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SUMMARY:Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank (a WIRN webinar)
DESCRIPTION:On September 3\, 8 pm EDT\, the War Industry Resisters Network\, co-sponsored by MAPA\, is holding a webinar with journalist Jasper Nathaniel on what is happening in the West Bank of Palestine. Gaza being destroyed before our eyes through the inhumane and illegal settlement and occupation of Gaza. Homes\, hospitals\, and schools are bombed daily\, and Palestinians are forcibly removed from their homes and land. In this webinar Ken Jones will discuss with journalist Jasper Nathaniel about Israel’s continued and accelerating ethnic cleansing specifically in the West Bank. Both the big picture and specific incidents will be discussed\, highlighting the urgency of the humanitarian crisis. \nJasper Nathaniel\nPlease register for the webinar here. \n \nTop photo: Israeli soldiers blockade a road in Hebron.  Photo by a member of the Community Peacemaker Teams.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/ethnic-cleansing-in-the-west-bank-a-wirn-webinar/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:People's Hunger Strike
DESCRIPTION:Healthcare workers\, healthcare organizations and community groups based in Boston are launching a Hunger Strike in Boston beginning on Thursday\, September 4th. Palestinians are being starved to death and are calling for an international hunger strike in solidarity. We must act NOW and escalate the political pressure to put an end to the genocide that is taking place before our very eyes. \nWe Demand \n\nSenators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey to introduce a Senate version of the Block the Bombs Act (H.R. 3565) to block the Trump administration from delivering major US weapons to Israel – bombs\, tank rounds\, and artillery shells – which it has used in its mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza.\nRepresentative Katherine Clark\, Democratic Party Whip\, to co-sponsor the Block the Bombs Act\n\nSuccessive cohorts of strikers will engage in 7-day fasts\, to create a continuous collective hunger strike. The strikers will be offered practical support and medical monitoring. There will be press conferences\, art activities\, and poetry readings\, all in order to highlight our action and the atrocities that are happening every day in Gaza. \nJoin us for our launch outside the JFK Federal Building starting September 4th at 11am. Following the launch on the 4th\, there will be daily standouts Monday through Friday from 3-5pm. \nClick below to find more information on how to join and support the strike. \n \nRefer to this website for up to date information on the strike\, and click here to see schedule details as well as weekend events.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/peoples-hunger-strike/
LOCATION:JFK Federal Building\, Cambridge St at Sudbury St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Tell Rep. Auchincloss: STOP THE ECOCIDE! STOP THE GENOCIDE! BLOCK THE BOMBS!
DESCRIPTION:This Friday morning\, September 5th\, Jake Auchincloss will give the keynote address at a private event inside One Beacon St. about toxic “forever chemicals” and the danger they present to our communities.\nJoin us at the corner of Beacon and Tremont Streets as we greet attendees\, pass out flyers\, and hold signs that call out Rep. Auchincloss\, an intractable supporter of Israel’s ecocide\, genocide and industrial scale bombardment of Palestinians in Gaza!\nRepresentative Auchincloss:\n– Has voted for every bill of US weapons shipments to Israel \n– Rejects the Block the Bombs Act to stop U.S. weapons to Israel despite 92% of Democrats supporting this measure (Gallup poll\, July 2025)\n– Finally signed – after months of public pressure – H.Res.473 for urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza\, a measure too-little\, too late.\n– Has received $694\,041 from AIPAC and other lobbying groups on behalf of the Israeli state\, over 5x more than the next highest recipient in the MA delegation. (https://www.trackaipac.com/states/massachusetts) \nYes\, I’ll be there!
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/tell-rep-auchincloss-stop-the-ecocide-stop-the-genocide-block-the-bombs/
LOCATION:One Beacon St.\, Boston\, MA\, Beacon & Tremont Sts.\, Boston\, 021088\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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ORGANIZER;CN="CD4 for Palestine":MAILTO:MA-4forPalestine@proton.me
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SUMMARY:Tell Gov. Healey: No Tax $$$ for Sheba ARC
DESCRIPTION:Learn About the Campaign: tinyurl.com/webinar-sep7 \nJoin the Letter Delivery: tinyurl.com/rsvp-sep9 \nGather on the front steps of the State House\, on Beacon St. in front of the golden dome.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/tell-gov-healey-no-tax-for-sheba-arc/
LOCATION:Massachusetts State House\, 24 Beacon St\, Boston
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Democrats Must Stop Gaza Genocide
DESCRIPTION:The Democratic State Convention will be held in Springfield on Saturday\, Sept 13.  The party leadership has refused to address the Gaza starvation and genocide at the convention and has watered down the party platform to the point where it is almost meaningless. \nMAPA members and allied Palestine activists will pass flyers to convention delegates calling on Congress to support the Block the Bombs Act\, which would cut off offensive weapons shipments to Israel. \nJoin us as we reach out to the thousands of delegates.  We need volunteers to pass out flyers starting at 8am\, with the peak hours being from 9:30am – 11:00 am.   Additional people will hold up banners\, signs and Palestine flags.  For those who are delegates\, we’ll also have a literature table inside. Please sign up to help.  Bring banners\, signs and flags. \nEnter on the corner of Main Street and Bruce Landon Way.  The Convention Center carpark is at 41 Harrison Ave\, $20 a day. \nSee the flyer we’ll be handing out to delegates.    Sign up to be there and help out.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/democrats-must-stop-gaza-genocide/
LOCATION:MassMutual Center\, 1277 Main St\, Springfield\, MA\, 01103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Voices from Palestine and the Region
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URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/voices-from-palestine-and-the-region/
LOCATION:First Parish of Watertown\, 35 Church St\, Watertown\, MA\, 02472\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Dire Healthcare Situation in Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Perlmutter\, Dr. Syed and Dr. Sidhwa will talk about their most recent experiences working in the remaining hospitals in Gaza where they witnessed severe injuries and the impact of starvation and displacement on the Palestinians struggling to survive. \nDr. Mark Perlmutter is a hand and upper extremity orthopedic surgeon in North Carolina. During his second trip to Gaza\, he worked in Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah and the Nasser Medical Complex in the south of the territory in March 2025 as part of a WHO program. Perlmutter was working at Nasser hospital when the second floor of the building was targeted in an airstrike. The president of the World Surgical Foundation\, he has worked in dozens of disaster zones worldwide for decades\, including the 9/11 attack in Manhattan\, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Shreveport\, Louisiana\, and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. \nDr. Mimi Syed DO\, MBA\, FACEP\, a board-certified emergency medicine physician\, is an assistant clinical professor at University of Washington and Washington State University. She is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Syed served in Gaza from August 8 to September 5\, 2024\, and December 3 to December 31\, 2024\, at both al-Aqsa Hospital and Nasser Hospital. \nDr. Feroze Sidhwa is a general\, trauma\, and critical care surgeon in Stockton\, California who has worked in conflict zones worldwide. He has had extensive experience working with patients in Gaza in March-April 2024 and again from March 3-April 1\, 2025 with the American NGO MedGlobal. In collaboration with other healthcare professionals\, Dr. Sidhwa published the New York Times October 9\, 2024 review “65 Doctors\, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza“. \nRegister to attend:
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/dire-healthcare-situation-in-gaza/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T190000
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SUMMARY:The Wrong Way to Combat Antisemitism
DESCRIPTION:MAPA will present a teach-in on the right and wrong ways to address antisemitism.  The workshop will include viewing a 40-minute film\,  “Exploring an Antiracist\, Solidarity Approach to Antisemitism”\, which is based on a conversation among seven well-informed people held in June of this year.  View the film trailer. \nThe meeting will include small-group discussions. This teach-in will encourage participants to think critically about the issues raised by the work of the MA Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism and its role in shaping state policy\, and motivate participants to get involved in expressing their views to their legislators about the work of the Commission and introduce mechanisms and tools for doing so. \nThe film and teach-in materials were developed by Together for an Inclusive Massachusetts (TIM)\, a diverse alliance of Jewish\, Muslim\, Arab\, labor\, education\, civil rights and other organizations\, including MAPA\, advocating for justice and equity in Massachusetts. \nThe event is in-person only. Attendance is open and free to MAPA members and supporters\, but to allow us to organize the discussions\, you must sign up to attend. Do not show up for the event without signing up. If you would like to organize a similar event in your location\, contact us at info@masspeaceaction.org. \nClick below to register \n \n 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/unity-in-action-supporting-palestinian-rights-and-addressing-antisemitism/
LOCATION:St. James Place Parish Hall\, 1991 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T120000
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CREATED:20250912T152253Z
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SUMMARY:Rally to Divest MA from Genocide
DESCRIPTION:Join us on September 19\, in front of the Massachusetts State House to raise our voices against Israel’s decision to erase the very idea of a Palestine and to “put another nail in the coffin” of this hope. It’s time for Massachusetts to end its investments in the merchants of death who are profiting from this mass murder and starvation being carried on in front of the world. \nTime to get the word out that our divestment bill is about to be voted on by the\nLegislature \n\nWe will thank the legislators on the Public Service Committee for meeting with us over\nthe past 3 months and for engaging with us in serious conversation about the horror in\nGaza and why our bill could play a role in the effort to prevent the annihilation of\nPalestinians.\nWe will point out that our bill provides the Legislature to with an opportunity to make a\ncourageous statement on the moral issue of our time.\nA positive vote means that our bill moves on to the next stage in the legislative process.\nWithout a positive vote our bill dies.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/rally-to-divest-ma-from-genocide/
LOCATION:Massachusetts State House\, 24 Beacon St\, Boston
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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