Author: Grace Cowell

Free Her Campaign Takes Action in the State House

July 1, 2025 Grace Cowell

By Grace Cowell The Free Her policy platform, spearheaded by Families for Justice as Healing and the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, consists of four MAPA-supported bills in the state legislature, proposing critical criminal legal reforms to ensure safety and […]

Antiwar Message Resonates at Boston No Kings/Pride Protest

June 17, 2025 Grace Cowell

By Grace Cowell On Saturday, June 14, MAPA joined millions nationwide, joining in one of over 2,000 “No Kings Day” protests. This national effort served to counter President Trump’s Washington, D.C. military parade on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which also happened to […]

ICE Rampages Spark Outrage Coast to Coast

June 11, 2025 Grace Cowell

By Grace Cowell Protests erupted in Downtown Los Angeles, California this past Friday, June 6, following a series of ICE raids that resulted in 44 abductions at a single job site, along with 77 more in greater LA. As outrage persisted over the weekend, protestors […]

Advocates rallied for divestment from WMD and fossil fuels, Massachusetts State House, May 20, 2025. Photo: Fran Jeffries/ MAPA

A Day of Action for Divestment

May 21, 2025 Grace Cowell

In collaboration with Warheads to Windmills, the Coalition for Responsible Investment, and Jewish Voice for Peace Boston, MAPA held a lobby day at the State House on Tuesday, May 21. Over 30 advocates gathered in teams to lobby members of the state legislature on two […]

Indigenous Leaders and Allies Launch the MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda

May 21, 2025 Grace Cowell

by Grace Cowell On Monday, May 12, indigenous leaders, activists, and allies gathered at the State House for a day of action surrounding the Massachusetts Indigenous Legislative Agenda (MILA). The 2025-2026 MILA is composed of five bills: Mascot Bill: An Act Prohibiting the Use of […]

Gen Z Might Be More Conservative Than You Think

May 7, 2025 Grace Cowell

by Grace Cowell On November 6, 2024, the day after Trump’s reelection, the air around the Northeastern University campus felt full of disappointment. As a political science student, naturally all of my classes that Wednesday turned into large discussions where most everyone was not only […]

Massachusetts Peace Activists Lobby on Capitol Hill

April 16, 2025 Grace Cowell

by Grace Cowell Had I been told a few months ago that I would be celebrating my 20th birthday with the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation on Capitol Hill, I would not have believed it; however, I could not pass up the opportunity to travel to […]