Tuesday, March 4th, 2025, 7PM – 8:30PM (ET) - Zoom
Webinar: War is Not Justified by Party Politics
by Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA)
You are invited to join Harris Gruman, Executive Director of SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Massachusetts State Council, on Tuesday, March 4th from 7PM – 8:30PM for a virtual discussion about the state of party politics in the United States and its attempts to justify perpetual warfare.
Why have our movements for peace, justice and the environment let party politics lead us into a pro-war position? Why does party politics lead us to support wars, or at least not oppose them, purely on the basis of which party is conducting them? This growing polarization is leading us to support or oppose other critical policies as well, purely on the basis of what party those policies are identifies with — rather than a rational and moral assessment of the issue at hand.
This webinar looks at the contrast between the bi-partisan militarism of the United States, on the one hand, and the starkly different governing philosophies of the two parties, on the other. A critique of the Labor Movement’s relationship to this problem offers a long-term case-study, but one also increasingly relevant to the environmental movement, and even the peace movement. The current setback for the Democrats offers us a chance to reflect on what our core values are and how we navigate our relations with party politics going forward.
Don’t miss it.
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