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Justice for Sayed Arif Faisal!
Justice for Sayed Arif Faisal!
Sayed Arif Faisal was a graduate of Somerville High, a UMass Boston student, and a Mystic Mural participant who was shot and killed by Cambridge police. March with us to demand justice and pay respects to this young man whose life was cut short by [...]
Sunday January 29 Cuba Standout – POSTPONED in order to support the 2 pm vigil for Arif Sayed Faisal, killed by police on Jan 4
Sunday January 29 Cuba Standout – POSTPONED in order to support the 2 pm vigil for Arif Sayed Faisal, killed by police on Jan 4
POSTPONED! In order to support the 1 pm Rally and 2 pm vigil for Arif Sayed Faisal, killed by police on Jan 4th. See another Cuba standout on January 29, Hadley We urge all to attend the rally for Arif Sayed Faisal organized by the [...]
POSTPONED: Building Youth Friendship & Solidarity Between Massachusetts & Cuba
POSTPONED: Building Youth Friendship & Solidarity Between Massachusetts & Cuba
POSTPONED! In order to support the 1 pm Rally and 2 pm vigil for Arif Sayed Faisal, killed by police on Jan 4th. We urge all to attend the rally for Arif Sayed Faisal organized by the Bangladesh Association of New England at Somerville High [...]
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No New Women’s Prison: 2023 Campaign Relaunch
No New Women’s Prison: 2023 Campaign Relaunch
Join Families for Justice as Healing and The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls for the 2023 #NoNewWomensPrison campaign virtual relaunch event. Hear from leaders in the movement and learn about the ongoing work to pass the Jail and Prison Construction [...]
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Myths, Realities, and Implications of China’s Nuclear Buildup
Myths, Realities, and Implications of China’s Nuclear Buildup
The Pentagon’s annual report on Chinese military power, released on Nov. 29, 2022, claims that China’s nuclear stockpile will jump from some 400 warheads today to an estimated 1,500 warheads in 2035. This claim has been seized upon by military hawks in Congress to fuel [...]
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Honoring 20 Years of Milton For Peace
Honoring 20 Years of Milton For Peace
A Celebration of Peace When: Saturday February 4, 2023 Where: First Parish Unitarian Universalist Hall 7-9:00 pm (Snow date Feb 11) Come along for... Music, poetry, readings, celebration Food and beverage Bring snacks or dessert items (if you wish!) Let us know if you can [...]
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From Trauma to Hope in the Gaza Strip
From Trauma to Hope in the Gaza Strip
A Musical Benefit for The Gaza Community Mental Health Programme Sunday, February 5, 2-3:30 PM The First Parish Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist 3 Church Street in Harvard Square (Mikelson Room) Featuring YASSER ABU-JAMEI Director-General of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme in the Gaza Strip [...]
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An introduction to the Baystate Reentry Network
An introduction to the Baystate Reentry Network
Reintegrating a despised population into our communities under the banner: "No more victims of sexual offenses" An introduction to the Baystate Reentry Network with Bill Canavan, Director and Coordinator Tuesday, February 7 @ 6:30pm Cambridge Friends Center, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge (off Brattle Street out [...]
People’s State of the Union
People’s State of the Union
On Tuesday, February 7, join CODEPINK Congress for the next Capitol Calling Party - our People's State of the Union. An hour before President Biden delivers his State of the Union address, CODEPINK Congress will deliver our own non-partisan People’s State of the Union. Join us [...]
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Peace in Ukraine (a War Industry Resisters Network webinar)
Peace in Ukraine (a War Industry Resisters Network webinar)
Wed. February 8th 8:00 pm (ET) The war in Ukraine tragically goes on and on, creating enormous suffering, most intensely inside Ukraine, but also across Russia, and, with soaring energy prices and grain shortages, around the planet. The United States continues to send billions of [...]
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The Plight of Haitian Migrants
The Plight of Haitian Migrants
Join this online event on Sunday, February 12 at 4:00 PM for an important discussion on The Plight of Haitian Migrants: How Racism Works to Undermine an Immigration System Already in Crisis. Speakers include: A Haitian political and economic policy specialist at the Mexican consulate [...]
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Challenging the Cold War Narrative with Journalist Joe Lauria
Challenging the Cold War Narrative with Journalist Joe Lauria
Joe Lauria (photo: Consortium News) Joe Lauria is Editor-in-Chief of Consortium News and co-host of the CNLive! podcast. A former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and Sunday Times, he is co-author with Mike Gravel of A Political Odyssey: The Rise of American [...]
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Teach-in about L3 Harris
Teach-in about L3 Harris
Major US Weapons Manufacturer located in Northampton, MA Speakers to include student activists, faculty, and local residents. Thursday, Feb. 16, 5:30 pm UMass Campus Center, Room 168C Divest from War @marxist_students @umassdissenters
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Black Religion in the Public Square
Black Religion in the Public Square
A Conversation with Dr. Earle J. Fisher on the Rev. Albert Cleage Jr. & the Black Messiah
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Music for Peace: Postcards from Paris
Music for Peace: Postcards from Paris
Internationally acclaimed pianist Meng-Chieh Liu and Silkroad Ensemble violist Nicholas Cords join violinist Amy Galluzzo and music director, Carol Ou, in this steamy showcase of romantic and impressionist music from France. To celebrate musical sibling composers Nadia and Lili Boulanger, Carol's brother Sam Ou, one [...]
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Rage Against the War Machine
Rage Against the War Machine
Join us at the Lincoln Memorial at 12:30 pm on Sunday, February 19th, on the anniversary of the Ukraine War and President's Day Weekend, to Rage Against the War Machine! Veterans, speakers, rock musicians, comedians, and more. After the rally, we'll march to the White [...]
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Ukraine, One Year Later…
Ukraine, One Year Later…
On Tuesday, February 21, join CODEPINK Congress and special guests to discuss what has transpired in the one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the US and NATO continue to escalate the war with sophisticated weapons and military training of [...]
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Holy Land 5 Film Screening
Holy Land 5 Film Screening
Join us on February 22, at 7pm Eastern Time for a LIVE film screening, as Massachusetts Peace Action, the Community Church of Boston, and Jewish Voice For Peace Boston, host an Al Jazeera documentry film screeing about the the Holy Land Foundation, the largest Muslim [...]
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None of Us Is Free Unless All Are Free: Anti-Imperialism and the Black Radical Tradition
None of Us Is Free Unless All Are Free: Anti-Imperialism and the Black Radical Tradition
Bill Fletcher Jr. Principal at Common Forces, LLC, former president of TransAfrica Forum, longtime trade unionist and writer The James Baldwin Lecture is co-presented by the UMass Amherst W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, the Department of History, and the College of Humanities and [...]
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365 Days of War in Ukraine: Prospects Towards Peace in 2023
365 Days of War in Ukraine: Prospects Towards Peace in 2023
One year after the beginning of the Ukraine war – the International Peace Bureau in cooperation with the Peace in Ukraine Coalition (USA), Movement de la Paix (France), CND (UK) and Transform! Europe will hold an international webinar to bring together different voices from different countries to discuss a lasting [...]