MA: International Issues
Monday, April 15, 2024
MA Haitian-led groups call for end to deportations as terror grips island
Haitian-led groups in Massachusetts are calling for a temporary pause in deportations as political instability and violence engulf the island…
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 …
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 …
Oxfam MA: Table for Nine Billion, Please!
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - It won't be a new restaurant opening at the Cambridgeport Farmers Market this Saturday, but it will look like one. Oxfam Action …
Oxfam: Hunger the Focus for International Women’s Day in New England
BOSTON - People in New England are getting an early start on an observance this week designed to draw attention to the plight of the world's hungry…
Cambridge Aid Group Provides Quake Assistance
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Mercy Corps has a team of emergency response experts ready to assess needs and coordinate relief efforts in Haiti after a major …
Climate Change: A Threat to National Security?
BOSTON - Melting ice caps, rising sea levels and endangered polar bears are among the most familiar potential threats of climate change causing …
Book Clubs Challenged to Act, Not Just Read
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Read a book! Win a visit from its authors! A contest open to book clubs in Massachusetts and around the nation, sponsored by the …
Things Could Be Worse: 2009 Failed States Index
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - No matter how grim the state budget forecast, it will never be as bad as what some countries around the world are going through…
College in MA for Iraqi Refugees
WORCESTER, Mass. - When the fall semester begins, some Massachusetts college students may be learning about the war in Iraq from young adults who …
"Peace Caravan to Cuba" Stops in Massachusetts
JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. - An interreligous foundation called the Pastors for Peace is sending a "Peace Caravan to Cuba" to bring humanitarian supplies …
MA Women Invited to Share "One Table"
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Women around the world could be working together to solve one of their biggest problems – hunger. That's the thought …
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