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SUMMARY:U.S. Policy of Regime Change in Cuba
DESCRIPTION:Peace & Justice Conversations \n \nJoin us to review the history of hostility and potential in U.S.-Cuba relations. Peter Kornbluh and William LeoGrande will help us to better understand Washington’s current economic warfare that has created a dire humanitarian crisis for the Cuban people and how it may evolve into more direct U.S. military attacks against the island nation. \nPeter Kornbluh is a senior analyst at the National Security Archive and the director of the Archive’s Cuba Documentation Project. He is a contributor to The Nation\, Foreign Policy\, Responsible Statecraft\, Cigar Aficionado and other media outlets. He is a co-author\, with William M. LeoGrande\, of Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana. Kornbluh is also the author of The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability. \nWilliam M. LeoGrande is a professor emeritus of government and former dean of the American University School of Public Affairs. He is a specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America and has been a frequent adviser to government and private sector agencies. Professor LeoGrande previously worked on staff for the Democratic Policy Committee of the U.S. Senate. His articles have appeared in various international and national journals\, magazines and newspapers. He has written five books\, the latest being Back Channel to Cuba. \nSponsored by New Hampshire Peace Action\, cosponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action \nEmail doreen@nhpeaceaction.org if you don’t receive the Zoom link after RSVP’ing. \nAbout NHPA’s bi-weekly Zoom Peace & Justice Conversation Series: 2020’s upheavals brought us to a new moment of reckoning and possibility. How do we want to live in the world? What do we value? How can we make the changes we’ve been yearning for? NH Peace Action has been engaged in working for change for decades. We’d like to bring you into these conversations about issues and options for the future. There is no charge to attend\, but your contributions in any amount are greatly appreciated.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/u-s-policy-of-regime-change-in-cuba/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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SUMMARY:Bearing Witness @ ICE
DESCRIPTION: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. \nStand 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. \nSchedule (every Wednesday) \n\n11:00-11:30\, Welcome and announcements\n11:30-12:30\, Stand or sit with signs; option to read the U.S. Constitution to ICE\n12:30-1:00\, Short walk along the sidewalk on District Ave to Mall Road\n\nNOTE: Please sign up for our email list as we may cancel due to severe weather or other circumstances. \nIf you’re never attended a standout and are curious about signs\, parking and more\, click The Standout
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/bearing-witness-ice/2026-06-03/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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SUMMARY:Hands Off Cuba - Join the National Day of Action for Cuba
DESCRIPTION:Hands Off Cuba Rally 6 pm June 3rd\, Holyoke City Hall — see flyer
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/hands-off-cuba-join-the-national-day-of-action-for-cuba/
LOCATION:Holyoke City Hall\, 536 Dwight St\, Holyoke\, MA 01040\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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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/2026-06-04/
LOCATION:1000 District Avenue Burlington\, MA 01803 United States\, 1000 District Avenue\, Burlington\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latin America
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SUMMARY:Tech Bros Threaten Nurses\, Teachers and Elder Care Workers
DESCRIPTION:Enriching the 1% and bleeding the state budget is on the agenda for Massachusetts MAGA. Two ballot questions put forward by the Massachusetts High Tech Council and the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership would dramatically lower the state income tax and shrink revenue by billions\, causing teachers\, firefighters\, and police to be fired across the state. Join us to learn more about this threat to our common wealth and what you can do to stop it. \nHarris Gruman is the Executive Director of the Service Employees International Union Massachusetts State Council.  In that role he has expanded direct care worker organizing\, raised progressive taxation\, created major new social insurance programs in paid leave and health care\, and elected candidates like progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren. He has served as a Board Member of Massachusetts Peace Action. As an independent scholar\, Dr. Gruman has written and taught on the philosophy of history\, political culture\, and social activism. \nRespondents: \nCari Medina is executive vice president of 1199SEIU for Massachusetts. \nDan Hoffer is a Boston based activist and organizer who has been working in Union and Democratic politics since 2003. Dan has Iowa roots but grew up in Wayland\, Mass and later attended Boston University (Class of 2006). For the last 14 years he has worked at SEIU and is currently the Political and Legislative Director for SEIU local 509 representing human service workers and educators in Massachusetts. \nErika Uyterhoeven is State Representative for Massachusetts’ 27th Middlesex district and is a MAPA endorsed candidate for State Senate for Massachusetts 2nd Suffolk distict. \nSee the Tax Cuts Ballot Sheet for more information on the issues. \n \nRegister to attend.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/tech-bros-threaten/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Peace and Working Class,Peace Voter
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SUMMARY:Books not Bombs Teach-in
DESCRIPTION:Please join last in this semester’s AAUP/AFT Books Not Bombs teach-in (Zoom Link Below): \nBooks Not Bombs 2026 – Defending Campus and Schools Expression \nTeach-in Agenda for Friday June 5\, 2026: \n5:00 pm – Welcome and Introductions; \n5:05 pm – Supporting the Protect Act for Public Schools in the State Legislature – Emily Romero (Mass Advocates for Children); \nDiscussion \n5:15 pm – Continuing K-12 Budget Pressures from Federal Cuts – Cambridge School Committee Member; \nDiscussion \n5:25 pm – Lesley Faculty Win Contract – SEIU509 Lesley Univ. Rep; \n5:30 pm – Ramping up Minds Not Missiles Campaign in Support of Increased Federal Higher Education Funding -Jonathan King (Minds Not Missiles Education Fund); \nDiscussion \n5:40 pm Date and time for fall monthly Teach-ins – Owen Madaus (Books Not Bombs Committee); \n5:45 pm – Adjourn. \n  \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82131313100?pwd=JmVrbXaKlWqnfoX0dNFBjiguNIzobW.1
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/books-not-bombs-teach-in/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Books Not Bombs
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SUMMARY:Dance For World Community Festival
DESCRIPTION:  \nDWC Annual Festivals celebrate the rich diversity of Greater Boston’s dance sector and its valued contributions to the area’s cultural and economic vitality. The event is produced by JMBT in collaboration with local government\, area businesses\, dance organizations\, other cultural agencies and social service/advocacy nonprofits. Performances and introductory-level classes are offered by over 60 local dance companies presented on multiple outdoor stages along Harvard Square’s Massachusetts Avenue and in JMBT studios. Over 20 local nonprofits display exhibits to engage attendees and raise awareness about important social and environmental issues. Offerings by local businesses\, exhibiting artists and food vendors are also made available. The Festival is free to the public and attended by approximately 20\,000 people. \nThe indoor/outdoor event will feature five performance stages\, diverse dance forms presented by over 60 dance groups\, free introductory-level dance classes and table exhibits along “Advocacy Way” on Massachusetts Avenue (between Bow Street and Putnam Avenue) by area nonprofits. \nA free event for all to enjoy\, the Festival brings together local dance performers\, instructors\, other artists and activists from social service and advocacy agencies to raise awareness about the growing urgency for world peace\, and social and environmental justice. Advocacy Way is a unique opportunity for activist and community service groups to connect with local arts groups and their diverse audiences and raise critical local and global issues that can create social change. \nHave an interest in participating? Please fill out the form below to apply for participation in the Festival as an Advocacy Organization Partner. \nThe application deadline is Friday\, May 1\, 2026. Applicants will be notified of their acceptances on a rolling basis with final notifications on Thursday\, May 7\, 2026. \nPlease note that there is a $30 fee to host a table at the Festival. The fee covers the cost of the rented table and two chairs. A tablecloth is also provided. \n\n \n\n 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/dance-for-world-community-festival-2/
LOCATION:Harvard Square\, Harvard Square Station\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138
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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/2026-06-06/
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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