Author: Jackie Dee King

Re-Elect Rep. Mike Connolly, the “People’s Champion”

July 9, 2026 Jackie Dee King

Massachusetts Peace Action proudly endorses State Rep. Mike Connolly for reelection in the 26th Middlesex District, which covers parts of Cambridge and Somerville. Connolly has held the seat for the past five legislative terms; this year, he faces a challenger. In an increasingly anti-democratic and […]

Ukraine War Escalates, Nuclear Danger Grows

June 2, 2026 Jackie Dee King

The Ukraine War has escalated dangerously in recent days and threatens to balloon into a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO. Ukraine has sent hundreds of drones deep into the Russian homeland, attacking Moscow itself, military facilities, energy infrastructure, and civilian targets across a wide […]

MA Cities and Towns Vote for Gaza Ceasefire Resolutions

April 17, 2024 Jackie Dee King

by Jackie King As the death toll climbs above 33,000 in the devastated Gaza Strip and famine takes hold among its captive population, residents in communities across Massachusetts have been rising up to protest our government’s complicity in Israel’s genocidal assault. One live current within […]

MAPA Activists Leaflet at Showings of the Oppenheimer Film

August 16, 2023 Jackie Dee King

Whatever one thinks of Christopher Nolan’s powerful and disturbing film Oppenheimer, which opened recently at theaters in Massachusetts, it has sparked widespread discussion about the dangers of nuclear war – discussion which is desperately needed in these dangerous times. Recognizing the opportunity presented, MAPA members […]

Peace in Ukraine protest on Shrewsbury St, Worcester, MA, near Rep. Jim McGovern's office. MAPA photo

The Path to Peace: Ceasefire and Negotiations, Not More Weapons to Ukraine

March 4, 2023 Jackie Dee King

by Jackie Dee King As the Ukraine war entered its second year, the leaders of the world’s two most heavily armed nuclear powers doubled down on their vows to carry the conflict through to victory. President Biden publicly reaffirmed his previous claims that the US […]

Justice for Faisal rally, Cambridge, Jan. 9 (photo: Jonathan King/MAPA)

Justice for Sayed Faisal!

January 28, 2023 Jackie Dee King

by Jackie King Three weeks after the police killing of a young Bangladeshi man who was experiencing a mental health crisis in a Cambridge neighborhood, an outpouring of community grief and outrage has continued to roil the city. Hundreds of people have attended rallies, city […]

It’s Time for a Meeting: Join Us in Washington on June 18!

May 2, 2022 Jackie Dee King

by Jackie King “It’s time for a meeting!” — Bishop William J. Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, thundered those words in Cleveland last month, summoning people from across the country to our nation’s capital on June 18 for the Mass Poor People’s […]