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Opinions on the 2020 Presidential Race

June 22, 2020 Jackie Dee King

Mass. Peace Action proudly endorsed Bernie Sanders for President and worked hard for his election. Since he suspended his campaign on April 8 and endorsed Joe Biden, we have focused on defeating Trump in November and supporting crucial down-ballot candidates. Our members have expressed a […]

Justice for George Floyd! End Police Violence!

June 13, 2020 Jackie Dee King

by Rosemary Kean and Jackie Dee King In the weeks since the brutal public murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, nationwide protests have erupted to challenge police violence and demand transformational changes in policing that amount to a restructuring of what we mean by […]

Donna Kelly-Williams, Gladys Vega, Savina Martin, Vaughn Goodwin, Pam Adelstein, and Julie Levison

Healthcare Workers on the Front Lines

April 29, 2020 Jackie Dee King

by Jackie Dee King An elderly man with a 103-degree fever and other Covid-19 symptoms was told by his daughter and son-in-law he had to leave their crowded family house in Chelsea because they had a three-month-old baby. The man had been denied tests and […]

“Not Me. Us!”

April 16, 2020 Jackie Dee King

by Jackie Dee King, Cole Harrison, and Brian Garvey That stirring slogan of the Bernie Sanders movement has never been more important, now that he has suspended his campaign for president. While we—his millions of supporters—are still grieving, we also have much to be proud […]

Al Johnson, Aron Bernstein, and Ed Furshpan

In Memoriam: Al Johnson, Aron Bernstein, Ed Furshpan

March 21, 2020 Jackie Dee King

Al Johnson of Veterans for Peace and the Bernie Sanders Campaign Al Johnson passed away peacefully on the night of January 1, 2020, surrounded by Cindy, his wife of forty years, close friends and loved ones. Pat Scanlon, former Veterans for Peace/Smedley Butler Brigade chapter […]

Mass. Peace Action Update – February 2020

February 17, 2020 Jackie Dee King

Bernie Wins New Hampshire! Massachusetts Votes March 3 by John Ratliff Last week we celebrated an historic victory in New Hampshire. For many, the fact that Sen. Sanders stood apart from the rest of the field as the most resolute and outspoken champion of Peace […]