Legislation and Policy
Year: 2020
Legislation and Policy
Scientists and Physicians for Markey
Calling all members of the scientific field Do you appreciate Senator Ed Markey’s leadership in the US Congress promoting Nuclear Disarmament, a Green New Deal, Net Neutrality, Environmental Protection and Alzheimer’s Disease research? Sign up below to join the Scientists for Markey committee and support […]
Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
Justice for George Floyd! End Police Violence!
by Rosemary Kean and Jackie Dee King In the weeks since the brutal public murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, nationwide protests have erupted to challenge police violence and demand transformational changes in policing that amount to a restructuring of what we mean by […]
Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
Maybe You Thought “War at Home” Was Just a Metaphor?
I have told this story before, but in the present crisis it is worth repeating. Some years back Dorchester People for Peace was trying to build a coalition to cut the military budget, recruiting a variety of people-of-color-led organizations in Boston to work on a […]
Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
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Hiroshima/ Nagasaki 75 Years: A Call to Action
This August, 75 years will have passed since the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Around the world we mark these anniversaries each year — remembering the lives lost and altered forever on August 6 and 9, 1945, raising awareness about the many […]
Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
Mass. Peace Action Condemns the Execution of George Floyd
Massachusetts Peace Action condemns the lynching of George Floyd in broad daylight by the Minneapolis police. We demand that all officers involved in his murder be arrested and held accountable. Extra-judicial murders by police and police brutality must end now. We stand in solidarity with […]