by Cole Harrison
48 Massachusetts organizations joined by 9 national and other organizations met presented a letter to Senators Ed Markeyand Elizabeth Warren July 7, calling for an end to the US war on Iran, end to US military support for Israel, and investigation into the criminal conduct of the war.
Bahar Sharafi, representing MAPA and NIAC, explained that the negotiated memorandum of understanding provides the basis for a lasting peace, provided peace and justice supporters must press President Trump to implement it. Bahar and Susan Etscovitz of Jewish Voice for Peace read the letter.
Joseph Gerson of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security connected the lawless actions of President Trump with the attacks on democracy at home.
Nancy Lessin of Military Families Speak Out quoted a speech delivered by veteran and military parent Johnny Odom, delivered in Philadelphia on July 4.
Olena Murthy of MAPA and Doctors Against Genocide described the critical state of Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, held and tortured by Israel for the past year and a half.
Brian Garvey MC’d and emphasized that the Iran war has been a disaster for US families.
Innocent Wozufia, representing Sen. Markey, and Amelia Ceccetto, deputy state director for Sen. Warren, received copies of the letters and of over 1,000 petition signatures by Massachusetts residents, and made brief comments.
The letter we delivered is here. It was signed by:
Massachusetts Peace Action
Arlington United for Justice and Peace
Beautiful Lotus in a Sea of Fire Sangha
Berkshire Democratic Brigades
Better Future Project
Boston Democratic Socialists of America
Boston May Day Coalition
Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security
Center for Nonviolent Solutions
Committee for Peace and Human Rights
Community Alliance for Peace and Justice (CAPJ)
The Community Church of Boston
Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution
Green-Rainbow Party
House of Peace (Ipswich)
Human Rights Awareness:Palestine Israel/MA 3rd CD (HRA:PI/CD3)
IfNotNow Boston
Interlink Publishing
Jamaica Plain Progressives
Jewish Voice for Peace
Liberation Road-Massachusetts
Massachusetts Muslims for Justice
Military Families Speak Out
MTA Rank and File for Palestine
Nashoba Indivisible
National Lawyers Guild-Massachusetts Chapter
New England Joint Board – Unite Here
New England Peace Pagoda
Newton Dialogues on Peace and War
North American Indian Center of Boston
North Shore Friends Monthly Meerting (Quakers)
Our Revolution MA
Pax Christi Massachusetts
Progressive Democrats of America Massachusetts Chapter
Raising Luminaries
River Valley for Palestine
Saints Francis and Therese Catholic Worker
Sawa: Newton-area Alliance for Peace and Justice
SEIU Local 509
Social Justice Ministries Council, HUUC, Harvard (town of) UU Church
Southeastern MA Coalition for a Free Palestine
Unitarian-Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) – MA chapter
United American Indians of New England
V’ahavtah: A Judaism Beyond Zionism Synagogue
Veterans for Peace Ch. 45
Wakefield for Justice and Peace
Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment
Wellfleet for Palestine
National Organizations
Action Corps
CODEPINK
Doctors Against Genocide
Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD)
National Iranian American Council
Progressive Democrats of America
Veterans for Peace
Other States
Baltimore, MD Phil Berrigan Memorial Chapter Veterans For Peace
Brooklyn For Peace