MA: Peace/Non-Violence
Turnover in MA election officials as presidential election nears
Heightened scrutiny and harassment are helping fuel an increasing turnover rate of election officials in Massachusetts and beyond, according to a new …
Social media's 'networked incitement' the latest challenge to democracy
The use of social media to organize the Jan. 6 insurrection marked a turning point in American political protest, according to a leading media and …
Legislation aims to classify book bans as federal civil rights violations
New federal legislation would classify discriminatory book bans as violations of federal civil rights law. The Books Save Lives Act would ensure …
University presidents testify on rise of antisemitism on college campuses
College presidents testified before a congressional committee Tuesday on the rise of antisemitism on college campuses since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led …
War Tax Resisters Redirect Money Towards Peace
Tax Day is quickly approaching April 18 but some Massachusetts residents will resist paying their federal taxes as a war protest. War tax resistance…
MA Activists Campaign to End Raytheon Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia
Anti-war activists say one of the world's greatest humanitarian disasters has connections to one of the Commonwealth's largest employers, Raytheon …
Group Works to Build Peace Out of Despair in Boston
While community activists in some of Boston's south side neighborhoods have declared a state of emergency following a string of fatal shootings…
MA Peace Advocates Lay Out Hopes for Future of N-Weapons Policy
BOSTON -- With a United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons now in place, Massachusetts advocates for peace, including Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.…
75 Years After Japanese Surrender, Survivor Calls For Return to Diplomacy
BOSTON -- Seventy-five years ago this Saturday, Imperial Japan announced its surrender, ending World War II. Now, an American survivor of Iwo Jima …
International Day of Peace Marked this Weekend in Boston
BOSTON - Once again this year, local peace activists and faith groups will be on Boston Common to commemorate the International Day of Peace…
Veterans For Peace Still Excluded from Boston St. Pat's Parade
BOSTON – It was front-page news this weekend when a gay veterans group was given permission to march in the Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade R…
Trump Address Sparks Debate: Foreign Aid, or Military Spending?
BOSTON – President Donald Trump's call to increase military spending by $54 billion likely means cuts will be made to some politically-sensitive…