Month: September 2025

Why I’m On Hunger Strike

September 30, 2025 Jeannie Connerney

by Jeannie Connerney The author participated in The People’s Prescription, and this is a statement she read at the Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church in West Roxbury on September 13. My name is Jeannie, and today is the third day of my hunger strike. I’m […]

Defending our National Guard: Massachusetts Bill Would End Unconstitutional Deployments

September 30, 2025 Jason Brand

by Jason Brand “When one person can initiate war, by its definition, a republic no longer exists” — Ron Paul Legislation currently before the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs would prohibit the Massachusetts National Guard from being deployed into “active duty combat” unless […]

Members of the State Commission on Antisemitism at Sept 25, 2025 hearing. Frame from State Legislature webcast

Antisemitism Commission Targets Israel Critics

September 25, 2025 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison The following is a transcript of the author’s testimony at the State Commission on Combatting Antisemitism (SCCA) hearing, September 25, 2025. My name is Cole Harrison. I’m a staff member for Massachusetts Peace Action, which represents 2400 members in the Commonwealth who […]

Israel Divestment Rally Speech

September 24, 2025 Paul Shannon

by Paul Shannon Below is a transcript of a short speech given by Mass. Peace Action member, Paul Shannon, at a rally in front of the Massachusetts State House on September 19, 2025, in support of Bill H.2984 which would divest the state pension from […]

The People’s Hunger Strike is Underway in Boston

September 23, 2025 Jeannie Connerney

By Jeannie Connerney The Peoples Hunger Strike began in Boston at the beginning of September in response to a group of Palestinians calling for an international hunger strike in solidarity with Gaza and as a means of escalating political pressure to end the genocide. The […]

Medford Divests from War Industries

September 17, 2025 Clare Sheridan

by Clare Sheridan On August 5, the Medford City Council passed the first reading of a values-aligned local investment ordinance to divest city funds from fossil fuel companies, private prisons, and weapons manufacturers. Medford, a near suburb of Boston, is home to 60,000 people, with […]

Trump’s AI Action Plan: How Deregulating AI Can Threaten Our Community

September 17, 2025 Aidan Panotes-Bengzon

by Aidan Panotes-Bengzon In the global race to advance artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the Trump Administration has been determined to place America at the forefront by any means necessary, even if reaching this goal requires prioritizing rapid private-sector growth over community protections, ethics, and safety. […]