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SUMMARY:Mobilizing Against the New Face of Genocide and War
DESCRIPTION:A Strategy Conference\nSaturday\, March 7\, 2026\, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm \nCambridge Friends Meeting\, 5 Longfellow Park\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 \n \nThe very existence of Palestinians as a viable national community is existentially threatened by the Trump-Netanyahu Gaza agreement\, now officially adopted by the United Nations Security Council as official U.N. policy. After repeated US vetoes of ceasefire proposals throughout the genocide\, the Security Council placed its imprimatur on a Trump/Netanyahu deal that basically threw 70 years of UN resolutions about Israel/Palestine out the window. \nMeanwhile\, Trump’s regime change war on Iran\, supported by many in Congress but not by the American people\, has brought war to the entire region and thrown international law out the window. \nIn these new\, difficult circumstances it is time for the anti-genocide\, anti-war\, and Palestinian solidarity movements to come together to consider how best to organize collectively to achieve policy changes in the US and more justice for all in Palestine and the Middle East. Our past focus on ceasefire and humanitarian aid violations are not enough. Instead we must consolidate around attacking or modifying the present agreement itself in ways supportive of Palestinian self-determination; condemning Israel’s continuing depredations; raising high the banner of Paletinian national rights; and demanding an immediate end to the attack on Iran. \nPanel 1 – Situation in Gaza and West Bank\, impact of Trump Agreement\, Board of Peace\, attack on Iran\, and related Mideast crises \nNancy Murray\, Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine and Gaza Mental Health Foundation \nLeila Farsakh\, professor of political science and leading Palestinian rights advocate\, UMass Boston \nAmira Hass\, Haaretz correspondent\, columnist\, and activist \nSusan Akram\, Boston University\, clinical professor of law and director of the International Human Rights Clinic \nPanel 2 – What do we do?  Our new message – Our strategy – Breaking the hold of the weaponization of anti-semitism  \nRami G. Khouri\, Palestinian-American journalist\, author\, and public policy expert with over six decades of experience covering the Middle East \nLea Kayali\, organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement based out of Boston\, steering committee member of the People’s Embargo for Palestine \nPaul Shannon\, Mass. Peace Action\, co-chair Gaza Israel Mideast peace campaign \nBreakout Topics – Session 1 \n\nRefuting the false anti-semitism arguments – Merrie Najimy\nIntegrating our messaging and our public actions and events – Paul Shannon\nThe Future of Boycott and Divest – Raisa/ Sheba out of MA\, Malick/ Cambridge for Palestine\, Nancy Aykanian/ BDS Boston\nPolitical action – the Palestine issue in Congressional elections 2026 – Elizabeth Baldwin and Jeff Klein\n\nBreakout Topics – Session 2 \n\nLegislative action – organizing to pass Federal and state bills on Palestine and the Middle East – Elizabeth Baldwin and Jeff Klein\nThe struggle over suppression of free speech about Palestine in Massachusetts – Sana Fadel\, Paul Shannon\, Sara Roy\nPublic Education and Action to Further the Palestine Movement – Jill El-Ashkar and Julie Jolin\nIran – ending the US initiated war – Bahar Sharafi\, Rami G. Khouri\n\nSchedule \n8:30 Coffee and registration – Friends Room \n9:30 Welcome and Introduction – Meeting House.  NO Food and Drink in the Meeting House \n10:00 Panel 1 – Meeting House \n11:30 Panel 2 – Meeting House \n12:45 Lunch – Friends Room \n1:45 Breakout session 1 \n3:00 Breakout session 2 \n4:15 Brainstorm – Building the movement to end the Iran war – Meeting House \n5:15 Adjourn \nRegistration (includes lunch): regular $25\, student/low income $10\, supporter $75\, tabling group $50. \nLogistics: There is ample free parking on Longfellow Park on Saturday.  Longfellow Park is a 10 minute walk out Brattle Street from Harvard Square.  By bus\, take the 73 bus from Harvard station and get off at the second stop\, Mt. Auburn and Ash Streets.   The Meeting House and Friends Room are fully accessible.  Some of the breakout spaces are in the basement and there is an elevator near the Friends Room. \nLunch will consist of roll-ups with a choice of chicken or beef/lamb sharawma\, or falafel\, plus tabouleh\, hummus\, dessert\, and soft drink. \nSponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund.  Cosponsored by Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine; CD8 for Palestine; Watertown Citizens for Peace\, Justice and the Environment – Palestine/Gaza committee; Cambridge Friends Meeting – Peace and Social Justice committee; Needham for Palestine; Palestinian Youth Movement; Arlington for Palestine; MTA Rank and File for Palestine; Sawa: Newton-Area Alliance for Peace and Justice.   Cosponsors welcome; must publicize the event.  Contact info@masspeaceaction.org or call 617 354 2169.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/mobilizing-against-the-new-face-of-genocide-and-war/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting at Cambridge\, 5 Longfellow Park\, Cambridge
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:First Encounter Flashback
DESCRIPTION:Join the Friends Meeting at Cambridge at 1:00pm on Sunday\, June 1 for a performance of “First Encounter Flashback” (Meetinghouse).“Come travel through time with actor\, activist\, dancer\, and Tribal mentor Annawon Weeden to understand some of the Native history of Southern New England. Drawing on his Mashpee Wampanoag\, Narragansett\, and Pequot lineage\, Weeden will explore the Tribal history of The People of the Dawn from before European contact until today.” Experience Massachuset history come alive! Free. RSVP appreciated but not necessary. \n2:00-3:30pm – Indigenous Games/Crafts.  This intergenerational event will take place on FMC’s front lawn (if weather permits). We plan to have lemonade\, provide supplies and instructions about how to make corn husk action figures\, and play a game dubbed “Hub-bub” for ages 5 and up.  (All children must have a parent/guardian present.) \nThis event is a collaboration between Friends for Racial Justice (FORJ) & First Day School (FDS). \nCosponsored by MAPA’s Indigenous Solidarity Working Group.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/first-encounter-flashback/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting at Cambridge\, 5 Longfellow Park\, Cambridge
CATEGORIES:Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity
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SUMMARY:Palestine Resistance: An Update from the Ground
DESCRIPTION:Join a discussion featuring FADI QURAN\, a Palestinian activist living in the West Bank\, in conversation with LEILA FARSAKH\, editor of Rethinking Statehood in Palestine. \nSponsored by: Peace & Justice Committee of Friends Meeting \nCo-sponsored by: 1for3.org\, Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia\, Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine\, Jewish Voice for Peace – Boston\, Massachusetts Peace Action
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/palestine-resistance-an-update-from-the-ground/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting at Cambridge\, 5 Longfellow Park\, Cambridge
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SUMMARY:A Midwinter Concert of Songs to Change the World
DESCRIPTION:A Midwinter Concert of Songs to Change the World \nSaturday\, February 1st\, 2025\, 7pm-9pm \nThe Friends Meeting House\, 5 Longfellow Park\, Cambridge MA\, 02138 \nDon’t miss this gathering of music and inspiration followed by light refreshments. You will laugh\, you will cry\, but you will leave renewed to face the rest of the winter and the challenges of our world that lay ahead. Welcome Charlie King back to Cambridge and revel again this year in Ben Grosscup’s topical music as they both help us mourn the atrocities of the past year\, laugh at the absurdities we confront each day\, and set us off one more time to change the world for the better. Charlie is a co-founder of the People’s Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle and Ben is the executive director. Both are troubadours of our peace and justice movement. \n \nPrice: Regular Admission $20\, Student/Low Income $10\, Supporter Admission $35\, Online/Livestream option $15 \nBen Grosscup sings about the ideas and values of the revolutionary social movements he’s part of. Drawing upon activist folk singing traditions\, he brings new songs to the rallies\, strikes\, picket lines\, and virtual events where they’re most relevant. He leads purposeful group singing that raises political consciousness. https://www.youtube.com/c/BenGrosscup \nCharlie King is a musical storyteller and political satirist. He has been at the heart of American folk music for over half a century. Pete Seeger hailed him as “One of the finest singers and songwriters of our time.” He is the 2018 recipient of the Phil Ochs Award\, recognizing his music and activism for social and political justice in the spirit of Phil Ochs. Other honors include: the War Resisters League’s Peacemaker Award given to Charlie and Odetta; the Sacco-Vanzetti Social Justice Award nominated by Pete Seeger and the Joe Hill Award from the Labor Heritage Foundation. His songs have been recorded and sung by Pete & Peggy Seeger\, Holly Near\, Ronnie Gilbert\, John McCutcheon\, Arlo Guthrie\, and Chad Mitchell. Folk legend Peggy Seeger says\, “If we had more Charlie Kings in the world\, I’d be less worried\,” and Tom Paxton adds\, “Luckily\, we have him!” \nYou can learn more about Charlie at the following links: \nhttp://www.charlieking.org\nhttps://www.facebook.com/charliekingmusicalstoryteller \nAll net proceeds go to support the many projects of Massachusetts Peace Action for social justice and peace.
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