Mass. Peace Action members took to the halls of the US House and Senate office buildings in Washington D.C. in March to advocate for nuclear disarmament and a peaceful foreign policy. We met with all 11 members of the Mass. Congressional delegation or their aides, including those above, holding our petitions: Rep. Bill Keating (left), Sen. Ed Markey (far top), and Rep. Jim McGovern (right).
I want to thank my representative, Congressman Joe Kennedy, for signing the letter to Speaker Paul Ryan asking for a serious discussion of our military engagement with ISIS and Syria. While we consider the possibility of further military engagement in the Middle East, I hope […]
On Monday evening, Cambridge City Council passed a resolution in support of the People’s Budget. The budget, drafted by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, is an alternative to President Trump’s proposed budget. In place of Pres. Trump’s cuts to social programs/public services such as education and […]
Last week the US Senate rushed passage of the misnamed “Anti-Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2016” by a voice vote with no debate. Rather than targeting real anti-Semitism, the resolution takes aim at activism — especially on campuses — against Israeli government policies that are tightening […]