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SUMMARY:MAPA Annual Meeting 2025
DESCRIPTION:MAPA‘s Annual Meeting on Saturday May 10th is open to all dues paying members.  New members are also welcome!  This is a key gathering for MAPA\, where we’ll affirm our values and set our path forward. \nThe annual meeting will be held in person at our new office location at the St. James Episcopal Church in Porter Square. \nWe’ll hear from Harris Gruman\, a member of MAPA‘s Board of Directors as well as the Executive Director of the Service Employees International Union’s Massachusetts State Council. \nMembers will also hear about MAPA‘s priorities for the year\, review the organization’s finances\, and elect members to the Board of Directors. \nMembers who wish to run for the board or nominate someone should contact the office at info@masspeaceaction.org or by phone\, 617-354-2169.  Five signatures of members are required for a nomination. \nOnce the person is nominated the Board Recruitment Committee will meet with them to discuss the roles and responsibilities of a board member. All new board members will sign a board agreement outlining these responsibilities. \nDirections to the venue.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/mapa-annual-meeting-2025/
LOCATION:St. James Episcopal Church\, 1991 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02140
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SUMMARY:"The Encampments" Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Purchase tickets to attend. \n \nMAPA invites you to a screening of The Encampments\, a new film by Michael T. Workman\, followed by discussion. The first months of the second Trump administration have signaled a shift from derision and misrepresentation of the movement for justice in Palestine to active state suppression. The very Universities that at best barely tolerated and at worst violently dismantled student protest movements are now themselves being threatened with loss of grants\, funding\, tax-exempt status\, and other privileges\, for not being brutal enough in their response to peace activists. In addition to pursuing all possible legal avenues to dissuade vocal opposition to America’s active involvement in an ongoing genocide\, the administration is creating an atmosphere of fear by abducting individuals active in the movement off the streets of so-called “sanctuary cities” in broad daylight and renditioning them to other states in an effort to expel them from the country. These actions must not break our will\, but strengthen our resolve. It is in this spirit that we present this timely and vital film. \nAbout the Film: When a group of students at Columbia University in New York launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza\, they spark a nationwide uprising in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Encampments spring up at hundreds of campuses as students object to their own university’s investment in the US and Israeli arms industry. Featuring detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil\, The Encampments takes viewers inside America’s student uprising with incredible intimacy and urgency. Professors\, whistleblowers\, and student activists shed light on a moment that captivated the nation’s attention and continues to make headlines today. \nDiscussion after screening with student/s who participated in encampments. \nFeel free to bring snacks to share. \nDirections to the venue. \nPurchase tickets to attend. \n \nSponsored by MAPA\, cosponsored by the MA Justice for All Party\, Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine\, CD8 for Palestine\, Jewish Voice for Peace Boston\, Northshore for Palestine\, Palestine House of New England\, and Party for Socialism and Liberation.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/the-encampments/
LOCATION:St. James Episcopal Church\, 1991 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02140
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Understanding Palestine and Israel
DESCRIPTION:How the Gaza conflict spilled over to affect the U.S. election and the rights of its citizens\nA Book Talk with Phyllis Bennis in Conversation with Rami Khouri\nRegister to attend. \n \nJoin us for a discussion with Phyllis Bennis\, activist\, political analyst\, and author of the recently published Understanding Palestine and Israel. Rami Khouri\, Palestinian-American academic and journalist with over 50 years of experience reporting in the Middle East\, will serve as moderator. \nAs the war in Gaza continues amidst a fragile ceasefire agreement\, the struggle and call for justice in Palestine persists with many searching for truth and clarity. In Understanding Palestine and Israel\, with a foreword by Palestinian analyst Omar Baddar\, Phyllis Bennis answers key questions regarding the history and the current situation of the war between Israel and Palestine\, addressing events prior to October 7\, 2023\, through Israel’s genocidal war and the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 2024 re-election. \nFrom freedom of speech\, the 2024 election\, to your tax dollars\, Bennis and Khouri will unpack historical perspectives\, their experiences\, and the impact the Palestine-Israel conflict has on Americans and the world today.  \nThe event will conclude with a book signing. Books will be available for purchase ($20) and are currently available to preorder through the registration link.  \nPhyllis Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy studies\, serving as co-director of the New Internationalism Project\, and writes and speaks widely on U.S. wars and foreign policy\, authoring numerous books. She is also an international advisor to Jewish Voice for Peace and an activist in national and global movements supporting Palestinian rights. Bennis has been twice short-listed to become the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. \nRami G. Khouri is a Palestinian-American academic and journalist whose family resides in Beirut\, Amman\, and Nazareth. He is Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Arab Center Washington\, D.C.  During his 50-year career in journalism across the Middle East he was Editor of the Jordan Times and the Daily Star (Beirut) newspapers\, and contributed reporting and opinion pieces from the Middle East to the Financial Times\, NPR\, BBC radio\, and other outlets. \nRegister to attend. \n \nCosponsored by Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine\, Community Church of Boston\, Jewish Voice for Peace Boston\, and Watertown Citizens for Peace Justice and Environment \nOther Talks by Phyllis Bennis: \nFriday\, April 4 at 6 pm: Lenox Community Centre\, 65 Walker St\, Lenox\, MA 01240. \nSaturday\, April 5 at 4:00 pm: Possible Futures\, 318 Edgewood Ave\, New Haven\, CT 06511. Sponsored by JVP New Haven and Mending Minyan. \nMonday\, April 7 at 6:00 pm: Event organized by Traprock Communication at All Souls Unitarian-Universalist Church\, 399 Main Street\, Greenfield\, MA. \nTuesday\, April 8 at 7:00 pm: UMass Amherst\, Thompson 106 (near parking garage). Sponsored by SJP\, FJP\, JVP\, Interlink etc … Phyllis Bennis in conversation with Michel Moushabeck. RSVP. \nWednesday\, April 9 at 7:00 pm: Event organized by Southern Vermont for Palestine in Brattleboro\, VT.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/understanding-palestine-and-israel/
LOCATION:St. James Episcopal Church\, 1991 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02140
CATEGORIES:Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Art & Activism: Stickers for Solidarity with Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a creative and educational workshop where we’ll make stickers and explore the history of art as a tool of resistance in Palestine. Learn how Palestinian artists have used their work to fight oppression\, preserve culture\, and inspire solidarity. All supplies will be provided—just bring your creativity and commitment to justice! \n  \nRSVP here! 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/art-activism-stickers-for-solidarity-with-palestine/
LOCATION:St. James Episcopal Church\, 1991 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02140
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Palestine/Israel
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SUMMARY:Back From The Brink
DESCRIPTION:  \nIn partnership with Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility\, the Boston-hub of Back from the Brink will be hosting an organizing meeting on Sunday\, March 16th from 2-4pm at the Saint James’ Episcopal Church in Cambridge (a 5 minute walk from the Porter Square T-station). \nJoin us for inspiration\, food and refreshments\, and a strategy session to create the future we deserve. All are welcome; no experience is necessary.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/back-from-the-brink/
LOCATION:St. James Episcopal Church\, 1991 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02140
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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