Year: 2022 - Page 6 - Massachusetts Peace Action

60 Years After the Cuban Missile Crisis, Activists Rally at Congressional Offices to “Defuse Nuclear War”

October 14, 2022 Maryellen Kurkulos

From 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., local constituents will hold protests outside the district offices of Congressional Representatives Auchincloss, Clark, Lynch, McGovern, Moulton, and Trahan. The activists will call on their Congressmembers to step up and urgently work to reduce the mounting dangers of nuclear war. The Massachusetts […]

No Cold War Working Group Statement on the War in Ukraine

October 10, 2022 No Cold War Working Group

The United States, its NATO allies, and Ukraine have termed the current military conflict in Ukraine an “illegal act of aggression by Russia against Ukraine”. Russia has termed it a “legal special military operation” aimed at securing the safety of the people of the Donbas, […]

Vote YES on Ballot Questions 1 and 4!

October 4, 2022 Alison Cedarbaum

By Alison Cedarbaum, Legislative Intern The Massachusetts 2022 General Election on November 8th, and the early voting period beginning on October 22nd, are steadily approaching. Aside from the congressional midterm elections and several state and local leaders up for election, Massachusetts voters will also find […]

In this image released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, greets President Joe Biden with a fist bump after his arrival at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, July 15, 2022. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

Response to “Trips by Biden, Pelosi, and Markey are Bad Diplomacy”

October 2, 2022 Napoleon Williams

by Napoleon Williams As usual and now to be expected, articles by Brian Garvey are informative, analytical, and constructive. The one entitled “Trips by Biden, Pelosi, and Markey are Bad Diplomacy“, was no exception. However, it had, in my opinion, a serious deficit in perhaps […]

Activists Protest Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf Tournament

October 2, 2022 Paul Shannon

(Lancaster, MA) Residents of a number of Massachusetts towns gathered at the shuttle bus location at the Bolton Fair Grounds in Lancaster to protest Saudi Arabia’s LIV golf tournament taking place at “The International” golf course in Bolton. They sought to raise awareness about the […]

Raytheon Technologies: A nuclear threat

October 1, 2022 Paul Shannon

By Paul Shannon Raytheon Technologies is the second largest military contractor in the world, with $64 billion in net sales. Internationally, it is one of the top three arms suppliers, selling its weapons to numerous countries, and employing 174,000 men It has close […]

Stop Raytheon’s Nukes: Introduction

October 1, 2022 Kathie Malley-Morrison

by Kathleen Malley-Morrison Mass Peace Action (MAPA) has launched a new campaign, in which its Raytheon working group has joined forces with its nuclear disarmament working group, to disclose and confront the role of Raytheon Technologies in bringing the world closer to nuclear holocaust. The […]