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International Law or the Law of the Jungle?

February 25, 2022 Jeff Klein

by Jeff Klein first published in the Dorchester People for Peace Update, February 25, 2022 There is no doubt that the Russian attack on Ukraine, which amplifies the already tense and dangerous situation in eastern Europe, is a blatant violation of international law. Unilateral military […]

Ukraine: Diplomacy and De-Escalation, not Further Militarization

February 24, 2022 Cole Harrison

This statement by national Peace Action was written before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Wednesday night. We grieve for the victims of this violence and call for an immediate cease-fire and urgent diplomacy. – Eds. Peace Action condemns the deployment of Russian troops into the Donbas […]

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Requires Urgent Diplomacy

February 23, 2022 Elizaveta Kupriyanova

By Elizaveta Kupriyanova The unresolved conflict between Russia and Ukraine goes back to the Orange Revolution of 2004. Massive protests spread across Ukraine as a result of the rigged elections that gave victory to pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych. This caused internal divisions within the revolutionist […]

On the Brink: Understanding the Ukraine Crises

February 9, 2022 Richard Sakwa

The following text is a transcript of Professor Sakwa’s presentation at ‘On the Brink: Understanding the Ukraine Crisis and Paths Towards a Just Peace’, a Massachusetts Peace Action/Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security webinar presented on February 3. I want to make four basic […]

Peace with Russia Rally

February 5, 2022 Brian Garvey

For Immediate Release: Contact: Cole Harrison, cole@masspeaceaction.org When: Saturday, February 5th, 1pm-2pm Where: Park Street Station, Boston, MA 02108 Massachusetts Peace Action and allies are coming together on Saturday, February 5th from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST to hold a rally in Boston at Park Street […]

An Urgent Peace Rally Outside Congressman McGovern’s Office in Northampton -No War with Russia! Abolish NATO!

February 3, 2022 Yoav Elinevsky

by Yoav Elinevsky On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, community members from western Massachusetts gather in Northampton to demand that our government stop the march to war and take immediate measures to deescalate the military tension in Ukraine, support negotiations on the basis of the […]

Peace Rally, Washington, D.C. January 27, 2022

No War with Russia! No Expansion of NATO!

February 1, 2022 Cole Harrison

As the Ukraine crisis has intensified, a confrontation between the world’s two most heavily armed nuclear powers has become an actual possibility. The Biden administration has put 8500 troops on high alert for possible deployment in Eastern Europe, and threatened to deploy 50,000 more troops […]