Massachusetts Peace Action does much of its work through several working groups.
Working groups are volunteer-driven. They typically meet monthly; all are currently meeting by Zoom.
If you would like to attend a working group meeting or talk to someone about how you can get involved, you can send an email to info@masspeaceaction.org with the issue/working group title as the subject line. We will ask the leader of the relevant working group get in touch with you.
If your issue is not listed here, start a new group — we’ll help!
Working groups (Updated September 2023)
Nuclear Disarmament
Third Sunday, 5pm.
- Chair: Susan Mirsky
- Vice-Chair: Jonathan King
Sub-teams:
- Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) – Kathleen Hamill and Lynne Hall.
- No First Use – Steve Gallant
- Public Engagement and Movement Building, Kathie Malley-Morrison
- TEN10 Subcommittee, Peter Metz and Ira Helfand
Contact: nd@masspeaceaction.org
Middle East
Addresses US wars, interventions, sanctions including Iran, Iraq and Syria, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, and Afghanistan
- Paul Shannon
Contact: mideast@masspeaceaction.org
Raytheon Antiwar Campaign
A coalition which focuses on Yemen and Raytheon’s role in perpetuating that war.
- Paul Shannon
- Brian Garvey
Palestine/Israel
Monthly meetings, sometimes on the second Tuesday, 6pm.
- Jeff Klein
- Susan Nicholson
Contact: pi@masspeaceaction.org
Latin America / Caribbean
First Monday, 5:15 pm.
- Derek Sexton
- Brian Garvey
Sub-team:
- Cuba, Merri Ansara
Contact: lac@masspeaceaction.org
Fund Healthcare, Not Warfare
Second Tuesday, 11am.
- Jonathan King, chair
- Catherine DeLorey, co-chair
Contact: fhcnw@masspeaceaction.org
Peace and Climate
Second Wednesday, 7pm.
- John MacDougall, convenor
- John MacDougall, co-convenor
- Kate Cloud, co-convenor
Contact: climate@masspeaceaction.org
Racial Justice/Indigenous Solidarity
Currently meeting three times a month.
Sub-teams:
- Racial justice – Claire Gosselin & Rosemary Kean
- Indigenous solidarity – Craig Simpson & Bruce Taub
Contact: rj-is@masspeaceaction.org
No Cold War
Co-Chairs: Paul Shannon and Marty Schotz
Subteams:
- Ukraine Campaign Committee, Paul Shannon, ukraine@masspeaceaction.org
- No Cold War study, Marty Schotz
- JFK Peace Team, Marty Schotz
- US-China Peace, Marcus Breen (in formation), china@masspeaceaction.org
Contact: ncw@masspeaceaction.org
New England Korea Peace Campaign
A coalition in which MAPA participates, it meets the first Monday at 5:30 pm.
- Keumjoo Armstrong
- Seung Hee Jeon
Contact: CandlelightActionBoston@gmail.com
Organizational Support
Legislative/ Political:
Third Thursday, 5pm. Composed of representatives of each of Massachusetts’ nine Congressional districts; others welcome.
- Cole Harrison
- Bonnie Gorman
- Alec Neilly
- Glen Cote
- Brian Garvey
Communications: Ting Huang
Fundraising: Hayat Imam and Brian Garvey
Music: Eva Moseley
Newsletter: Jackie King and Ting Huang
Board of Directors: Elected by the members at each annual meeting. Co-chairs:
- Jonathan King
- Rosemary Kean
Executive Committee: Elected by the Board. Second and fourth Tuesdays, 5pm.
- Chair: Cole Harrison