Tag: Peace Advocate March 2026

Brian Garvey speaks at the "Stop the War on Iran Rally", Boston, March 2, 2026, a freezing day. Source: Cole Harrison, Randy Wurster

Opposing War with Iran Means No Funding — and No Excuses

March 19, 2026 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey Congress voted two ways on the same day — and in doing so, told us exactly where things are headed. Congress Failed on a Party-Line Vote The Senate rejected a War Powers Resolution 47–53. The House defeated a similar measure 212–219. Both […]

PROTECT Act Hearing at Massachusetts State House, March 18, 2026. MAPA photo/ Abigail Greenblatt

Why We Need the PROTECT Act Now More Than Ever

March 19, 2026 Abigail Greenblatt

By Abigail Greenblatt and Cambel Shim On Wednesday, March 18th, the Massachusetts Legislature heard public testimony on the PROTECT Act. Filed by the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, the PROTECT Act (HD.5608) seeks to codify protections from federal immigration enforcement in Massachusetts into law. In […]

Protest, Dublin. MAPA photo/ Jeannie Connerney

Saint Patrick’s Day Bootlicking at the White House

March 19, 2026 Jeannie Connerney

by Jeannie Connerney “What we have witnessed in recent days in the Middle East, and beyond, are not political disputes. They are deliberate assaults on international law, the international laws that have underpinned global peace for eighty years. We must name them as such, without […]

Scenes from the "Mobilizing Against the New Face of Genocide and War" conference, March 7, 2026, in Cambridge. Photos by Skip Schiel, copyright 2026 © teeksaphoto.org, skipschiel.wordpress.com, skipschiel@gmail.com.

Conference Mobilizes Movement Against New Face of Genocide and War

March 18, 2026 Cambel Shim

by Cambel Shim On Saturday, March 7, 2026, members of Massachusetts Peace Action convened for an all-day conference bringing together activists, scholars, journalists, and community members to confront what the movement is calling “the new face of genocide,” as well as the Iran war that […]