Fund the People, Not the Pentagon

Fund the People, Not the Pentagon

Tax Day Rally for Peace and Our Future

April 15, 2023 Evelyn Miller
(Boston) April 15 – Local activists and community leaders rallying to move tax dollars from the Pentagon to Human Needs at Home! WHEN and WHERE: Saturday, April 15th 12pm in Downtown Crossing (350 Washington St. Boston, MA 02109) 11am on Greenfield Common, 14 Court Sq. Greenfield, MA, […]
Fund the People, Not the Pentagon

Federal budget: Moral or immoral?

April 10, 2023 Patricia Hynes
by Pat Hynes Originally published in the Greenfield Recorder April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for. Are they used to provide all citizens sufficient resources and public goods for human security and well-being — the […]
Fund Healthcare Not Warfare

Nurses for a Health Economy, Not War

March 31, 2023 Deborah Burger
Deborah Burger, president of the 225,000-member National Nurses United, delivered a plenary address to 300 people gathered on-line for the annual Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War Conference, hosted by MIT groups and Mass. Peace Action in January 2023. – Jonathan King, conference chair By […]
Fund the People, Not the Pentagon

Mel King, Peace Leader

March 29, 2023 Joseph Gerson
by Joseph Gerson and Cole Harrison Massachusetts Peace Action honors Mel King, leader of the peace and justice movement who died at his home on March 28.   (Boston Globe obituary) We cannot win peace without the participation of large numbers of people from every walk […]