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SUMMARY:Rally for Palestine
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URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/rally-for-palestine/
LOCATION:Park Street Station\, Tremont St and Park Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Block the Bombs Action Hour
DESCRIPTION:Since a ceasefire was announced on Oct 9\, Israel has committed over 700 violations and killed 386 Palestinians\, including\, on average\, two children per day. Congress must pass the Block the Bombs Act to bring about a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and across the region. \nThe Block the Bombs Act (H.R. 3565)\, which currently has 57 co-sponsors\, was introduced by Representatives Ramirez\, Jacobs\, Jayapal\, and Pocan. If adopted\, the bill would prohibit the President from selling\, transferring\, or exporting certain defense articles or services to Israel\, except in specified circumstances.These weapons have been used to inflict mass civilian casualties and destroy civilian infrastructure\, including 2000-lb bombs. When dropped\, they can lead to a half-mile radius of both building damage and severe injuries to humans\, including ruptured lungs\, burst sinuses\, and torn off limbs. \nU.S. weapons are responsible for tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths. Americans are tired of seeing it – 75% of Democratic voters\, and 60% of all voters\, oppose the US giving more weapons to Israel. They are also tired of paying for it with their taxes – $21.7B since October 7th. It is time for Congress to use its leverage as the controller of military aid to force Israel to abide by the ceasefire. \nJoin us for an action hour to call on our members of Congress to sign on. We will gather on Zoom\, go through a brief intro\, and make phone calls to Congress\, demanding they support this bill. We will walk through a call script for those who would like some help on what to say on the calls. \nRegister Below!
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/block-the-bombs-action-hour/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Holiday Bazaar for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/holiday-bazaar-for-palestine/
LOCATION:First Parish UU of Arlington\, 630 Massachusetts Ave\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:No Israeli AI in Massachusetts Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Sheba Campaign Teach-in\nCome learn about some Palestine history\, the Boycott\, Divestment\, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement\, and the Sheba Out of MA Campaign with Boston DSA’s Palestine Working Group! This event is hybrid\, please RSVP for location near Copley Square and zoom link!
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/no-israeli-ai-in-massachusetts-healthcare/
LOCATION:Copley Square\, Boylston St and Dartmouth St\, Boston\, MA\, 02115
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Palestine Mapped
DESCRIPTION:Cosponsored by MAPA. \nThe presentation will be livestreamed.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/palestine-mapped/
LOCATION:Community Church of Boston\, 565 Boylston St\, Boston\, 02116
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Projections in Solidarity
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URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/projections-in-solidarity/
LOCATION:Brattle Square Plaza\, One Brattle Square\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Report from the West Bank
DESCRIPTION:Benny Davidovitch recently returned from the West Bank as part of a Protective Presence for Palestinian shepherds and their families. This presentation is based on his personal experience in the 2 weeks he spent with families in the West Bank (northern Jordan valley). He has put together an excellent presentation on his time there\, including photos and videos taken by himself and other volunteers. It is approximately 25-30 mins\, and consists mainly of photos and short films of events that he and others with the group Jordan Valley Activists (JVA) witnessed during their stays in West Bank communities. \nDavidovitch is an American-Israeli who is a volunteer with JVA\, a group comprised of mostly Jewish Israelis who provide a “protective presence” between Palestinian shepherds and the settlers who target them. They document law violations and other abuses committed by the settlers and fund-raise to help shepherds access water when sources are restricted by the Israeli army. Since the Hamas attack of October 2023\, the settler movement has used Israel’s siege in Gaza as an opportunity to intensify their established campaign of violent harassment of Palestinian shepherds and their families– including arbitrary arrests\, home demolitions\, land grabs\, and murders. \n\nBenjamin Davidovitch\, an American-Israeli resident of Amherst MA since 2007\, works as a Physics Professor at UMass Amherst. In the summer of 2025\, he joined the Jordan Valley Activists – Israeli volunteers who stay 24/7 with Palestinian communities at risk\, and provide them with “protective presence” against their harassment and displacement by violent settler groups. \nRegister to attend:
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/report-from-the-west-bank/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Media Bias and the Gaza Genocide
DESCRIPTION:Since October 2023\, historian Assal Rad and journalist Sana Saeed have closely tracked media coverage of the war in Gaza\, highlighting how much of it aligns with the Israeli narrative and distorts key facts — contributing to widespread misinformation and disinformation. \nOur speakers will present examples of headlines that obscure the facts\, and we will have some time to practice our media literacy skills! \n\nDr. Assal Rad is a historian of the modern Middle East. She works on research and writing related to U.S. foreign policy issues\, the Middle East\, contemporary Iran\, and Israel/Palestine. Her writing can be seen in Newsweek\, The National Interest\, The Independent\, Foreign Policy and more\, and she has appeared as a commentator on BBC World\, Al Jazeera\, CNN\, and NPR. Assal completed a PhD in History from the University of California\, Irvine in 2018 and is the author of The State of Resistance: Politics\, Culture\, and Identity in Modern Iran (Cambridge University Press\, 2022). \nSana Saeed is an award-winning journalist and media critic known for her sharp analysis of how media shapes public perception. She previously hosted the shows Backspace and The Occupation Style Guide at AJ+ that illuminated the ways mainstream news frames narratives around war\, colonialism\, and resistance. Since October 2023\, she has been at the forefront of critically exposing how U.S. media propaganda is used to justify war crimes and shape public discourse around the genocide in Gaza. \n  \nRegister to attend:
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/media-bias-and-the-gaza-genocide/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Testify to Divest Massachusetts from WMDs
DESCRIPTION:The Responsible Investment Bill (S.767 / H.1264) would divest the Massachusetts State Pension Fund from entities tied to weapons of mass destruction WMDs. This bill will be heard at the State House on Tuesday\, 11/18\, starting at 10:30 am.  The hearing has been moved to room B-2.   See directions to the room. \nThe hearing notice is: https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/5473  Please notify masscfri@gmail.com if you plan to testify\, as we will seek to organize testifiers into panels and we will register the panel as a whole. \nIf you can’t come to the State House in person\, you can testify virtually.   The committee will also accept written comments.  Enter the State House through the Ashburton Park entrance; our group will meet there at 10:15.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/testify-to-divest-massachusetts-from-wmds/
LOCATION:Massachusetts State House – Room A-2\, 24 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02133
CATEGORIES:Legislation and Policy,Nuclear Disarmament,Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:We are Not Numbers
DESCRIPTION:presenting We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza’s Youth\, edited by Pam Bailey and Ahmed Alanouq.  Featuring readings by Daniel José Older\, Salma Shawa\, Khury Petersen-Smith\, Autumn Allen\, and George Abraham and a conversation lead by Hannah Moushabeck \nRegistration is required for the event\, but is free.  You have the option to order a “Book-Included” ticket to reserve a copy of We Are Not Numbers and pick it up at the event.  (Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.) \nProceeds of the book support We Are Not Numbers\, a project providing mentorship and a global platform for young Gazan writers. Pam Bailey will sign books after the presentation. \n \nSponsored by Harvard Bookstore\, Interlink Books\, and MAPA Education Fund \nAbout We Are Not Numbers\nA teenage girl stares at her roof\, hoping it won’t collapse over her head. A young student searches the Internet for photos of libraries around the world\, hoping he’ll be able to visit them one day. Another walks around the city\, taking notes of all the buildings she dreams of repairing. \nThese are the stories of young people from Gaza\, born under Israeli occupation and blockade. They are people who have endured unspeakable struggles and losses\, who keep fighting to be recognized not as numbers\, but as human beings with hopes\, dreams\, and lives worth living. \nWe Are Not Numbers was founded in 2014 to give voice to the youth of Gaza. In this collection—vital\, urgent and full of heart\, spanning over ten years to the present moment—we gain an unparalleled insight into the past\, as well as the current and next generation of Palestinian leaders\, artists\, scientists and scholars and imagine where we might go from here. \nPraise for We Are Not Numbers\n“Essential . . . A project that insists on liberation.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates \n“A rebellion against the singular story. An insightful\, multifaceted glimpse into the besieged Gaza Strip\, where millions of people continue to confront a genocide waged by an Israeli regime.” — Mohammed el-Kurd \n“With lovingly crafted words and stories\, the authors in We Are Not Numbers open portals in Israel’s apartheid wall\, inviting readers into the impossible realities of life under siege in Gaza. The collective commitment to doing whatever it takes to produce this extraordinary symphony of testimony is evident on every page. This book is a jailbreak—and a miracle.” — Naomi Klein \n“We Are Not Numbers is not just a book—it’s my life\, their life\, and our shared story. I know some of these brave writers; I’ve walked the same streets\, felt the same fear\, and shared the same dreams under Gaza’s skies. These pages carry the truth of our struggle and the beauty of our humanity. This is Gaza as it truly is\, written by those who live it every day.” — Motaz Azaiza\, award-winning Palestinian photojournalist \n“Picking up this book may seem hard because of the subject matter; putting it down is even harder. The voices of Gaza’s young writers are so moving and varied and astonishing. You’ll carry We Are Not Numbers in your heart for a very long time.” — Kamila Shamsie \nBios\nPam Bailey is a freelance journalist and social-justice activist. She lived and worked in the Gaza Strip immediately following the 2008/9 Israeli assault. Today\, she is a communications consultant and writer/editor for nonprofits such as ImpACT International for Human Rights Policies. She has also founded More Than Our Crimes\, a nonprofit initiative focused on assuring second chances for individuals convicted of violent crimes in the United States. She is based in Washington DC. \nAhmed Alnaouq grew up in Gaza where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from al-Azher University. Ahmed was the inspiration for\, and original project manager of\, We Are Not Numbers. He later won the UK’s prestigious Chevening scholarship and earned a master’s degree in international journalism from Leeds University. He also serves as advocacy and outreach officer for the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. Ahmed’s writings have been published by the Gulf News\, New Arab\, and other websites. He is currently based in London. \nDaniel José Older\, a lead story architect for Star Wars: The High Republic\, is the internationally best-selling author of many comics and twenty books\, including the Young Adult series the Shadowshaper Cypher\, which was named one of the best fantasy books of all time by TIME magazine and one of Esquire’s 80 Books Every Person Should Read. He won the International Latino Book Award and has been nominated for numerous others. Find his books and online writing classes here: http://danieljoseolder.net/ \nSalma Shawa is a Palestinian content creator and publishing professional who is originally from Gaza. She uses her social media platforms to advocate and educate people about Palestine. You can find her online @salma.shawa_. \nKhury Petersen-Smith is the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow and the Co-Director of the New Internationalism Project at IPS. He researches U.S. empire\, borders\, and migration and strategizes with activists to work against the violence that the U.S. carries out and supports around the world. Khury focuses especially on U.S. militarism in the Middle East and in the Pacific\, and movements that resist it. He graduated from the Clark University Graduate School of Geography in Massachusetts\, after completing a dissertation on U.S. military bases in the Pacific. He is one of the co-authors and organizers of the 2023 Black Voices for Ceasefire statement\, which was signed by over 6\,000 Black activists\, artists\, and scholars. \nAutumn Allen is an educator\, an editor\, an award-winning author\, and a children’s literature specialist. Her debut young adult novel\, All You Have To Do (Kokila/Penguin\, 2023)\, was a People Magazine must-read for fall 2023\, a Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of 2023\, a Black Caucus of the ALA debut honor award winner\, and is long listed for the Massachusetts Book Award. Her picture books\, Step On Board: Sculpting a Memorial to Harriet Tubman\, illustrated by Ekua Holmes\, and Answered Prayers\, illustrated by Charly Palmer\, are forthcoming from Knopf. Autumn is a senior editor at Barefoot Books and she teaches literature\, writing and publishing to students of all ages. Autumn grew up in Boston and lives in Massachusetts with her family. \nGeorge Abraham (they/??) is a Palestinian American poet\, essayist\, critic\, and performance artist. They are the author of When the Arab Apocalypse Comes to America (Haymarket\, 2026) and Birthright (Button Poetry\, 2020)\, which won the Arab American Book Award and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. They are the Editor-at-Large of Mizna\, and co-editor of Heave Looks Like Us: Palestinian Poetry (Haymarket\, 2025) which was long-listed for the Palestine Book Award. They are a graduate of Northwestern’s Litowitz MFA+MA program\, and teach at Amherst College as a Writer-in-Residence. \nHannah Moushabeck is a second-generation Palestinian American author and book worker who was raised in a family of publishers and booksellers and learned the power of literature at a young age. Hannah has worked in publishing for over a decade at companies such as Chronicle Books\, The Quarto Group\, and Simon & Schuster. She now runs Interlink Publishing\, the only Palestinian-owned publisher in the United States\, alongside her family. Her debut picture book Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine (Chronicle Books) won The New England Book Award and The Arab American Book Award. She lives in Amherst\, Massachusetts on the homelands of the Pocumtuc and Nipmuc Nations.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/we-are-not-numbers/
LOCATION:Cambridge Public Library\, 449 Broadway\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Standout: Hold Israel Accountable
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Nov 1\, noon \nPark Street Station\, Boston \ndate changed due to predicted weather \n \nHundreds of Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the ceasefire agreement was signed. \nThe U.S. must demand that Israel obey the ceasefire immediately \nSeth Moulton\, who is running for Senate\, and our whole congressional delegation must wake up and support the Stop the Bombs legislation and cut off of military and diplomatic support for Israel. \nThe Mass. State legislature must divest the pension plan from the companies providing the weapons being used by Israel to violate the ceasefire. \nThe Famine continues in violation of the agreement. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians continue to starve in violation of the Agreement’s demand that the U.N. and other organizations be allowed to end the famine. \nThe U.S. government and public demand Israel’s compliance with the agreement to end the famine. \nWe must punish Israel’s continued starvation of Palestinians by suspending all aid to Israel and passing the Stop the Bombs legislation.   Members of Congress including Seth Moulton must support the UNRWA Funding Restoration Act. \nThis rally will raise awareness that Israel is continuing the mass murder and starvation of Palestinians in violation of the Agreement they claim to be observing\, and to cut into the assumption that Trump’s agreement has ended the Gaza war and to call for Israel’s isolation as punishment for these violations \nSponsored by Arise & Resist\, MAPA\, Northshore for Palestine\, CD8 for Palestine\, Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine\, and Palestine South Shore Alliance. Additional cosponsors welcome.  Bring Palestine flags and wear keffiyehs.  Contact AriseResistCoalition@proton.me
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/standout-hold-israel-accountable/
LOCATION:Park Street Station\, Tremont St and Park Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Anti-Semitism as a Smokescreen: Effects of Pseudo Anti-semitism on Women
DESCRIPTION:Under the guise of condemning anti-semitism\, the current U.S. presidential administration has weaponized and distorted the true meaning of antisemitic philosophy and actions. Countering anti-semitism has become a bullying tactic on U.S. college campuses and is being used as a means to discredit or demonize supporters of Palestinian rights. \nThis brand of anti-semitism has become a smokescreen for punishing institutions and activists and can be seen as “pseudo anti-semitism”\, a false interpretation and deliberate twisting of the concept used to confuse and further polarize the U.S. electorate.\n \nSpeakers will address how “pseudo anti-semitism” affects women in the U.S. and in Palestine\, contributing to the dangerous rhetoric of the ongoing war taking place there. \nAlice Rothchild\, MD is a retired obstetrician-gynecologist who worked in the health care reform and women’s movements for many years. She directed a documentary film Voices Across the Divide\, an oral history project sharing the stories of Palestinians\, which premiered at the Boston Palestine Film Festival\, 2013. \nSince 1997\, she has focused much of her energy on understanding the Israeli/Palestinian conflict from a progressive perspective. Her books on this topic include Condition Critical: Life and Death in Israel/Palestine\, Extraordinary Rendition: (American) Writers on Palestine\, On the Brink: Israel and Palestine on the Eve of the 2014 Gaza Invasion\, Shifting Sands: Jewish Women Confront the Israeli Occupation\, and Broken Promises\, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience. \nLubna Alzaroo\, PhD grew up in Hebron\, Palestine before moving to the U.S. for graduate school on a Fulbright Scholarship. Her upbringing in Palestine shaped her interest in Environmental Justice issues. She has master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Washington with a focus on the Environmental Humanities. Her research is on the representation of settler-colonial infrastructure\, and the environment in both U.S and Palestinian Literature. She is a lecturer in the Program on the Environment and the Comparative History of Ideas department at The University of Washington and also teaches Environmental Science at South Seattle College. Her courses focus on environmental justice and Settler Colonial Infrastructures. \nSponsored by the Women’s Health Subteam of Fund Healthcare Not Warfare\, MAPA Education Fund.  Register to attend.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/anti-semitism-as-a-smokescreen-effects-of-pseudo-anti-semitism-on-women/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T203000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20251004T210442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251004T210442Z
UID:10003772-1761589800-1761597000@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Gaza Mutual Aid Benefit Concert
DESCRIPTION:MAPA will host an info table at the concert!
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/gaza-mutual-aid-benefit-concert/
LOCATION:Somerville Armory\, 191 Highland Avenue\, Somerville\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Palestine/Israel
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GEO:42.3897362;-71.1059052
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Somerville Armory 191 Highland Avenue Somerville MA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=191 Highland Avenue:geo:-71.1059052,42.3897362
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20251020T143128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T143128Z
UID:10003782-1761235200-1761238800@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Standout for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/standout-for-palestine/
LOCATION:Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss\, 39 Crafts St.\, Newton\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
GEO:42.3548857;-71.2005218
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss 39 Crafts St. Newton United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=39 Crafts St.:geo:-71.2005218,42.3548857
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T200000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20251013T212925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T212925Z
UID:10003779-1760986800-1760990400@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Sumud at Sea: Brothers' Bold Stand with the Sumud Flotilla
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/sumud-at-sea-brothers-bold-stand-with-the-sumud-flotilla/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T203000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20251015T141948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T142210Z
UID:10003781-1760725800-1760733000@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Gaza Genocide Projection: Salem
DESCRIPTION:MAPA’s Public Education & Action Team (PEAT) is going to host its first projection of the atrocities that have and continue to go on in Gaza.  We project a looping video from scenes and words from Palestinians\, Doctors\, Activists and Anthony Aguilar\, the Army whistle blower for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.\n\nParking and crowds in Salem will be horrendous\, but what an opportunity to get hundreds to watch the projection.  20\,000+ people are likely to be in Salem.  Please join us if you are able to help us share this incredibly moving video and the impact it has on passersby.  We will also be handing out flyers for CD 6 against Moulton and against the Boston Consulting Group.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/gaza-genocide-projection-salem/
LOCATION:Peabody Essex Museum\, 161 Essex St\, Salem\, MA\, 01970
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T203000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250924T011335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260215T210327Z
UID:10003421-1760468400-1760473800@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Developing a New U.S. Policy in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:Josh Paul is a former State Department official who resigned his position due to his opposition to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East\, specifically to the U.S. providing lethal arms to Israel in violation of U.S. laws such as the Leahy Law.  He founded a new organization called “A New Policy”\, whose mission is to advocate for U.S. policy that will “Advance American national security & foreign policy interests\, Reflect American political deals\, including freedom\, equality\, and human rights\, and Comply with American Laws governing the provision of security assistance and the transfer of arms equally to all countries in the Middle East\, including Israel.”  Mr. Paul will talk about his work with A New Policy and share his analysis of the current debates in Congress and Washington\, D.C. as to U.S. policy on Israel and the Middle East. \nJosh Paul co-founded A New Policy together with former U.S. Department of Education policy advisor Tariq Habash. Paul resigned from the State Department in October\, 2023 due to his disagreement with the Biden Administration rushing lethal military assistance to Israel. He had previously spent over 11 years working as a Director in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs\, which is responsible for U.S. defense diplomacy\, security assistance\, and arms transfers. He previously worked on security sector reform in both Iraq and the West Bank\, with additional roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, U.S. Army Staff\, and as a Military Legislative Assistant for a Member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee. He grew up between London and New York\, holds Masters degrees from the Universities of Georgetown and St Andrews\, Scotland\, and is a recipient of the 2023 Callaway Award for Civic Courage and 2024 MedGlobal Award for Courage. \nRegister for this event:
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/developing-a-new-u-s-policy-in-the-middle-east/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T203000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20251006T193637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T193637Z
UID:10003775-1760209200-1760214600@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Projections of Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, October 11th in Harvard Square as we project images and sounds from Gaza to educate people on the ongoing starvation of Palestinians. \nCome help us collect signatures on postcards to send to our representatives asking them to sign the Block the Bombs Act. \n 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/projections-of-gaza-2/
LOCATION:Harvard Square\, Harvard Square Station\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
GEO:42.373362;-71.118956
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Harvard Square Harvard Square Station Cambridge MA 02138;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Harvard Square Station:geo:-71.118956,42.373362
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20251003T211824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T143644Z
UID:10003771-1760032800-1760043600@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Boston Condemns Genocide
DESCRIPTION:Boston Consulting Group has cancelled their Boston WorldWide Alumni Day for this evening for “unforeseen” reasons. Boston Condemns Genocide will continue with our event to expose BCG as partners in genocide. \nOur event will run from 6pm to 8:30pm with our spectacular speaker line up and projection of GHF sites and atrocities. \nBoston Consulting Group was the key architect and operator of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation\, and is directly complicit in the “aid death traps” that killed thousands of Palestinians seeking food\, water\, and fuel. Join us to disrupt their Worldwide Alumni Day 2025 alongside GHF whistleblower Anthony Aguilar and Doctors Against Genocide co-founder Dr. Karameh Hawash-Kuemmerle. \nWhy we’re acting:\n• BCG designed and ran GHF’s operations\n• Their involvement makes them a direct contributor to genocide\n• Alumni Day is their annual celebration of corporate influence \nBe there to:\n• Expose BCG’s role in GHF\n• Demand full disclosure and accountability\n• Challenge corporate complicity \nWhen BCG engages\, ideas become systems. Rise up for Gaza & shut down war profiteers on October 9 @ BCG HQ!
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/boston-condemns-genocide/
LOCATION:Boston Consulting Group\, 200 Pier 4 Blvd\, Boston\, MA\, 02210
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T170000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250923T172521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T172752Z
UID:10003432-1759665600-1759683600@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Two Years of Genocide: Rise Up for Gaza
DESCRIPTION:On October 5th\, we will take the streets in the masses to show that the people of Boston stand with Gaza. From wherever we are\, we will make it clear: we demand a total arms embargo and sanctions against Israel. \nAs we mark two years of genocide\, we recall our responsibility to the people of Gaza\, who have resisted an all-out war on their lives for over 700 days. In confronting those who continue to make this genocide possible\, we affirm that the United States\, Canada\, Europe\, and Arab states bear full complicity in Zionism’s crimes. The time is now to link arms\, reenergize ourselves and our people\, and stop the world for Gaza. Join us on October 5th for an international day of action. \nWe will not rest until the genocide is brought to an end\, until those who bear responsibility are made to answer for their crimes and until Palestine is free\, from the river to the sea.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/two-years-of-genocide-rise-up-for-gaza/
LOCATION:Israeli Consulate\, 1 Washington St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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GEO:42.351231;-71.0689835
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Israeli Consulate 1 Washington St Boston MA 02108;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Washington St:geo:-71.0689835,42.351231
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T123000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250926T174503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T174057Z
UID:10003437-1759318200-1759321800@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:People's Hunger Strike Press Conference
DESCRIPTION:Resistance to the Gaza genocide is rising from civil society worldwide\, and in Boston\, the Peoples Hunger Strike\, launched Sept. 4\, has demanded Congress\, and specifically Rep. Katherine Clark\, Sen. Elizabeth Warren\, and Sen. Ed Markey\, block the bombs the U.S. is sending to Israel.   We are proud of MAPA members Jeannine Connerney and Zarina Memon who are among the hunger strikers. \nJoin us at a press conference! Hunger strikers will share their experiences and deliver 1\,000+ letters to Senators Warren and Markey demanding an end to the US-Israeli perpetrated genocide in Gaza. \nCONGRESS\, BLOCK THE BOMBS!
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/peoples-hunger-strike-press-conf/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T140000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250912T152253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T175026Z
UID:10003419-1758283200-1758290400@masspeaceaction.org
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
GEO:42.3576617;-71.0636163
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Massachusetts State House 24 Beacon St Boston;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=24 Beacon St:geo:-71.0636163,42.3576617
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250829T150837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T174116Z
UID:10003409-1758222000-1758229200@masspeaceaction.org
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 Episcopal Church Parish Hall\, 1991 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T203000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250811T033442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T042921Z
UID:10003395-1758049200-1758054600@masspeaceaction.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T190000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250829T161046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T161046Z
UID:10003410-1757782800-1757790000@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Voices from Palestine and the Region
DESCRIPTION:
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Watertown Citizens for Peace%2C Justice & Environment":MAILTO:watertowncitizens@gmail.com
GEO:42.3671481;-71.1843511
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=First Parish of Watertown 35 Church St Watertown MA 02472 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 Church St:geo:-71.1843511,42.3671481
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T110000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250905T161912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T162156Z
UID:10003414-1757750400-1757761200@masspeaceaction.org
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
GEO:42.102002;-72.5871329
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MassMutual Center 1277 Main St Springfield MA 01103 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1277 Main St:geo:-72.5871329,42.102002
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T123000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250829T143511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T201155Z
UID:10003408-1757415600-1757421000@masspeaceaction.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://masspeaceaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Sheba-campaign-launch.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Jewish Voice for Peace - Boston":MAILTO: jvpboston@gmail.com
GEO:42.3576617;-71.0636163
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Massachusetts State House 24 Beacon St Boston;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=24 Beacon St:geo:-71.0636163,42.3576617
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T100000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250902T175629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T164920Z
UID:10003411-1757059200-1757066400@masspeaceaction.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T130000
DTSTAMP:20260520T192152
CREATED:20250827T185626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T163953Z
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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: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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