By Paul Shannon Funny how you assume certain people will always be there, because they always are there. I can’t remember a time when Marty was not there. (Do you?) Someone you could depend on if you needed her help. Someone with a big view […]
by Cole Harrison and Brian Garvey Over 150 MAPA members gathered online to chart the organization’s path in 2022 in a two-part annual meeting on April 26 and May 3 Co-chair Jonathan King opened the meeting by requesting a moment of silence in memory of […]
By Brian Garvey The US-Saudi war in Yemen entered its 8th year this past March. Despite the United Nations declaring it the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis” and some 400,000 civilians killed in the conflict, its victims and its perpetrators have remained largely absent from the […]
By Liz Walters This past January, student loan company Navient was made to cancel $1.7 billion in federal student debt in a federal settlement judged by Attorney General Maura Healey. The settlement, which also required Navient to distribute $95 million in restitution to approximately 350,000 […]
Presentation by Abdallah Samir Allan, April 7, 2022, Havana, Cuba The following presentation was made to the exploratory group from Massachusetts Peace Action that traveled to Cuba from April 2 to April 10, 2022. We asked to meet some of the international students in Cuba […]
by Shelagh Foreman and Yeva Khranovska Jamie Babson was an important member of Massachusetts Peace Action since the 1970s and a member of our Board of Directors since its inception. He was committed to building Massachusetts Peace Action and made a lasting impact on the […]
by Mark Solomon After retiring from a distinguished academic career that included co-authorship of a foundational book on community organizing, Joan Ecklein committed to full-time activism to advance peace and social justice. That activism was boundless; with combined determination and self-effacement, Joan rarely if ever […]
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