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Jan. 22, 2021 Actions in Massachusetts to welcome the Nuclear Ban Treaty

Nuclear Disarmament Initiative

January 23, 2021 Alec Neilly

The Massachusetts Peace & Justice Network is proposing a package of three bills to protect Massachusetts residents from the existential threat of nuclear weapons. The Back from the Bring Resolution supports those that have signed the treaty and calls on the federal government to pull […]

Commonwealth Peace and Justice Agenda 2021-2022

January 23, 2021 Alec Neilly

2021-2022 Commonwealth Peace and Justice Agenda The Massachusetts Peace & Justice Network has partnered with allied legislators to submit a set of bills to the Massachusetts state legislature concerning nuclear disarmament, Yemen, transparency in politics, and the budget. Below are the 7 bills that we […]

Governor Signs the Bill to Change the Flag and Seal

January 12, 2021 David Detmold

by David Detmold A commission will be created to recommend a new seal and motto for Massachusetts, after Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday, January 11th, 2021 signed (S.2848) – the Resolve calling for the creation of a special commission to study and recommend a new […]

Massachusetts Legislature Votes to Change the Flag and Seal!

January 6, 2021 David Detmold

by David Detmold After 36 years of delay, on January 6th, 2021, the Massachusetts legislature finally voted to change the state flag and seal. Now, it’s up to Gov. Charlie Baker to sign it. Send a message to Gov. Baker now! Since 1629, the official […]

Palestinian teenager Ali Abu Alia, killed by Israeli military forces December 4

Stop Sending Murder Weapons to Israel!

December 15, 2020 Jeff Klein

by Jeff Klein On December 4 this year, a Palestinian boy, Ali Abu Alia, was shot and killed by Israeli security forces as he watched a protest in his West Bank village of al-Mughayer. Unarmed villagers were demonstrating against the confiscation of their farm lands […]

Mass Evictions Loom as Moratorium Expires

December 1, 2020 Jackie Dee King

by Jacqueline King Tenants in Massachusetts will face a tsunami of evictions this fall and winter, if the state does not act to protect them. The Covid-19 pandemic and its economic consequences have caused tens of thousands of families to fall behind in their rents. […]

NO to ANY form of U.S. Military Presence in the Middle East

November 25, 2020 Shaghayegh Christine Rostampour

Not long ago, we shared a message to welcome the recent withdrawal of significant numbers of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. Our support for the recent move by the Trump administration to reduce the numbers of deployed troops in Afghanistan and Iraq is proof that […]