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Illegal and Inhumane: Biden-Harris and Immigration

November 1, 2021 Sunny Robinson

By Sunny Robinson The Biden Administration promised reformed and humane immigration policies. That is not what we are getting. “Illegal and Inhumane,” is how Harold Koh, a State Dept. Legal Adviser, described the Biden Administration’s escalation of Title 42 as its major immigration control tool. […]

Critical Race Theory: The Right’s New Bogeyman

October 31, 2021 Rosemary Kean

by Rosemary Kean Gather round, children, to hear about the new bogeyman. In the current cycle of reactionary demonization, the bogeyman is no longer anyone ever associated in any way with the Communist Party. The new bogeyman, supplanting communism, socialism, and Sharia law, is ‘critical […]

Free Alex Saab protest, October 22,2021, Northampton

Free Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab, Kidnapped by the U.S. Government

October 30, 2021 Yoav Elinevsky

by Yoav Elinevsky Western Massachusetts activists held a standout October 22 outside the office of Congressman McGovern in Northampton, to protest the kidnapping and jailing in the US of Colombian citizen and Venezuelan special envoy Alex Saab in violation of international law. For nearly a […]

Anti-nuclear weapons protest at Bath Iron Works (l to r): Suzanne Hedrick, Maureen Kehoe Ostensen, Mark Roman and Lisa Savage, Mary Beth Sullivan, Cynthia Howard, and Mary Ellen Quinn. Photo: C.R. Spicer/MAPA

A Shift-Change Call to Conversion at Bath Iron Works

October 30, 2021 Cole Harrison

In the week of October 2-9, dozens of cities held actions coordinated to mark “Keep Space for Peace Week.” “They (the actions) were about the entire project to move the arms race into space,” according to Bruce Gagnon, a member of Veterans for Peace and […]

Indigenous People's Day rally, "Christopher Columbus Park", Boston, October 9, 2021. Photo: Cole Harrison/MAPA

Massachusetts Has the Biggest Indigenous Peoples Day Ever

October 30, 2021 Craig Simpson

by Craig Simpson This year’s Indigenous Peoples Day was much different than last. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boston Marathon was moved from its usual date in April to so-called “Columbus Day.” Indigenous people, including the Massachusett tribe and allies in Newton, stood their […]

McGovern Files Major National Security Reform Bill in Congress

October 30, 2021 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey On September 30th Chairman of the House Rules Committee Jim McGovern of Worcester introduced the National Security Reform and Accountability Act with Congressman Peter Meijer, Republican of Michigan. The bill addresses three issues that are crucial for peace and justice: Reform of […]

Sliding Scale Guidance Page

October 29, 2021 Cole Harrison

The Sliding Scale payment model is our way of offering a more equitable payment that allows for the most people to have access. We understand that costs can present a barrier to attendance and participation. We aim to eliminate this barrier so wether you pay […]