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College students from Japan march in Vienna on June 20 with a banner to mark the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. (Asahi Shimbun/Tabito Fukutomi)

Can Easter Enlighten the Nuclear Crisis?

April 6, 2023 Peter Kakos

by Peter Kakos According to one Biblical Easter account, when Jesus appeared to his followers- now frightened that Roman crucifixion would be their fate as well, his first word to them is one that is spoken to this day as a greeting across the world […]

Nurses for a Health Economy, Not War

March 31, 2023 Deborah Burger

Deborah Burger, president of the 225,000-member National Nurses United, delivered a plenary address to 300 people gathered on-line for the annual Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War Conference, hosted by MIT groups and Mass. Peace Action in January 2023. – Jonathan King, conference chair By […]

Archbishop John Wester: A Hero for Today’s Peace Movement

March 31, 2023 Kathie Malley-Morrison

By Kathleen Malley-Morrison The Greek root of our modern word “hero” refers to “protecting” or “safeguarding.” In modern times, with the revival of Cold War rhetoric and growing threats—including literal threats—of nuclear Armageddon, life on this planet is in dire need of protecting and safeguarding. […]

MAPA activities, left to right, top to bottom: Say No to Nukes rally, Lowell; Stop Yemen War, Quincy; Peace in Ukraine, Worcester; Hiroshima commemoration, Greenfield; American Public Health Assn panel on Fund Healthcare Not Warfare; war companies recruitment protest, Tufts; Ukraine war anniversary, Boston; Saudi money is blood money, Bolton. MAPA photos

2023-2025 Board Nominees

March 30, 2023 Cole Harrison

Most Massachusetts Peace Action directors serve for a 2-year term. The following candidates have been nominated by the Executive Committee for election in April 2023. The election will take place on April 29, 2023 at the MAPA annual meeting. New members running for election Kevin […]

Board Election Process 2023

March 30, 2023 Cole Harrison

Mass. Peace Action’s 2023 board election will be held during our Annual Meeting, which will be held as an online meeting on April 29. The Board of Directors is responsible for directing MAPA’s work between Annual Meetings. As Massachusetts Peace Action works to grow and […]

Nuclear War Danger Breakout Reports

March 30, 2023 Catherine Henning

The 2023 “Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War” conference was held virtually on Saturday, January 21. This annual gathering is one of the major national conferences addressing this acute problem. The sub-theme this year was “The Social and Economic Costs of the Nuclear Weapons Buildup.” […]

Unending War, Undying Resistance: U.S. Militarization of Guatemala from the Internal Armed Conflict to the Present

March 29, 2023 Brian Garvey

This report was written by our friends at NISGUA, the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala the entire report can be viewed here. The militarized repression that has taken place the last few years in places like El Estor, Guatemala, or Minneapolis, U.S, […]