Author: Jeanne Trubek - Page 2 - Massachusetts Peace Action

Radiation safety workers in hazmat suits greet attendees at Be Seriously Scared event, Cambridge, Aug 6, 2024. Photo: Jeanne Trubek/MAPA

Peace Advocates Statewide Remember Hiroshima

August 7, 2024 Jeanne Trubek

In Greenfield, nearly forty activists gathered in the city’s common at 9 am on Tuesday to honor those killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and demand an end to nuclear weapons globally. Central at the rally were banners that stretched more than ten feet in the […]

Resist NATO coalition marched in Washington on July 7, 2024. Photo: Cole Harrison/MAPA

Antiwar activists greet NATO with protests and counter-summit

July 16, 2024 Jeanne Trubek

by Jeanne Trubek NATO celebrated 75 years of existence this July by holding its summit in Washington, DC. Anti-war organizations held an Counter-Summit – NO NATO YES PEACE – the weekend before NATO’s summit, on July 6 and 7. Hundreds of peace activists from around […]

No to NATO, Yes to Peace

June 25, 2024 Jeanne Trubek

A summit and a rally in Washington D.C. on July 6-7, 2024 This year NATO celebrates 75 years since its founding. But what is NATO? The response to that question depends on whom you ask. If you ask the US Department of State, they tell […]

Settler Colonialism and Genocide

June 12, 2024 Jeanne Trubek

By Jeanne Trubek In December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly, by unanimous vote, affirmed that genocide is a crime under international law. It is a crime whether committed in times of peace or war. What do they mean by genocide? According to the United […]

Understanding the Background of the Russia-Ukraine War

March 19, 2024 Jeanne Trubek

Although Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine was on February 24, 2022, the conflict started much earlier. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine declared independence and neutrality. At that time Russia’s level of concern about NATO expansion increased and, as part of […]

Raytheon rally for a ceasefire in Gaza, Nov 3, 2023. Photo: Cole Harrison/ MAPA

Ceasefire Now – in Ukraine and in Gaza!

February 20, 2024 Jeanne Trubek

by Jeanne Trubek and John Berkowitz It’s 2024. It’s time to call for a ceasefire, stop the bloodshed, and work for a negotiated end to the war. Which war? BOTH! We need two ceasefires and negotiations now. Feb. 24 is the 2nd anniversary of Russia’s […]

Can Nuclear War be Prevented?

November 28, 2023 Jeanne Trubek

by Jeanne Trubek On November 15, 2023, about 25 people from Watertown MA and surrounding suburbs attended the November monthly meeting of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment. The Peace and Common Security Working Group, with cosponsors Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, Back […]