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February 2020
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine
JHoin us at our launch event featuring a panel discussion with: CORNEL WEST—philosopher, activist and professor OMAR BARGHOUTI—founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement RAMI YOUNIS—cultural activist and fellow at the Harvard divinity school YARA DOUMANI and ANCHITA DASGUPTA: ORGANIZERS FROM BROWN DIVEST—a recent student movement at Brown University that saw success in getting the Brown Advisory Committee to vote in favor of divesting from companies facilitating human rights abuses in Palestine . RSVP: tinyurl.com/Harvardoop ------------- Palestinian land…
Find out more »Boston Rally and March for Bernie
Boston Rally and March for Bernie Bernie Sanders’ historic presidential campaign is mobilizing millions of people to fight for fundamental changes in our society. We need Medicare for All, the cancellation of all student debt, a Green New Deal, and to fight the billionaire class altogether. Like in 2016, there will be a big rally and March for Bernie in Boston on Saturday, February 22nd at 1pm. Students, workers, union members, and progressive activists will rally to show our support…
Find out more »Global Protest – Free Assange and Chelsea Manning
Australian journalist and publisher, Julian Assange, has been imprisoned since April 2019 in London for publishing classified documents about US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan provided by Chelsea Manning, a former US Army private. For 7 years, Assange lived in asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London before being forcibly removed and placed into custody. Chelsea Manning is currently imprisoned for refusing to testify against Wikileaks and Assange. On February 24th 2020, Assange's extradition hearings will start at Woolwich…
Find out more »Jirga: Film Screening and Discussion
An ex-soldier returns to Afghanistan to find the family of a civilian he accidentally killed during the war. Seeking forgiveness, he puts his life in the hands of the village justice system -- the jirga. Shot in Afghanistan, director Benjamin Gilmour filmed in Taliban-controlled regions of Afghanistan, using some non-actors, a few being former members of the Taliban itself. Sponsors: William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences, Warrior Writers Boston, Veterans for Peace, Massachusetts Peace…
Find out more »President Moon’s Vision for Korea Peace
Lee Seung-hwan Lecture by Lee Seung-hwan, Secretary-General of the Korea Unification Advisory Council (KUAC) The Boston Chapter of Korea Unification Advisory Council will present a workshop about the Korea peace process. The Secretary General of Korea National Unification Council, Lee Seung-Hwan will present President Moon's vision for peace on the Korean peninsula, followed by a Q&A session. Light refreshments will be served.
Find out more »No Nuclear Weapons! Love is the Power
Join our peace event to be held on 27th February 2020. A no nuclear weapons campaign will start in our headquarters located on 231 Gungywamp Road, Groton, CT. There is no better place to start it. Groton is the world capital of nuclear submarines. We can not allow a new nuclear player in the world. No more countries with nuclear weapons! No more new countries with nuclear weapons! With love, peace and harmony we invite people from all countries of…
Find out more »Screening: Harvest of Empire
Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America Friday Night Justice Film Series Free admission, popcorn, and beverages “We are all Americans of the New World, and our most dangerous enemies are not each other, but the great wall of ignorance between us.” Juan González, Harvest of Empire At a time of heated and divisive debate over immigration, Harvest of Empire reveals the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face…
Find out more »March 2020
Vote Bernie Sanders on March 3!
Vote for Bernie Sanders in the Massachusetts Primary, March 3! Why? To stop a war with Iran. Because he's the best candidate for peace. How to get involved? Join the MA Volunteer Team! Make your own home a local campaign HQ The Campaign is looking for staging areas to mobilize volunteers and canvassers. Can you help? Find Volunteers in your Area Click Here! Get things Started in your Neighborhood Phonebank for Bernie at Mass. Peace Action office Every…
Find out more »Local Environmental Action
We believe that change happens when people come together, form a plan, and take action. That’s why we bring together hundreds of activists from across the region to share the skills you need to make change, learn more about the problems facing our world today, and be inspired to keep up the fight. Register for Local Environmental Action 2020 today! Tickets are available at https://tpin.webaction.org/c/72/t/12705/shop/shop.jsp?storefront_KEY=14 Agenda: http://www.localenvironmentalaction.org/agenda.html For the past 33 years, we’ve brought together hundreds of community leaders for…
Find out more »Reese Erlich: A Report on Iran
The US assassination of Iranian General Suleimani sent shockwaves through the Middle East. Over a million Iranians commemorated his death, and tens of thousands of Iraqis demanded withdrawal of US troops from their country. The US and Iran came close to war. Peabody award winning freelance foreign correspondent Reese Erlich, who has reported from Iran since 2000, will offer his first hand observations on the current crisis and how US foreign policy must change. Erlich will have just returned from…
Find out more »70 Years Too Long: National Action to End the Korean War
Join the national grassroots effort for peace in Korea Schedule: 3/15 March and rally at the White House 3/16 Annual Korea Peace Network conference 3/17 Korea peace advocacy on the Hill Organized by Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network, Peace Treaty Now, and the Korea Peace Network Info: koreapeacenow.org Massachusetts Korea Peace Campaign: info@masspeaceaction.org
Find out more »Film Screening: Gaza Fights For Freedom by Abby Martin
Remembering Rachel Corrie on the Anniversary of her Death This film shows you Gaza’s protest movement like you’ve never seen before. Filmed during the height of the Great March Of Return protests, it features exclusive footage of demonstrations where 200 unarmed civilians have been killed by Israeli snipers since March 30, 2018.
Find out more »Understanding Islam: Introductory Course
A Muslim Woman’s Perspective on the Essence of Islam, the Diversity of the Muslim World, and its Relationship with the West Instructor: HAYAT IMAM Back by popular demand, we are excited to offer this introductory course again! By some accounts, over 60% of US citizens say they have never met a Muslim or know much about the religion of Islam. Yet, despite the lack of contact and interaction, a majority of Americans continue to define all Muslims as “fanatics”, “violent”…
Find out more »Music for Peace: “The Dawn of Hope” with the BFO Trio
El Jaleo, John Singer Sargent, 1882 Niccolo' Paganini, Terzetto Concertante for viola, violoncello and guitar; Terzetto for violin, cello and guitar J. S. Bach, Sonata for violin in E Major, BWV 1016; Ciaccona from the Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 José Elizondo, "La Alborada de la Esperanza" and "Otoño en Buenos Aires” In the second concert of the 2019-2020 Music for Peace Series, we present the ravishingly beautiful sounds of the classical guitar for the first time in the…
Find out more »Sustainable Futures: Indigenous and Palestinian Perspectives on Water, Land and Self-Determination
Hosted by the North American Indian Center of Boston, United American Indians of New England, the Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine and the Lajee Center-1for3 The event will feature short films and a panel of Indigenous and Palestinian speakers. Dinner will be provided. NAICOB is located at 105 South Huntington Ave in Jamaica Plain, right across from the Heath Street station on the Green Line, E branch. There is parking behind the building. Co-sponsoring organizations (list in…
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