April 2020 – Page 2 – Massachusetts Peace Action

Israel cannot be allowed to annex West Bank land with impunity

April 28, 2020 Cole Harrison

For a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, Without Wars, with Global, Social, and Climate Justice

April 26, 2020 Cole Harrison

Statement of the Organizers of the “Online World Conference: No Nukes, Climate Justice, Peace“, April 25, 2020 On January 23, 2020 The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists set the hands of its iconic “Doomsday Clock” to 100 seconds to midnight, a dramatic warning from 13 Nobel Prize […]

“Elephant in the Room” Project Raises Awareness

April 25, 2020 Tony palomba

by Tony Palomba It was an idea born out of frustration with the Democratic presidential debates. Why are the hosts not asking more questions about our bloated military budget and why aren’t the candidates talking about it? This lack of attention to the most obvious […]

Skepticism is healthy, but Planet of the Humans is toxic

April 22, 2020 Timmon Wallis

Originally posted on Vote to Survive by Timmon Wallis It can be refreshing to watch a true believer taking a deeper look at their own sacred cows. But in his rush to be open-minded about his long-cherished environmental beliefs, Jeff Gibbs has thrown out the […]

Alex Morse for Congress

April 22, 2020 Brian Garvey

Massachusetts Peace Action proudly endorses Alex Morse for Congress in Massachusetts’ first district, which includes Springfield, Holyoke, and the Berkshires. Morse is challenging incumbent Richard Neal, who has held the office for thirty-one years. Alex Morse will be a leader on peace. He is committed […]

Observing Social Distance, Northampton Car Rally calls for COVID-19 Solidarity

April 21, 2020 Cole Harrison

On April 20, 2020 nearly twenty cars joined a rally in the streets of downtown Northampton, Massachusetts calling for national and international solidarity as we face the Covid-19 pandemic. Signs were placed on cars calling for an end to the US sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, […]

Protesters challenge Raytheon support of JFK Library Space Celebration

Why Raytheon?

April 20, 2020 Paul Shannon

“Our work is still to insure peace, paradoxically through developing the world’s most powerful weapons systems…and these works are wonderful works indeed.” —General Electric chairman, Fred Borch, 1964 “Together, we’re advancing defense strategy, protecting people and infrastructure through proven solutions that make that world a […]