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Boston Passed a Back from the Brink resolution!

Boston City Council calls on US Government to Pursue Nuclear Disarmament

December 10, 2021 Cole Harrison

The Boston City Council has passed a resolution urging our federal leaders to make nuclear disarmament the centerpiece of national security policy. It was introduced by Liz Breadon, district councilor from Allston-Brighton. In the photo, Councilor Breadon holds up a petition signed by 300 Boston […]

Marty Nathan. Photo: Debby Pastrich-Klemer

Marty Nathan, ¡Presente!

December 5, 2021 Cole Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action remembers our dear sister, Martha (Marty) Nathan. She died November 29 of cancer and congestive heart failure at the age of 70. She co-led Western Massachusetts work on 2012’s Budget for All Referendum and follow-on efforts to cut the Pentagon budget. She […]

Stand with the 6 Palestinian Human Rights NGOs

November 4, 2021 Cole Harrison

Anti-nuclear weapons protest at Bath Iron Works (l to r): Suzanne Hedrick, Maureen Kehoe Ostensen, Mark Roman and Lisa Savage, Mary Beth Sullivan, Cynthia Howard, and Mary Ellen Quinn. Photo: C.R. Spicer/MAPA

A Shift-Change Call to Conversion at Bath Iron Works

October 30, 2021 Cole Harrison

In the week of October 2-9, dozens of cities held actions coordinated to mark “Keep Space for Peace Week.” “They (the actions) were about the entire project to move the arms race into space,” according to Bruce Gagnon, a member of Veterans for Peace and […]

Sliding Scale Guidance Page

October 29, 2021 Cole Harrison

The Sliding Scale payment model is our way of offering a more equitable payment that allows for the most people to have access. We understand that costs can present a barrier to attendance and participation. We aim to eliminate this barrier so wether you pay […]

We Need a Prison Moratorium

October 5, 2021 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison Testimony submitted to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, October 5, 2021 Thank you, co-chairs Eldridge and Cabral, for convening this hearing. I am Cole Harrison, executive director of Massachusetts Peace Action. Peace Action was formed in 1957 as the Committee for a […]

James Oliver Buswell IV: Virtuoso Violinist, Conductor & Educator

September 30, 2021 Cole Harrison

We mourn the loss of James Buswell, the violinist who with his wife Carol Ou played several magnificent Music for Peace concerts in the last several years. Jamie will be missed, but never replaced. Obituary from the Boston Globe American virtuoso violinist, conductor, Grammy nominated […]