I've called on the newly elected UK Government to step up to its legal and moral obligation to #StopSendingArms to Israel. This is crucial to help secure a permanent and lasting ceasefire. Please take action too. oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/c…

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missed this one while away: Boston police were the majority of top paid city workers in 2023 bostonglobe.com/2024/07/15/met…

Transparency International U.S. (TI US) ICIJ DavidKenner You can read all about the case in more detail here: corruption-tracker.org/case/the-halal…

The experience of “reentry” after decades of prison is one our community members know well. The Exoneree Network was created specifically to address some of the things here: Squinting in the Sunlight - William Kissinger - Inquest inquest.org/squinting-in-t…

Please join us in the fight for freedom at Voices of the Innocent: Free Us All!, a storytelling event and fundraiser at City Winery Boston, September 12. secure.qgiv.com/for/VOI2024/ev…

Ahead of the closure of MCI-Concord, The Concord Bridge asked current & former people who are incarcerated to write about their experiences. Alexander Bolling and Kentel Weaver each shared brief anecdotes about how the facility and its closure impact them. concordbridge.org/index.php/2024…

The horrifying combination of sexual violence and starvation crimes in Sudan (theguardian.com/global-develop…) exemplifies their link as "mutually reinforcing atrocity crimes." On the many points of intersection, see Bridget Conley Dyan Mazurana & Kinsey Spears: academic.oup.com/book/44844/cha…

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is in Washington this week to address Congress. US arms transfers to Israel have enabled a campaign that has devastated Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Enough is enough.

“The enduring inhumanity of solitary confinement in MA prisons so many years after the legislature passed reform demonstrates that judicial intervention is now necessary,” said PLS' Jim Pingeon about a new lawsuit challenging oppressive conditions. bostonglobe.com/2024/07/03/met…

Netanyahu is a war criminal committing genocide against the Palestinian people. It is utterly disgraceful that leaders from both parties have invited him to address Congress. He should be arrested and sent to the International Criminal Court.

It is a dark day in US history when an authoritarian with warrant requests from the International Criminal Court is allowed to address a joint session of Congress. 40k Palestinians are dead. Hostages aren’t home. Netanyahu is a war criminal. I will be boycotting his address.

When Netanyahu says "our enemies are your enemies, our victory is your victory" also remember the corollary: "our killing of innocents is your killing of innocents." America is deeply complicit in Netanyahu's barbaric war on civilians in Gaza.

How are restorative justice and peace education linked? Gain insight from Supreme Hassan (RJ practitioner in MA) & Marc Gwamaka (Rwandan peace educator). WPF's 3-part series begins today for #FreeThemFriday ➡️ worldpeacefoundation.org/blog/listening…

WPF's Research Director, Bridget Conley, and Director of the Arms and Militarization Program, B Arneson, are eager to support the PRISME in-person workshop in Nice, France.

You know your "democracy" is in trouble when the public conversation gets stuck on what kinds of speech and body coverings to start punishing next, and how much more funding to shell out to the punishers, while grossly unpopular policies just keep humming along.

U.S. colleges and universities are starting back up, and, despite many rule changes, so is anti-genocide/pro-Palestinian activism on their campuses. I'll write something up on this in the coming week. For now, here's the latest from our dashboard. nonviolentactionlab.shinyapps.io/palestine-prot…

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Calling friends & beyond: I’m hosting this podcast & would greatly appreciate if you could follow our new podcast!!! Available on every podcast platform. I promise it’s compelling & engaging. Give the trailer a listen & hear for yourself.

Incarceration is never safe for women This is not an isolated incident; this is part of a pattern of abuse and control of incarcerated women -most of whom were already survivors. This is the DOC’s culture of dehumanization. Let’s talk about what real relief & healing looks like