by Hayat Imam Remarks at the Standout for Black Lives organized by Dorchester People for Peace, September 25, 2020 This event has been organized by Dorchester People for Peace. We hold Black Lives Matter Standouts once a month, and, over the past years, we have […]
by Rosemary Kean Last week several organizers in Colorado who have been organizing nearly daily protests over the summer demanding justice for Elijah McClain, murdered by police last year, were arrested and charged with felony kidnapping among other felony charges. The kidnapping charge was apparently […]
by Claire Gosselin Nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism remained strong over the summer, fueled by new instances of police violence and a widespread recognition that the time for the country’s reckoning with its legacy of slavery and Jim Crow has come due. […]
In Amherst, Bedford, Boston, Bridgewater, Brookline, Cambridge, Easthampton, Newton, Northampton, Sherborn, Sunderland, Worcester — Massachusetts rallied yesterday to #EliminateNuclearWeapons and #FundHumanNeeds. San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Milwaukee, Chicago, Binghamton, and Malloy, IA, joined them in #CriesFromEveryCorner Were you there? What did […]
by Dévora González and Azadeh Shahshahani Originally published in the CEC Journal of the Bartos Institute for the Constructive Engagement of Conflict. When it comes to the U.S. government, no one should confuse agency size for the likelihood of accountability. For example, U.S. Border Patrol […]
by H. Patricia Hynes Originally published in Portside On March 23, 2020, as Covid 19 was overtaking the world, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres pleaded for peace: “To warring parties: Pull back from hostilities. Silence the guns; stop the artillery; end the airstrikes…End the sickness […]
by Joseph Gerson The central question in November’s election is the choice between preserving a semblance of constitutional democracy or the imposition of repressive, white supremacist authoritarianism. As Trump’s enablers urge violence and declaration of martial law if he loses the election, and as the […]
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