Year: 2021 - Page 20 - Massachusetts Peace Action

Poor People’s Campaign Delivers Demands to State House

April 13, 2021 Jackie Dee King

by Jackie Dee King In a move evoking the defiance of Martin Luther 500 years ago, more than 35 people representing the Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign braved a cold wind and a global pandemic to rally on Beacon Hill March 15. As Luther nailed his […]

RI Peace Bills Filed in the State House

April 13, 2021 Maryellen Kurkulos

by Maryellen Kurkulos Two historic pieces of pro-peace legislation submitted to the Rhode Island State House this year have created a whirlwind of activity for the Rhode Island peace movement. Activists representing the groups Action Corps, Brown War Watch, No Endless War or Excessive Militarism, […]

Tigrayans and supporters rallied in downtown Boston April 7 calling for peace, an end to starvation and rape as tactics of war, and calling for US actions to stop the war. Paul Shannon photo

Tigray Urgently Needs Peace

April 12, 2021 Sunny Robinson

by Sunny Robinson Concerned people in the U.S. should be gravely concerned about the humanitarian disaster and the wide spread hunger and starvation in Tigray Province, Ethiopia. In the strongest possible terms and with the greatest sense of urgency, the U.S. should use its voice […]

Iman Saleh (with drum) on hunger strike in Washington D.C. to protest the blockade and war against Yemen; seated next to her is Rep. Ilhan Omar. Hassan El-Tayyab photo

Hunting in Yemen

April 9, 2021 Kathy Kelly

by Kathy Kelly “It’s not normal for people to live like this,” says Iman Saleh, now on her twelfth day of a hunger strike demanding an end to war in Yemen. Since March 29th, in Washington, D.C., Iman Saleh, age 26, has been on a […]

U.S. Occupation and Siege Impose Starvation and Desperation on Syrians

April 6, 2021 Cole Harrison

The US continues to occupy Syrian territory, stealing its oil resources and blockading grain imports. This has had the effect of starving and freezing Syrians as well as impeding initiatives to unite and rebuild the country. We note that US, Turkish, and Israeli bombing of […]

Prelude to Tax Day

April 5, 2021 Patricia Hynes

by Pat Hynes Previously published in Common Dreams On Tax Day, there’s more than one elephant in the room, and they’re all in mansions. Elephants occupy the bulging mansions of 657 American billionaires, 43 of them new this past pandemic year. Their combined wealth soared […]

Boston said NO to war on Yemen, January 25, 2021

2021-2023 Board Nominees

March 31, 2021 Cole Harrison

Most Massachusetts Peace Action directors serve for a 2-year term. The following candidates have been nominated by the Executive Committee for election in March 2021. The election will take place on April 24, 2021 at the MAPA annual meeting. New members running for election Vaughn […]