Year: 2026 - Page 2 - Massachusetts Peace Action

Elect Jamie Belsito!

June 2, 2026 Sunny Robinson

Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Jamie Belsito for Congress in Congressional District 6. Belsito is far and away the most outstanding candidate on all the peace and justice issues that MAPA cares about and indeed holds the same positions and values that MAPA does. She is […]

What More Evidence Do We Need? Flotilla Activists Expose Israeli Prisons

May 28, 2026 Jeannie Connerney

People worldwide are reacting to a video released on X by the man who so proudly oversees the system of torture in Israel. Security Minister Ben-Gvir posted himself strutting through a detention facility in Ashdod, where activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla were taken after […]

MAPA Endorses 2nd Round of Candidates and Ballot Questions

May 20, 2026 Sam Levine

Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA), the largest grassroots peace advocacy organization in the state, announces endorsements for six candidates running for Congress or the State Legislature. Each of these candidates have shown a commitment to building peace through supporting diplomacy over war, opposing ICE violence at […]

Peace with Iran is Possible, Just Look at China

May 20, 2026 Jeanne Trubek

The United States and Israel are waging a misguided war on Iran. Meanwhile, China, who the US sees as its biggest geopolitical rival, seems to have stayed out of it. Judging from how this war has played out, the US could stand to learn from […]

Rent Control is Good for Communities

May 20, 2026 Kiam Jamrog-McQuaid

Housing advocates across the state have worked to put rent control on the ballot this November, in an effort to slow the rampant displacement caused by the housing crisis and by unreasonable rent increases that outpace inflation. Passing this ballot initiative would limit annual rent […]

Re-Elect Senator Ed Markey

May 15, 2026 Brian Garvey

Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Ed Markey for re-election to the U.S. Senate. MAPA has worked closely with Ed Markey during his tenure in the Senate. He is a leading advocate for controlling nuclear weapons and has called for a “no first use” nuclear policy. Markey […]

EARTH AND WATER – Endangered!

May 6, 2026 Hayat Imam

We just celebrated Earth Day and paid tribute to our home, the beautiful planet that tenderly nurtures us. Our responsibility must be to continue the same love and concern for this earth, not just for a day but for the other 364 days as well, […]