Justice 4 All Thursdays
2026-04-30 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-23 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-16 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-09 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 1000 District Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 United States, 1000 District Avenue, Burlington, 01803, United States
Via Turn Purple 2 Blue:

Greater 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.
Our 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.
Schedule (Starting Thursday, September 4 – more dates to follow)
11:00-11:30 Welcome; music; announcements
11:30-12:30 Stand with signs along District Ave
12:30-1:00 Optional short march down to Mall Rd.
What happens at this ICE office?
ICE 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.”
What to expect at Justice 4 All?
We 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.
Signs
This 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.
Parking and other tips
For 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.)

Iran, the United States, and Why this War Matters
2026-04-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Event
Why is the US at war with Iran?
Did Iranians come into existence in 1979 and start shouting “Death to America”?
Iran is one of the most consistently demonized nations in U.S. discourse. U.S. officials, and media, frequently use obscene, dehumanizing, and misleading language with regards to Iran.
This consistent dehumanization helps manufacture consent for policies that have devastated the lives of ordinary Iranians in both Iran and the U.S. U.S. policy towards Iran over the past 47 years has consisted of economic warfare, sabotage, and overt and covert war, with brief interludes of diplomacy.
However, the history of U.S.-Iran interactions is longer than that.
How did we get here? What is the responsibility of those of us living in the U.S. towards ordinary Iranians and how does endless war affect us?
We will briefly review the history of U.S.-Iran relations in the context of the broader history of the Iranian struggle for sovereignty and attempt to address these questions.
Our main presenter, Bahar Sharafi, is an Iranian-American activist, born in Tehran with family there. Now living in Dorchester, she is a MAPA board member and co-chair of the MAPA-initiated Stop the US War on Iran committee. Bahar is a volunteer leader with the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Iranian American Council, and a co-founder of CD8 for Palestine. She spoke on the US-Iran war to 130,000 people at the “No Kings III” rally on Boston Common, March 30. A second presenter will explain actions you can take and how to get involved.
Bahar is the narrator of the short film “A Glimpse of Iran“, which shares sights, sounds and reflections from her last trip to Iran, and describes what it feels like to live in America while it wages an illegal war on her homeland.

Organizing meeting to protest at Harvard Commencement
2026-04-29 17:30 - 19:00 | MAPA office – within St James Church office building, St James Church Office Building, 1991 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02140
A call for a solemn mass protest at the 2026 Harvard Commencement on May 28.
It is time to make both the genocide and raging ethnic cleansing of Palestine and our support for Palestinian self-determination visible once again. It’s time to pressure our educational, medical, cultural, corporate and elected leaders who are collaborating with the genocide to end that support.
The biggest single event over the upcoming period that gives us the best chance to call much needed attention to this crisis is the Harvard Commencement on May 28. Harvard stands at the center of our universities’ strategy to help Israel and undermine opposition to Israeli criminal violence and dispossession of Palestinians. The commencement gives us the opportunity to reach the thousands and thousands of people coming to Harvard Square that day from all over the country and all over the world with our message and our demands.
This is a proposal for our third annual solemn vigil surrounding the outside walls of Harvard with our bodies, signs and banners. Many of you participated in our commencement actions at the 2024 and 2025 commencements when 200 of us surrounded Harvard Yard with our solemn vigil in the morning as thousands started to pour through the gates. Our action received much support from those attending the festivities to whom we presented a powerful witness and provided important information about Harvard and the genocide. The press was swarming around the commencement and a number of us were interviewed and pictures were taken. We were part of the story those big commencement days in Cambridge.
There is a lot going on right now, but not enough concerning Palestine. This is our opportunity to make a big deal out of what is happening in Gaza and the West Bank.
Would you or your organization be willing to participate in the organizing committee for this Commencement action? The first organizing meeting will be held next Wednesday, April 29 at 5:30pm at the Mass. Peace Action office in the St. James building complex at 1991 Massachusetts Ave, north of Porter Square. Please sign up here or just show up next Wednesday. If you cannot attend, but are interested in helping to organize this event, please contact the Public Education and Action Team of Mass. Peace Action’s Gaza Committee at 617-623-5288 (landline, no texts). Based on the response we will make a decision whether to proceed with putting together this year’s commencement protest.
Sign up if you can attend the organizing meeting or if you can help out to organize this effort.
See these directions to our office.

Bearing Witness @ ICE
2026-04-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-22 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-08 11:00 - 13:00 | 1000 District Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 United States, 1000 District Avenue, Burlington, 01803, United States
Join Bearing Witness @ ICE outside the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) New England Headquarters office in Burlington, next to the Burlington Mall, every Wednesday from 11am-1pm.
Stand with us in solidarity to show our love & support, express our shame at ICE, and bear witness to the cruel and unconstitutional actions of our government. Regardless of your views on any other political issues, if you support immigrants and their constitutional rights and are committed to nonviolence, join us.
Schedule (every Wednesday)

11:00-11:30, Welcome and announcements
11:30-12:30, Stand or sit with signs; option to read the U.S. Constitution to ICE
12:30-1:00, Short walk along the sidewalk on District Ave to Mall Road

NOTE: Please sign up for our email list as we may cancel due to severe weather or other circumstances.
If you’re never attended a standout and are curious about signs, parking and more, click The Standout

Music For Peace : "A Sonic Vision Quest" **SOLD OUT
2026-04-26 15:00 - 17:00 | St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1991 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02140, United States
Join Mass Peace Action and the Stan Strickland Quartet for an evening of Jazz for reflection and unbounded movement! Music and dance bring us together in joy and community.
This performance invites us into deep stillness. Sway and flow with the music, or jump up and shout!
During dark times, art is a light, and a powerful form of resistance. Let us come together and enjoy a bit of respite amidst the tragedies we face at home and abroad.

ARTISTS:
Stan Strickland (aka Rajahn) – Singer, saxophonist, flutist, Stan has performed throughout the US, Europe, New Zealand and the Caribbean. He has played with the Boston Pops, Aretha Franklin, Yusef Lateef, and Herbie Mann and has opened for Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, among others! He is Associate Professor of Voice at the Berklee College of Music and Executive Co-Director of EXPRESS YOURSELF, an organization serving youth who are mentally challenged. His one man show: ‘Coming Up for Air, an Auto-Jazzography’, received the prestigious Eliot Norton Award in Theater for best solo performance.
Akili Jamal Haynes – Akili Jamal Haynes’s artistic name is Chibuzo Dunun, as Chibuzo comes from the Igbo people in Nigeria and Dunun represents a family of drummers – often considered leaders in West African cultures. He is a faculty accompanist at Boston Conservatory at Berklee as well as the Harvard Dance Center. He served as assistant researcher and arranger for an Alvin Ailey Dance Theater production, directed by Judith Jamison. He is the founder, director, and multi-instrumentalist for Chibuzo Dunun and World of Chibuzo.
Josh Rosen – A distinguished composer and professor of Piano and Ensembles at Berklee College of Music, Josh has played to audiences in Europe and Africa. He has released nine critically acclaimed CDs with his unique jazz compositions, known for their melodic harmonies. Critics have praised his piano playing for its sophistication, emotional depth, and complexity. He performed with jazz greats, including Rakalam Bob Moses, and Joe Lovano, and he was part of the Lincoln Center’s Summer Festival.
Max Ridley – A very active Boston-based musician, composer and teacher who attended Boston Arts High School after falling in love with the Double Bass and the art of improvised music. Max was awarded full scholarships to study at the Berklee College of Music and also earned his master’s degree from Berklee’s Global Jazz Institute. Max has played with leading musicians such as Kenny Weiner, Terry Lyne Carrington, and Perico Sambeat. He has performed at the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and at the Umbria Jazz Festival.

Volunteer callout: Tabling Action—End US-Israeli aggression (Iran, Palestine, Lebanon)
2026-04-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Park St Station, Park & Tremont Streets, Boston
Hi everyone, we are going to table again this Saturday, April 25 from noon to 1pm outside of Park Street Station. The focus will be on ending the U.S. – Israeli war on Iran (and Gaza and Lebanon). We will get petitions signed and postcards filled out at the table while we leaflet and hold signs and the new Iran banner.
While the present situation with the ceasefire is complicated, our job is to keep the pressure on to cut off all present funding for this war of aggression, to bring our 50,000 troops home, and to stop Trump’s request for billions more for the war.
So we need volunteers both for the tabling/petition gathering/ leafleting from noon to 1pm.
Please join us if you can starting at 11:30am. If you have questions please call 617-623-5288
Organized by Paul Shannon, MAPA Middle East Working Group

No Fear with Street Theater
2026-04-25 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-18 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-11 11:00 - 13:00 | 1000 District Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 United States, 1000 District Avenue, Burlington, 01803, United States
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.

Earth's Greatest Enemy - A Film by Abby Martin
2026-04-24 18:30 - 21:30 | Calvary Church, 300 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, United States
Join your neighbors for this timely screening of “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” a new documentary film by Abby Martin, that exposes the world’s biggest—and most unaccountable—polluter: the US military. https://earthsgreatestenemy.com/
Exempt from international climate agreements and rarely scrutinized in mainstream reporting, the Pentagon is the world’s single largest institutional polluter—spewing carbon, contaminating water, and scarring landscapes across the globe. Combining investigative journalism, striking visuals, and stories from impacted communities, this film challenges audiences to rethink the hidden costs of a global military empire and its planetary consequences. Provocative, urgent, and eye-opening, this is a documentary that will change how you see both the military and environmentalism.
“Earth’s Greatest Enemy” reveals a hidden truth behind the climate crisis: the role of the U.S. military as the world’s largest institutional polluter, tracing the link between war, empire, and ecological destruction. Drawing on powerful testimonies from veterans, scientists, and frontline communities, it uncovers how military operations poison ecosystems, accelerate global warming, and sacrifice the future for endless expansion. From Alaska’s melting glaciers to contaminated bases across the U.S. and toxic battlefields abroad, “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” delivers a provocative and unflinching examination of the untouchable institution playing an outsized role in the climate crisis.

Free admission; donations are welcome! Sign up today!
Venue
Calvary Church – Fellowship Hall*
300 Massachusetts Ave
Arlington, United States
Venue is accessible
*Fellowship Hall Entrance – side doors on Linwood Street up a set of exterior steps to red doors
[alt. separate ground level entrance with elevator access to Hall on second floor]
Doors open: 6:30 PM
Film starts: 7:00 PM
Run time: 2 hrs
Post Film Discussion until 9:30 PM
Light refreshments provided
Special thanks to Mass Peace Action’s Peace, Justice and Climate working group and XR Boston for cosponsoring this film.
This event is being shown in conjunction with the Town of Arlington’s Ecofest.

¡Cuba Sî, Bloqueo No! (a WIRN webinar)
2026-04-22 20:00 - 21:30 | Online Event
¡Cuba Sí, Bloqueo No! (a WIRN webinar)
Our next War Industry Resisters Network webinar on Wednesday, April 22, 8 pm ET will be about Cuba, featuring Medea Benjamin and Danny Valdes. Please see below for information. You can register here:

The US has been sanctioning the people of Cuba for well over 60 years now. It has been an illegal, unwarranted, and immoral act of war and has crippled the Cuban economy with deadly results. Now, with the fuel blockade, conditions have worsened considerably, with severe shortages in fuel, food, medicines, and electricity.
Recently, CODEPINK’s Nuestra América Convoy delegation of 170 people delivered 6,300 pounds of urgently needed medicines and medical supplies, including neonatal equipment, analgesics, catheters, and other critical hospital materials. The supplies, valued at $433,000, were collected by Global Health Partners.
This webinar will address the nature of the US war on Cuba and the humanitarian efforts now happening on behalf of the Cuban people. It will be a call to action to stand with and speak out for our brothers and sisters in this beautiful neighboring nation. The presenters were organizers and participants for the recent delegation.

Presenters:
Medea Benjamin is a co-founder of CODEPINK and a prominent peace activist, author, and organizer focused on anti-war and human rights advocacy.
Danny Valdes is a Cuban American organizer with Cuban Americans for Cuba and DSA leading national advocacy efforts to end the U.S. blockade and build solidarity.

Ukraine War: Its End-Game Could End Up in Nuclear War
2026-04-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Online Event
Our guest speaker is Prof. Peter Kuznick of American University, founder of the Nuclear Studies Institute and longtime advocate for nuclear disarmament. He will discuss how the Ukraine War is the most likely international flashpoint that could lead to WWIII between the US/NATO and Russia, which would probably mean a catastrophic nuclear war.
Now in its fifth year, Prof. Kuznick will discuss the growing possibility of a Ukrainian military defeat later this year after Russia mounts an anticipated major offensive this spring or summer. Russian forces not only could push Ukrainian troops entirely out of the eastern region of the Donbas, but also continue advancing west to the Dnieper River, effectively occupying half of Ukraine’s territory and threatening major cities like Kharkiv and Odessa.
The US/NATO might choose to help Ukraine avoid such a defeat by escalating and sending in EU troops; airpower to set up a no-fly-zone; long-range missiles like the Tomahawk that could reach deep into Russia’s heartland; and drone/missile attacks as they have done in the past two years on Russian strategic early-warning radar systems, airbases with nuclear-capable bombers, and even to assassinate Putin in one of his residences near Moscow. These are red lines that Russia has said could lead to the use of nuclear weapons.
Prof. Kuznick will also discuss the very dangerous mistake made by both Biden and Trump to let the START nuclear arms limitation treaty to expire on Feb. 5. To avoid a hugely expensive and even more destabilizing nuclear arms race, Trump should accept Putin’s offer of a 1-year extension of START while negotiating a new and even more effective treaty. Trump should also save billions of U.S. tax dollars by stopping development of the Golden Dome missile defense program.
He will also discuss the greatly exaggerated threat of Russia attacking European countries after it conquers Ukraine. This fear of Russia is driving EU governments to increase military spending and prepare for a major war with Russia by 2030, while slashing their budgets for human service and environmental priorities.
Peter Kuznick is Professor of History and founder and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University. A longtime advocate for nuclear disarmament, he has written extensively about science and politics, nuclear history, and Cold War culture. He is the author of Beyond the Laboratory: Scientists as Political Activists in 1930s America (2019); the co-author of Rethinking the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with Akira Kimura; and Rethinking Cold War Culture (2010) with James Gilbert. He and Oliver Stone co-authored the 10 part Showtime documentary film series and book both titled The Untold History of the United States. You can follow Professor Kuznick on his substack: https://substack.com/@peterkuznick.
Register to attend:

Sponsored by Ukraine: A Time for Peace Campaign, cosponsored by MAPA’s Nuclear Disarmament Working Group.

Responding to a World in Crisis: 2026 MAPA Annual Meeting
2026-04-18 14:00 - 17:00 | St James Episcopal Church – Parish Hall, 1991 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02140
Join us at MAPA’s 2026 annual meeting!
The rogue actions of the Trump regime have culminated in a dizzying array of global upheavals. As we face a challenge of historic proportions, MAPA activists are redoubling our efforts across the Commonwealth, reaching into growing movements and building a renewed commitment to peace.
We will begin the meeting hearing from Board members Evan McKay, Tony Van Der Meer, and Keith Harvey (pictured above) about the current crises created by our country’s aggressive foreign policy, how this is affecting the domestic political environment, and about MAPA’s work in both arenas.
After a Q&A period, we will review the organization’s finances, consider and vote on proposed amendments to the MAPA bylaws, and elect members to the Board of Directors. The last part of the meeting will be devoted to a small group discussion and activity designed to inspire, build community, and strengthen our resolve to meet the challenges ahead.
AGENDA
2:00pm: Registration Opens; Meet and Greet over heavy hors d’oeuvres
2:30pm: Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, & Overview of Day
2:35pm: Featured speakers, board members Evan McKay, Tony Van Der Meer, and Keith Harvey followed by Q and A
3:05pm: Board endorsements for the upcoming 2026 Congressional elections
3:27pm: Business meeting
4:02pm: Board Transitions and Election of New Board Members
4:22pm: Small group discussion and activity focused on our theme Responding to a World in Crisis
Nominations to the Board of Directors

Proposed amendments to the MAPA bylaws
The Board of Directors have passed a resolution proposing changes to the bylaws pertaining to the Board size and the composition of the Executive Committee. After review, members will vote whether to accept or reject the following changes:

Section 3.03: Currently, MAPA bylaws limit the Board size to at least three and no more than 25 Directors. The resolution proposes to maintain the minimum but grants the Board the power to determine the maximum number of Directors.
Section 4.01: Extant bylaws grant the Board the power to, “appoint not less than three or more than seven Directors or individuals of the MAPA Advisory Council who have served as MAPA Directors to comprise the Executive Committee.” The resolution proposes the Committee no longer be capped at seven and that MAPA staff be included among potential appointees.

Members who wish to run for the board or nominate someone should contact the office no later than April 11, 2026 at info@masspeaceaction.org or by phone, 617-354-2169. Five signatures of members are required for a nomination.
Nominees will meet with the Board Recruitment Committee to discuss the roles and responsibilities of a board member. All new board members will sign a board agreement outlining these responsibilities.
Members are welcome to attend without charge. You can pay your dues as you register to ensure that you are a member in good standing.
Not sure whether you are a member? You can go to your Member Information Page: https://masspeace.us/member-info, enter your email address and click submit, and receive a link to sign in. If you’ve donated within the past year, you are a member! Or call the office at 617-354-2169 or write info@masspeaceaction.org
The meeting will be held in the Parish Hall of St. James Episcopal Church, three blocks north of Porter Square in Cambridge. The location can be confusing. If you have not been to the venue before, please review these directions and arrive a few minutes early to make sure you find us!

Boston Community Hearing On Renaming Faneuil Hall
2026-04-18 13:00 - 17:00 | Grove Hall Public Library, 41 Geneva Ave, Dorchester, MA, 02121, United States
Addressing what our public monuments and public buildings means to us in important. Symbols matter. Faneuil Hall, in Boston’s government center, is historic in many positive ways. It predates the founding of the nation and is widely recognized as the “cradle of liberty.” Yet, Faneuil Hall is named after a person who committed himself to the idea of white supremacy. Should Faneuil Hall, which is named after the slave owner and slave trader Peter Faneuil, retain its name? We say no. Our work on changing the name of Faneuil Hall is grounded in our corporate quest for racial repair. Our annual hunger fasting at Faneuil Hall is designed to educate the public that Peter Faneuil, as one of the city’s original founding fathers , was a profound racist who contributed nothing to the idea of democracy. Changing the name of Faneuil Hall stands as a pathway of addressing the wounds of race and slavery in the city, We claim that we must shake off our moral fogginess and address the issue of racial change for our collective and better future. Change the name!
To submit written testimony, send it via email to: AlanMTanner@gmail.com or the NewDemocracyCoalition@gmail.com. Include your name, organizational affiliation if any, and your contact information.

CCB Concert Live & In Person : Ben Grosscup
2026-04-17 19:00 - 21:00
Ben Grosscup is an American singer songwriter and activist.

“I sing about the ideas and values of the revolutionary social movements I’m part of. Drawing upon activist folk singing traditions, I brings new songs to the rallies, strikes, picket lines where they’re most relevant. I lead purposeful group singing that raises political consciousness.” — Ben Grosscup

BEN GROSSCUP has spent decades using music as a tool for change. A labor troubadour and song leader, he brings music to picket lines, rallies, and union meetings to build solidarity and sustain morale during struggle. Drawing on activist folk traditions, his songs connect workers’ fights for justice, collective action, and power on the job with the threat of imperial violence across the entire world.
He is regularly found on picket lines—including the historic 2026 NYC nurses strike—as well as at anti-war rallies, actions to abolish ICE, and other spaces where working people are fighting for a better future. His repertoire ranges from original songs to covers of politically inspired songwriters.
Ben’s work is rooted in the revolutionary social movements he’s part of: anti-imperialism, Palestine solidarity, labor, immigrant rights, and ecology. He lives in Western Massachusetts. https://linktr.ee/BenGrosscup
Photo: Julian Parker Burns
The concert is co sponsored by The Community Church of Boston and Massachusetts Peace Action
This concert is FREE and hosted by The Community Church of Boston. The links to Zoom and YouTube are below. But we hope you will donate generously to THE PERFORMERS. You can buy a ticket from this Eventbrite page, or make a sliding scale donation. Or you can feed the Paypal Tipjar on the night of the show”….ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE PERFORMERS.
Buy tickets or Donate:

Join us In Person in the Lothrop Auditorium, on Zoom or YouTube:
Small elevator, wheelchair accessible.
CCB is located near the Orange line-Back Bay or the Green line-Copley T Stops. Limited on Street Parking or at Back Bay Parking Garage, 199 Clarendon Street. Discount Vouchers available for parking in the garage.

Standout for Palestinian Political Prisoners
2026-04-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Park Street Station, Tremont St and Park Street, Boston, MA, 02108, United States

Don't Say Palestine; Repression and Resistance in Higher Ed
2026-04-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Cambridge TBA
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/dsp41526 This will be in Cambridge, MA – location coming soon
Jewish Voice for Peace Boston invites you to hear from academic workers who have been harmed by the weaponization of antisemitism in Massachusetts. This panel will situate local attacks on education about Palestine within the broader landscape of national attacks as well as strategies to resist this repression.
PANELISTS WILL INCLUDE:
Thomas Abowd: Former Tufts University faculty member; now Sociology faculty member, Bentley University
Anna Feder: Former Emerson College staff and part-time faculty member
Michel DeGraff: Former MIT Professor of Linguistics; now “Faculty at Large” at MIT
Katherine Franke: Former Professor of Law, Columbia University
Sponsored by JVP Boston, cosponsored by MAPA

No to Nuclear
2026-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Online Event
…Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War

Join us for a discussion of Linda Pentz Gunter’s newly published book No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War in a webinar moderated by Chris Nord of the C-10 Research and Education Foundation.
The nuclear power industry wants us to believe that theirs is the only technical fix for our deliverance from the climate crisis. While the public, politicians and the media have been easily swayed, Gunter blasts aside the industry’s claims that it is safe and green. In No to Nuclear, she compellingly argues that nuclear power is too slow, too expensive, too dangerous and too integrally connected to the nuclear weapons complex to serve as a rational energy choice. She reveals how the nuclear sector not only fundamentally harms the lives of Indigenous peoples and communities of color but also devalues nature and the environment. In short, the nuclear power industry is costing us the chance of a genuinely just energy transition.
Linda Pentz Gunter is the founder and executive director of the US-based non-profit Beyond Nuclear. The organization works to educate the public, media and decision-makers about the necessity to abolish nuclear power and nuclear weapons and the inextricable link between the two. Previously, she was a journalist at USA Network, Reuters, and The Times. She launched, and writes for Beyond Nuclear’s online magazine, Beyond Nuclear International.
Chris Nord is the co-founder and Board member of the C-10 Research and Education Foundation – whose mission includes real-time radiological monitoring near the Seabrook atomic reactor, as well as education the public about safe and sustainable energy a alternatives. He is Vice-President of the Citizens Awareness Network and founding member and non-violence trainer of the Clamshell Alliance. He is the creator of the presentation “Nuclear Spent Fuel and Homeland Security: The Case for Hardened Storage.” and also co-producer of “Circles Around the Fire”, a 30-minute slide/video program on nuclear power in New England.
Register to attend:

Sponsored by MAPA Nuclear Disarmament Working Group, New Hampshire Peace Action, Peace Action Maine, and New Jersey Peace Action. Cosponsored by Commonwealth Coalition for Democracy & Safe Energy, Clamshell Aliance, and MAPA Indigenous Solidarity.
To purchase a copy of Linda’s book, click the linked title here: No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress And Provokes War
To pay in US dollars, click the tab at the top (that defaults to UK pounds) and choose North America (US$) and fill out the form (choosing United States as your country). Receive 40% off the cover price through April 14, 2026.

Venezuela: What Really Happened January 3? What is Happening Now?
2026-04-13 20:00 - 21:30 | Online Event
Two leading activists and former members of the Bolivarian government will speak to these questions, and then answer yours as we continue to build a movement to support the Bolivarian Revolution, the Venezuelan people, and the President of that country, kidnapped and held for ransom.
Micaela Ovelar, former political advisor to President Hugo Chavez and currently professor of Political Studies, Government and International Relations at the Bolivarian University of Venezuela, as well as a member of the “State and Social Protests” Study Group at the Bolivarian University of Venezuela; the “Social Movements and Rural and Urban Education” Study and Research Group at the State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB), Brazil; and serves on the Editorial Board of the journal *Práticas Educativas, Memórias e Oralidades* (Revpemo) at the Federal University of Ceará (UECE), Fortaleza, Brazil.
Leonardo Flores, Venezuelan-American political analyst and activist with CODEPINK. He is a founding member of the Venezuela Solidarity Network and worked as a consultant with the Alliance for Cuba Engagement and Respect. His articles have been published in CounterPunch, Common Dreams, and Peoples Dispatch, among others. Leonardo’s media appearances include Democracy Now, Telesur, RT and Pacifica Network radio stations.
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Sponsored by MAPA Education Fund; cosponsored by CODEPINK

From Ground Zero
2026-04-09 18:30 - 21:00 | St James Episcopal Church – Parish Hall, 1991 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02140
We present From Ground Zero, a powerful collection of short films by 22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war and genocide in Gaza.
The stories in Palestine’s Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, capture the unyielding steadfastness of the human spirit and enduring creativity that thrives even in the face of relentless devastation through a unique blend of animation, documentary, and fiction.
From Ground Zero was created by filmmaker Rashid Masharawi and designed to give a voice to the people of Gaza and to document their day-to-day experiences, many of which often go unheard by the outside world. In a war-torn society, where artistic creation is extremely complex, the project sought to capture the diversity of perspectives of Gazans through slice-of-life short films, ranging anywhere from three to six minutes in length. Filmmakers were allowed to tell their story through any genre and cinematic storytelling platform, from fiction to documentary to animation.
After the film we will hear from Zohaib Qureshi, a doctor in physical therapy. Dr. Qureshi works in Neuro-Oncology Amputee Rehab in Dallas, Texas. He volunteered in Gaza and came back in March 2026.
The film will be shown in the Parish Hall of St. James Episcopal Church, three blocks north of Porter Square in Cambridge. The location can be confusing. If you have not been to the venue before, please review these directions and arrive a few minutes early to make sure you find us!

Cuba Under Siege: What Happens Next?
2026-04-08 20:00 - 21:00 | Online Event
Rafael Hernández, leading scholar of both Cuban politics and Cuba-US relations takes on the question of the outlook and options for Cuba in the face of the US all out siege and oil blockade. How long can Cuba hold out? What is the nature of the crisis internally? What are the plans and prospects for the Cuban government in the face of this dire situation?
Hernández is a Cuban writer, scholar and political analyst. He is the editor of Revista Temas, the leading Cuban magazine in the social sciences and the humanities, temas.cult.cu, with its blog Catelejo, a space for other well known Cuban intellectuals, with articles such as the recent, Is Cuba Collapsing, by Marta Nuñez. He leads a monthly gathering, Ultimo Jueves, which brings together intellectuals, academics and ordinary Cubans to discuss and debate the pressing issues of the day. His publications include several books and essays on Cuban and U.S. policies, inter-American relations, international security, migration, Cuban culture, civil society and politics, including Looking at Cuba: Essays on Culture and Civil Society (2001), The Other War: Studies on Strategy and International Security (2000), The History of Havana (2006) and Shall We Play Ball? Debating U.S.-Cuban Relations (2011).

Merri Ansara, moderator, is the coordinator of the Cuba Subcommittee in MAPA’s Latin America/Caribbean Working Group (LA/CWG) . She has just returned from the Nuestra America convoy to Cuba.
Sponsored by MAPA Education Fund, cosponsored by CodePink and by HotHouse: the Center for International Exhibition and Performance.

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Emergency Protests: Stop the US-Israeli War on Iran
2026-04-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Park Street Station, Tremont St and Park Street, Boston, MA, 02108, United States
Rally to demand a complete end to the US-Israel Wars on Iran and Lebanon
Wednesday, April 8
Boston, 6pm – Park Street Station
Lowell, 6pm – City Hall
Worcester, 6pm – City Hall
Holyoke, 6:30 pm – Veterans Memorial Park
Easthampton, 5pm – Nashwannuck Pond
On Tuesday morning, President Trump threatened to commit mass war crimes in Iran: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” if the Iranian government did not meet his demands by 8 PM.
90 minutes before the deadline, the President announced that an agreement had been reached for a two-week ceasefire. The exact details of the deal are unclear. What is clear is that the President of the United States is conducting foreign policy by threatening genocide.
In the last 5 weeks, the governments of Israel and the United States have killed over 1,600 civilians, including 244 children, in Iran. Simultaneously, Israel has killed over 1500 Lebanese people, including 130 children, with US weapons, and ethnically cleansed South Lebanon. They have deceptively used the cover of diplomacy to assassinate Iranian negotiators and leaders. They have endangered the entire region and wasted billions of dollars. They have created an unnecessary shock on the world economy that is threatening the wellbeing of billions.
A ceasefire agreement is welcome, but it is not enough. President Trump has revealed that he is dangerously unfit for office. Tomorrow, we will join with activists across the world to call for an immediate and complete end to the illegal wars on Iran and Lebanon.
Boston rally sponsored by MAPA, About Face, Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine, Answer Coalition, Boston Democratic Socialists of America, CD8 for Palestine, If Not Now, Jewish Voice for Peace Boston, Mass. 50501, Military Families Speak Out, National Iranian American Council, Palestinian Youth Movement, SEIU Local 509, Standing Up for Racial Justice, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Veterans for Peace.

Antiwar Open House
2026-04-07 18:00 - 19:00 | St James Episcopal Church, 1991 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02140
Almost 1,000 people signed petitions, carried signs, and reached out at NO KINGS III last Saturday, March 28, to express resistance to Trump’s wars on Iran and various other countries. The signed petitions will be sent to our elected officials in Congress to let them know we expect them to stand up to the KING and cut off all funding for his disastrous wars. Opposition to these wars carried out by a cruel King is building and media coverage of the massive NO KINGS demonstrations around the country make it clear that rage among young people against the U.S.-Israeli illegal war of aggression against Iran was a top reason for many young people joining.
We are Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA). Every day we work to stop this KING’s wars and end his cruelty toward our immigrant neighbors as we try to build a country on the bedrock of community. Do you think you would like to get more involved in preventing Trump from sending ICE into our cities and ground troops into Iran? Or stopping his $200 billion request for additional funding for his war against Iran war, funding that is taken from our own communities? Or creating a solid wall of opposition to his collaboration with the continuing genocide in Gaza? Or ending his illegal oil blockade of Cuba that is wreaking such suffering on its people? Or standing against his continuing extra-judicial murders of civilians in boats in the Caribbean, his abduction of Venezuela’s President, and his insistence that he will run Venezuela and take its oil?
The meeting will be held in the Lounge of St. James Episcopal Church, three blocks north of Porter Square in Cambridge. The location can be confusing. If you have not been to the venue before, please review these directions and arrive a few minutes early to make sure you find us! (The directions page are for the Parish Hall which is right across the hall from the Lounge.)

Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up
2026-04-06 17:45 - 19:45 | Easthampton Library Annex, 52 Main St, Easthampton, MA, 01027
Boats of armed Cuban Americans trying to land in Cuba like a little Bay of Piglets. Trump cutting off all oil and threatening military action “I can do anything I want with the Island”. Threatening countries in the Caribbean with who knows what if they use Cuba’s medical services. And calling Cuba a terrorist and hostile country. Who’s the terrorist?

The inimitable Saul Landau with his partner Danny Glover, take on the question in this 1 hour film: Will the Real Terrorist Stand Up. Then we will have a discussion — including a report back on the Nuestra America Convoy that just went to Cuba from 36 countries with some 500 people, including 150 people from the US, and several tons of medical aid delivered to hospitals and clinics. Hope you can come. And please take this action to tell Congress to pass this resolution forbidding Trump to take military action without consulting Congress.
