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SUMMARY:Warning! Graphic Content!
DESCRIPTION:An event with award-winning cartoonist Dwayne Booth.\n  \n \nWhat is the future of political cartooning\, protest art\, and visual satire? How can pictures rendered in celebration of the precious vulnerability of the human experience make crystal clear the toxic barbarity of the military and retail industrial complexes\, both built on the hideous notion that the commodification of people everywhere and the willful disenfranchisement of their natural inclination towards peace\, love\, and understanding is better for business – better business being predatory capitalism and capitulation to hierarchy? What can be done to assert the importance and indispensability of the artist’s unique role in a free society as both a witness and predictor and\, in some circumstances\, instigator of all the comedy and tragedy that motivates our politics\, shapes our cultural identities\, and informs\, for better or worse\, the internal voice that shames\, praises\, and confounds our tenuous relationship with truth\, beauty\, and treachery every moment of everyday? \nMr. Fish \nDwayne Booth has been a freelance writer and cartoonist for twenty-five years\, publishing under both his real name and the pen name of Mr. Fish with many of the nation’s most reputable and prestigious magazines\, journals and newspapers.  His work has appeared in Harper’s Magazine\, the Los Angeles Times\, the Village Voice\, the LA Weekly\, the Atlantic\, The Nation\, Vanity Fair\, Mother Jones\, the Advocate\, Slate\, Truthdig\, ScheerPost\, and The Chris Hedges Report.  He has also published with Information for Social Change (British journal)\, Internazionale (Italian magazine)\, and Umanita Nova (Italian newspaper). \nHis awards include the Los Angeles Press Club for editorial cartooning\, the Grambs Aronson Award for Cartooning with a Conscience and the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning.  He has curated exhibits exploring the history of political cartooning for the University of Southern California\, the University of Pennsylvania\, and the University of Connecticut. \n \nRegister for this event \n \nBooth’s most recent book is Nobody Left: Conversations with Famous Radicals\, Progressives and Cultural Icons About the End of Dissent\, Revolution and Liberalism in America\, Fantagraphics Books. \n  \n 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/warning-graphic-content/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture
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SUMMARY:Stop the Cuts! Tax the Rich! Block the Bombs!
DESCRIPTION:Join the Arise & Resist Budget and Tax Justice Coalition\, the LOFTE Network and MAPA to rally at State GOP Headquarters in Boston! We must demand they repudiate these draconian Big Ugly Bill cuts to housing\, healthcare\, food assistance and more in order to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-rich and huge increases to ICE and Pentagon pork! \nWe’re rallying to build a movement: we won’t back down! \nDonald Trump’s Big Brutal Bill will GUT HUD HOUSING programs by slashing funding by 43% and replacing Section 8/Public Housing with block grants + term limits. \nFAMILIES WILL LOSE HOMES\, Climate\, Clean Water\, and Medical Research would be slashed by $2 to $3 billion. \nThese are in addition to Trump’s $1 Trillion cut to MEDICAID and SNAP! \nCHILDREN WILL LOSE FOOD and HEALTHCARE! \nTrump’s PENTAGON would receive over $1 TRILLION and the budget for his ICE GESTAPO would balloon by several fold ! \nMEANWHILE: \nBILLIONAIRES GET MORE TAX CUTS – WHILE CHILDREN ABROAD ARE KILLED AND MAIMED! \nYes\, I’ll be there! 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/stop-the-cuts-tax-the-rich-block-the-bombs/
LOCATION:Mass GOP Headquarters\, 85 Merrimack St\, Boston
CATEGORIES:Books Not Bombs,Fund Healthcare Not Warfare,Fund the People, Not the Pentagon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250712T120000
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SUMMARY:Rally For Peace With Senator Jamie Eldridge
DESCRIPTION:Meet at Hudson Rotary Center! Main Street\, Hudson\, MA. \nSaturday\, July 12th @ 12pm \nIn the face of rising oppression\, the Massachusetts community will come together to protest illegal and immoral deportations\, the Trump agenda\, human rights violations\, global conflicts\, and climate inaction. \nHear from peace and climate activists from Central and Eastern Massachusetts\, as well as State Senator Jamie Eldridge (Middlesex/Worcester County) on July 12th\, from 12-2pm!| \nWe are safer and stronger together. And we will not give up! Please RSVP below to let us know you’re coming \nRecommendations: \n\nDue to anticipation of large crowds and to avoid overwhelming Hudson parking\, consider scheduling an Uber or Lyft\, carpool with friends\, walk if you’re close by\, or use a bus for larger organizations.\nArrive early to avoid traffic and bring signs!\nParking information can be found on the registration page.\n\nSchedule: \n\n12-1 PM: We will meet at the Hudson Rotary on Main Street\, near Hudson Public Library.\nFrom there\, we will start forming a chain along all main roads (map located on registration page) as a form of peaceful protest.\n1-2 PM: Gather near Hudson Public Library lawn to hear from activists and progressive leaders.\n\nSPONSORED BY: MARLBOROUGH INDIVISIBLE\, MASSACHUSETTS PEACE ACTION\, GREATER ASSABET INDIVISIBLE NETWORK\, NEW ENGLAND INDEPENDENCE CAMPAICH\, WORCESTER INDIVISIBLE\, GRASSROOTS CENTRAL MA\, AND ONE MARLBOROUGH
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/rally-for-peace-with-senator-jamie-eldridge/
LOCATION:Husdon Rotary\, Hudson Rotary near Hudson Public Library\, Hudson\, 01749\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bear Witness: Protest Wednesdays at ICE
DESCRIPTION:“We invite you to stand in solidarity outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from 11am-1pm. We’re grateful to those who have previously joined us at this facility\, and we hope that more will consider attending. Together\, we can show love & support for immigrants\, express our shame at ICE\, and bear witness to the cruel and unconstitutional actions of our government.” \nSchedule\n11:00-11:30\, Welcome chat; orientation for new folks; sign-making for those who need them\n11:30-12:30\, Stand (or sit) with signs\n12:30-1:00\, Short walk along the sidewalk on District Ave \nThe ICE building in Burlington is the detention and enforcement office for New England. Immigrants must come here for appointments. The standouts are peaceful and offer support for those who must show up here. Signs expressing support for immigrants are welcome. \nClick here for more info and email updates. 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/bear-witness-protest-wednesdays-at-ice-2/2025-07-16/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Legislation and Policy,Massachusetts Peace Action
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SUMMARY:Day of Action: Divest MA from Genocide
DESCRIPTION:Join Massachusetts Peace Action and Jewish Voice for Peace Boston to demand that Massachusetts divest from genocide by passing H.2984\, the Israel Divestment Bill. This bill would divest the state pension fund from companies that provide military equipment to Israel. \nAt noon\, we will start with a rally outside the State House before going inside to testify in support of the bill. \nSign up to testify in-person\, virtually\, or through written testimony with this form: \nhttps://secure.everyaction.com/vIRH84pl3UCGs_VmfDO0Mw2
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/day-of-action-divest-ma-from-genocide/
LOCATION:Massachusetts State House\, 24 Beacon St\, Boston
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Good Trouble Lives On
DESCRIPTION:Thursday July 17th\nEvening (Exact Time Depends on Location)\nBoston\, Cambridge\, Worcester\, Springfield\, Salem\, Northampton (and dozens more!)\n \nGood Trouble Lives On is a national day of action to respond to the attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration. Together\, we’ll remind them that in America\, the power lies with the people.\nCoined by civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis\, “Good Trouble” is the action of coming together to take peaceful\, non-violent action to challenge injustice and create meaningful change. \nThe civil rights leaders of the past have shown us the power of collective action. That’s why on July 17\, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis\, communities across the country will take to the streets\, courthouses\, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice\, voting rights\, and dignity for all.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/good-trouble-lives-on/
LOCATION:Multiple locations\, Boston\, Cambridge\, Amesbury\, Ipswich\, Falmouth\, etc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T160000
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SUMMARY:Stop Starving Gaza! Rally and Silent Procession
DESCRIPTION:Meet at Wegman’s main door\, near the big clock\nOrganized by the Public Action Committee of the MAPA Gaza Committee\nIsrael is starving 2.1 million people in Gaza.The small volume of aid that started to trickle in after an 11-week full blockade is a drop in the ocean. Israel is blocking thousands of trucks carrying food\, medicine\, and clean water from entering Gaza and continues to bomb bakeries\, farmland\, water facilities\, aid distribution centers\, and aid guards. Children and the elderly are dying. Israel’s goal is to prevent Palestinians from being able to return to their land. This is all being facilitated by our tax dollars.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/stop-starving-gaza-rally-and-silent-procession-2/
LOCATION:Wegman’s Chestnut Hill\, 200 Boylston Street\, Chestnut Hill\, MA\, 02467
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250721T183000
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SUMMARY:Ukraine War Forum: With Russia Advancing\, What Should U.S. Policy Be to Bring a Just Peace?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our fourth public forum and discussion on the future of the war in Ukraine. Two speakers will share their differing views\, followed by Q&A: \n\nJohn Feffer of Amherst is an author and Director of the Foreign Policy in Focus program at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC.\nJohn Berkowitz of Northampton is a retired (though still active) activist for peace\, nuclear disarmament\, racial justice\, and environmental protection. He’s a member of Massachusetts Peace Action‘s Ukraine Peace Campaign.\n\nThis event will also be livestreamed on the Forbes YouTube channel. Click here to view. \nFor details about the speakers or content included in the event\, contact: 413-387-8439\, johnpberk at proton.me \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Forbes Library. \nLocation: Coolidge Museum \nDirections and Parking
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/ukraine-war-forum-with-russia-advancing-what-should-u-s-policy-be-to-bring-a-just-peace/
LOCATION:Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum\, 20 West St\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Ukraine/Russia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T203000
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SUMMARY:Stop ICE Abductions and Block the Bombs
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a critical conversation with Congresswoman Delia Ramirez\, who introduced a historic bill – H.R.3565\, the Block the Bombs Act\, to prevent the Trump administration from sending weapons to Israel. This is the first bill in U.S. history to proactively block the president from sending Israel the types of weapons that it has used repeatedly to commit apparent war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in Gaza through the genocidal violence Israel has been inflicting since October 2023. \nWe’ll also be joined by Mahmoud Khalil\, a Columbia University graduate student and outspoken advocate for Palestine\, who is currently suing the Trump administration after being detained for over 100 days without charges. During his illegal detention\, he was separated from his wife and missed the delivery of his newborn son. To this day\, Mahmoud continues to fight against the threat of deportation. \nAs the U.S. continues to support Israel’s devastating genocide in Gaza\, communities across the U.S. are also facing intensified state violence. This webinar explores the deep connections between attacks on migrants in the U.S.\, the weaponization of ICE against people speaking up against the genocide\, and U.S. participation in Israel’s occupation and genocide on Palestinians. \nFrom Gaza to the United States\, we’ll examine how U.S. policy drives displacement and repression — and how grassroots resistance is pushing back. \nOther speakers include: \n• Pedro Rios\, Director of the American Friends Service Committee’s U.S./Mexico Border Program \n• Brad Parker\, Associate Director of Policy at the Center for Constitutional Rights \nFacilitation will be provided by Amira Hassan of IMEU Policy Project and Nusaiba Mubarak from AFSC. \nIf you are registering from outside the US please use the zip code 19102 \n  \nhttps://www.mobilize.us/afsc/event/812779/
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/stop-ice-abductions-and-block-the-bombs/
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T130000
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SUMMARY:Bear Witness: Protest Wednesdays at ICE
DESCRIPTION:“We invite you to stand in solidarity outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from 11am-1pm. We’re grateful to those who have previously joined us at this facility\, and we hope that more will consider attending. Together\, we can show love & support for immigrants\, express our shame at ICE\, and bear witness to the cruel and unconstitutional actions of our government.” \nSchedule\n11:00-11:30\, Welcome chat; orientation for new folks; sign-making for those who need them\n11:30-12:30\, Stand (or sit) with signs\n12:30-1:00\, Short walk along the sidewalk on District Ave \nThe ICE building in Burlington is the detention and enforcement office for New England. Immigrants must come here for appointments. The standouts are peaceful and offer support for those who must show up here. Signs expressing support for immigrants are welcome. \nClick here for more info and email updates. 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/bear-witness-protest-wednesdays-at-ice-2/2025-07-23/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Legislation and Policy,Massachusetts Peace Action
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T190000
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SUMMARY:Nuclear Abolition: A Scenario
DESCRIPTION:Timmon Wallis will discuss his new book Nuclear Abolition: A Scenario. While Annie Jacobsen based her 2024 bestseller\, Nuclear War: A Scenario on numerous interviews with generals\, Pentagon war planners and other nuclear weapons experts\, Wallis bases his scenario on interviews with peace activists and campaigners from across the country and around the world. And while Jacobsen describes\, second by second\, how a single nuclear weapon could end up destroying civilization over a period of 72 minutes\, Wallis lays out a pathway\, already in progress\, that could move the Doomsday Clock second by second further away from midnight\, leading ultimately to the total elimination of nuclear weapons before it’s too late. \nTimmon Wallis is Executive Director of NuclearBan.US\, based in Northampton\, MA. He was born in Cambridge\, MA\, and returned to his home state in 2017\, after spending most of his life in the UK (plus several years in Belgium\, Sri Lanka\, South Sudan and a number of other countries). Wallis holds a PhD in Peace Studies and has been a nuclear disarmament activist for much of his life. His 2016 book\, Disarming the Nuclear Argument\, contributed to the negotiations for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons\, for which the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. \n \nRegister to attend \nRead the review of Nuclear Abolition: A Scenario by MAPA member Jeanne Trubek in the July 2\, 2025 edition of The Peace Advocate.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/nuclear-abolition-a-scenario/
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T120000
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SUMMARY:Outreach for Peace at the Lowell Folk Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join Mass. Peace Action as we table at Lowell Folk Festival\, on Saturday\, July 26. \nWe will be handing out literature on Palestine\, Iran\, Ukraine\, nuclear disarmament\, immigrant rights\, and more — requesting signatures on petitions and postcards\, and informing others about our mission. \nSpend a shift behind the table and then listen to music and check out the food stalls. \nWe will probably be on French Street near the corner of Kirk\, in downtown Lowell. Contact the MAPA office (617-354-2169 or info@masspeaceaction.org) to arrange carpools\, or you can travel by MBTA commuter rail. Please sign up for a shift and we’ll contact you with details. \n \nSign up to volunteer at this event
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/outreach-for-peace-at-the-lowell-folk-festival/
LOCATION:Lowell Folk Festival\, 40 French St\, Lowell\, MA\, 01852\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T200000
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SUMMARY:Community Encampment for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, July 26 at Lincoln Park from 12-8PM for a family-friendly day of celebrating Palestinian culture\, learning from community leaders\, supporting a mutual aid pop-up thrift for Somerville’s Gazan families\, enjoy children’s programming and creating interactive art. \n  \nRSVP here: https://secure.everyaction.com/XbMHcTqojkCpDxlr-Yc1Mg2
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/community-encampment-for-palestine/
LOCATION:Lincoln Park\, 51 Marion Street\, Somerville\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T203000
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SUMMARY:Building for the 80th Commemoration of Hiroshima/Nagasaki
DESCRIPTION:The Boston-Hiroshima 80th Anniversary Coalition and others across the country are organizing to commemorate the catastrophic A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to build from the Hibakusha wise warning that “Human beings and nuclear weapons cannot coexist.” \nJoin us as Dr. Ira Helfand and Mari Inoue help us understand the importance of this anniversary and actions you can take to eliminate these omnicidal weapons. \nIra Helfand\, MD is a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon\, ICAN\, the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize\, and Past President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War\, which was the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. He is also co-Founder and Past President of Physicians for Social Responsibility. \nMari Inoue\, Esq. was born and raised in Tokyo\, Japan. While working as an immigration attorney in New York since 2001\, she has been active in grassroots movements to educate policy makers and elected officials of the costs\, risks\, and humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. She is a co-founder of the Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World\, board member of Peace Action NYS\, and an active member of Affected Communities and Allies Working Group.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/why-were-building-for-the-80th-year-hiroshima-nagasaki-commemoration-and-beyond-webinar-with-dr-ira-helfand-and-mari-inoue/
LOCATION:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T130000
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SUMMARY:Bear Witness: Protest Wednesdays at ICE
DESCRIPTION:“We invite you to stand in solidarity outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from 11am-1pm. We’re grateful to those who have previously joined us at this facility\, and we hope that more will consider attending. Together\, we can show love & support for immigrants\, express our shame at ICE\, and bear witness to the cruel and unconstitutional actions of our government.” \nSchedule\n11:00-11:30\, Welcome chat; orientation for new folks; sign-making for those who need them\n11:30-12:30\, Stand (or sit) with signs\n12:30-1:00\, Short walk along the sidewalk on District Ave \nThe ICE building in Burlington is the detention and enforcement office for New England. Immigrants must come here for appointments. The standouts are peaceful and offer support for those who must show up here. Signs expressing support for immigrants are welcome. \nClick here for more info and email updates. 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/bear-witness-protest-wednesdays-at-ice-2/2025-07-30/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Legislation and Policy,Massachusetts Peace Action
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
CREATED:20250712T041317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T145852Z
UID:10003370-1753902000-1753907400@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:MIT At the Center of the War on Gaza: A Report from MIT Activists
DESCRIPTION:Activists in the MIT Coalition for Palestine expose the direct relationships between their university\, the Israeli military\, and American companies who service it. They discuss the remarkable work the MIT community is doing for Gaza under intense duress. \nMila Halgren is a postdoctoral associate in MIT’s Brain & Cognitive Sciences Department and organizer with the MIT Coalition for Palestine. She’s one of many scientists working to end MIT’s military research for the Israeli Occupation Forces. \nRichard Solomon is a Ph.D. student at MIT where he studies political economy and Middle East politics. He’s a member of the MIT Coalition for Palestine\, Boston DSA and a union steward for United Electric Local 256. \nRegister to attend:
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/mit-at-the-center-of-the-war-on-gaza-a-report-from-mit-activists/
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250804T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250804T200000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
CREATED:20250722T153507Z
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SUMMARY:Hiroshima & Nagasaki Evening Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of conversation about the longstanding impacts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, and the current state of nuclear weapons. \nOn August 6\, 1945\, the USA dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. A few days later\, on August 9th\, the USA dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki. These bombs were glorified to be the conclusion of WWII\, and are inhumanely remembered by many Americans as making us saviors. In reality\, Japan was going to surrender from WWII with or without these bombs being used\, and because they were used\, more than 200\,000 people were instantly killed\, with tens of thousands more dying due to related causes in the following years. \nIn this conversation\, we will approach the political\, societal\, and personal aspects of the atomic bomb use in 1945\, the lasting impacts that this decision caused\, and the present day threats of nuclear weapons. This conversation will center on images and stories compiled by Nihon Hidankyo – followed by a full-group discussion on these topics. We hope this dialogue will bring people together to build trust\, educate about the threat of nuclear weapons and war\, and bring confidence in taking action to ensure a secure\, peaceful\, and prospering future for all.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/hiroshima-nagasaki-evening-dialogue/
LOCATION:St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall\, 1991 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T090000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
CREATED:20250728T150002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T150002Z
UID:10003388-1754467200-1754470800@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Hiroshima Day Vigil at Park Square in Pittsfield\, MA
DESCRIPTION:Via Berkshire Citizens for Peace and Justice\n\n“There will be a Hiroshima Day Vigil that Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the sidewalk around Park Square in Pittsfield\, MA. At 8:15 a.m.\, the time the atomic bomb fissioned above Hiroshima\, there will be 5 minutes of silence. That bomb alone killed about 140\,000 human beings. This will be the 44th consecutive Hiroshima Day Vigil at Park Square.”
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/hiroshima-day-vigil-at-park-square-in-pittsfield-ma/
LOCATION:Park Square\, Pittsfield\, Park Square\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T081500
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
CREATED:20250728T172552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T172725Z
UID:10003389-1754468100-1754468100@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Hiroshima Day: War is Obsolete
DESCRIPTION:Join the Martha’s Vineyard Peace Council for their annual observance of the Hiroshima bombings.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/hiroshima-day-war-is-obsolete/
LOCATION:Bend in the Road Beach\, Edgartown\, MA\, 02539\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
CREATED:20250710T173705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T173706Z
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SUMMARY:Bear Witness: Protest Wednesdays at ICE
DESCRIPTION:“We invite you to stand in solidarity outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from 11am-1pm. We’re grateful to those who have previously joined us at this facility\, and we hope that more will consider attending. Together\, we can show love & support for immigrants\, express our shame at ICE\, and bear witness to the cruel and unconstitutional actions of our government.” \nSchedule\n11:00-11:30\, Welcome chat; orientation for new folks; sign-making for those who need them\n11:30-12:30\, Stand (or sit) with signs\n12:30-1:00\, Short walk along the sidewalk on District Ave \nThe ICE building in Burlington is the detention and enforcement office for New England. Immigrants must come here for appointments. The standouts are peaceful and offer support for those who must show up here. Signs expressing support for immigrants are welcome. \nClick here for more info and email updates. 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/bear-witness-protest-wednesdays-at-ice-2/2025-08-06/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Legislation and Policy,Massachusetts Peace Action
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T190000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
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SUMMARY:Boston Hiroshima-Nagasaki 80th Anniversary Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nA coalition of Boston area peace\, justice and environmental organizations are preparing a major event to mark and to build from the 80th anniversaries of the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Boston area events on August 6 will be one of many across the state and around the world urging that nuclear weapons be abolished to help ensure human survival. \nOver the past 80 years\, many Japanese A-bomb survivors have transformed their excruciating physical and emotional traumas into the world’s most powerful force for nuclear weapons abolition\, forging the still very fragile the “nuclear taboo.” Their basic message has been that nuclear weapons and human beings cannot coexist.” For their courageous and inspired campaigning\, they were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this past December. \nThose two primitive A-bombs destroyed both Hiroshima and Nagasaki and took the lives of more than 200\,000 Japanese citizens – young and old – almost immediately. Tens of thousands more over time due to radiation exposure. In every country that has since developed nuclear weapons\, including the United States\, citizens have been killed as a result of uranium mining\, nuclear weapons testing\, and the weapons production. \nWe are closer to nuclear war than at any time since the Manhattan Project began developing nuclear weapons. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have set their Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight – annihilation. Following the pattern of dozens of U.S. preparations and threats to initiate nuclear war during international crises and war\, – most recently in the Iraq Wars – Russian leaders have rattled their nuclear sabers in their war against Ukraine\, and the US recently helped Ukraine attack Russian air bases where nuclear weapons were stored. Earlier this year\, India\, and Pakistan\, each a nuclear power\, brought back to the nuclear abyss in their Kashmir related war.  And two nuclear weapon states\, Israel and the U.S.\, broke another taboo when they attacked the non-weaponized nuclear enrichment facilities of Iran\, a non-nuclear weapon state\, in June of this year. \nThe greatest danger of nuclear war arises from the U.S.-China military confrontation\, especially over Taiwan and in the South China Sea where an accident\, incident or miscalculation could easily escalate to nuclear war. \nTo continue to hold humanity at risk\, the United States is spending approximately $30 billion a year to upgrade its nuclear arsenal and nuclear weapons delivery systems. At a time of massive cutbacks in health\, housing\, education\, foreign aid\, and other essential social services\, this is money that should be used to support people’s lives\, not to threaten human extinctions. \nContrary to the propaganda of the time\, we now know that most senior U.S. military leaders advised that Japan’s surrender could be achieved on terms acceptable to the United States without the A-bombings. And we now know that the A-bombs did not end the war. Japanese leaders opted to surrender on August 8 on learning that the Soviet Union had entered the war. Tragically\, the myth generated by President Truman’s politically motivated lie that the A-bombings saved U.S. lives has served as a legitimating rationale. To preserve that myth\, the history\, quotations\, and images related to the first A-bombings in the Smithsonian Institution’s 50th anniversary Hiroshima-Nagasaki memorial exhibition were excised and only the Enola Gay\, the bomber that dropped the Hiroshima A-bomb\, was displayed. \nThe Boston Hiroshima-Nagasaki coalition has prepared this major event for Dewey Square\, downtown Boston. The event will feature videos and live speeches from Hibakusha (nuclear weapons witness/survivors)\, scientists and leading nuclear disarmament movement leaders from around the world\, film and photographic showings and displays\, and in the Japanese tradition memorial lantern floats. Beyond the educational work that will be central to the commemorative events\, organizers will be urging people across the Commonwealth and beyond to support the Back from the Brink Campaign\, initiated by Physicians for Social Responsibility\, and H.Res. 317\, related legislation initiated by Rep. McGovern and supported by several Massachusetts Representatives\, as well as the  Responsible Investment bill (S.767/H.1264) which would divest Massachusetts pension funds from WMD producers and those who finance them. \nInitiators of the Boston-Hiroshima Nagasaki Coalition include the Campaign for Peace\, Disarmament and Common Security\, Massachusetts Peace Action\, the American Friends Service Committee\, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility\, September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows\, and Back from the Brink. \nOrganizations and individuals\, join us!   Write to owen@masspeaceaction.org for information and /or to join our organizing committee. \nHuman beings and nuclear weapons cannot coexist! \nNo More Hiroshimas! No More Nagasakis! No More Hibakusha (nuclear weapons victims/survivors) \nMoney for people not for nuclear annihilation! \nNo money to update nuclear weapons! \nNo War with Iran\, Russia\, China! \n 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/boston-hiroshima-nagasaki-80th-anniversary-commemoration/
LOCATION:Dewey Square\, 572 Atlantic Ave\, Boston\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T200000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
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SUMMARY:A Call for Peace
DESCRIPTION:August 6 and 9\, 2025 mark the 80th year since the U.S.’s atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, Japan\, immediately killing between 129\,000 and 226\,000 people\, with many thousands dying later from radiation exposure. We remember their suffering\, and call on the nuclear weapons states to take weapons off hairpin trigger alert\, and negotiate a rapid phasing out of weapons of mass destruction. Please join the community of Easthampton for their 41st commemoration of this horrible event to honor those who have suffered and declare that nuclear weapons must be abolished.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/a-call-for-peace/
LOCATION:Nashawannuck Pond Boardwalk\, 50 Payson Ave\, Easthampton\, MA\, 01027\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T183000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
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SUMMARY:80 Years Later\, Remembering and Repenting The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
DESCRIPTION:Via Pat Ferrone\, St. Susanna Pax Christi \n“The first use of an atomic bomb\, “Little Boy\,” was exploded over Hiroshima\, Japan on August\n6\, 1945. Its explosive power immediately annihilated between 70\,000 and 80\,000 human\nbeings\, and maimed uncountable others. By the end of 1945\, 140\,000 were dead. Just 3 days\nlater\, knowing the effects of the first bomb\, “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki\, killing 40\,000\npeople instantly\, with estimates of up to 100\,000 dead within 5 years: innocent men\, women\nand children. Years later\, Albert Einstein was to lament what he believed was his contribution to\nthese horrific events. He wrote\, “If I had foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, I would have torn\nup my formula in 1905.” \nNow\, eighty years later\, with nine nuclear nations possessing enough nuclear weapons to\ncause the deaths of millions and millions of people\, the devastation of our global home\, the\ndestruction of cultures\, and nuclear winter\, we raise our voices to plead for the only sane\noption available to us: that nuclear weapons be banished from this earth\, beginning with our\nvery own efforts in the United States. Currently\, we are pursuing a program to update our\nnuclear arsenal\, at a staggering cost of $1.7 trillion over 30 years. \nOn Wednesday\, August 6\, at 4:30 pm\, a program planned by the St. Susanna Pax Christi\nGroup\, will take place on the Dedham Town Green to remember the world-shattering events of\nAugust 6 and 9\, 1945. Part of the program will be a shared reading of “Original Child Bomb\,”\nwritten in 1962 by Thomas Merton\, Trappist monk. We will lament the past\, and acknowledge\nthe present danger of a nuclear exchange. This year\, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set\nthe “Doomsday Clock” at 89 seconds to midnight – the closest ever to human extinction.\nPlease join us as we commit ourselves to urge our government\, and the world\, to move “Back\nfrom the Brink” of nuclear war.” \n 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/80-years-later-remembering-and-repenting-the-atomic-bombings-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/
LOCATION:Dedham Town Green\, 600 High St\, Dedham\, 02026\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T193000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
CREATED:20250728T145613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T145613Z
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SUMMARY:Merrimack Valley People for Peace Commemoration Vigil
DESCRIPTION:Via Merrimack Valley for Peace \n“On Wednesday\, August 6th\, the Merrimack Valley People for Peace will hold a vigil in front of the Old Town Hall in Andover Center from 6:30 to 7:30 PM.  The vigil commemorates the 80th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons in war and the destruction of Hiroshima\, Japan at the close of World War II.  The United States bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the only deployments of atomic weapons in history.  It is estimated that more than 90\,000 people were killed in Hiroshima and more than 60\,000 people were killed in Nagasaki.  Testing and manufacture of nuclear weapons has continued to damage the environment since. Atomic weapons now are much stronger and numerous\, so a continuing danger to all life on earth.  More countries now have nuclear weapons and others are working to develop them. The vigil is free and open to the public.  Participants are encouraged to bring signs.” \n 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/merrimack-valley-people-for-peace-commemoration-vigil/
LOCATION:Andover Town Hall\, 20 Main Street\, Andover\, MA\, 01810\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
CREATED:20250723T203020Z
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SUMMARY:Cranes and Chorus: A Communal Call for Nuclear Disarmament
DESCRIPTION:Via Center for Nonviolent Solutions: \nJoin us in remembering the atomic bombings of Japan featuring performances from Mountain River Taiko Drumming and the newly formed Worcester Peace Chorus\, along with a floating lantern ceremony. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/cranes-and-chorus-a-communal-call-for-nuclear-disarmament/
LOCATION:Regatta Point Park\, 10 N Lake Ave\, Worcester\, 01604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Nonviolent Solutions":MAILTO:inquiry@nonviolentsolutions.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250807T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250807T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
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SUMMARY:Letter Delivery to Katherine Clark
DESCRIPTION:Last week\, Congresswoman Katherine Clark tweeted that “I am horrified by the starvation in Gaza\,” yet she supports sending Israel the weapons it uses to deliberately starve Gaza. \nWe need to point out this contradiction and demand that Clark takes action to end our country’s complicity in Israel’s genocide. \nRight now there is bill in Congress that would do exactly that\, the Block the Bombs Act (H.3565). This bill would prevent the federal government from sending Israel some of the most destruction weapons being used in its genocide. \nSign this letter to tell Clark that tweets are not enough\, she must take immediate action to end our complicity in the genocide in Gaza. We are demanding Clark meet with her constituents to discuss legislation to stop the genocide and hold Israel accountable. \nWe will be delivering this letter to Clark’s office Thursday\, August 7th at noon\, carrying pots and pans to symbolize the starvation unfolding in Gaza. Meet at the Malden Center T-stop. \n  \nSponsored by the Arise & Resist Coalition\, Massachusetts Peace Action\, National Iranian American Council – MA Chapter\, Doctors Against Genocide\, About Face Veterans\, Veterans for Peace\, If Not Now Boston\, Jewish Voice for Peace Boston\, Boston Democratic Socialists of America\, Boston Interfaith Ceasefire\, Green-Rainbow Party Boston\, Arlington for Palestine\, Lexington for Palestine\, and Medford for Palestine
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/letter-delivery-to-katherine-clark/
LOCATION:Malden Center MBTA Station\, Commercial St. and Pleasant St.\, Malden\, MA\, 02148\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250807T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250807T210000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
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SUMMARY:Fallout Flicks Presents: White Light Black Rain
DESCRIPTION:Join us in viewing White Light Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, directed by Steven Okazaki! We will follow the viewing with a discussion\, to share our reactions and ways to address the threat that nuclear weapons pose. \n \nAs the US and other countries build up their nuclear arsenals amidst global areas of conflict\, the unthinkable threat of nuclear war has become very real—and very frightening.  Through the powerful recollections of the survivors of the atomic bombs\, which leveled two Japanese cities in 1945\, the film ‘White Light Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki’ presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of using nuclear weapons in war.  
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/fallout-flicks-presents-white-light-black-rain/
LOCATION:St James Episcopal Church\, 1991 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02140
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250808T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250808T210000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
CREATED:20250723T143957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T200229Z
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SUMMARY:Strength Through Peace: Learning From Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, 80 Years Later
DESCRIPTION:Join the Ikeda Center on Friday\, August 8\, for a special Dialogue Nights commemorating the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The dialogue will explore what we can learn from Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, what strength and peace really mean\, and what each of us can do to transform a culture of war to a culture of peace. There will be guest speakers and the event is open to college students and adults in their 20s and 30s. Please RSVP using the link to the event website.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/strength-through-peace-learning-from-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-80-years-later/
LOCATION:The Ikeda Center for Peace\, Learning and Dialogue\, 396 Harvard Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
GEO:42.371643;-71.1137273
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T113000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
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SUMMARY:Commemorative Walk & Meditation for Hiroshima/Nagasaki Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Observe the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a silent and commemorative walk and meditation by the water. The walk will begin at 9:30 am at the Temple and end at the beach at Cook’s Pond. A meditation will begin afterwards on the beach\, and both the walk and meditation will be held in silence. This is a gesture in remembrance of all who suffered and died in the bombings\, and as a contemplative act of bearing witness to the continuing danger of nuclear weapons in our world today. \nFor those who are unable to walk\, there will be coordinated ride-sharing from the Temple to the pond so that all may participate.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/commemorative-walk-meditation-for-hiroshima-nagasaki-anniversary/
LOCATION:Boundless Way Zen Temple\, 1030 Pleasant Street\, Worcester\, 01602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T140000
DTSTAMP:20260523T075855
CREATED:20250724T203239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T203533Z
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SUMMARY:Gifting Peace
DESCRIPTION:Join the Actors Refuge Repertory Theatre for a Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Memorial\, featuring: \n\nPerformances\nPeace Art Exhibition\nPeace Walk\nRaffles\n\nSaturday\, August 9\, 2 p.m. at the Korean Church of Boston \nHarvard St.\, Brookline\, MA 02445. Free admission. \n 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/gifting-peace/
LOCATION:Korean Church of Boston\, 32 Harvard St\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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