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The Other Public Health Crisis: Gun Violence in Mexico

July 8, 2020 Maria Termini

by Maria Termini Countries around the world are wrestling with one of the worst public health crises of modern times, as the coronavirus continues on its ravaging course. Many have died, many are experiencing the painful effects of this disease, and many are living in […]

Supreme Court Allows Dreamers to Stay in US – For Now

July 8, 2020 Sunny Robinson

Part IV of the series Voices from the Border: A Cry for Justice by Sunny Robinson In a significant victory for immigrants, the US Supreme Court on June 19th released a 6-3 decision that, for the moment, preserves DACA (Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals.) While […]

Protect Immigrant Families. Support the Safe Communities Act!

July 8, 2020 Cole Harrison

Protesting the Looting of CITGO and US Warlike Policies on Venezuela

June 27, 2020 Nicholas Smaldone

On June 23, 2020, more than a dozen activists braved the extreme heat and held a protest outside Congressman McGovern’s office in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts, to protest the escalation of the deadly sanctions by the US government on Venezuela and the looting of Venezuela’s foreign […]

Ranked choice voting can promote equality

June 27, 2020 Vernon K. Walker

by Vernon K. Walker first published in Commonwealth Magazine “I am convinced that if we are to get on to the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, 1967 Dr. […]

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Guide for Faith Leaders

June 22, 2020 Nicholas Smaldone

As members of Mass. Peace Action and of our own faith communities, we invite you to join in the worldwide commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this August, 2020. On August 6 and 9, 1945, U.S. atomic bombings […]

Opinions on the 2020 Presidential Race

June 22, 2020 Jackie Dee King

Mass. Peace Action proudly endorsed Bernie Sanders for President and worked hard for his election. Since he suspended his campaign on April 8 and endorsed Joe Biden, we have focused on defeating Trump in November and supporting crucial down-ballot candidates. Our members have expressed a […]