List of Events
Is Russia truly our enemy?
Is Russia truly our enemy? Should we risk nuclear war? Bruce Gagnon has been to Russia and Ukraine several times in the last couple of years including leading a delegation of 25 on a study tour of Russia in 2019. The purpose of the tour…
Confronting Anti-Asian Racism: Anti-China Foreign Policy and Legislative Change
with Rep. Judy Chu, Jessica J. Lee, and Ian Shin Monday, April 12, 2021, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT Zoom Webinar (call-in information will be provided following event sign-up) While violence toward Asian Americans has always existed in the United States, the community has…
Perspectives from Havana: Economist Estéban Morales (Week 1 of 5)
Perspectives from Havana in a Year of Covid and Embargo – A Series of Weekly Conversations What has Cuba been like in the past year? What is like now? What have been the major challenges and achievements? Like the rest of the world, Havana and…
Forever Wars and Military Spending, a Townhall with Rep. Jake Auchincloss
Wednesday, April 14th 6:30-7:30 pm Join us on Wednesday April 14th for a conversation with the newest member of Congress from Massachusetts, Rep. Jake Auchincloss of the 4th Congressional District. During the campaign Congressman Auchincloss came out in favor of cutting the Pentagon budget and…
A Tax Day Like No Other: Teach-in
Pressing for our budget priorities amid pandemic, economic and climate crises and new Cold Wars As we move into the post-pandemic, Biden era, it’s time to change what we buy with our tax dollars. The pandemic and the resulting economic crisis illuminated glaring inequalities and…
Climate & Militarism: Ideological Roots
Part 3 of a 4-part Climate and Militarism teach-in series: Nick Rabb of Sunrise Boston and the Mass Peace Action Peace & Climate Working Group will delve deeper into the ideologies that feed these societal structures identified last week -- imperialism, racism, US exceptionalism, patriarchy, etc Though the…
6 Years too long in Yemen. End the war Now!
President Biden! Here the World’s Cry for Yemen: End the U.S.-Saudi Blockade and War NOW Yemen can’t wait! Masked and socially distanced Rally for Peace in Yemen Now Tell President Biden: Stop supporting Saudi Arabia Saturday, April 17, 1pm Brattle Square Plaza, near Harvard Square President…
Solidarity with Julian Assange
Julian Assange is subjected to arrest and torture because he leaked information to the press that exposed US war crimes. He is punished for revealing the truth about the secretive, corrupt, authoritarian, and imperial ways our modern world is working. We cannot stay silent as Julian is…
Meet the Candidates: Karen Carter Peterson (LA-02) (NEW DATE!)
NEW DATE and TIME based on candidate's availability, as race goes down to the wire! Karen Carter Peterson has been a consistently progressive voice in the Louisiana legislature. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, she fervently spoke out against the racist policing tactics that blocked…
Perspectives from Havana: Science & Healthcare – Luis Montero Cabrera (Week 2 of 5)
Perspectives from Havana in a Year of Covid and Embargo – A Series of Weekly Conversations What has Cuba been like in the past year? What is like now? What have been the major challenges and achievements? Like the rest of the world, Havana and…
An Empire of Sanctions: a new Syllabus on a tool of Oppression
Thursday April 22nd @ 7pm - 8pm Sanctions are now the preferred economic weapon that the United States uses to pressure, discipline and coerce enemies and even allies. Sanctions restrict targeted states from importing, exporting and receiving investments; they prohibit US corporations and banks from…
Building political support for the Nuclear Ban Treaty
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) went into effect on January 22nd. Everything to do with nuclear weapons is now illegal in 50 countries, and that number will continue to rise. In countries where governments are not yet ready to sign this treaty,…
Massachusetts Peace Action 2021 Annual Membership Meeting
Massachusetts Peace Action 2021 Annual Membership Meeting Saturday, April 24th, 2021 ~ 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Keynote Speaker: Jim McGovern, Congressman from the Massachusetts 2nd and Rules Committee Chairman Special Message: Nina Turner, Candidate for Congress from Ohio's 11th District and former Ohio State…
Climate & Militarism: How To Create Change
Part 4 of a 4-part teach-in series: In the final session, Nick Rabb of Sunrise Boston and the Mass Peace Action Peace & Climate Working Group will lead a discussion to explore how we can move forward in light of the revelations around these connections. What does our…
Perspectives from Havana: Sociologist and Feminist Marta Nuñez (Week 3 of 5)
Perspectives from Havana in a Year of Covid and Embargo – A Series of Weekly Conversations What has Cuba been like in the past year? What is like now? What have been the major challenges and achievements? Like the rest of the world, Havana and…