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Books not Bombs Teach-in

Books not Bombs Teach-in

Fri Jun 5 5:00 pm EDT
Please join last in this semester’s AAUP/AFT Books Not Bombs teach-in (Zoom Link Below): Books Not Bombs 2026 – Defending ...
Dance For World Community Festival

Dance For World Community Festival

Sat Jun 6 12:00 am EDT
Cambridge
DWC Annual Festivals celebrate the rich diversity of Greater Boston’s dance sector and its valued contributions to the area’s cultural and ...
Jamie Belsito: Peace Advocates Meet & Greet

Jamie Belsito: Peace Advocates Meet & Greet

Sun Jun 7 5:30 pm EDT
Beverly
Join MAPA's endorsed candidate for Congress Jamie Zahlaway Belsito and network with progressive advocates from our community.  Support for Art ...
Organizing for Progressive Leadership in CD1

Organizing for Progressive Leadership in CD1

Wed Jun 10 7:00 pm EDT
Those of us in CD1 have long been trying to figure out how to replace Rep. Richard Neal with someone who ...
Vets Say NO to the Iran War

Vets Say NO to the Iran War

Thu Jun 11 7:00 pm EDT
Over 150 veterans and military families occupied the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building on April 20, 2026 to ...
Meet and Support Jonathan Paz for Congress

Meet and Support Jonathan Paz for Congress

Sun Jun 14 3:00 pm EDT
Watertown
Watertown, Sunday June 14.  3-5 pm Home of Joseph & Lani Gerson MAPA has endorsed Jonathan Paz in his campaign ...
From U.S. Sanctions to Medical Solidarity: Standing with Cuba

From U.S. Sanctions to Medical Solidarity: Standing with Cuba

Sun Jun 14 3:00 pm EDT
Boston
June 14 - 3 to 5 pm - Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St From Cuba to Calabria - ...
Palestine 36: Palestine Film Series

Palestine 36: Palestine Film Series

Thu Jun 25 7:00 pm EDT
Cambridge
Palestine 36 is an internationally acclaimed 2025 historical drama and epic written and directed by Annemarie Jacir. The film interweaves fictional narratives ...
"Truth and Consequence" by Daniel Ellsberg

“Truth and Consequence” by Daniel Ellsberg

Thu Jun 25 7:00 pm EDT
A talk with the book's editors, Michael Ellsberg and Jan Thomas. Join us for a conversation with Michael Ellsberg, son ...

What’s New

Let's Get this Done!

Let’s Get this Done!

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By David Detmold, Montague It has been six months now since the last meeting of the Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory Commission.  Call me naïve, but has the political will to accomplish this long-awaited change vanished from the statehouse and the governor’s office in this gubernatorial election year? Banish … Read More
Elect Jeromie Whalen to Congress!

Elect Jeromie Whalen to Congress!

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Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Jeromie Whalen for Congress in Congressional District 1 over incumbent Richard Neal. Jeromie Whalen has proven himself to be both a fierce advocate of the same values and policies that MAPA fights for, and also a skilled communicator and campaigner, ready to take on Richard Neal … Read More
Andrea James for Governor!

Andrea James for Governor!

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Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Andrea James for Governor of Massachusetts. Andrea James has spent decades organizing for criminal justice reform, racial justice, economic justice, and the rights of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in Massachusetts. Through her leadership of Families for Justice as Healing and related organizations, she has consistently … Read More
Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit: Hope for Progress?

Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit: Hope for Progress?

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Peace advocates should take positive vibes from the meetings in Beijing, May 13-15, between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump. Put simply, the face-to-face meetings during the State Visit offered a welcome change to the belligerent, even bellicose, anti-China blatherings emanating from the Trump Whitehouse.   What we saw was … Read More
We Say “Enough”: Let Cuba Live

We Say “Enough”: Let Cuba Live

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Since the start of 2026, the Trump/Rubio administration has piled punitive measure after punitive measure on Cuba and the Cuban people:  

  • January 29: Imposition of an oil blockade on Cuba
  • February:  Interdiction of tankers trying to approach Cuba.
  • March: Trump Cuba “in deep trouble”, threatening a “friendly takeover”
  • April: … Read More
Ukraine War Escalates, Nuclear Danger Grows

Ukraine War Escalates, Nuclear Danger Grows

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The Ukraine War has escalated dangerously in recent days and threatens to balloon into a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO. Ukraine has sent hundreds of drones deep into the Russian homeland, attacking Moscow itself, military facilities, energy infrastructure, and civilian targets across a wide swath of territory. Most disturbingly, … Read More

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