Author: Merri Ansara

Massachusetts Commemorates July 26, start of the Cuban Revolution

July 30, 2026 Merri Ansara

In Cuba and around the world, July 26 is considered the start of the Cuban Revolution. That day a group of young men and women attacked the Moncada Garrison of Santiago, the 2nd largest military base in Cuba, in protest and rebellion against the dictatorship […]

A War on Cuba is A War on Human Rights

June 11, 2026 Merri Ansara

The war on Cuba is not separable than the war on human rights and human welfare here at home. If it succeeds, it will establish the right of military might over the right of self determination. It will drive thousands of desperate Cubans to our […]

Elect Jeromie Whalen to Congress!

June 3, 2026 Merri Ansara

Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Jeromie Whalen for Congress in Congressional District 1 over incumbent Richard Neal. Jeromie Whalen has proven himself to be both a fierce advocate of the same values and policies that MAPA fights for, and also a skilled communicator and campaigner, ready […]

We Say “Enough”: Let Cuba Live

June 2, 2026 Merri Ansara

Since the start of 2026, the Trump/Rubio administration has piled punitive measure after punitive measure on Cuba and the Cuban people: January 29: Imposition of an oil blockade on Cuba February: Interdiction of tankers trying to approach Cuba. March: Trump Cuba “in deep trouble”, threatening […]

May Day in Havana

May 5, 2026 Merri Ansara

May Day in Havana started off at 5 am with people marching from 4 different points in the city to the Anti Imperialist Tribunal in on the Malecón seafront Boulevard, and in front of the US embassy. The crowd was estimated at more than 500,000, […]

Nuestra America Convoy to Cuba

April 1, 2026 Merri Ansara

Amplifying the Narrative: Cuba deserves to live free of US strangulation and imposition “Nobody should have to be resilient just to be able to get to tomorrow” – Danny Valdes, Cuban Americans for Cuba Those were the words of Danny Valdes, prominent DSA member and […]

Paki Wieland, Cherished Activist, Friend, and MAPA Member Dies

March 19, 2026 Merri Ansara

Paki Wieland was the soul and conscience of peace and social justice. She was there to protest the Gulf and Iraq Wars, she was there to stand by Haiti and for its sovereignty free from intervention, she was there to stand by Cuba and against […]