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Nuclear Weapons and Massachusetts: The Case for Creating a Citizens Commission

April 13, 2022 Elizaveta Kupriyanova

For Immediate Release Contacts: Louise Coleman (617) 817-6706 , Timmon Wallis (631) 507-8686 On Wednesday, April 13, at 11: 30 am in the 4th floor Café in the Massachusetts State House, State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa will introduce a new dossier called Nuclear Weapons and Massachusetts: […]

Joan A. Ecklein (1935-2022)

April 12, 2022 Cole Harrison

Joan A. (Levin) Ecklein, a longtime member and leader of Massachusetts Peace Action, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 at the age of 86. She was a Professor of Sociology, University of Massachusetts and author. She was an expert on community organization. She co-founded Women’s Strike […]

L to R: Merri Ansara, Hayat Imam, Avery J, Alec Neilly, Calla Walsh

2022-2024 Board Nominees

April 12, 2022 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. The election will take place on April 26, 2022 at the MAPA annual meeting. New members running for election Merri Ansara – Easthampton […]

Board Election Process 2022

April 12, 2022 Cole Harrison

Mass. Peace Action’s 2022 board election will be held during our Annual Meeting, which will be held as an online meeting on April 26. The Board of Directors is responsible for directing MAPA’s work between Annual Meetings. As Massachusetts Peace Action works to grow and […]

Agreements, not wars, start with a walk

April 7, 2022 Terry Mollner

by Terry Mollner Originally published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. I can feel it in my bones. I suspect you can also. It is the time in history for the people on Earth to speak with one voice: we want agreements not wars. It is […]

James A. Babson (1954-2022)

April 7, 2022 Cole Harrison

&br; Born June 22, 1954 Died April 02, 2022 Massachusetts Peace Action honors the life of Jamie Babson, our board member and friend, who died on April 2 at the age of 67. James Adams Babson (Jaime) of South Hadley, MA was born in […]

Reimagining Communities: Decarcerated, Healthy, Thriving and Safe

March 31, 2022 Claire Gosselin

by Claire Gosselin In Massachusetts and across the nation, people are challenging the criminal legal system: Why, they ask, are so many people incarcerated in the US? Does incarceration really provide justice, solve crimes, or improve communities? On the contrary, there’s ample evidence that incarceration […]