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Governor Signs the Bill to Change the Flag and Seal

January 12, 2021 David Detmold

by David Detmold A commission will be created to recommend a new seal and motto for Massachusetts, after Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday, January 11th, 2021 signed (S.2848) – the Resolve calling for the creation of a special commission to study and recommend a new […]

More than 1,000 people gathered in front of Cambridge City Hall for a Black Lives Matter protest, organized by Defend Black Lives Cambridge, June 20, 2020. Erin Clark/Boston Globe Photo

The Cambridge Police Department Should Demilitarize

January 9, 2021 Cole Harrison

An updated version of this post can be found here: https://masspeaceaction.org/demilitarize-cambridge-police-department/ by Andrew King Testimony Presented at the Police Militarization Hearing, Cambridge City Council, January 6, 2021. View the video My name is Andrew King and I live at 40 Essex St. Cambridge, MA. I’m […]

Was Trump Hoping for a Coup?

January 7, 2021 Joseph Gerson

by Joseph Gerson Originally published by Common Dreams There is so much that we don’t know about Wednesday’s assault on our national capital and our limited constitutional democracy. The new Congress should not only investigate why the Capital police and Homeland Security were missing in […]

Massachusetts Legislature Votes to Change the Flag and Seal!

January 6, 2021 David Detmold

by David Detmold After 36 years of delay, on January 6th, 2021, the Massachusetts legislature finally voted to change the state flag and seal. Now, it’s up to Gov. Charlie Baker to sign it. Send a message to Gov. Baker now! Since 1629, the official […]

Welcome to Where do we Go from Here: Preparing our Movements for the Next Four Years

December 18, 2020 Cole Harrison

Remarks Presented at Progressive Strategy Conference, December 5, 2020 We are in a very delicate moment. We’re kind of caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand we have gotten rid of Donald Trump. His faux-populist, openly racist, authoritarian politics were […]

Support Mass. Peace Action’s Holiday Food Drive for Chelsea!

December 15, 2020 Paul Shannon

MAPA members and supporters have donated $3,645 plus a large amount of packaged food. On Dec. 21, Paul Shannon delivered a check representing these donations to la Colaborativa. Thank you for your generosity. by Paul Shannon At the “Where do we Go from Here” conference […]

Call to Action! Celebrate Nuclear Ban Treaty’s Entry Into Force

December 15, 2020 Jerald Ross

by Jerald Ross and Peter Metz On January 22, 2021 the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force making nuclear weapons and everything to do with them illegal for the first 50+ nations that have now ratified it, and sets […]