Across the US, supporters of Israeli occupation are coordinating an attack on our right to organize for human rights in Palestine and beyond. Call now- don’t let them silence us in Massachusetts. Senator Creem’s and Rep. McMurtry’s bills, SD.922 and HD.779, are deceptively framed as anti-discrimination legislation. But in reality they would forbid the state […]
An Open Letter to the Massachusetts Legislature From the Massachusetts Freedom to Boycott Coalition “Non violence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding…It is a sword that heals.” – Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘Why We Can’t Wait,’ 1963 The Massachusetts Freedom to Boycott Coalition asks […]
Contact: Liza Behrendt, (603) 397-2412, liza@jvp.org Photos included below 300 BOSTONIANS ATTEND TRAINING TO RESIST ISLAMOPHOBIA & RACISM UNDER TRUMP Members of the Jewish community and allies learned civil disobedience and active bystander intervention skills, in response to rise in bigotry under Trump Boston, MA (January 26, 2017) – As news circulated that President Donald […]
Tell your Massachusetts State Senator to defend the right to boycott by opposing SD922. The first days of the Trump administration have been as dire as anyone could have imagined – with Executive Orders attacking Muslims, Arabs, immigrants, and refugees expected today on top of attacks on women and indigenous people. Our resistance must continue […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liza Behrendt, (603) 397-2412, liza@jvp.org OVER 400 JEWS, MUSLIMS, AND ALLIES MARCH THROUGH BOSTON TO END ISLAMOPHOBIA In honor of Chanukah, similar protests took place in over 25 cities Boston, MA: On Wednesday evening over 400 Jews, Muslims, and allies marched through downtown Boston to protest Islamophobia and racism. Drawing on […]
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Liza Behrendt, (603) 397-2412, liza@jvp.org HUNDREDS OF BOSTON JEWS TO MARCH IN SOLIDARITY WITH MUSLIMS Days before Chanukah, similar protests planned in over 25 cities WHAT: Beginning at 5 PM on Wednesday, hundreds of Jewish Bostonians and allies will march through Downtown Boston to protest Islamophobia and racism. Days before Chanukah, they […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Contact: Eli Gerzon, eligerzon@gmail.com, (339) 223-3185 JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE-BOSTON TO JOIN MARCH AGAINST TRUMP APPOINTEE STEPHEN BANNON Dozens of groups mobilize after Harvard Kennedy School of Government invites white nationalist Stephen Bannon; March still on after Bannon cancels appearance WHAT: White nationalist Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News, recently appointed as a chief […]
On Sunday, October 2nd, 40 Jewish Voice for Peace-Boston members gathered on a cold, rainy day in Cambridge to welcome the Jewish New Year of 5777. We adapted traditional rituals to envision a future where the Jewish community has ended its support for racism and violence, from Boston to Palestine. Tashlich is a a Rosh […]
Ask Harvard Kennedy School’s Dean to Disinvite Ehud Barak: (617) 495-1122, doug_elmendorf@hks.harvard.edu. Jewish Voice for Peace-Boston joins six student organizations from Harvard College, Harvard Kennedy School, and Harvard Law School in opposing the Kennedy School’s hosting of Ehud Barak, former Israeli Minister of Defense (2007 – 2013), in a fellowship this Fall. During his time as Minister […]
The following letter was submitted to the Boston Globe by local activist Eleanor Roffman, in response to an op-ed by Alan Dershowitz. Alan Dershowitz’s August 15, 2016 editorial (“Black Lives Matter must rescind anti-Israel declaration”) raises an important concern for me. I have often wondered over the years when someone criticizes Israel, why they are […]