Center for Nonviolent Solutions

Open Sing with Peace Choir Worcester
2026-02-27 18:30 (America/New_York)
Friday, February 27, 6:30 p.m.
Open Sing with Peace Choir Worcester
YWCA, 1 Salem St. Worcester, MA
Lift your voice with others in songs of peace, justice, and hope. This welcoming community sing celebrates music that unites us and honors our shared humanity. All voices welcome. No experience needed. Hosted by the Center for Nonviolent Solutions and the YWCA of Central Mass.

Community Screening of A House of Dynamite
2026-03-02 19:00
Join us for a free community screening of A House of Dynamite, a political thriller from Academy-award winning director Kathryn Bigelow.
When a single unattributed missile is launched at the United State, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
Monday, March 2, 7:00 p.m.
Eager Auditorium (Rm. 146) Sullivan Academic Center
Worcester State University
486 Chandler St. , Worcester, MA 01602
Q&A to follow the film, the second in our film series – Nuclear War is Bad For. . . Join us the last Monday of every month as we view then discuss movies about nuclear war and its prevention:
March 30th – Dr. Strangelove
April 27th – The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons (documentary)
All films shown free at the Eager Auditorium

Rally to call on the US to Negotiate Peace in Ukraine and Extend the START Treaty
2026-02-24 15:00 - 16:00
Tuesday, February 24: 3-4 pm.
Rally to call on the US to Negotiate Peace in Ukraine and Extend the START Treaty
Lincoln Square, downtown Worcester
February 24th marks the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine. As the war grinds on it risks leading to a confrontation between US/NATO and Russia that could become nuclear. This month, START, the one remaining nuclear arms treaty between the US and Russia, expired. Please join Worcester peace people and activists across the state as they call on the US Congress and Trump administration to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine and extend the START Treaty. Organized by the Ukraine Campaign of Massachusetts Peace Action.

Peace in Worcester: Our History
2026-02-26 18:00 | https://www.worcesterhistory.org/, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, MA, 01609, United States
Thursday, February 26, 6:00 p.m.
Peace in Worcester: Our History
An Evening of dialogue and a screening of the award-winning documentary, Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous
Museum of Worcester
30 Elm Street, Worcester
Worcester holds a high place in American Poetry and also in the history of the Peace Movement. A reception of light refreshments precedes the screening. Stay afterwards for discussion with filmmaker Richard Dresser and several panelists including Center program director Claire Schaeffer-Duffy.
Presented by Worcester County Poetry Association in community partnership with Tidepool Books, Agape Community, Saints Francis and Therese Catholic Worker and Community Church of Boston.

Live Webinar - Social Strikes: Using Nonviolent People Power to End MAGA Tyranny
2026-04-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, Online
A conversation with historian and labor organizer Jeremy Brecher and Jackson Potter, vice-president of the Chicago Teachers Union about the power of the social strike, a time-tested tool of nonviolent civilian resistance. Organizers for upcoming MayDay actions across the country are especially welcome.
Free and open to the public.
Register Here

Film Screening: Earth's Greatest Enemy
2026-04-13 18:00 | The Frontroom at WCUW Radio, 910 Main Street, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Earth’s Greatest Enemy
A Film by Abby Martin

A documentary expose of the world’s biggest – and most unaccountable – polluter: the US military. Learn the environmental cost of having a military Empire. https://earthsgreatestenemy.com/

April 13 @ 6:00pm
The Frontroom at WCUW Radio

910 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610

Discussion to follow. Free and open to the public. Hosted by the Center for Nonviolent Solutions

Film Screening: The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons
2026-04-27 19:00 | Eager Auditorium, 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA, 01602, United States
Film Screening: The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons
The final offering in Nuclear War is Bad For. . . a film series about nuclear war and how to prevent it. Alvaro Orus’ documentary on the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The film documents the global efforts of civil society to establish an international treaty that bans nukes.

Eager Auditorium (Rm. 146) in Sullivan Academic Center

Worcester State University

486 Chandler St. Worcester, MA 01602

Free and open to the public. Discussion to follow. Hosted by the Center for Nonviolent Solutions and the departments of Sociology, and Political Science & History at Worcester State University.
