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SUMMARY:Sumud: Film Screening & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we view and discuss SUMUD: A Doctor’s Report on Genocide and Survival. The film follows an American anesthesiologist volunteering in Gaza\, with commentary on the genocide by Omar El-Akkad\, Egyptian-Canadian journalist. \nA discussion will follow the 27 min. viewing of the film with the film’s director\, Jan Haaken\, and co-founder of Doctors Against Genocide\, Dr. Karameh Hamash-Kuemmerle. Nancy Murray\, representing the Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine and the Gaza Mental Health Foundation\, will facilitate. \nAbout the film: vimeo.com/1140284630 \nIn solidarity\, we will be fundraising for Gaza Mental Health Foundation and Doctors Against Genocide. \nAccessibility & transportation: Masks required. Please see the registration form for more information. \nIn collaboration with JVP Boston\, BWC\, Sawa\, MAPA\, INN Boston\, DAG\, and the Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine \nWhen: Monday\, January 5\, 6:45 – 8:30pm\nWhere: Jamaica Plain\, exact location shared following registration\nRegister here: tinyurl.com/sumudboston \n\nCan’t make it? You can still donate.\n– Gaza Mental Health Foundation: gazamentalhealth.org/support\n– Doctors Against Genocide: doctorsagainstgenocide.org/donate
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/sumud-film-screening-discussion/
LOCATION:Jamaica Plain
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:What is Trump’s Golden Dome? Are We Paying for Ineffective Missile Defense and a Spiraling Nuclear Arms Race?
DESCRIPTION:Missile Defense\, as the term implies\, is defending against enemy missiles carrying an explosive payload. The origin of these anti-missile systems dates back to the Cold War space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union\, an era when intercontinental ballistic missiles could be deployed in space to launch satellites to orbit or travel thousands of miles carrying nuclear weapons. Missile defense systems were deployed by both superpowers in the 1960s\, but proved to be technically infeasible and prohibitively expensive. They were ultimately abandoned. \nFeasibility and cost notwithstanding\, the U.S. military and weapons contractors succeeded in pursuing these systems during the Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush administrations. Now\, Donald Trump has launched the ambitious Golden Dome project\, yet another missile defense program based on technologies and space-based interceptors proven to be unworkable. \nIn this webinar\, we will hear three experts discuss the technical and policy aspects of Golden Dome. \nTed Postol\, professor emeritus at MIT\, is an internationally known analyst and long-time critic of the missile defense program. He has held positions at the Argonne National Laboratory\, the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment\, and the Pentagon\, where he functioned as scientific advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and technical and policy advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. At Stanford\, he helped build a weapons technology training program for development and arms control policy. His awards include the 1995 Hilliard Roderick Prize in Science\, Arms Control\, and International Security from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) which lauded him as “by-far the strongest\, technically-trained\, independent arms control analyst of his generation” and the mentor of “a whole generation of independent arms control policy analysts.” He has been awarded for whistle-blowing about governmental false claims about missile defenses like the Patriot system in the 1991 Gulf War. He is a member of the New York Council on Foreign Relations\, a board member of The Committee for the Republic\, and a former editor of the journal International Security. \nDaryl Kimball is the Executive Director of the Arms Control Association (ACA)\, Washington\, DC\, where since 2001 he has led the organization’s advocacy campaigns on major issues including cancellation of new nuclear weapons programs\, the 2010 New START agreement\, the 2015 P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran\, the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty\, and strengthening the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. He is publisher of the organization’s monthly journal\, Arms Control Today\, a frequent expert source for reporters and policymakers\, and has written and spoken extensively about all matters related to nuclear arms control. Previously\, he was the executive director of the Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers\, and the Director of Security Programs for Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). There\, he helped to expose and accelerate the cleanup of a toxic\, Cold War-era nuclear weapons production site in his hometown of Oxford\, Ohio\, led the advocacy for the 1992 nuclear test moratorium in Congress and for the U.N.’s endorsement of the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. \nSubrata Ghoshroy\, a former Senior Defense Analyst for the Government Accountability Office (GAO)\, was the lead Technical Evaluator for its investigation into allegations of fraud in the missile defense program. When the GAO tried to cover up his discovery that contractors were lying about a $100-million test\, he blew the whistle and quit the GAO shortly afterwards. He then joined MIT as a Research Affiliate with the Program in Science\, Technology\, and Society. \nLinda Pentz Gunter\, moderator\, is the curator and editor of Beyond Nuclear International and the international specialist at Beyond Nuclear. Prior to her work in anti-nuclear advocacy\, she was a journalist for 20 years in print and broadcast\, working for USA Network\, Reuters\, The Times (UK) and other US and international outlets. \nRegister to attend:
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/trumps-golden-dome/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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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/2026-01-08/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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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/2026-01-10/
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:No War at Home\, No War Abroad
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URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/no-war-at-home-no-war-abroad/
LOCATION:Massachusetts State House\, 24 Beacon St\, Boston
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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SUMMARY:Justice for Renee Good - ICE out of Massachusetts
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URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/justice-for-renee-good-ice-out-of-massachusetts/
LOCATION:JFK Federal Building\, Cambridge St at Sudbury St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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