Merrimack
Valley People for Peace
Serving the communities of the Merrimack Valley
2021 Highlights (see
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| November 2021 |
We joined Veterans
For Peace on Armistice Day. One speech was especially valuable:
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| October 2021 | Our
raytheon vigil commemorated Keep Space for Peace week. The new administration
is keeping the Space Force, but should not.  |
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| September 2021 | We
voted via emails to endorse state legislation to have Massachusetts
encourage negotiations to control and reduce nuclear weapons. (S.1555, H.3688), (S.1556) Bread and Roses, Sept 6. Phil attended some Palestine events We joined Reading's
vigil on 9/11 |
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| August 2021 | Our
Hiroshima vigil was accompanied by local musicians, playing a rain
date. (There were many rain dates this summer.)   We individually watched "Secret Wars" Ag 24, a panel about ongoing conflicts |
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| July 2021 | Brian
and Boryana sent post cards to Maine Some of us met with State Sen. Barry Finegold's office re. a Massachuietts Saudi Divestment bill |
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| June 2021 | Mary
Kate graced our Raytheon vigil today.
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| May 2021 |
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April 2021 |
MVPP
members participated at the annual Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty,
held in Reading on Good Friday. |
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| March
2021 |
Barbara
Haack and Masood Sheikh met with Seth Moulton's new senior foreign
policy advisor, Schuyler Moore, on March 8. Sunny Robinson, who had
arranged the meeting through MAPA, expressed the group's concerns
about peace, justice, and military budget. but response from Ms. Schuyler
Moore indicated that Moultin's only focus was 'National Security.' We met with Congresswoman Lori Trahan's staffer Mark McDevitt. Dee Halzak set up the meeting. Kathy Robinson spoke bout our ideals, Allan Sifferlen described HR 669, theRestricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021, Phil Noyce A remembered a military veteran's view, and Dee Halzack explained how money would be better spent on Public Health. Mr. McDevitt shared that Congresswoman Trahan's plans very much align with ours. Noting that Ms. Trahan favored restoring authority to declare war back to Congress. Our weekly vigil at Raytheon had a St. Patrick's Day theme, including a frozen bagpiper. Some of us joined demonstrations supporting Asians, after the murders in Atlanta, GA. |
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| February
2021 |
Marguerite Brien
died February 14, 2021, faithful and supportive member for 35 years. President Biden
reduced arms sales to Yemen. |
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| January
2021 |
January 22 Raytheon
vigil for the Nuclear Treaty Becoming International Law. We plan
to make a similar banner. January 25 Raytheon
vigil to stop supplying the war in Yemen (very cold)
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Merrimack Valley
People for Peace meets monthly, on the fourth Tuesday,
at 7:30 pm, at
North Parish Church, North Andover.
(NOT DECEMBER)
Contact
Merrimack Valley People for Peace (978) 685-1389
P.O. Box 573
North Andover, MA 01845
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