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Free U.S. Political Prisoners: Journalist Julian Assange and Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab

May 10, 2022 Yoav Elinevsky

by Yoav Elinevsky On Friday, May 6, 2022, more than a dozen peace activists from Western Massachusetts held a protest outside Congressman Jim McGovern ‘s office in Northampton, demanding freedom for Julian Assange and Alex Saab. Julian Assange was arrested in 2019 at the Ecuadorian embassy […]

Peace in Ukraine Rally, Boston, May 7, 2022

Ukraine rally calls for Negotiations

May 9, 2022 Cole Harrison

“Each day now, the war in Ukraine is moving step by step toward a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia” claim the organizers of 3 peace rallies in Massachusetts Boston, May 7 — Today concerned Massachusetts and Rhode Island residents in Boston, Fall River, […]

Protesters are pictured holding signs in the Tufts Science and Engineering Complex, Apr. 25, 2022. Chloe Courtney Bohl / The Tufts Daily

Tufts Protesters Target Weapons Manufacturers’ On-Campus Recruiting

May 9, 2022 Cole Harrison

by Maya Morris Originally published at Antiwar.com Just days after Tufts university administration invited General Dynamics to campus, the school moved to invite yet another major arms manufacturer and defense contractor, Raytheon, to come and present to students in the School of Engineering. In opposition […]

Coming to Cuba has been a tremendous experience

May 9, 2022 Cole Harrison

by Yamilka Alvarez Ramos Agencia Cuba de Noticias. Translated by Merriam Ansara Guantanamo, May 5 (ACN) Calla Walsh, the youngest delegate of the VII International Seminar for Peace and for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases that is in session until today in Guantanamo, vehemently […]

Ukraine rally calls for Negotiations!

May 7, 2022 Elizaveta Kupriyanova

For Immediate Release Contact: Cole Harrison (617) 466-9274, Louise Coleman (617) 817-6706 “Each day now, the war in Ukraine is moving step by step toward a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia” claim the organizers of 3 peace rallies in Massachusetts Today concerned Massachusetts and Rhode […]

Massachusetts State Legislature Committee Backs Bill to Form Commission on Nuclear Weapons Threat

May 6, 2022 Chloe Steele

May 6, Boston — On Wednesday, May 4, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security in the Massachusetts State House voted favorably on Resolve H.3688 / S.1555. Providing for an Investigation and Study by Special Commission Relative to the Existential Threat Posed by […]

Marty Nathan – A Remembrance

May 5, 2022 Paul Shannon

By Paul Shannon Funny how you assume certain people will always be there, because they always are there. I can’t remember a time when Marty was not there. (Do you?) Someone you could depend on if you needed her help. Someone with a big view […]