Year: 2020 - Page 12 - Massachusetts Peace Action

1945 by Dawn Kramer

July 29, 2020 Nicholas Smaldone

Earlier this summer, we sent out a call to action for artists to create work inspired by the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Here is Dawn Kramer’s moving self-choreographed piece “1945.” This performance will be shown during the Still Here […]

Rally at Raytheon Cambridge office, October 2018

Tell Raytheon to Cease and Desist From the Development of Nuclear Weapons

July 29, 2020 Nicholas Smaldone

On August 6th, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, peace activists will gather outside Raytheon BBN Technologies at 9 am to deliver a cease and desist letter to demand the company to stop developing nuclear weapons. Sign the cease and desist letter […]

IRAQ: Occupation, Governance, Protests

July 29, 2020 Valentine Moghadam

The 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq by U.S. and British forces was a momentous event for Iraq, the region, and the world. Since then, Iraq has experienced political instability, corruption, deteriorating public services, economic decline, Da’esh (Islamic State/ISIS) terrorism, and several protest waves (e.g., […]

How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Undoing Years of Progress for Women

July 28, 2020 Juliana DeSimone

By Juliana DeSimone This post is part two in a series about the intersection between peace issues and gender. This series is meant to push people to think critically about the ways in which women are distinctly impacted by peace issues. Issues of peace impact […]

Unpacking International Inequality: A Series on Women’s Peace Issues

July 28, 2020 Juliana DeSimone

This series is meant to push people to think critically about the ways in which women are distinctly impacted by peace issues. Issues of peace impact everyone; at the same time, all peace issues are feminist issues. Thus, all peace issues require a gendered lens […]

Take Action Today – Encourage the State to Pass Progressive Legislation Before the Session Ends

July 28, 2020 Juliana DeSimone

The Massachusetts State Legislature session concludes this Friday, July 31st. So far in the session, our leaders have failed to enact several important pieces of legislation that will improve the livelihoods of the most vulnerable members of our community. It is not enough for us […]

Nuclear Danger Grows

July 27, 2020 Euan Harlow-Lawrence

Scientists Join Sen. Markey to Oppose Resumption of Nuclear Testing by Jerry Ross and Jonathan Alan King On the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear test explosion in the New Mexico desert, leading scientists from across the country joined Senator Edward J. Markey at a […]