by Hayat Imam On April 30, 1977, 44 years ago, 2000 of us sat in to protest the Seabrook, New Hampshire, Nuclear Power Plant construction site. Trained by seasoned veterans of civil disobedience movements, we were organized into dozens of small affinity groups, committed to […]
by Cole Harrison and Elsa Auerbach The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected an amendment to the state budget which would have Massachusetts adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, a definition that equates criticism of Israel with antisemitism, within its […]
by Deborah Belle Saturday’s rally in Brattle Square Plaza, Cambridge, MA, to end the U.S.-Saudi blockade of Yemen, began just as the morning’s rain ended and pedestrians returned to Harvard Square. Activists held signs and gave out leaflets urging an end to U.S. support for […]
by Jackie King Members of the Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign traveled from around the state last Saturday to support the nurses striking for safer staffing levels and better patient care at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. We repeatedly circled the hospital in a car caravan, […]
For nearly two decades, Massachusetts Peace Action has called for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. We continue to call for a complete withdrawal of US forces, special forces, and military contractors from Afghanistan and an end to bombing and drone strikes. However, we have been […]
by Brian Garvey In an election that was a referendum on Donald Trump, over 81 million Americans voted for change. The Democratic Party’s platform showed promise, pledging to end ‘forever wars,’ put diplomacy before the use of force, abandon the policy of regime change, and […]
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