Tag: Massachusetts legislature

MAPA Endorses 1st Round of Candidates

April 15, 2026 Sam Levine

Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA), the largest grassroots peace advocacy organization in the state, announces endorsements for six candidates running for Congress or the State Legislature. Each of these candidates have shown a commitment to building peace through supporting diplomacy over war, opposing ICE violence at […]

Testify to Divest Massachusetts from WMDs

November 10, 2025 Sam Levine

The Responsible Investment Bill (S.767 / H.1264) would divest the Massachusetts State Pension Fund from entities tied to weapons of mass destruction WMDs. This bill will be heard at the State House on Tuesday, 11/18, starting at 10:30 am. The hearing has been moved to […]

Why is University Enrollment Among Indigenous Students Decreasing?

November 27, 2024 Silas Rutherford

By Silas Rutherford Sunny Red Bear, Lakota from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and Associate Director of Organizing at NDN Collective, spoke out at a press conference at NDN Collective headquarters, addressing civil rights violations and racism in Rapid City, South Dakota. She argues that […]

MAPA Endorses State Bills

February 13, 2023 Megan Lee

By Megan Lee In addition to the six state bills that Massachusetts Peace Action has introduced to the Massachusetts State Legislature, there are additional state bills that MAPA supports. Healthcare An Act Establishing Medicare for All (S.744/ H.1239) The bill aims to guarantee equitable healthcare […]

Vote YES on Ballot Questions 1 and 4!

October 4, 2022 Alison Cedarbaum

By Alison Cedarbaum, Legislative Intern The Massachusetts 2022 General Election on November 8th, and the early voting period beginning on October 22nd, are steadily approaching. Aside from the congressional midterm elections and several state and local leaders up for election, Massachusetts voters will also find […]

Peace and Progressive State Bills Move Forward

February 22, 2022 Catherine Henning

by Cate Henning Massachusetts Peace Action and Massachusetts Peace and Justice Network filed a set of 7 bills with the State legislature in 2021-22, and Massachusetts Peace Action stood in strong support of 12 additional bills. In a long overdue step towards immigration justice, the […]

Testimony from the State Public Service Committee’s June 9th Hearing

June 16, 2021 Alec Neilly

On June 9th, the Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony from advocates of around 60 bills. Among those were MAPA’s bill to divest state pension funds from companies involved in the war in Yemen and another MAPA bill to divest state pension funds from […]