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2024: The Big Year in Ukraine

January 22, 2024 Paul Shannon

by Paul Shannon 2024 promises to be a momentous year for the war in Ukraine and the confrontation between NATO and Russia. This year could open up new opportunities for a ceasefire and negotiations or it could lead to a new and even more dangerous […]

Update on the activities of the Ukraine working group

November 28, 2023 Jeanne Trubek

by Jeanne Trubek and Paul Shannon The war between Israel and Palestine has temporarily taken the attention – that of government officials, the media and also of the peace activists – away from the ongoing war in Ukraine. However we continue to have standouts calling […]

Personal Statement: “Save the People of Ukraine”

October 26, 2023 Caterina Giulianini

A Personal Statement by Caterina Giulianini When I say I support an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, by no means am I saying that we should abandon all support for Ukraine and let Russia run right over it. If this is the […]

Boston Rally for Ukraine

October 26, 2023 Caterina Giulianini

By Caterina Giulianini Earlier this year on June 10-11, three hundred people from various organizations spanning 32 countries in the world met in Vienna, Austria for The International Summit for Peace in Ukraine. The summit issued a call for people worldwide to join in a […]

Past Time for Ukraine Ceasefire and Negotiations

October 23, 2023 Joseph Gerson

by Joseph Gerson This piece was originally published in Common Dreams. These remarks were presented at the Peace in Ukraine rally in Bostson, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 30, 2023. This won’t be easy. This won’t be fun. But it must be done. This week marks […]

Take Action for Peace in Ukraine Sept 30 - Oct 8

Time for a Cease Fire and Negotiations: Join the Global Mobilization to End the Ukraine War

September 29, 2023 Martin Halpern

By Martin Halpern Between September 30 and October 8, 2023, peace activists from over thirty countries are coming together to support “an immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations” to end the Ukraine War. In joining these advocates, I continue on a path I began over sixty […]

Pictured: A statue of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, leader of a Cossack rebellion in the 1600s that led to the deaths of thousands of Jews, standing in Kyiv. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Setting the Record Straight

September 26, 2023 Jeanne Trubek

By Jeanne Trubek History is written by the victors, it is frequently said. However, if we want to make an accurate assessment of what has occurred, we cannot rewrite the record of events, even when our sympathies change. This is not a statement about the […]