Year: 2024 - Page 17 - Massachusetts Peace Action

CANDU/Twin Threats Campaign Report

March 25, 2024 Rowan Sporte Ehn

by Rowan Sporte Ehn and Grace Sanford The fundamental goal of the “Twin Threats/CANDU” campaign is to unite the climate and nuclear disarmament movements within Massachusetts on behalf of a shared goal: saving life on the planet. Another goal of the CANDU campaign is to […]

Self-immolation is the most extreme form of nonviolent protest

March 25, 2024 Rowan Sporte Ehn and Amna Saeed-Kothe

By Rowan Sporte Ehn and Amna Saeed-Kothe Varying forms of political mass protest–including marches, strikes, rallies, walk-outs and sit-ins–have been used for centuries to express opposition to abhorrent ideologies and policies. However, a notable and extreme form of individual, nonviolent protest emerged more recently (for […]

The Time for Peace in Ukraine is Now!

March 25, 2024 John Berkowitz

by John Berkowitz At winter’s end, we’d like to offer an update on Paul Shannon’s article in the Peace Advocate (Winter ’24) titled: “2024: The Big Year in Ukraine”; and reiterate his urgent call for a ceasefire and negotiations to end the Ukraine War before […]

Board Election Process 2024

March 22, 2024 Cole Harrison

Mass. Peace Action’s 2024 board election will be held during our 2024 Annual Meeting, which will be held at Roxbury Community College on April 6, 2024. The Board of Directors is responsible for directing MAPA’s work between Annual Meetings. As Massachusetts Peace Action works to […]

2024-2026 Board Nominees

March 22, 2024 Cole Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action directors serve for a 2-year term. The following candidates have been nominated by the Executive Committee for election. The election will take place on April 6, 2024 at the MAPA annual meeting. New members running for election Harris Gruman – Somerville (CD8) […]

Western MA Peace Advocates Occupy Rep. McGovern’s Office Demanding an End to U.S. military aid to Israel

March 21, 2024 Jennifer Scarlott

There are so many creative actions taking place to “shut it down” and allow “no business as usual” for Palestine. The folks who occupied one of their Congressional representative’s district offices in western Massachusetts last week urge fellow activists to carry out similar occupations of […]

Understanding the Background of the Russia-Ukraine War

March 19, 2024 Jeanne Trubek

Although Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine was on February 24, 2022, the conflict started much earlier. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine declared independence and neutrality. At that time Russia’s level of concern about NATO expansion increased and, as part of […]