Category: Massachusetts Peace Action

EARTH AND WATER – Endangered!

May 6, 2026 Hayat Imam

We just celebrated Earth Day and paid tribute to our home, the beautiful planet that tenderly nurtures us. Our responsibility must be to continue the same love and concern for this earth, not just for a day but for the other 364 days as well, […]

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, […]

A Glimpse of Iran: Seeing Beyond the Propaganda

April 23, 2026 Randy Wurster

When Iranian-American peace activist Bahar last visited Iran, she was encouraged by MAPA to take photos and videos that would give Americans a more personal and nuanced view of everyday life in Iran. We are now privileged to present her story as she shares sights, sounds […]

No Kings, No War: Massachusetts Raises Its Voice Against Illegal Wars

March 31, 2026 Brian Garvey

On March 28, 2026, thousands of people took to the streets across Massachusetts and the nation for the third No Kings demonstration, demanding an end to the Trump administration’s escalating wars abroad and its assault on democracy at home. Across more than 3,300 events in […]

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 […]

MAPA Voices: “I am a Jew by birth…”

May 20, 2025 Mark Stern

by Mark Stern I am a Jew by birth, and I have never renounced or shied away from Judaism. I have not changed my name or its spelling or converted to another religion. Half my family are Jews, including both of my children. And I […]

An Intrinsic Convergence of Justice, Peace and the Environment

May 14, 2025 Harris Gruman

by Harris Gruman The following is a transcription of the Keynote Presentation to the MAPA annual meeting by Harris Gruman on May 10, 2025. Ten years ago, Paul Shannon and Cole Harrison invited me to participate in a conference on building a convergence of the […]