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My Path to Nuclear Disarmament Activism

May 16, 2023 Sue Entin

By Susan Entin, as told to Kathie Malley-Morrison Back in 1968, when I was a senior at Quincy High School in Quincy, MA, my high school guidance counsellor urged me to go to an ivy league college to please my parents (and keep the high […]

Peace in Ukraine protest on Shrewsbury St, Worcester, MA, near Rep. Jim McGovern's office. MAPA photo

A Time for Peace: MAPA launches campaign to end Ukraine war

May 11, 2023 Paul Shannon

By Paul Shannon Every day United States’ involvement in the war increases. Every day the death toll and suffering mount. And every day the danger of terminal nuclear war remains ever present as one side or the other gains the upper hand. In response, many […]

Constituents Ask: Where is Rep. Jim McGovern on Venezuela and Cuba?

May 8, 2023 Celina della Croce

by Celina della Croce Solidarity activists continue to press US representatives to demand the end of deadly sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba. May 28, 2023 will mark exactly two years to the date of Rep. Jim McGovern’s letter imploring President Biden to “stop using the […]

Cold War 2.0 and the Fate of White Supremacy

May 8, 2023 Gerald Horne

by Gerald Horne Remarks given by Professor Gerald Horne, Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, at the 2023 MAPA Annual Meeting, April 29, 2023. You can view his keynote address on our YouTube channel. This transcript has been lightly edited […]

Solidarity, Community, and Well Being: The Surprising Rewards of Degrowth

May 3, 2023 Paula Gutlove

by Paula Gutlove and Gordon Thompson, Where in the world are we going? Our fossil-fueled growth economy is driving climate catastrophe and other disasters. We need a paradigm shift. The “Paradigm Shift” subgroup of the Peace and Climate Working Group of Massachusetts Peace Action organized […]

“Beyond Vietnam” Recitation Hosted by the New Democracy Coalition

May 2, 2023 Evelyn Miller

(Boston) May 2 – The New Democracy Coalition will host its annual public reading with a recitation of “Beyond Vietnam”, the historic speech in which Civil Rights Movement icon, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., declared his opposition to the Vietnam War in 1967. WHEN: Tuesday, […]

Twin Existential Threats Campaign

April 28, 2023 Brian Garvey

Climate Action and Nuclear Disarmament United Team: Rosalie Anders, Kathie Malley-Morrison, Louise Coleman, Kate Cloud, Kathleen Hamill, Ira Helfand, Timmon Wallis The purpose of this campaign is to address and mitigate the twin existential threats of nuclear war and climate change. In addition to identifying […]