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Hamilton Hall Then and Now
written by Lora Wondolowski for the AAPOV Just over fifty-six years ago, students and community members occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University to protest the plans to build a gymnasium […]
Published on June 11, 2024Condemning the UMass Response to Student Protest
written by a current UMASS Student On April 29th, 2024, students of the University of Massachusetts Amherst started their liberation encampment on UMass campus, following the wave of protests and […]
Published on May 10, 2024Executive Director of Peace Development Fund To Retire
April 17, 2024 AMHERST, MA- Paul Haible, PDF’s executive director for the last twenty years, has announced his plans to retire on April 30, 2024. Under Haible’s leadership, PDF amplified its focus […]
Published on April 17, 2024Grassroots Nonprofit River Valley Organization Behind $600 Million Norfolk Southern Settlement in East Palestine Train Derailment
Over a year after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed and triggered a massive toxic fire in East Palestine Ohio, the freight company, Norfolk Southern, has filed a $600 million […]
Published on April 15, 2024Inspiring Female Organizers for Peace and Social Good: A Reminder for the Year-Long Celebration of Women’s History
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, the Peace Development Fund deems it crucial to acknowledge and commemorate the remarkable strides taken and continue to be made by women […]
Published on March 30, 2024
