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Protest Joe Biden Support for Genocide in Gaza

Protest Joe Biden Support for Genocide in Gaza

Tue Dec 5 4:30 pm EST
Boston
Biden's event with James Taylor is at the Shubert Theater, 265 Tremont Street. Guests have been told to arrive between ...
Stephen Kinzer: The Ukraine War: Where is it Going?

Stephen Kinzer: The Ukraine War: Where is it Going?

Tue Dec 5 7:00 pm EST
Cambridge
With the Ukraine war, how did we get here?  Where are we now?  Where is this going? An in person ...
How does Israel get away with it? (a War Industry Resisters Network Webinar)

How does Israel get away with it? (a War Industry Resisters Network Webinar)

Wed Dec 6 4:00 pm EST
Wednesday, December 6th 4:00 PM ET The current genocide in Gaza is a continuation of 75 years of its ethnic ...
Is there a path to a just peace?

Is there a path to a just peace?

Sat Dec 9 2:00 pm EST
Bristol
At 2pm Saturday December 9th in the Bristol library, Jeff Klein will speak on “Palestine & Israel: Is there a ...
Holiday Concert- Songs to Change the World

Holiday Concert- Songs to Change the World

Sat Dec 16 7:00 pm EST
Cambridge
Holiday Concert- Songs to Change the World Performing Live: Ben Grosscup ft. Nina Giulianini Saturday December 16, 7pm The Friends ...
Seeking Women's Health Justice: Reproductive Rights

Seeking Women’s Health Justice: Reproductive Rights

Sun Feb 25 7:00 am EST
Since the fall of Roe last June in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health U.S. Supreme Court decision, every week brings new court rulings and ...
Music for Peace 2024-03 - Trio Flamecrest with Mia Chung - 2x

Music for Peace: Trio Flamecrest with Mia Chung

Sat Mar 23 7:30 pm EDT
Cambridge
This concert marks the second in the 2023-24 Music for Peace series. Virtuoso ensemble Trio Flamecrest, with violinist Jean Huang, violist ...
Music for Peace: Brahms Birthday Bash

Music for Peace: Brahms Birthday Bash

Sat May 11 7:30 pm EDT
Cambridge
This concert marks the third and final concert of the 2023-2024 Music for Peace series. For our third and final ...

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What Democracy Feels Like: Report from the Largest Pro-Palestine Protest in US History

What Democracy Feels Like: Report from the Largest Pro-Palestine Protest in US History

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by Julia Franco The National March for a Free Palestine on Saturday November 4 was the first march I’ve ever attended. An estimated 300,000 protesters shut down the streets of Washington D.C. in the largest pro-Palestine demonstration in US history. I was grateful to be one of them. Palestinian flags, … Read More
Cambridge City Council Fails to Approve Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza

Cambridge City Council Fails to Approve Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza

by John Roberts and Jackie King In a move that stunned and angered hundreds of residents, the Cambridge City Council on Nov. 20th failed to approve a Policy Order calling for an immediate ceasefire in war-torn Gaza.  Passage of the order would have allowed Cambridge to join cities across the … Read More
Gaza war causing slip in Support for Biden

Gaza war causing slip in Support for Biden

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by Brian Garvey  President Joe Biden is not doing well in the polls. Alarm bells went off for supporters of the president when a New York Times/Siena poll conducted between Oct. 22 to Nov. 3 showed the president is losing to former President Donald Trump in several key states including … Read More
“Books Not Bombs” Forum Explores Ongoing Struggles in Public Education

“Books Not Bombs” Forum Explores Ongoing Struggles in Public Education

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by Jonathan King Throughout our nation’s history, access to a quality education has been a political battleground. This struggle continues today, both nationally and within Massachusetts. Though historically public schools were primarily financed through local property taxes, at present both state and federal governments make significant, though often unrecognized, contributions … Read More
Can Nuclear War be Prevented?

Can Nuclear War be Prevented?

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by Jeanne Trubek On November 15, 2023, about 25 people from Watertown MA and surrounding suburbs attended the November monthly meeting of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment. The Peace and Common Security Working Group, with cosponsors Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, Back from the Brink Boston Hub, … Read More
Girding our loins for the 2024 Presidential election

Girding our loins for the 2024 Presidential election

by Kathie Malley-Morrison With the 2024 reelections looming, there is a huge consensus, across party lines, on one major viewpoint: American democracy has failed, as illustrated dramatically by the January 6, 2020, attack on the United States Capitol after the last presidential election. There are dramatic political party differences in … Read More