Events

February	March 2008					April
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 9 amRetreat - “Being Instruments of Peace” Retreat - LaCrosse. 9 am Regional Peace Conference – Rockford, IL 11 amMadison May Day Committee Meeting – Madison. 11 am DIA MAYO de MADISON REUNION de la COMMUNIDAD- MADISON. 1 pmWNPJ Board Meeting - Madison 4:30 pmWNPJ Fundraising Event to Celebrate the work of all who Vigil for Peace and Justice - Madison
2 10:15 amLeAnne Clausen Perspective – Madison. noonSermon on Civil Resistance by Le Anne Clausen – Madison. 3 pm"The War in Iraq: Historical Background to the Present Conflict." - Dodgeville. 3 pmCelebration of the work of John Quinlan – Madison. 5:30 pmVespers and Dinner – Madison. 7 pmScreening of "State of the Union" - Madison.	3 10 amMeeting of the Network of Wisconsin Organizations in Support of Treatment Instead of Prison (TIP) – Sun Prairie. 5:30 pm TAME Meeting – Madison	4 10:30 am Don Timmerman and Roberta Thurstin of Park Falls go to court for Civil Resistance to the War in Iraq – Wausau. noon "Working for Peace with Iraq" at the 24th Annual International Ethnic Fest '08– Milwaukee. 6:30 pm "Politicized Moral Issues," with Fr Andrew Nelson - Racine.	5 8 amPicket to Protest Money Interest in Elections – LaCrosse.	6 Organize a vigil in remembrance of Colombians who have been murdered - Statewide 7 pm Presentation by Inshirah Farhoud on “Women in Islam” – Racine. 7 pmCelebration of International Women's Day - "Yellow Gate Women" – Milwaukee 7:30 pmVigil in Support of the People of Colombia – Madison.	7 Students call for - Spring Break in Washington D.C. to End the Iraq War “Palestine in Focus: Three photo essays from the Occupied Territories”. Madison. 8 amPicket to Protest Money Interest in Elections – Eau Claire. 9 amFundraising Event for Anti-war Efforts in March - Madison 6:30 pmMovies at the Mug – Screening of “Kilowatt Ours” & “Storm in the Gulf” – Milwaukee. 7:30 pm Local production of the play, "My Name is Rachel Corrie" - Madison.	8 The 4th Annual Indigo Dinner, with Special Recognition of the work of the late peace activist, Doug Boone – Oshkosh. 7:30 amLocal production of the play, "My Name is Rachel Corrie" - Madison. 11 amCelebrate CommUNITY – Fond du Lac. 11 am Activists Mark Tenth Anniversary of the Vilas Zoo Monkey Scandal and Mourn Victims of UW Abuse - Madison. noonNonviolent Action to Close the School of Army (SOA) and other departments of military sciences – Milwaukee. noonStand for Peace - Milwaukee. 7 pmInternational Women's Day film screening: "Lucia" (Cuban, 1968) – Madison.
9 El Salvador Sister City “Stations of the Struggle” Exhibit – Madison.	10 11 amHearing to end restrictions on the construction of new Nuclear Power Plants - Madison. 5 pmRally for Justice for Immigrants Rights - Madison. 6:30 pmMonthly Coffee Talks! - “Haitian Dinner”- Rockford, IL.	11 4 pmPOVERTY, OPPORTUNITY, AND PLACE - at the Haven's Center - Madison 7 pmVideos for Peace. “No End In Sight”: The Iraq War from Start to Present - Milwaukee. 7:15 pmUNA-Dane County Monthly Meeting “Why One-Size-Fits-All Answers Aren’t Working” – Madison.	12 Joy First Risking Arrest in Washington DC - Civil Resistance 4 pm “Will Money Imperil The Judicial Integrity Of Our Courts?An Emerging Crisis” – Madison.	13 Winter Soldier - National Gathering of Iraq Veterans Against the War - Washington DC Winter Soldier Hearings – Milwaukee live-viewing. 10 am"STOP THE FORCED REPATRIATION OF HMONG REFUGEES OF THAILAND TO LAOS RALLY" - Madison 11 amThe People's Legislature Holds an "Unfinished Business" Rally – Madison. 11 am"STOP THE FORCED REPATRIATION OF HMONG REFUGEES OF THAILAND TO LAOS RALLY" - LaCrosse 5 pm ”Hacienda Restaurant” Picket for Fair Labor Practices – Madison. 5 pm ”Hacienda Restaurant” Piquete – Madison.	14 Winter Soldier - National Gathering of Iraq Veterans Against the War - Washington DC 6 pmWinter Soldier Event - Wausau 7:30 pmPlay "My Name is Rachel Corrie" – Madison.	15 Winter Soldier - National Gathering of Iraq Veterans Against the War - Washington DC “Transforming Hearts, Transforming Culture”, a prayer service on the 5th Anniversary of War in Iraq - Milwaukee 10 amMonthly Racine stand for peace - 5 Years Too Many- Racine. 10 amWinter Soldier Event and Recognition of 5 Years of War in Iraq- Wausau 11 amStanding for Peace on the Bridge - Sauk City. 1 pmLive-feed Event "Winter Soldier" to Mark the Iraq War Anniversary - Madison. 1 pmRally & March on the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War – Milwaukee area. 1 pm"Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan," - Racine. 2 pm "March in March" to commemorate the 5th year of the Iraqi War disaster – Janesville. 7:30 pm Play "My Name is Rachel Corrie" – Madison.
16 40th Anniversary of My Lai - Vietnam 1 pm"Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan," - Madison 7 pmTaize Prayer Service, devoted to peace in Iraq – De Pere, 7 pmScreening of "Hacking Democracy" (2007, 1hr 21 min) – Madison.	17 7 pm Screening of "The Wind That Shakes the Barley!" - Madison.	18 5:30 pmJoin the Protest Organized by the Impeachment Committee – Milwaukee. 7 pmMeeting of the Hiroshima Nagasaki A-bomb Exhibition Committee – Madison. 7:30 pmTraditional Native American Tribal Structure and Resulting Peace within the Community – Prairie du Sac.	19 5 Years Too Many! Civil Resistance alert for March 19th - from UFPJ 11 am3 Arrested at Nonviolent civil resistance action at the Marine Recruiting Station – Madison. 11 am 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War Rally and Vigil – Madison. 11:50 am Peaceful March in Support of the ‘Winter Soldier’ – Iraq Veterans Against the War – Minoqua. noon5 Years Too Many! Peace Vigil & Press Conference – Duluth. noonWomen in Black Vigil for Peace on the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War & Iraq Moratorium - LaCrosse. 1 pmCommemorating the 5 Year Anniversary of the Iraq War – Elm Grove. 4 pmRapids Citizens for Peace (RCFP) Protest of 5 Years of War in Iraq - Wisconsin Rapids. 4 pmAttend a Public Hearing and help reduce global warming pollution in Wisconsin! – LaCrosse. 4 pmDrive-By Picket Against the War – Madison. 4 pmAttend a Public Hearing and help reduce global warming pollution in Wisconsin! – Madison. 4 pm Attend a Public Hearing and help reduce global warming pollution in Wisconsin! – Green Bay 4 pm Attend a Public Hearing and help reduce global warming pollution in Wisconsin! – Milwaukee. 4 pmIraq War 5th Anniversary Vigil – Appleton. 4:30 pm Peace Vigil - 5 Years Too Many and the Iraq Moratorium - Manitowoc. 4:30 pmPeace rally - Kenosha. 4:30 pmPrayer Vigil for Peace – Webster. 7 pmLecture Presentation with Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams – Whitewater	20 1 pmFive years of war in Iraq will be marked – Sheboygan. 7 pmConcert for Peace – Milwaukee. 7 pmArabesque Music Ensemble, concert of traditional Arabic music - Racine.	21 Iraq Moratorium - statewide 9 amGood Friday Walk for Justice - Racine. noonPeace Vigil in Support of the Iraq Moratorium - Viroqua. 4 pmPicket for Peace and Against the War - Wausau. 4 pm Iraq Moratorium Vigil for Peace – Hayward. 4 pmIraq Moratorium/Impeachment Emporium – Madison. 4 pmPeacewalking for the Iraq Moratorium – Janesville. 4 pmMonthly Vigil for Peace in Support of the Iraq Moratorium– Dodgeville. 4:30 pmMonthly Peace vigil for the Iraq Moratorium – Ripon. 5 pmSpecial Iraq Moratorium Peace Vigil – DeKalb. 5 pm IRAQ MORATORIUM Vigil - Milwaukee – 5 pmVigil to protest the Iraq War - Ft. Atkinson. 5:30 pm5 Years Too Many! March, Rally and Film Showing – Duluth. 7:30 pmPremiere of "USA v. Al-Arian" – Milwaukee. 8 pmThe documentary film "Poison Dust: A New Look at U.S. Radioactive Weapons" – Duluth.	22 noonStand for Peace - Milwaukee. 2 pm The Peregrine “Nakba” Series - "1947: The U.N. Partition Plan, the Outbreak of Inter-Communal Violence - Madison 7 pmConcert for Peace and Justice “One World- One People” - Sheboygan.
23	24 7 pmThe Deadly Health Hazards of Uranium Weapons" - Minneapolis. 7:30 pmSen. Russ Feingold speaks on the Importance of International Volunteerism in the Global Community – Madison.	25 3 pmVigil to Remember 4,000 Deaths of Military Soldiers in Iraq - Madison 4 pmDane County UNA Monthly Study Group – Madison. 5:30 pm4,000 U.S. CASUALTY CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AND PROCESSION OF CASKETS - Milwaukee 6 pmPeter Tracy, peace and protest troubadour, celebrates a new CD – “Eat the Rich” – Madison. 7 pmMeeting to form a Sister City Project with Venezuela - Madison 7 pmEating: The RAVE Diet - Madison. 7 pm "Is American Jewry's Blind Support for Israel Coming to an End?" - Milwaukee 7:30 pmJeremy Scahill and the First Annual Frank P. Zeidler Memorial Lecture, "Global Wars, Private Armies, Public Money" - Milwaukee	26 8:30 amEconomic Benefits of Farmland Preservation for Landowners - Watertown. 6 pmUnnatural Causes…Is Inequality Making Us Sick? – Madison. 7 pmPublic Hearing on the environmental impact of "Complex Transformation" – Milwaukee.	27 Exhibit of political street art from Oaxaca - (en espanol) Madison 5:30 pmWisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) Spring Social – Madison. 6:30 pmFair Trade & Food Sovereignty; Presented by John Kinsman & John E. Peck, Family Farm Defenders- Madison. 7:30 pm "Forum on Iran: Culture, History and the Nuclear Dispute" - Madison.	28 "ORGANIZING COMMUNITIES ACROSS BOUNDARIES" - Midwest Social Forum 4 pmFlag draped casket procession – Sheboygan. 7:30 pm "Fighting Global Warming: The Oregon Model." – Madison.	29 Trip to Palestine, led by Cathy Sultan of Eau Claire 9 amHope for Tomorrow Employment Seminar & Job Fair – Madison. 10 am ‘Global Warming: Health Impacts and Solutions’ Speakers Training Session – Madison. noonStand for Peace - Milwaukee. 2 pm Planning Meeting for Madison Area Peace Coalition – Madison. 6 pm “Night of 1,000 Dinners” – La Crosse. 8 pmEarth Hour
30 2 pm “Away from War, Toward Peace: Step by Step” – annual peace conference – Brookfield. 7 pm Opening Reception for the Oaxaca Resiste Art Exhibit – Madison.	31 9 amTake Action – Make a Presence at Oshkosh Truck – Oshkosh 12:30 pmRally and Speak-out for Tope - Madison. 5:30 pmTAME meeting – Madison. 6:30 pmThe Second Half of Life- Monthly book discussion and journaling group – Racine.