S.2471/H.3829 upholds the framework of the U.S. Constitution by ensuring that the Massachusetts National Guard is only called upon for active federal military service when there has been an official declaration of war by Congress, as required by Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. [...]
MAPA will present a teach-in on the right and wrong ways to address antisemitism. The workshop will include viewing a 40-minute film, “Exploring an Antiracist, Solidarity Approach to Antisemitism”, which is based on a conversation among seven well-informed people held in June of this year. View [...]
Join us on September 19, in front of the Massachusetts State House to raise our voices against Israel's decision to erase the very idea of a Palestine and to "put another nail in the coffin" of this hope. It's time for Massachusetts to end its [...]
The Energy Affordability, Independence, and Innovation Act (H.4144) has lots of good things in it. There is at least one big problem with it, though: the bill’s Section 45 would repeal a citizen-initiated ballot measure – without going back to the voters first. It is [...]
On Friday, 09/26, join our tabling at Park St Station from 12-1pm. In the midst of all that is happening in the U.S. and in the world, it’s important to reach out beyond our NDWG circle and remind people of the nuclear threat and also [...]
Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, co-sponsored by MAPA, will host a webinar on Thursday, October 9 from 7-8:30pm. We are living through an ugly and increasingly dangerous time. From the genocide in Gaza to the grinding Ukraine war, the kidnapping of innocent immigrants [...]
The Hard Work of Hope: Lessons from organizing October 10th, 7 to 9 pm 1991 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA A dialogue with Author Michael Ansara and Grace Sanford, Northeastern Student and member of the Board of Massachusetts Peace Action, and Sam Levine, Emerson Student and [...]
Join us on Saturday, October 11th in Harvard Square as we project images and sounds from Gaza to educate people on the ongoing starvation of Palestinians. Come help us collect signatures on postcards to send to our representatives asking them to sign the Block the [...]
MAPA's Public Education & Action Team (PEAT) is going to host its first projection of the atrocities that have and continue to go on in Gaza. We project a looping video from scenes and words from Palestinians, Doctors, Activists and Anthony Aguilar, the Army whistle [...]
In partnership with Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Boston-hub of Back from the Brink, will be hosting an organizing meeting on Sunday, October 19th from 2-4pm at the Saint James' Episcopal Church in Cambridge (a 5 minute-walk from the Porter Square T-station). Join [...]
Let’s come together to build relationships between organizations, invite people to join us who aren’t already engaged and get ready for action and campaign building. Topics will be: Building Unusual Coalitions: Reclaiming the National Guard + Congressional War Powers; Teaching De-escalation: Interrupting Violence with a De-escalation [...]
Please join us on Monday, Nov. 3, 5:45 pm, at the Easthampton Library Annex, 52 Main Street for the 2nd installment in our monthly film & discussion series, Cuba in the Valley. This month’s film is Eyes of the Rainbow, a documentary by noted Cuban [...]
Join us Wednesday, November 12 from 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM ET for a War Industry Resisters Network webinar. The violence that the US military has inflicted on the rest of the world has always been accompanied by police violence and repression at home, especially [...]
The legacy of slavery, and the stolen labor of millions of Africans forcibly brought to the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries, continues to shape the political, social, and personal lives of all Americans today, especially Indigenous and African-descended communities. This webinar examines the [...]
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