Month: July 2022

Antiwar Opera: Roger Waters Rocks the Garden with “This is not a Drill”

July 14, 2022 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey Those familiar with the music of Roger Waters know that the creative force behind Pink Floyd is an outspoken activist. But just to make sure everyone knew the score going in the performance began with a simple announcement broadcasted over the loudspeakers […]

The First Meeting of the States Parties to the TPNW opened with a video message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Photo: Soka Gakkai Global

The First Meeting of States Parties to the Nuclear Ban Treaty: A New Era for Nuclear Abolition

July 13, 2022 Sofia Rose Wolman

by Sofia Rose Wolman The First Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) to the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), held June 21-23, 2022, in Vienna, Austria, marked a new era in the movement to abolish nuclear weapons. As a result of tremendous diplomatic and civil […]

Ukraine Peace Rally, Boston, May 7, 2022

Reaching the Public on Ukraine: Peace Talks Now, Not Weapons Shipments!

July 13, 2022 Cole Harrison

While the Russian invasion is a criminal act, the U.S. and NATO did much to provoke it, and are now using Ukraine as a pawn to bleed Russia and weaken it. There is plenty of blame to go around. But you wouldn’t know this by […]

MAPA and the Raytheon Antiwar Campaign Protest Saudi Arabia at the U.S. Open

July 13, 2022 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey So what on Earth do Saudi Arabia and the war in Yemen have to do with professional golf and the U.S. Open? It has everything to do with “sportswashing”, the practice of using sports to improve a tarnished reputation, which is exactly […]

What I did at the Democratic State Convention

July 13, 2022 Louise Coleman

by Louise Coleman Recently, I was elected by the Sherborn Democratic Town Committee as an alternate for the upcoming state convention. Then, because of fears associated with COVID, only one of the delegates opted to attend the convention in person. Some delegates chose not to […]

Partners in Survival: Reviving the “McCloy-Zorin Agreement”

July 13, 2022 E. Martin Schotz, MD

by Dr. Eli Schotz and Krishen Mehta Today, humanity’s existence is threatened by the danger of nuclear war and the destruction of our natural environment—destruction that is resulting in “climate chaos” and widespread pollution. If humanity is to avoid the apocalypse of nuclear war and […]

Boston Resolution calling for an end to the embargo on Cuba

Boston City Council Passes Resolution Calling for the End of the U.S. Embargo of Cuba

July 13, 2022 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison The Boston City Council voted today to pass Resolution 0618 calling for the end to the U.S. Embargo Against Cuba and for greater medical, cultural, and educational ties between the two countries. Kendra Lara, Boston City Councilor for District Six and member […]