of the General Assembly vote on the ICJ advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. UN Photo/Evan Schneider

UN General Assembly: Israel Must Exit Palestinian Territories within 12 months

by Susan Nicholson Remarks presented at the Community Encampment for Palestine,  Lynn, MA, September 28, 2024 Second of two articles.  For the first article on the July World Court opinion, see https://masspeaceaction.org/world-court-israels-occupation-of-palestinian-territories-is-illegal/ Let’s turn now to the historic Resolution passed September 18 by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), a … Read More
Not Another Bomb!

Not Another Bomb!

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A Year of Genocide in Gaza And Escalating Regional War After one year of genocide in Gaza, the Administration continues to pretend that the problem in the Middle East is “terrorism”, that a “ring of fire” surrounds poor Israel and that the United States must “stand with Israel” as it … Read More
General Dynamics Campaign Update

General Dynamics Campaign Update

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by Randy Wurster On Friday, September 20th, MAPA activists stood out in Dedham square to protest General Dynamics’ presence in the town and highlight the company’s significant role in the genocide of Palestinians. As a part of Warheads to Windmills nuclear weapons week of action, activists also drew attention to … Read More
The New Geopolitics and The Normalization of Endless War

The New Geopolitics and The Normalization of Endless War

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By Tom Valovic In John LeCarre’s novel, A Delicate Truth, we see the protagonist, an English civil servant, volunteering to take on an assignment for British intelligence. During his briefing, an intelligence officer makes the statement that “War has gone corporate”.  Even as a novelist, Le Carre has plenty of … Read More