Regularly Scheduled Meetings
These WNPJ events that meet on a regular basis - are organized by REGIONS below:
1) Northwest; 2) West; 3) Central; 4) Northeast; 5) Southeast and southern areas; 6) Milwaukee area; 7) Southwest; and 8) Madison area
1)Northwest
DULUTH
Thursdays, 12 PM, Army Recruiting Center (4th Ave. W & Superior St.)
Weekly Counter-Recruitment Vigil
Sponsored by Loaves & Fishes Catholic Worker Community. Contact (218) 728-0269 for info.
Second and Fourth Sundays, 2 PM, East Hillside Patch (1406 E 2nd St. Ste. B)
Biweekly Northland Anti-War Coalition Planning Meetings
Come at 1:30 for coffee and informal discussion. Committee meetings held after main meeting. See www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com or contact (715) 394-6660 for info.
First and Third Wednesdays, 12 PM, Lake Ave. & Superior St.
Biweekly Peace Vigil
Sponsored by Women In Black. Contact 727-2972 or g4peace1@charter.net for info.
Third Fridays, 4:30 PM, Location tbd.
Monthly Iraq Moratorium Picket
Sponsored by NAWC. See www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com or contact (715) 394-6660 for info.
Wednesdays, 4:30 PM, Lake Ave. & Superior St.
Weekly Free Speech Corner
Bring a sign or choose one provided. Sponsored by Duluth Greens. Contact babylon2911@yahoo.com for info.
Third Wednesdays, 6 PM, Sarah's Table/Chester Creek Café (8th St. & 19th Ave. E)
Monthly Duluth Greens Meeting
Contact will@lorax73.org for info.
SUPERIOR
Third Tuesdays, 6 PM, Superior Public Library
Monthly Veterans for Peace Chapter #80 Meetings
Contact gls6712@cpinternet.com for info.
ASHLAND
Tuesdays, 4:30 PM, Main St. & Chapple Ave.
Weekly Peace Vigil
Contact Spadoman1@mac.com for info.
SEELEY
Second Sundays, 3 PM, Sawmill Saloon
Veterans for Peace Chapter 153 Monthly Meeting
Contact Tom Manthe at thomas894@centurytel.net for info.
HAYWARD
Friday, 4 PM, Corner of Highways 63 & 27
Monthly Vigil for Peace as part of the Iraq Moratorium, 3rd Friday each month
Sponsored by Peace North and Veterans for Peace Chapter 153. Bring a friend, signs, candles, black arm bands and a CheeseHead Hat if you have one. Contact botmrung@centurytel.net for info, or see www.peacenorth.org.
Second Tuesdays, 5:30 PM, Hayward Public Library
Monthly Peace North Planning Meeting & Movie Night
Meeting at 5:30; movie starts at 7 PM. See www.peacenorth.org.
PARK FALLS
Tuesdays, 9:30 AM, Corner of Highway 13 & County E
Weekly Peace Vigil
Contact (715) 762-8239 or don2roberta@yahoo.com for info.
CHIPPEWA FALLS
Saturdays, 11 AM, Bridge & River
Weekly Peace Vigil
Contact lagoclam@aol.com for info.
SIREN
Sundays, 3 PM, Corner of Highways 35 & 70
Weekly Peace Vigil
Contact pearson@sirentel.net for info.
STILLWATER
Sundays, 3 PM, St. Croix River Bridge
Weekly Peace Vigil
All are invited to join in song and witness to the human desire for peace in our world. Signs need to be positive. Sponsored by the St. Croix Valley Peacemakers. For more information go to http://www.stcroixvalleypeacemakers.com or call 651.275.0247 or 651.999.9560.
RIVER FALLS
Mondays, 6 PM, UWRF Campus on Cascade St.
Peace Walk
Walk starts immediately across from "Journey" House and goes through the downtown of River Falls. Sponsored by River Falls Peace and Justice Walkers. Contact d.n.holden@Comcast.net for info.
EAU CLAIRE
Every third Friday - Iraq Moratorium Event – On the corner of Bracket Avenue and Business US Hwy 53 (right next to Jimmy Woo's), meeting each third Friday of the month. Please come and stand with us when you can, for as long as you can. If at all possible, bring a sign (small or large). Show Eau Claire that we want to bring an end to this war. Hope to see you there! Voices For Peace Institute LLC http://v4pi.blogspot.com/ ….http://sites.google.com/site/voices4pi/. Voices For Peace Institute LLC is committed to changing public opinion and moving the public to action so that being antiwar becomes mainstream and popular with the broadest possible segment of the American people. Forwarded from Sr. Mary Frances Gebhard at mgebhard@saintbede.org
2) West
Mon 12:45 pm Monthly Meeting of the Interfaith Justice and Peace Group - La Crosse. Grandview Building , 1707 Main St. This group meets the second Monday of each month. Contact: June Kjome at jkjome@centurytel.net
Mon 12 - 12:30 pm Weekly Vigil for Peace – LaCrosse. Downtown Post Office. Meets every week, except Federal holidays. Contact: Gail Vaughn at vaughn.gail@uwlax.edu.
Wed 12 noon Bi-Monthly Vigils of Women in Black - LaCrosse. At 4th and Main Streets downtown. The vigil meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Contact: June Kjome at jkjome@centurytel.net
Wed 4 – 5 pm Weekly Anti-War Protest – La Crosse. At the corner of Market and West Avenues. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace. All welcome with your signs. Contact Duane Teschler at napeacefulwarior@yahoo.com or Guy Wolf at wolfclan3@centurytel.net
Thurs 11:30 am - 12:15 pm Weekly Women in Black Vigil - LaCrosse. Meet by the north entrance to the Cartwright Center, UW-LaCrosse (near the traffic circle). This vigil meets while school is in session. All welcome. Deborah Buffton at Buffton.debo@uwlax.edu or 608-785-8359.
Fri 5 – 6 pm Iraq Moratorium Monthly Vigil – LaCrosse. Held the third Friday of each month at the corner of Cass and Third Street, at the foot of blue bridge over the Mississippi River. Co-sponsored by Veterans for Peace, & other concerned PATRIOTS that support the US Constitution. Contact: Duane Teschler napeacefulwarior@yahoo.com or Cathy at vmaren@mwt.net or June Kjome at jkjome@centurytel.net.
3) Central
Wed 12 noon – 1 pm Weekly Peace Vigil – Watertown. At City Hall. All welcome. Contact: Ray Murawski at mura428@Netwurx.net
Thurs 5 pm Monthly Peace Vigil of the Portage Area Peace Seekers - Portage. Chamber Mall. First Thursday of each month. Contact: Sue and Charles Bradley at 608-742-7644 or cbradley@palacenet.net
Thurs 7 pm People for Peace Monthly Meeting – Waupaca. At the Chez Marché Cafe in downtown Waupaca. Waupaca People for Peace meets the third Thursday of each month. Meetings are open to everyone. Call the cafe at 715-256-2672 to clarify meeting times and sites or contact: Bonni Miller at bonni@waupacaonline.net
Fri 12 noon - 1 pm Weekly Prayer Vigil for Peace - Woodruff. Holy Family Church. Contact: Sr. Ann Wittman at crossings@holycrosssisters.org.
Fri 3:30 pm Weekly Demonstration - Stevens Point. Downtown, by the Shopko parking lot. Contact: Concerned Citizens of Stevens Point stevebartelt@gmail.com
Fri 4 -6 pm Weekly Walk and Picket for Peace and Against the War in Iraq and Afghanistan and the wars around the world - Wausau. In the triangle across from the County Courthouse at the confluence of Grand Ave., Forest St. and 6th St. Join the stalwart. Every Friday. Contact: Dave Kast of Northwoods Peace Fellowship at dhkast@nicoletcollege.edu
Fri 5 – 6 pm Monthly Vigil for Peace – Waupaca. Downtown, on the town square. Third Friday of each month, as part of the Iraq Moratorium. All welcome. For more information, contact People for Peace at bonni@waupacaonline.net or see http://wpfpmeetings.blogspot.com/
Sat 10:50 – 12 noon Monthly Vigil for Peace – Minocqua. Meet at the corner of Hwy 51 and Hwy 70. Sponsored by the Northwoods Peace Coalition. Contact Jerry Woolpy at jerryw@earlham.edu
Sat 2 – 3 pm Monthly Anti-war Peace Demonstration - Wisconsin Rapids. At Hwy 13 and 54 Expressway Bridge over the Wisconsin River. Sponsored by the Rapids Citizens for Peace (RCFP). The Demonstration will be held on the second Saturday of each month. All are welcome. Bring a banner, flag or sign; borrow one of ours; or simply stand with us in support. Parking is available in the small park on the east side of the river. If you have questions, please call Don Hoffman at 715-421-4942 or e-mail Don at doncanoe@tznet.com.
4) Northeast
Fri 4:30 - 5:30 pm Weekly Peace Vigil - Manitowoc. At Maritime Drive and 8th Street. Every Friday evening. Contact: Linda Hunter at huntel@comcast.net.
Fri 4:30 pm Monthly Peace vigil for the Iraq Moratorium – Ripon. On the Square, by City Hall. 3rd Friday each month. Wear black armbands. Contacts: Kent Gallaway, Todd Berens, and Dianne W Ashley at kgallaway54971@yahoo.com
Sat 11 am - 12 noon Monthly Vigil for Peace - Appleton. At College Avenue and Appleton. Sponsored by the Fox Valley Peace Coalition & Fellowship of Reconciliation. First Saturday of each month. Contact 920-733-8394 or ronnas@athenet.net.
Sat 12 noon - 1 pm Weekly "Honk for Peace" Demonstration – Fond du Lac. Corner of Johnson and Peters. Fond du Lac and Fox Valley area people have decided that we can sit no longer! Comes stand with us in protest of the war in Iraq and ask others to join in. Be prepared to honk as you arrive, or drive by! Signs available, or make your own. Sturdy and bold is best. Pass it on......Contact: Donna Richards at dhrichards@charter.net
Sun 1 - 2 pm Monthly Vigil of Resistance to the War in Iraq - Green Bay. At the corner of Webster and Mason. Gathering the first Sunday of each month. All welcome. Contact: Jill Bussiere at jdt@itol.com
5) Southeast and Southern areas
Mon 7:30 pm Monthly Coffee Talks! - Rockford, IL. Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockford, 4848 Turner Street. Held on the 2nd Monday each month. Contact Stanley Campbell at Peaceman50@aol.com or 815-964-7111.
Tues 4 pm Stop the War/It's time for peace vigil – Janesville. Rock Valley-Fellowship of Reconciliation continues to vigil at Ryan's office (20 S. Main St. in Janesville) We have plenty of signs and hope to keep our vigil focused. For more information contact: Sue Nelson at snelson@habiba.org.
Wed 5:30 - 6:30 pm P.E.A.C.E. Weekly Meeting – Whitewater. In the University Center on the UW - Whitewater Campus in room 261. Contact: Karen at DrydykKR23@uww.edu
Thurs 7 pm Regular meeting of Racine Coalition for Peace & Justice - Racine. At the César Chávez Community Center, 2221 Douglas Ave. (access off Charles Street), Racine. First and third Thursdays of each month. Info: Dick Kinch 262-638-0204.
Fri 5 – 6 pm The Rock River Peace Group Monthly Vigil – Ft. Atkinson/ Whitewater. Various locations. This group vigils on the third Friday of each month as part of the Iraq War moratorium and to protest any future action toward Iran. Contact: Charles W. Ogg at 920-568-0729 or oggc@psly.net
Fri 5 – 6 pm Weekly Peace Vigil – DeKalb. At Memorial Park on the corner of North First Street and Lincoln Hwy. (downtown DeKalb). Sponsored by the DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice. Contact Dan Kenney at dkenney53@hotmail.com
Sat 10 – 11 am Monthly Racine Stand for Peace – Racine. Southeast corner of Highways 20 and 31. Third Saturday of each month. Info: Dick Kinch, dkinch@rootcom.net .
6) Milwaukee area
Tues 7 pm Monthly Meeting of the WI Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba – Milwaukee. At the Central United Methodist Church, 639 N. 25th St. Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Contact Art Heitzer at info@CubaWiFriends.org.
Sat 12 noon Monthly Germantown/Menomonee Falls Stand for Peace - Menomonee Falls. At Appleton and Main. (First Saturday of each month.) Contact peace@peaceactionwi.org
Sun 12 noon - 1 pm Weekly Peace Vigil - Waukesha. At Cutler Park (Wisconsin Ave at Grand). Co-sponsored by the Plowshare Center and the Waukesha Catholic Worker. Contact Judith Williams at 262-524-8278 or acap@tds.net
Sat 12 noon - 1 pm Weekly Stand for Peace - Milwaukee. Various locations. Contact info@peaceactionwi.org for details.
Sat 1 pm Voces de La Frontera Monthly Membership Meeting – Milwaukee. At 1027 S. 5th St. We meet the first Saturday of every month. Contact: Cindy at cindy@vocesdelafrontera.net
Sun 7 - 8:30 pm Candlelight Coalition Monthly Business Meeting - Milwaukee. At the Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church, 2366 N. 80th St.. Meets the first Sunday of each month, unless otherwise indicated. All welcome. For more information, contact Mike Walker at mwjw@candlelightcoalition.org.
7) Southwest
Wed 4 - 5 pm Weekly Vigil with Women in Black - Sauk City. Meet on the Bridge. We gather to silently mourn ALL that is lost to war – wherever this occurs. We stand in solidarity with those throughout the world who suffer from oppression, violence, and injustice. Contact – Mary Ann Novascone at noasca@verizon.net
Fri 4 - 4:30 pm Monthly Vigil for Peace – Dodgeville. In front of the Courthouse. Meets the third Friday of each month. Contact Jane Hammatt-Kavaloski at jhammatt@mhtc.net.
Fri 12 noon Weekly Peace Vigil - Viroqua. At the Post Office on Jefferson St. Come for all or part of the hour, standing witness to the human and economic costs of the War. Info at amz@mwt.net
Fri 3 - 5 pm Monthly Meeting of Code Pink - Boscobel. Boscobel Hotel. Sponsored by Code Pink - Boscobel. Meets the first Friday of each month. All welcome. Contact Lois Fields at 608-375-4659 or e-mail mjmurphy@mwt.net.
Sat 10 am - 12 noon Monthly Gathering for the "Salon" - Boscobel. Boscobel Hotel. Sponsored by Code Pink - Boscobel. Meets the second Saturday each month, with varying topics. All welcome. Contact Lois Fields at 608-375-4659 or e-mail mjmurphy@mwt.net.
8) Madison
Mon 12 noon – 1 pm Weekly Vigil for Peace - Madison. Corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd & Doty St. in front of U.S Post Office. We invite you to speak out against war and all its costs by joining the Vigil for Peace. Bring signs. Contact: Mary Beth Schlagheck at mbspeace1@charter.net.
Mon 6 pm Madison Infoshop Bi-monthly Collective Meeting! Madison Infoshop, 1019 Williamson St. New volunteers always welcome - help keep your community resource center and activist free space alive and kicking this summer! 1st and 3rd Mondays each month. Info? #262-9036
Mon 8 pm Weekly Campus anti-war Network Meeting – Madison . UW campus – TITU. For more info, contact Jean at brody2@wisc.edu
Mon 7 pm Alliance for Animals Monthly Meeting - Madison. Escape Java Joint on Williamson St. For members, supporters, and those wishing to learn more about the organization. These meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month. Please join us! Contact: alliance@allanimals.org
Tues 6 - 8 pm Monthly Potluck of Madison Hours – Madison. Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) - your local currency community! Bring a dish to pass and enjoy conversation with other Hours' members and users. Third Tuesday of each month. Info? www.madisonhours.org
Tues 6:30 pm Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) meeting - Madison. Wilmar Center 953 Jenifer St. Each second and fourth Tues. Info? barbara@merr.com.
Tues 7:15 pm Monthly Meeting of the Dane County Chapter of UNA-USA - Madison. Auditorium of Capital Lakes Retirement Center - 333 West Main
St. Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month, Sept - June. Contact Bonnie Block at bblock@charter.net
Tues 4 – 5 pm Dane County UNA Monthly Study Group – Madison. At Meriter Main Gate, 333 W. Main Street. Last Tuesday of each month. More information by calling Lee Brown at 608-663-5984 or Bonnie Block at 608-256-5088.
Wed 5 pm Weekly Antiwar Rally – Madison. On the corner of East Johnson and Wisconsin Ave, near the Square. Bring your peace signs, or “Impeach-Mints”. Contact: Steve Books at Books24U@aol.com
Wed 6 pm Veterans for Peace #25 Monthly Meeting - Madison. Downtown Madison Public Library. Third Wed. of the month. Free. Info? # 608-767-4099 or www.madison.com/communities/madveteransforpeace
Wed 7 pm Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Monthly Meeting – Madison Usually at the South Police Station on Hughes Place. Second Wed.of the month. Contact Lea Zeldin at LZ14@juno.com or Farah at farahas@charter.net.
Wed 7 pm Monthly General Meeting of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers - Madison - In the Red Gym at UW. Meets the third Wed of each month. Contact: Char Thompson at charkt@charter.net.
Thurs 1 – 3 pm Monthly Meeting of the Coalition for Wisconsin Health – Madison. At the Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St. Third Thursday of each month. Contact: Kate Wenban at kwenban@tds.net.
Thurs Monthly Meeting of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship - Madison. At the Madison Zen Center, 1820 Jefferson St. Everyone is welcome. You don't have to be a Buddhist to participate! Third Thursday of each month. Contact: Kathy Derene at kathy@derene.com
Thurs 7 pm Meeting of the South Central Local of the Socialist Party - Madison. The Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson. Meetings every third Thursday of the month. Public welcome. Contact: Clarence at ckailin@earthlink.net
Thurs 7:00 pm Meeting of the East Timor Action Network (ETAN/Madison) – Madison. Mother Fool’s Coffee Shop on Williamson St. Regular meetings on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month. Contact: madison@etan.org or call 608-244-4563. See www.aideeasttimor.org to learn more.
Sat 11 am - noon The Monthly Peace Vigils at the Malls – Madison. Alternates monthly between East Towne and West Towne mall in Madison. We met every third Saturday of the month, from 11 am to Noon. East Towne: intersection of East Washington and Thierer Rd. West Towne: intersection of Odana Rd and Gammon Rd. Call Helena (608) 249-2097 for details about which mall this month.
Sat 5:30 pm Socialist Potluck - Madison. Wilmar Center - 953 Jenifer Street. 2nd Saturday of each month. Bring a dish to pass. Contact: 608-442-8399.
Sun 8:30 – 11:00 am Madison Hours Pancake Breakfast - Madison. Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer St.) Second Sunday each month. The pancakes are organic and vegan. You can get 'em plain or with nuts and/or fruits. There's oven-roasted potatoes, organic fair trade coffee, oj, live music, friends and neighbors, and so forth and so on. Best of all, it helps keep local currency healthy in Madison, WI!! Just $7.50 for Adults, kids eat free. Up to 1/4 HOUR is accepted per admission. Info? www.madisonhours.org