Category: Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity

Celebrating Black History Month in 2026

February 18, 2026 Rosemary Kean

by Rosemary Kean The observance and celebration of Black History Month in 2026 has a special significance for at least two reasons. First is the fact that this year is the 100th anniversary of the tradition of raising up Black history in the month of […]

Indigenous Peoples Day in Newton and Victory in New Mexico

October 16, 2025 Craig Simpson

by Craig Simpson This was the fourth year Mass. Peace Action has had a table at the Indigenous Peoples Day-Newton event. It is the largest IPD event in Massachusetts. Tribes from all over New England come to Newton this year to the North Newton High […]

Protect Our Communities: Dismantle the 1033 Program in MA

July 9, 2025 Edward Mukalazi

By Eddie Mukalazi In June of 2020, I was an 8th grader who had just graduated from middle school. However, rather than accepting my diploma on the big stage, I received it from the window of my mom’s Honda Pilot in the first and only […]

Free Her Campaign Takes Action in the State House

July 1, 2025 Grace Cowell

By Grace Cowell The Free Her policy platform, spearheaded by Families for Justice as Healing and the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, consists of four MAPA-supported bills in the state legislature, proposing critical criminal legal reforms to ensure safety and […]

The Unanswered Pleas for Mining Regulations in Southeastern MA

June 11, 2025 Addelyne Lilley

By Addey Lilley The residents of Southeastern Massachusetts did not agree to live in a sacrifice zone— but due to unregulated sand and gravel mining throughout the area they’ve been forced to carry significant health and environmental burdens. On Tuesday, June 4th, the Massachusetts state […]

Memorial Day, George Floyd, and Militarism

May 28, 2025 Rosemary Kean

by Rosemary Kean The militarization and lethal force of police departments continues since the police murder of George Floyd on Memorial Day weekend in 2020, which dramatized this situation across the country and around the world. Police killed more than 1,300 people in the U.S. […]

Indigenous Leaders and Allies Launch the MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda

May 21, 2025 Grace Cowell

by Grace Cowell On Monday, May 12, indigenous leaders, activists, and allies gathered at the State House for a day of action surrounding the Massachusetts Indigenous Legislative Agenda (MILA). The 2025-2026 MILA is composed of five bills: Mascot Bill: An Act Prohibiting the Use of […]