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Protesters demand abolition of nuclear weapons, Raytheon Cambridge facility, January 2021

NEW POLL: 80% of MA Democrats support bill to establish a MA Nuclear Weapons Commission

May 3, 2022 Cole Harrison

A new poll, conducted on behalf of NuclearBan.US by the polling company, YouGov [1], reveals that 63% of Massachusetts adults – including 80% of those who identify as Democrats – support the establishment of a Citizens’ Commission to investigate and report on what measures may […]

NEW POLL: 80% of MA Democrats support bill to establish a MA Nuclear Weapons Commission

May 3, 2022 Coleman Harrison

For Immediate Release uesday, May 3, 2022: A new poll, conducted on behalf of NuclearBan.US by the polling company, YouGov [1], reveals that 63% of Massachusetts adults – including 80% of those who identify as Democrats – support the establishment of a Citizens’ Commission to investigate […]

Nuclear Disarmament 2022 Work Plan

April 26, 2022 Maryellen Kurkulos

Working Group Name: Nuclear Disarmament Executive Summary: The Nuclear Disarmament Working Group is one of the longest functioning groups in MAPA, with about ~150 members on the listserv, and 15-25 regularly attending meetings. Many members are active in other organizations so that our purview is […]

Nuclear Weapons and Massachusetts: The Case for Creating a Citizens Commission

April 13, 2022 Elizaveta Kupriyanova

For Immediate Release Contacts: Louise Coleman (617) 817-6706 , Timmon Wallis (631) 507-8686 On Wednesday, April 13, at 11: 30 am in the 4th floor Café in the Massachusetts State House, State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa will introduce a new dossier called Nuclear Weapons and Massachusetts: […]

The Nuclear Question Resurfaces

March 28, 2022 Peter Kakos

The renowned Israeli poet, Yehuda Amichai, who survived many wars, observed that whenever he witnessed a home turned into a shell by rocket-fire, it had exposed the soul of those who called it home: their furniture strewn; family photos shattered, splayed across the […]

Speakers at Nuclear War Danger conference. Clockwise from upper left: Elaine Scarry, Jodie Evans, Larry Cohen, Joseph Gerson, Joe Cirincione, Shailly Gupta Barnes, Phyllis Bennis

Nuclear War Danger Conference Discusses National Politics

February 22, 2022 Jonathan King

By Jonathan King The 2022 “Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War” conference was held on Jan 29 as a virtual event. The annual Conference has developed from a regional event to a national gathering, with more than 400 registrants, from 40 states and 20 different […]

Artists Unite Against Nuclear Annihilation

February 22, 2022 Andre de Quadros

by André de Quadros & Kathie Malley-Morrison Artists of all varieties—songwriters and singers, poets, novelists, short story writers, mural painters, performance artists, cartoonists—have long played roles in either promoting or resisting wars. Today, we desperately need artists to work together with progressive activists and commit […]