Year: 2023 - Page 8 - Massachusetts Peace Action

The Multiplying Horror of Cluster Munitions Use in Ukraine

August 21, 2023 Richard Krushnic

by Richard Krushnic and Jacqueline King In a dismaying intensification of the Ukraine war, President Biden announced in early July that the US would begin sending cluster munitions to Ukraine. The decision met with widespread domestic and international opprobrium, including statements against cluster munitions by […]

Claire Schaeffer-Duffy addressed the Hiroshima memorial event in Worcester, August 6, 2023. Photo: Sam Bishop

Peace Activists Statewide Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Demand Nuclear Ban

August 21, 2023 Cole Harrison

Edited by Cole Harrison Peace activists in 14 locations across Massachusetts held commemorative events August 6-9 to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed 220,000 people, nearly all civilians, in 1945. The activists also demanded the United […]

Oppenheimer: the Movie and the Moment to Prevent the Next Nuclear War

August 18, 2023 Marcy Winograd

Unless this Hollywood film sparks a second nuclear-freeze movement, Congress and the White House will raid the treasury to expand our nuclear arsenal. By Marcy Winograd This piece was originally published in Common Dreams and contains spoilers for the movie Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan. The ground-breaking […]

When the Military Owns the Ocean

August 18, 2023 Leo Middleton

By Leo Middleton When the submersible vessel known as the Titan, owned by the Oceangate company, imploded with five people on board on its way to exploring the wreckage of the Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland in June, the deadly accident was met with […]

McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It

August 17, 2023 Cole Harrison

We stand together against the rise of a new McCarthyism that is targeting peace activists, critics of US foreign policy, and Chinese Americans. Despite increased intimidation, we remain steadfast in our mission to foster peace and international solidarity, countering the narrative of militarism, hostility, and […]

MAPA Activists Leaflet at Showings of the Oppenheimer Film

August 16, 2023 Jackie Dee King

Whatever one thinks of Christopher Nolan’s powerful and disturbing film Oppenheimer, which opened recently at theaters in Massachusetts, it has sparked widespread discussion about the dangers of nuclear war – discussion which is desperately needed in these dangerous times. Recognizing the opportunity presented, MAPA members […]

Support our 2023 Fund Drive!

August 14, 2023 Cole Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action runs on your contributions! As we reach MAPA’s 66th year of organizing, advocacy, and actions for a more just world, the MAPA community is stronger than ever! With your support, MAPA has completed a year of intense efforts for peace and justice. […]