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Let me first thank you for the phone calls to cut the budget for the B-61 nuclear warhead.  We lost the amendment vote by a surprisingly small margin 196-227.  Click here to see how your Rep. voted and please contact them to “thank or spank.” Now to nuclear issues in Iran.  A month ago, the […]

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Dear [[First_Name]], After Iran's presidential election it has become clear that we are on the cusp of an historic opportunity to move toward a peaceful resolution of tensions with Iran. Hassan Rouhani, a cleric who had served as Iran's principal nuclear negotiator at an earlier stage in neg

The following came out of our mid-year staff retreat, comments or questions are most welcome! Priorities and Opportunities for Peace Action/Peace Action Education Fund program, organizing, advocacy and political work for the second half of 2013 -Move the Money/ Cut Pentagon Spending Campaign: Planning is underway to do the next round of Move the Money […]

The following came out of our mid-year staff retreat, comments or questions are most welcome! Priorities and Opportunities for Peace Action/Peace Action Education Fund program, organizing, advocacy and political work for the second half of 2013 -Move the Money/ Cut Pentagon Spending Campaign: Planning is underway to do the next round of Move the Money […]

The following came out of our mid-year staff retreat, comments or questions are most welcome! Priorities and Opportunities for Peace Action/Peace Action Education Fund program, organizing, advocacy and political work for the second half of 2013 -Move the Money/ Cut Pentagon Spending Campaign: Planning is underway to do the next round of Move the Money […]

Update:  The B61 vote will happen today sometime after 2pm.  It’s not too late to generate calls or emails to your representative.  Don’t forget to post on Facebook and Tweet your friends asking for calls.  We count over 150 votes in favor of cutting funds for the B61, so we are within striking range of winning.  […]

Dear [[First_Name]], As early as Wednesday the Senate plans to vote in support of Israeli strikes on Iran. Please tell Senators Warren and Cowan to reconsider and oppose S Res 65 before it's too late. [ http://org.salsalabs.com/o/161/c/3952/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=13505 ] Bib

Today the House of Representatives is considering the Energy and Water Appropriations bill where, surprisingly, much of the United States nuclear weapons programs are funded.  We expect a vote tonight or tomorrow for an amendment to cut millions of dollars to unnecessarily “modernize” the B61 nuclear warhead — the oldest nuclear bomb in the U.S. […]

by national Peace Action board member Larry Wittner on History News Network http://hnn.us/articles/still-preparing-nuclear-war Lawrence S. Wittner (http://lawrenceswittner.com) is Professor of History emeritus at SUNY/Albany. His latest book is a satirical novel about university life, “What’s Going On at UAardvark?” (Solidarity Press).] B-29 and B-36 bombers in 1948. Credit: Wiki Commons. Nearly a quarter century after […]

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Rally 10am – State House Steps Hearing 11am - room A2 With widespread support among voters across the state, the Massachusetts House and Senate will hold hearings on the Budget for All resolutions, S.1750 and H.3211. Make sure our State Legislature tells Congress to:

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Rally 10am – State House Steps Hearing 11am - room A2 With widespread support among voters across the state, the Massachusetts House and Senate will hold hearings on the Budget for All resolutions, S.1750 and H.3211. Make sure our State Legislature tells Congress to:

Tell President Obama: The time is right and the world is ready to negotiate the elimination of nuclear weapons! Click here to sign the petition. First, the good news: In May, a new United Nations working group began meeting in Geneva “to develop proposals to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations for the achievement and maintenance […]

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Rally 10am – State House Steps Hearing 11am - room A2 With widespread support among voters across the state, the Massachusetts House and Senate will hold hearings on the Budget for All resolutions, S.1750 and H.3211. Make sure our State Legislature tells Congress to:

Join us next week at the University of the District of Columbia’s David A. Clarke School of Law for the annual week long Human Rights on the Hill course organized by Peace Action board member and University of Hawai’i professor Joshua Cooper. All sessions are free and open to the public, and yuo can come […]

The Post argued that U.S. security interests require a “more robust . . . intervention” in the Syrian civil war ["No time for half-measures," editorial, June 15]. A better case can be made for avoiding the fray altogether.   Sending medium-size and heavy weapons into Syria, with or without the establishment of a no-fly zone, […]

The Post argued that U.S. security interests require a “more robust . . . intervention” in the Syrian civil war ["No time for half-measures," editorial, June 15]. A better case can be made for avoiding the fray altogether.   Sending medium-size and heavy weapons into Syria, with or without the establishment of a no-fly zone, […]

VOTE TODAY - ED MARKEY FOR U.S. SENATE! Dear [[First_Name]], Polls are open until 8pm and you can still vote *Ed Markey for U.S. Senate! * Ed Markey has been a champion in Congress for nuclear disarmament, for addressing the climate crisis, and for shifting military spending