by Brian Garvey In an election that was a referendum on Donald Trump, over 81 million Americans voted for change. The Democratic Party’s platform showed promise, pledging to end ‘forever wars,’ put diplomacy before the use of force, abandon the policy of regime change, and […]
Originally published in The Shoestring by Celina della Croce and Michael Kowalchuk “Our policy towards Venezuela, or any other country, ought not to be motivated by greed.” – Congressman Jim McGovern On Wednesday, March 24th, peace activists gathered outside Representative Jim McGovern’s Northampton district office […]
by Tom Huf Last week, it was announced that the United States and Iran would commence talks in Vienna on April 6th on the return of the US to the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA). This is a fulfillment of commitments made by then-candidate Joe Biden […]
Originally published in Common Dreams Last Tuesday’s mass shooting targeting Asian American women working at massage parlors in Atlanta was a horrific manifestation of historically rooted and systematically sustained racism, xenophobia, anti-Asian rhetoric, hypersexualization of Asian women, and misogyny. by An Thuy Nguyen Last […]
by Jackie Dee King In a move evoking the defiance of Martin Luther 500 years ago, more than 35 people representing the Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign braved a cold wind and a global pandemic to rally on Beacon Hill March 15. As Luther nailed his […]
by Maryellen Kurkulos Two historic pieces of pro-peace legislation submitted to the Rhode Island State House this year have created a whirlwind of activity for the Rhode Island peace movement. Activists representing the groups Action Corps, Brown War Watch, No Endless War or Excessive Militarism, […]
by Yoav Elinevsky Today, on March 29, 2021, more than 30 activists and members of the Haitian community in Boston, protested US neo colonialism in Haiti . It was especially windy and chilly day, with wind blowing at 25 miles per hour but it did […]
Copyright (c) 2022 Massachusetts Peace Action