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SUMMARY:Keep Trump’s Hands off Venezuela
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 22nd @ 1pm\nOutside Park Street station in Boston\nThe Trump Administration has assembled an armada of U.S. warships and thousands troops off the coast of Venezuela. They’ve sent thousands more soldiers to Puerto Rico in case they are needed for an invasion. CIA operatives who have snuck into Venezuela are scouting out the situation inside the country. And\, while enjoying blowing up dozens of civilians the president claims are drug dealers\, Trump has made it clear that President Maduro of Venezuela will be removed from power one way or another. \nDoes President Trump intend to kidnap President Maduro? Does he plan to assassinate him? Does he plan to invade the country and install a new leader in power while we steal the nation’s vast oil reserves? We don’t know. \nWe do know that we must act now to prevent a brewing disaster for Venezuela. \nWe have followed fools into Vietnam\, Iraq\, Afghanistan\, Cambodia\, Libya and into dozens of Regime Change operations from Iran to the Congo\, to Chile\, to Libya and Ukraine. How have those turned out? \nSpeakers will include: \n\nJeff Parente from About Face\nStephen Kinzer\, Author and Journalist\nEd Childs\, Unite Here Local 25\nPerformance by Singer-Songwriter Ben Grosscup\, Peoples Music Network\n\nLet’s not be fooled again. Join us to Say: \n\nNo to Regime Change\nNo to Decapitation\nNo to Military Attack\nBring our Forces Home\nGet the CIA out of Venezuela\n\nJoin us at 1pm on Saturday November 22nd at Park Street Station in Boston! \nThis demonstration is sponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action\, Veterans for Peace\, About Face\, Workers World Party and The Committee for Human Rights.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/keep-trumps-hands-off-venezuela-2/
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SUMMARY:No Fear with Street Theater
DESCRIPTION:Join the new protest group\, “No Fear Street Theater” for weekly protests on Saturdays starting October 11th from 11am to 1pm. Stand up for immigrants two blocks from the Burlington ICE office. All are welcomed and encouraged to support our immigrant community. The protests will be held at Burlington Mall Rd. at District Avenue.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/no-fear-with-street-theater/2025-11-22/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America,Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
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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:Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Call on Congress to formally recognize the ongoing genocide in Gaza! \nRashida Tlaib\, alongside 20 other members of Congress\, introduced H.Res.876 – Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza last Friday in the US Congress. You can read her press release HERE. (Pressley and McGovern have signed on). \nTAKE ACTION TODAY (It will take 3 mins)\n**Call Rep. Jake Auchincloss’ office\n(202) 225-5931\n*Tell his office: “Rep. Auchincloss needs to sign on to House Resolution 876.” “The Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza has not ended\, and it will not end until we act. Since the so-called ‘ceasefire’ was announced\, Israeli forces haven’t stopped killing Palestinians. Impunity only enables more atrocity.” \nTAKE ACTION THURSDAY Nov. 20 (one hour)\nJoin our Standout @3:30 pm\nCoolidge Corner\, Brookline
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/recognizing-the-genocide-of-the-palestinian-people-in-gaza/
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SUMMARY:Justice 4 All Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:Via Turn Purple 2 Blue:\n\nGreater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) invites you to stand in solidarity with immigrants and resistance to ICE and their cruel and lawless detention of our neighbors Thursdays from 11am-1pm. Regardless of any other political views\, you are welcome to join us and demand Justice 4 All so long as you do so non-violently. \nOur friends at Bearing Witness have been hosting gatherings at this location for many weeks. We are an unaffiliated group\, but very much aligned with their values and mission. Our goal is to add to the total number of hours that citizens stand in non-violent opposition to the deplorable detainment conditions at this location. If you have been to Bearing Witness on Wednesdays\, we would love to have you at Justice 4 All Thursdays. \nSchedule (Starting Thursday\, September 4 – more dates to follow) \n11:00-11:30 Welcome; music; announcements\n11:30-12:30 Stand with signs along District Ave\n12:30-1:00 Optional short march down to Mall Rd. \nWhat happens at this ICE office? \nICE personnel depart from District Ave. in unmarked vans with tinted windows on missions to abduct immigrants across New England. Immigrants may also show up at the office for appointments. The facility on District Ave was never intended to be a detention center\, yet immigration lawyers and media interviews reveal that people are now being housed here in conditions that have been called “abysmal” and “unsanitary.” \nWhat to expect at Justice 4 All? \nWe are committed to nonviolence\, and we stand peacefully with signs outside the facility. We do not block the entrance\, we do not physically approach ICE agents as they walk to/from the parking lot\, and we do not block traffic on District Ave. \nSigns \nThis is a very targeted action outside the ICE facility\, so it’s not the venue for protesting other causes. Even though we care deeply about other issues\, while outside ICE we must remain focused on immigration.  \nParking and other tips \nFor parking\, please use the Macy’s overflow lot (75 Burlington Mall Road\, follow signs for Macy’s\, see map). For those with mobility challenges\, please keep in mind that the lots closest to ICE — the FAA lot beside ICE and the BAE Systems lot directly across the street from ICE — have both been blocked off. There are restaurants nearby (Clover\, Pressed Cafe\, Chipotle) to get food and use the bathroom. Before arriving\, please consider your own self-preservation (citizenship status) and self-care (sunscreen\, hydration\, etc.)
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/justice-4-all-thursdays/2025-11-20/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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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:Nuclear-free for Climate
DESCRIPTION:Register to attend.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/nuclear-free-for-climate/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Peace and Climate
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SUMMARY:The Rising Generation's Peace & Justice Priorities
DESCRIPTION:The Rising Generation’s Peace & Justice Priorities: With Leading U.S. & European Organizers & Advocates \nZohran Mamdani’s victory speech brought to mind the wisdom and oratory of an earlier inspiring justice and peace leader\, Martin Luther King. But he is not the only dreamer and organizer under 35 doing what he or she can do to make our country and world better. \nJoin rising generation organizers and peace advocates from US\, Germany\, and Serbia talk to learn what they see as the greatest challenges they and we face and their organizing and advocacy responses. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, November 18th. The webinar will begin at 1 p.m. EST to accommodate the time differences. \nSpeakers: \nMina Damnjanovic\, feminist peace activist from Belgrade Serbia. She was active in Women in Black\, Belgrade on Resolution 1325: Women\, peace and Security. She finished MA in Gender Studies\, University of Belgrade. \nLinus Lanfermann-Baumann is a PhD candidate in Contemporary History at Graz University\, Austria. His research focuses on peace activism in the 1980s within the transatlantic triangle of West Germany\, Central America\, and the United States. \nOwen Madaus is a Master’s student in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence with experience in peacebuilding\, advocacy\, and community-based development. Owen led organizing for Boston’s Hiroshima/Nagasaki 80th anniversary commemoration and served with Massachusetts Peace Action and is a CPDCS Board member. \nNick Rabb is a postdoctoral researcher at California State University\, Los Angeles. He is a thinker and organizer motivated to help people think critically about politics and social life\, and strategies for a just\, cooperative\, and life-giving society. Nick is a CPDCS Board member and participated in Gensuikyo’s World Conference against A- & H- Bombs in Japan. \nRegister below
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/the-rising-generations-peace-justice-priorities/
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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:Educational Freedom Project Rally
DESCRIPTION:Educational Freedom Project is a new organizing group started by Northeastern students that now spans across Boston campuses. Their mission is to is to build a platform for energized students and community members to transform their passion into action that will carry the promise of higher education forward. Higher education is under threat\, and EFP is mobilizing students across campuses and working to implement reforms to promote teaching\, learning\, expression\, and opportunity. Here is a link to their website if you want to learn more about the group and how to get involved\, link here. \nJoin the Educational Freedom Project\, student organizations\, and local advocacy groups on November 15th in the Back Bay Fens at 2.00pm for a student-focused rally. We will have community speakers\, student bands\, and action tables. Bring posters calling on our universities to defend their students – and rep your university colors! Together\, students are pushing their universities to fulfill their missions and defend their communities. \nWe hope to see you there! \nIf you are able to make a contribution to Educational Freedom Project to help them fund this rally please donate here! Anything helps!
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/educational-freedom-project-rally/
LOCATION:Back Bay Fens\, 100 Park Dr\, Boston\, 02215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Democracy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Educational Freedom Project":MAILTO:edufreedomproj@proton.me
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251002T213354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T231107Z
UID:10003712-1763204400-1763211600@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:No Fear with Street Theater
DESCRIPTION:Join the new protest group\, “No Fear Street Theater” for weekly protests on Saturdays starting October 11th from 11am to 1pm. Stand up for immigrants two blocks from the Burlington ICE office. All are welcomed and encouraged to support our immigrant community. The protests will be held at Burlington Mall Rd. at District Avenue.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/no-fear-with-street-theater/2025-11-15/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America,Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T140000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251110T165858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T171446Z
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SUMMARY:Keep Trump’s Hands off Venezuela
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 14 @ Noon\nOutside Park Street station in Boston\nThe Trump Administration has assembled an armada of U.S. warships and thousands troops off the coast of Venezuela. They’ve sent thousands more soldiers to Puerto Rico in case they are needed for an invasion. CIA operatives who have snuck into Venezuela are scouting out the situation inside the country. And\, while enjoying blowing up dozens of civilians the president claims are drug dealers\, Trump has made it clear that President Maduro of Venezuela will be removed from power one way or another. \nDoes President Trump intend to kidnap President Maduro? Does he plan to assassinate him? Does he plan to invade the country and install a new leader in power while we steal the nation’s vast oil reserves? We don’t know. \nWe do know that we must act now to prevent a brewing disaster for Venezuela. \nWe have followed fools into Vietnam\, Iraq\, Afghanistan\, Cambodia\, Libya and into dozens of Regime Change operations from Iran to the Congo\, to Chile\, to Libya and Ukraine. How have those turned out? \nLet’s not be fooled again. Join us to Say: \n\nNo to Regime Change\nNo to Decapitation\nNo to Military Attack\nBring our Forces Home\nGet the CIA out of Venezuela\n\nJoin us at noon on Friday November 14th at Park Street Station in Boston for a rally. We will then head to the JFK Federal Building to deliver a letter to Senate offices\, demand Congress reject Trump’s illegal actions.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/keep-trumps-hands-off-venezuela/
LOCATION:Tremont Street & Park Street Boston\, MA 02108\, Tremont Street & Park Street\, Boston\, 02108\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251020T163933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T170207Z
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SUMMARY:Slavery's Enduring Legacy: America's Unpaid Reparations Debt
DESCRIPTION:The legacy of slavery\, and the stolen labor of millions of Africans forcibly brought to the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries\, continues to shape the political\, social\, and personal lives of all Americans today\, especially Indigenous and African-descended communities. This webinar examines the enduring consequences of slavery with a focus on reparations: the unpaid debt that still looms over our society. We will take an alternative approach to the subject of reparations: We will trace its roots in the expansion of the American empire and the ideology of white supremacy. We will explore slavery’s continuation embedded in the 13th Amendment\, including the ongoing legality of forced labor for incarcerated people and the industry that profits from incarceration\, punishment\, and surveillance. And we will address the city of Boston\, whose wealth was built on the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Together\, we will consider the obstacles to repair and explore how to forge a new path forward. \nSpeakers: \nStephanie Guirand holds a PhD in Sociology from Goldsmiths\, University of London\, where she is currently a Graduate Fellow. She serves as the Program Function Manager and Researcher for The Black Response (TBR)\, an abolitionist research and advocacy organisation under Community Service Cares\, Inc.\, based in Cambridge\, MA. \nKevin Peterson is the founder and executive director of The New Democracy Coalition\, a non-partisan and non-profit organization that focuses on civic literacy\, civic policy and electoral justice. Mr. Peterson studied philosophy and politics at Boston University and is currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for Collaborative Leadership at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. \nTony Van Der Meer\, PhD is a Senior Lecturer in the Africana Studies Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston and serves on the MAPA Board. Professor Van Der Meer was selected for the 2024 Scholar Activist Award from Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESI)\, a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). \nRosemary Kean serves on MAPA’s Board and also is co-convener of MAPA’s Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity Working Group. She is co-chair of the Social Justice Community at First Church Boston UU. \nWe hope to see you there\, click below to register
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/slaverys-enduring-legacy-americas-unpaid-reparations-debt/
CATEGORIES:Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251002T175946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T231151Z
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SUMMARY:Justice 4 All Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:Via Turn Purple 2 Blue:\n\nGreater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) invites you to stand in solidarity with immigrants and resistance to ICE and their cruel and lawless detention of our neighbors Thursdays from 11am-1pm. Regardless of any other political views\, you are welcome to join us and demand Justice 4 All so long as you do so non-violently. \nOur friends at Bearing Witness have been hosting gatherings at this location for many weeks. We are an unaffiliated group\, but very much aligned with their values and mission. Our goal is to add to the total number of hours that citizens stand in non-violent opposition to the deplorable detainment conditions at this location. If you have been to Bearing Witness on Wednesdays\, we would love to have you at Justice 4 All Thursdays. \nSchedule (Starting Thursday\, September 4 – more dates to follow) \n11:00-11:30 Welcome; music; announcements\n11:30-12:30 Stand with signs along District Ave\n12:30-1:00 Optional short march down to Mall Rd. \nWhat happens at this ICE office? \nICE personnel depart from District Ave. in unmarked vans with tinted windows on missions to abduct immigrants across New England. Immigrants may also show up at the office for appointments. The facility on District Ave was never intended to be a detention center\, yet immigration lawyers and media interviews reveal that people are now being housed here in conditions that have been called “abysmal” and “unsanitary.” \nWhat to expect at Justice 4 All? \nWe are committed to nonviolence\, and we stand peacefully with signs outside the facility. We do not block the entrance\, we do not physically approach ICE agents as they walk to/from the parking lot\, and we do not block traffic on District Ave. \nSigns \nThis is a very targeted action outside the ICE facility\, so it’s not the venue for protesting other causes. Even though we care deeply about other issues\, while outside ICE we must remain focused on immigration.  \nParking and other tips \nFor parking\, please use the Macy’s overflow lot (75 Burlington Mall Road\, follow signs for Macy’s\, see map). For those with mobility challenges\, please keep in mind that the lots closest to ICE — the FAA lot beside ICE and the BAE Systems lot directly across the street from ICE — have both been blocked off. There are restaurants nearby (Clover\, Pressed Cafe\, Chipotle) to get food and use the bathroom. Before arriving\, please consider your own self-preservation (citizenship status) and self-care (sunscreen\, hydration\, etc.)
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/justice-4-all-thursdays/2025-11-13/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T213000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251106T184111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T160523Z
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SUMMARY:Turning On Us: The War Machine Comes Home (a WIRN webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Join us Wednesday\, November 12 from 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM ET for a War Industry Resisters Network webinar. \nThe violence that the US military has inflicted on the rest of the world has always been accompanied by police violence and repression at home\, especially aimed at BIPOC people. But now\, with persistent ICE attacks and National Guard occupations of our cities\, it has become an overt and official wide-scale federal policy. The weapons and strategies that the US has used in its imperial wars are now being turned on its own population in a blatant and unconstitutional move towards authoritarian rule. The wars have come home. This webinar will address this undemocratic use of militarized force\, discuss its legality\, and point to who is profiting from it. It will also describe the resistance that has risen up in cities such as Portland\, Chicago\, and DC. \nRegister Below
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/turning-on-us-the-war-machine-comes-home-a-wirn-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Fund the People, Not the Pentagon
ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T193000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20250923T152022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T200540Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Group - "The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations"
DESCRIPTION:This fall\, MAPA’s Indigenous Solidarity Working Group will be hosting a virtual reading group to discuss “The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations” by Mawopiyane and Shirley N. Hager. Join us! \nFirst three meetings are Tuesdays\, Final meeting to be held Thursday\, 12/11. See “The Gatherings” Reading Schedule for details\, weekly chapters\, and discussion questions. \nSign up to participate.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/reading-group-the-gatherings-reimagining-indigenous-settler-relations/2025-11-11/
CATEGORIES:Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T160000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251104T010411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T154739Z
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SUMMARY:Say No to National Guard Troops in our Streets
DESCRIPTION:SAY NO TO NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN OUR STREETS \nStand with Veterans as we march\, rally\, and refuse to allow growing fascism to be normalized. Together we say NO this Veterans Day – no to ICE\, no to occupation\, no to fascism\, and no to cuts stripping away life saving services our communities need. \n \nSponsors: Veterans for Peace/ Smedley Butler Brigade\, About Face\, Mayday Strong\, Common Defense\nhttps://www.vetssayno.org/ \nMay Day is proud to stand alongside About Face in this effort – together we will ensure that this country works for all of us\, not the few. \nPlease note: A core principle behind all our events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values. Weapons of any kind\, including those legally permitted\, should not be brought to events \n\nAbout Face is a movement of post 9/11 service members and veterans who understand that the same institutions and policies that wage wars overseas also have targeted communities of color\, indigenous people\, and poor people inside of the United States. About Face takes action in solidarity with all people impacted by wars abroad and at home to realize a vision of a world free of militarism. \nMay Day Strong is a multi-racial working class movement dedicated to taking our country back from the billionaires and stopping the current authoritarian takeover. We are the many\, they are the few. Together we will win.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/say-no-to-national-guard-troops-in-our-streets/
LOCATION:Veteran’s Memorial Park – World War II Memorial\, 100 Park Drive\, Boston\, MA\, 02215
CATEGORIES:Democracy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251002T213354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T231107Z
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SUMMARY:No Fear with Street Theater
DESCRIPTION:Join the new protest group\, “No Fear Street Theater” for weekly protests on Saturdays starting October 11th from 11am to 1pm. Stand up for immigrants two blocks from the Burlington ICE office. All are welcomed and encouraged to support our immigrant community. The protests will be held at Burlington Mall Rd. at District Avenue.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/no-fear-with-street-theater/2025-11-08/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America,Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251105T174028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T144206Z
UID:10003793-1762542000-1762547400@masspeaceaction.org
SUMMARY:Protecting Campus Expression in the Greater Boston Area
DESCRIPTION:Freedom to Speak\, To Teach\, To Learn\, To Research;  \nWith Security and Affordability \nA Teach-in with the AAUP/AFT campaign leading up to a national Day of Action on May 1\, 2026. \n \nPlease REGISTER and forward to Campus Colleagues \nMany campuses in Mass and across the country will be holding teaching and demonstrations this Friday\, with faculty\, staffs\, students and alumni\, to resist the Trump attack on teaching\, research and political expression.  The Greater Boston area is home to more than 50 colleges and universities\, but few have active AAUP chapters or AFT locals. To help launch the Days of Action Campaign in Greater Boston the Books Not Bombs Committee will hold an  evening  Zoom Teach-in. This will be after most campus-based events\, and will permit engagement of individuals whose campus organizations aren’t able to organize an event for this coming Friday. \nWelcome & Rejection of the Trump Compact – Owen Madeus (Books  Not Bombs Committee; Brandeis U); \nThe AAUP/AFT campaign – Lukas Moe (AAUP regional organizer); \nProtecting Campus Speech – SEIU509 Rep. \nProtecting political expression – Marcus Breen (Boston College); Cole Harrison (Mass Peace Action). \nLiving Wages for Campus Workers – Evan McKay (Harvard UAW local); \nCritical Value of Campus-based Research – Jonathan King (MIT AAUP\, Books Not Bombs Committee); \nRoles for the State Legislature – Rep. Mike Connolly; \nOpposing genocide – Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle (Harvard Med\, Doctors Against Genocide); \nEducational Freedom Project Nov 15 Rally– Jack Masliah (Northeastern students); \nOrganizing for Friday Dec 5 Teach-in; \nSign on Letter. \nPlease REGISTER and forward to Campus Colleagues \nProgram Committee:  Prof. Jonathan King\, Owen Madaus\, Prof. Gary Goldstein\, Prof. William Woodward\, Hayat Iman. \nSponsored by the Mass Peace Action Education Fund
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/protecting-campus-expression-in-the-greater-boston-area/
LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books Not Bombs
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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:20251106T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251002T175946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T231151Z
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SUMMARY:Justice 4 All Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:Via Turn Purple 2 Blue:\n\nGreater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) invites you to stand in solidarity with immigrants and resistance to ICE and their cruel and lawless detention of our neighbors Thursdays from 11am-1pm. Regardless of any other political views\, you are welcome to join us and demand Justice 4 All so long as you do so non-violently. \nOur friends at Bearing Witness have been hosting gatherings at this location for many weeks. We are an unaffiliated group\, but very much aligned with their values and mission. Our goal is to add to the total number of hours that citizens stand in non-violent opposition to the deplorable detainment conditions at this location. If you have been to Bearing Witness on Wednesdays\, we would love to have you at Justice 4 All Thursdays. \nSchedule (Starting Thursday\, September 4 – more dates to follow) \n11:00-11:30 Welcome; music; announcements\n11:30-12:30 Stand with signs along District Ave\n12:30-1:00 Optional short march down to Mall Rd. \nWhat happens at this ICE office? \nICE personnel depart from District Ave. in unmarked vans with tinted windows on missions to abduct immigrants across New England. Immigrants may also show up at the office for appointments. The facility on District Ave was never intended to be a detention center\, yet immigration lawyers and media interviews reveal that people are now being housed here in conditions that have been called “abysmal” and “unsanitary.” \nWhat to expect at Justice 4 All? \nWe are committed to nonviolence\, and we stand peacefully with signs outside the facility. We do not block the entrance\, we do not physically approach ICE agents as they walk to/from the parking lot\, and we do not block traffic on District Ave. \nSigns \nThis is a very targeted action outside the ICE facility\, so it’s not the venue for protesting other causes. Even though we care deeply about other issues\, while outside ICE we must remain focused on immigration.  \nParking and other tips \nFor parking\, please use the Macy’s overflow lot (75 Burlington Mall Road\, follow signs for Macy’s\, see map). For those with mobility challenges\, please keep in mind that the lots closest to ICE — the FAA lot beside ICE and the BAE Systems lot directly across the street from ICE — have both been blocked off. There are restaurants nearby (Clover\, Pressed Cafe\, Chipotle) to get food and use the bathroom. Before arriving\, please consider your own self-preservation (citizenship status) and self-care (sunscreen\, hydration\, etc.)
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/justice-4-all-thursdays/2025-11-06/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T194500
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251027T185520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T180717Z
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SUMMARY:Eyes of the Rainbow: Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Monday\, Nov. 3\, 5:45 pm\, at the Easthampton Library Annex\, 52 Main Street for the 2nd installment in our monthly film & discussion series\, Cuba in the Valley. This month’s film is Eyes of the Rainbow\, a documentary by noted Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando about the life of Assata Shakur\, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader\, who escaped prison\, proclaiming her innocence\, and then spent the rest of her life in Cuba. She died in September 2025. The film takes place in 1997\, when she had been in exile in Cuba for 15 years. Director Rolando says:  “In the struggle of the African American people\, many women’s voices in the past and the present have always called for social justice\, women who throughout the years have shown integrity and firmness in their principles.” This is the voice\, she says\, of Assata Shakur.  Who was Assata?  How did she come to be in Cuba?  Why did she choose Cuba?  And why did the United States place her as a focal point in their demands for normalizing relations with Cuba and punish Cuba for not surrendering her? How is it that Assata became such a legend\, in the US and in Cuba? In Eyes of the Rainbow\, the film interweaves Assata’s story with her spiritual connection to the Yoruba Orisha Oya\, an Afro-Cuban goddess\, underlining the importance of culture and religion as well as politics in the African Diaspora and liberation struggle. The film is primarily in English\, subtitled when in Spanish\, and still incredibly relevant to the U.S. and Cuba of today.  \nAgustin Lao-Montes\, professor in the W.E.B. DuBois African American Studies Department at UMass Amherst and noted activist and scholar in the Afrodescendent movements of the U.S.\, Cuba and the Caribbean will lead a post film discussion bringing these connections together. 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/eyes-of-the-rainbow-film-screening/
LOCATION:Easthampton Library Annex\, 52 Main St\, Easthampton\, MA\, 01027
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T190000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251003T153716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T180807Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Dinner 2025: Protecting Our Neighbors **SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 1st to celebrate a year of steadfast organizing and resistance! With authoritarianism on the rise\, the U.S. terrorizing civilians at home and across the globe\, and the continuation of the genocide in Gaza\, “protecting our neighbors” has never been more important. As we know\, the terror and militarization abroad inflicted by the U.S. will always come home\, and this year we honor those on the front lines fighting Trump’s agenda and protecting the most vulnerable – from Massachusetts to Gaza. \nThis year’s Peacebuilder Award recipients include the union responsible for the release of Rümeysa Öztürk – SEIU 509 and the founders of “Bearing Witness\,” Jared D. Berezin and Laurie Lynn Berezin\, who organize hundreds of Masssachusetts residents outside ICE headquarters in Burlington in ongoing weekly stand-outs. We also will also honor Susan McLucas and Paula Iasella for their longstanding work to free Julian Assange\, a man who worked to reveal the breath of U.S. war crimes. \nWe will present our 2025 Peace Leadership Award to Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle\, a Palestinan-American pediatric neurologist and co-founder of Doctors Against Genocide – an organization dedicated to mobilizing the medical community to respond to and prevent genocide and severe human rights abuses worldwide. She is affiliated with Harvard Medical School with research focusing on improving healthcare outcomes for refugee communities and addressing the impact of social determinents like racism. \nJoin us for and evening filled with great Caribbean food from Eunice’s Cuisine and a live performance of Palestinian and Arabic music by local band\, the Hawa Collective to celebrate another year of resistance!
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/annual-dinner-2025-protecting-our-neighbors/
LOCATION:Dante Alighieri Society\, 41 Hampshire Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Democracy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund":MAILTO:info@masspeaceaction.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251023T231723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T193458Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T130000
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SUMMARY:No Fear with Street Theater
DESCRIPTION:Join the new protest group\, “No Fear Street Theater” for weekly protests on Saturdays starting October 11th from 11am to 1pm. Stand up for immigrants two blocks from the Burlington ICE office. All are welcomed and encouraged to support our immigrant community. The protests will be held at Burlington Mall Rd. at District Avenue.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/no-fear-with-street-theater/2025-11-01/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America,Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T190000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251024T180212Z
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SUMMARY:Promoting Inclusion and Resisting Campaigns of Censorship in Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:A Conversation with “Together for an Inclusive Massachusetts” \nTHURSDAY\, OCTOBER 30\, 2025 6:00PM \nChurch of the Good Shepherd \n9 Russell Avenue\, Watertown \nCorner of Mt. Auburn Street and Russell Avenue \nBus 71 from Harvard Square\, Russell Avenue Stop \nJoin us for a presentation and slide show with Sana Fadel from Together for an Inclusive Massachusetts (TIM) and Jill Charney from Sawa: Newton-Area Alliance for Peace and Justice. \nThey will discuss TIM’s guiding principles\, its major focuses and how its work relates to efforts statewide and nationally to stifle free speech\, including criticism of Israel. Most importantly\, they will offer ways people to get involved. \nSponsored by  \nPeace and Common Security Working Group \nWatertown Citizens for Peace\, Justice and the Environment \nwww.watertowncitizens.com \nSawa: Newton-Area Alliance for Peace and Justice \nsawanewton.substack.com \n  \nMassachusetts Peace Action \nhttps://masspeaceaction.org/
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/promoting-inclusion-and-resisting-campaigns-of-censorship-in-massachusetts/
LOCATION:Church of the Good Shepherd\, 9 Russell Ave.\, Watertown\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
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SUMMARY:Justice 4 All Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:Via Turn Purple 2 Blue:\n\nGreater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) invites you to stand in solidarity with immigrants and resistance to ICE and their cruel and lawless detention of our neighbors Thursdays from 11am-1pm. Regardless of any other political views\, you are welcome to join us and demand Justice 4 All so long as you do so non-violently. \nOur friends at Bearing Witness have been hosting gatherings at this location for many weeks. We are an unaffiliated group\, but very much aligned with their values and mission. Our goal is to add to the total number of hours that citizens stand in non-violent opposition to the deplorable detainment conditions at this location. If you have been to Bearing Witness on Wednesdays\, we would love to have you at Justice 4 All Thursdays. \nSchedule (Starting Thursday\, September 4 – more dates to follow) \n11:00-11:30 Welcome; music; announcements\n11:30-12:30 Stand with signs along District Ave\n12:30-1:00 Optional short march down to Mall Rd. \nWhat happens at this ICE office? \nICE personnel depart from District Ave. in unmarked vans with tinted windows on missions to abduct immigrants across New England. Immigrants may also show up at the office for appointments. The facility on District Ave was never intended to be a detention center\, yet immigration lawyers and media interviews reveal that people are now being housed here in conditions that have been called “abysmal” and “unsanitary.” \nWhat to expect at Justice 4 All? \nWe are committed to nonviolence\, and we stand peacefully with signs outside the facility. We do not block the entrance\, we do not physically approach ICE agents as they walk to/from the parking lot\, and we do not block traffic on District Ave. \nSigns \nThis is a very targeted action outside the ICE facility\, so it’s not the venue for protesting other causes. Even though we care deeply about other issues\, while outside ICE we must remain focused on immigration.  \nParking and other tips \nFor parking\, please use the Macy’s overflow lot (75 Burlington Mall Road\, follow signs for Macy’s\, see map). For those with mobility challenges\, please keep in mind that the lots closest to ICE — the FAA lot beside ICE and the BAE Systems lot directly across the street from ICE — have both been blocked off. There are restaurants nearby (Clover\, Pressed Cafe\, Chipotle) to get food and use the bathroom. Before arriving\, please consider your own self-preservation (citizenship status) and self-care (sunscreen\, hydration\, etc.)
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/justice-4-all-thursdays/2025-10-30/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T193000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
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SUMMARY:Reading Group - "The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations"
DESCRIPTION:This fall\, MAPA’s Indigenous Solidarity Working Group will be hosting a virtual reading group to discuss “The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations” by Mawopiyane and Shirley N. Hager. Join us! \nFirst three meetings are Tuesdays\, Final meeting to be held Thursday\, 12/11. See “The Gatherings” Reading Schedule for details\, weekly chapters\, and discussion questions. \nSign up to participate.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/reading-group-the-gatherings-reimagining-indigenous-settler-relations/2025-10-28/
CATEGORIES:Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T200000
DTSTAMP:20260523T070854
CREATED:20251010T204602Z
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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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