Author: Cole Harrison

Rally to stop the US-Israeli war on Iran and Lebanon, Boston Common, April 8, 2026. Photo: MAPA/ Cole Harrison

End the US-Israeli War of Aggression against Iran and Lebanon

April 8, 2026 Cole Harrison

Remarks delivered by Cole Harrison at Sen. Ed Markey’s press conference at the Embrace statue, April 8, 2026 Massachusetts Peace Action calls for the immediate end to the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran and Lebanon. Trump’s war violates the Constitution, US law, and international […]

National, Massachusetts Organizations Condemn Death Threats Over Cambridge Iran Event

January 29, 2026 Cole Harrison

Community organizations speak up for peace and freedom of speech, against coordinated smear campaign and threats of violence aimed at silencing upcoming Iran event. Cambridge, MA — The National Iranian American Council (NIAC ), Peace Action Education Fund, Just Foreign Policy and Massachusetts Peace Action Education […]

Massachusetts Should Divest from Armageddon

November 19, 2025 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison Testimony Presented to the Joint Committee on Financial Services In support of An Act Promoting Responsible Investment (H.1264/ S.767) November 18, 2025 Thank you, co-chairs, for convening this hearing. I am Cole Harrison, administrative director of Massachusetts Peace Action. Peace Action was […]

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 […]

Reaching out for Block the Bombs at the Democratic State Convention. Photo: Barry Hock

Democratic State Convention delegates call for Block the Bombs

September 17, 2025 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison As Israel’s genocide in Gaza approaches the two year mark, the Democratic State Committee offered a draft platform that was silent on the genocide and on all foreign policy and peace issues. Delegates entering the Democratic State Convention in Springfield Sept. 13 […]

No to NATO, Yes to Peace!

April 2, 2025 Cole Harrison

Many people believe that NATO is a peace-loving, defensive alliance, but the opposite is true. During the past 30 years, NATO has fomented a vast arc of violence stretching from Libya to Afghanistan, leaving villages bombed, infrastructure destroyed, and countless dead. Originally formed as part […]

Ceasefire Brings Pause in Gaza Genocide

January 22, 2025 Cole Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA) welcomes the 6-week ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas which went into effect on January 19. The agreement brings a pause in the devastating carnage in the Gaza Strip after 15 months of deadly Israeli attacks that killed at least 50,000 […]