Is peace breaking out on Beacon Hill? With a new arms race beginning and white nationalism in the White House, it’s critical that the states step forward to speak out for sane alternatives. Citizens are loudly calling on legislators to act! Over the next …
In 2019 we have been voting, phoning, demonstrating, petitioning, lobbying, writing, tweeting, and risking arrest for peace. That’s why we’re called Massachusetts Peace Action. We are the leading political presence in Massachusetts pushing for Peace, Diplomacy and Nuclear Disarmament. This is only possible with your active participation …
Every bill submitted to the State Legislature is assigned to a committee, and the committee will schedule every bill for a hearing, often with several bills in the same hearing. Hearings typically occur from April to December of the year in which the bill is …
Ayanna Pressley and the “Squad” Rep. Ayanna Pressley The election to the House of Representatives of the four progressive women of color known as “The Squad” has marked a turning point for Congress. These new reps –Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, …
This article appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of the Massachusetts Peace Action newsletter The progressive struggle against the Trump Administration’s assault on democracy, the environment, immigrants, women, the working class, and many foreign countries continues to escalate. Democrats have taken control of the House …
This article appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of the Massachusetts Peace Action newsletter October 7th marked the 18th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, the longest in American history. It is now possible for young men and women to fight and die in this …
by Andrea Burns and Jonathan King This article appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of the Massachusetts Peace Action newsletter Massachusetts legislators and peace advocates spoke out forcefully at a State House hearing Sept. 24 about the urgent need for nuclear disarmament, curbing Pentagon spending, …
by Savina Martin and Jonathan King This article appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of the Massachusetts Peace Action newsetter More than 85 grassroots advocates, elected officials, union leaders, and economists gathered at an MIT forum on Sept 27 to launch the development of a …
by Paula Gutlove and Gordon Thompson This article appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of the Mass. Peace Action newsletter Thousands of youth and their allies from across Massachusetts staged a dramatic “climate strike” in Boston on September 20th to demand action on the climate …
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