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Massachusetts House Rejects Distorted Definition of Antisemitism

April 30, 2021 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison and Elsa Auerbach The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected an amendment to the state budget which would have Massachusetts adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, a definition that equates criticism of Israel with antisemitism, within its […]

Yemen Emergency Rally, Cambridge, MA, April 17, 2021

Yemen: Recognizing responsibility

April 21, 2021 Deborah Belle

by Deborah Belle Saturday’s rally in Brattle Square Plaza, Cambridge, MA, to end the U.S.-Saudi blockade of Yemen, began just as the morning’s rain ended and pedestrians returned to Harvard Square. Activists held signs and gave out leaflets urging an end to U.S. support for […]

Mass. Poor People’s Campaign Supports Striking Nurses

April 15, 2021 Jackie Dee King

by Jackie King Members of the Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign traveled from around the state last Saturday to support the nurses striking for safer staffing levels and better patient care at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. We repeatedly circled the hospital in a car caravan, […]

Nukes 101

April 15, 2021 Jackie Cabasso

Remarks given at The Enduring Nuclear Threat; A Deeper Look on March 30, 2021 On August 6, 1945, the United States unleashed the nuclear age, dropping a single atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which indiscriminately incinerated tens of thousands of children, women, and men in […]

We Applaud Announcement of Afghanistan Withdrawal, but Remain Vigilant

April 14, 2021 Cole Harrison

For nearly two decades, Massachusetts Peace Action has called for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. We continue to call for a complete withdrawal of US forces, special forces, and military contractors from Afghanistan and an end to bombing and drone strikes. However, we have been […]

It’s Time for President Biden to Part Ways with the Foreign Policy of Donald Trump

April 14, 2021 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey In an election that was a referendum on Donald Trump, over 81 million Americans voted for change. The Democratic Party’s platform showed promise, pledging to end ‘forever wars,’ put diplomacy before the use of force, abandon the policy of regime change, and […]

Peace Activists Pressure McGovern’s Office to Take a Stand on US Policy in Venezuela

April 13, 2021 Celina della Croce

Originally published in The Shoestring by Celina della Croce and Michael Kowalchuk “Our policy towards Venezuela, or any other country, ought not to be motivated by greed.” – Congressman Jim McGovern On Wednesday, March 24th, peace activists gathered outside Representative Jim McGovern’s Northampton district office […]