Massachusetts Peace Action does much of its work through several working groups.
Working groups are volunteer-driven. They had typically met monthly but many have started to meet more frequently during social distancing. All are currently meeting by Zoom.
Attend a working group meeting, or contact the people listed below to talk about how you can get involved.
If your issue is not listed here, start a new group — we’ll help!
Current working groups (as of October 2021)
Sundays, once a month, 4pm.
- Chair: Susan Mirsky, smirsky7@gmail.com. Vice-Chair: Jonathan King, jaking@mit.edu
Sub-teams:
- Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) – Diane Fine d1028@verizon.net and Lynne Hall – lynnehall43@gmail.com
- No First Use – Steve Gallant, sgallant@mmres.com
- Education and Outreach, Maryellen Kurkulos, mkurk@mac.com
Middle East (covers US endless wars including Iran, Iraq and Syria, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, and Afghanistan):
- Paul Shannon, pshannon@afsc.org.
The Raytheon Antiwar Campaign focuses on Yemen and Raytheon’s role in perpetuating that war. Paul Shannon is the chair.
- Amar Ahmad, amar@masspeaceaction.org
- Yoav Elinevsky, ysky28@gmail.com
- John Ratliff, jmr@riseup.net
Sub-teams:
- Cuba, Merri Ansara, merri.ansara@gmail.com
- Nicaragua, Yoav Elinevsky, ysky28@gmail.com
Usually alternate Thursdays at noon or 1pm.
- Jonathan King, jaking@mit.edu
- Amar Ahmad, amar@masspeaceaction.org
This group meets once a month on a weekday evening.
- Rosalie Anders, rosalie.h.anders@gmail.com
- John MacDougall, john_macdougall@uml.edu
- Kate Cloud, kcloud949@gmail.com
Once a month, currently the second Tuesday at 2:30 pm.
- Rosemary Kean, rosemarykean510@gmail.com
- Claire Gosselin, claireg53@gmail.com
Sub-teams:
- Racial justice, Yoav Elinevsky – ysky28@gmail.com
- Indigenous solidarity – Craig Simpson, cs4202144@yahoo.com
- Amar Ahmad, amar@masspeaceaction.org
- Drew Baldwin, drewcbaldwin@gmail.com
New England Korea Peace Campaign. A coalition in which MAPA participates, it meets the first Saturday of the month, usually at 9am.
- Keumjoo Armstrong, kpuaboston@gmail.com
- Seung Hee Jeon, asianlit@gmail.com
Organizational Support
Legislative/ Political: Third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm. Composed of representatives of each of Massachusetts’ nine Congressional districts; others welcome.
- Cole Harrison, cole@masspeaceaction.org
- Bonnie Gorman, bonniegorman1@yahoo.com
- Alec Neilly, neilly.a@northeastern.edu
Communications: Monday mornings, 11am.
- Maryellen Kurkulos, mkurk@mac.com
Fundraising: Fran Jeffries, francesjeffries@gmail.com
Music: Eva Moseley, esmoseley@mindspring.com.
Newsletter
- Chair rotates among interns. Contact cole@masspeaceaction.org
Youth Council: Alec Neilly, neilly.a@northeastern.edu. Learn about becoming a student organizer.
Board of Directors: Elected by the members at each annual meeting. Co-chairs:
- Jonathan King, jaking@mit.edu
- Rosemary Kean, rosemarykean510@gmail.com