Author: Jackie Dee King

Evan Mackay supporters canvass, Aug 16, 2026: Photo: Mackay for Cambridge

Vote Evan MacKay for State Rep from Cambridge!

August 30, 2026 Jackie Dee King

Dear Friends, This coming Tuesday, we urge you to vote Evan MacKay for State Rep from Cambridge! Evan (they/them) is running for state representative in the 25th Middlesex District. They are the peace candidate in the race and a leader in the movement to reform […]

Cambridge, Vote Evan MacKay. Vote Peace.

August 6, 2026 Jackie Dee King

Vote Evan MacKay for State Rep from Cambridge! Evan is the peace candidate in this race and a leader in the movement to reform an undemocratic State House. Evan MacKay, a Mass. Peace Action Board member, is running for state representative in the 25th Middlesex […]

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 […]