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WNPJ + Celebrate Earth Day in Fond du Lac + Spotlight on WISDOM and ‘Solitary Confinement’ Day of Action + Network News Deadline! + SAVE the date May 18th for WNPJ’s Spring Meeting + other statewide events *********************************** The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 85 member groups around Wisconsin. *************************** Earth Day Spotlight on CSA in Fond du Lac Celebrate at the Earth Day Fair with the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes – Sat April 27th - 10 am to 3 pm 320 County Rd K in Fond du Lac The Earth Day Fair features five 45-minute presentations throughout the day, 18 Earth-focused exhibitors in Founders Hall, and a raffle. Various guided tours will be offered over the course of the day, including solar array tours, a bird walk, and a two-hour in-depth tour of the land including the escarpment. Food truck on site for lunch! An hour-long adopt-a-highway clean up will take place just prior to the fair for those looking for a service opportunity. See website for all the details! https://www.csasisters.org/ Contact: Dusty Krikau dkrikau@csasisters.org https://www.csasisters.org/engage-with-us/earth-fair.cfm ***************************************** SPOTLIGHT on WISDOM WISDOM, The National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and National Unlock the Box Campaign and state legislators will host a Solitary Confinement Day of Action on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 from 1-4pm at the State Capitol, 2 E. Main Street Madison, WI 53703. From 1-2pm the event will feature testimonies from survivors of solitary confinement and a presentation on national best practices by leaders of the Unlock the Box Campaign. After the presentation in the North Hearing Room on the second floor of the Capitol, WISDOM members will be meeting with state legislators. WISDOM's campaign to end the use of solitary confinement is an important part of our statewide Transformational Justice Campaign. This campaign aims to advance racial justice, decarcerate Wisconsin, and redirect resources to build safer, stronger, and healthier communities. The campaign also strives to restore the rights of people with conviction records and shift narratives that dehumanize formerly incarcerated people. Register in advance at: https://bit.ly/solitaryconfinementdayofaction. For inquiries about the event, you can email WISDOM Transformational Justice Campaign Coordinator Mark Rice at ricermark@gmail.com. In Solidarity, David Liners office@wisdomwisconsin.org ****************************** We’re inviting your ideas and stories for the 2024 Spring issue of Network News! Tom Boswell is the new editor of our WNPJ newsletter. Send what you have to 'attn:Tom' at info@wnpj.org by the May 1st deadline! https://www.wnpj.org/newsletter ******************************************** SAVE the DATE: Saturday May 18th, 1 – 3 pm for WNPJ’s Annual Spring Meeting -  up north in Superior ......as well as virtual watch-parties in Kashena, Madison and maybe more…. The WNPJ Spring Steering Committee Meeting is coming up in May, meant for contacts of our 85 member groups, plus interested members. The purpose of this annual Spring meeting is to set our goals and vision for the year ahead, with input from our member groups.  We’ll be listening, as our group contacts report on what their groups are doing “Reports from the Field” …and how we can work together for more impact on issues that unite us.  We’ll be choosing a nominating committee for Board members, too, at this meeting. And we’ll have a program, too.  Our 2024 theme will be  Environmental Justice - confronting extreme extraction and ending resource wars (on Indigenous and Frontline People). Watch for registration materials and meeting time and places. We’ll be sending out a list of member groups by region – so you can find others who may want to gather near you for a WNPJ virtual event on the 18th! WNPJ can supply these gatherings with some funds for treats!  Let us know if you’re having a gathering! info@wnpj.org ******************************************************************* WNPJ member groups and affiliates issue Statements, Events, Action Alerts on Hamas/Palestine/Israel See the developing list here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/statements-from-wnpj-groups-and-their-national-affiliates-on-palestine-israel-hamas Petitions to sign https://www.change.org/p/sign-and-share-this-urgent-petition-calling-for-a-ceasefirenow-in-gaza-and-israel and phone calls to make. Go to the Madison Rafah Sister City sites: http://madisonrafah.org/   and/or https://www.facebook.com/madisonrafah to learn more. ******************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: FITCHBURG Mon Apr 22, 10 am. UN in the News discussion group.  Meets at the Fitchburg public library the 4th Monday of each month -  We'll be discussing several important foreign policy topics and concerns for 2024. These include the Israeli war on Gaza, climate change, the continuing war in Ukraine, migration trends and major elections in 2024. Also continuing our discussion about ongoing conflicts in Sudan and the Congo. And more......Questions? Contact Sam Romano of the UNA USA Dane County chapter. sromano@charter.net MADISON Mon Apr 22, 12 noon – 1 pm Monday Noon Vigil for Peace – Meet at the corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd and Doty St. For more information, call Tim at 608-630-3633. MADISON Mon Apr 22, 4 – 9 pm  Earth Day Every Day. Meet at the Garver Feed Mill.  Join Wisconsin Food Forest and others for a Unity Building Earth Day!  BuildingUnityWi@gmail.com  . Schedule for event at Garver: 4pm - 6pm - Music and socializing. 5:45pm - Join us near front doors for an outdoor “Earth Circle” 6 - 9pm - Indoor program with music, speakers, and more.  Share these Facebook Events: https://fb.me/e/6CHza7UHe   https://fb.me/e/67B58VkU0 MADISON Tues Apr 23, 1 – 4 pm  WISDOM’s Solidarity Confinement Day of Action – at the State Capitol….see more information in the Spotlight above. MAUSTON Tues Apr 23, 3:45 – 4:45 pm VIGIL AGAINST THE DRONES OUTSIDE THE GATES OF VOLK FIELD, Camp Douglas. We hope to see you at the vigil.  If you can’t come this time, mark your calendar.  We usually vigil on the 4th Tuesday of every month.  If you have any questions please call or email Joy at 608 239-4327 or joyfirst5@gmail.com or Bonnie at 608-256-5088 or blb24@earthlink.net Wisconsin Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars MILWAUKEE Tues Apr 23, 7 pm CHAPTER MEETING of Veterans for Peace #102.  At ST. JOHN'S ON THE LAKE.  ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND OTHER BUSINESS. vfpchapter102@gmail.com FOND DU LAC Apr 23. 6 – 8 pm Special Earth Day watch party! Screening of “Common Ground” - In Founders Hall in the CSA Motherhouse.  Common Ground, is a powerful follow-up to Kiss the Ground. Common Ground provides hope for future generations with concrete ways to fix a broken planetary system. The film explores how regenerative agriculture can help heal the soil, our health, and the planet. “By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all colors are dying to feed us. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy – before it’s too late.” Free screening.  CSA Justice  tabler@csasisters.org VIRTUAL Wed Apr 24, 6:30 – 8 pm Save the Date - Poor People's Campaign Statewide Meeting. Registration link available through the organizers. ppcdaneco@gmail.com LaCROSSE Thurs Apr 25, 12 noon - 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Contact Deborah. dbuffton@yahoo.com MILWAUKEE Thurs Apr 25, 12 noon – 1 pm Monthly Anti-Gun Vigil - Dunham's Sports, South 108th Street. Assault weapons are made to kill or maim, not to protect others. Sent to WNPJ by Casa Maria Catholic Worker House – www.casamariacatholicworker.weebly.com MADISON Thurs Apr 25, 7 – 8:30 pm Beyond Lesser Evils: Rethinking the Importance of Elections w/ Author & Professor August H. Nimtz; Program with the Madison Democratic Socialist group. Landmark Auditorium at First Unitarian Society Meeting House•900 University Bay Drive. What role do elections play for the revolutionary left? How can we participate in electoralism without succumbing to what Professor Nimtz terms "electoral fetishism"? Addressing concerns about the "lesser evil" and "spoiler" phenomenon, we explore the possibility of building a party for the working and oppressed classes without falling prey to opportunism or distractions of the bourgeoisie. Contact: dsamadison@gmail.com  Register here. GREEN BAY Thurs Apr 25, 5 – 8 pm Clean Water Action Council of Northeast Wisconsin Annual Banquet – Riverside Ballroom, 1560 Main Street. Join us at our annual banquet for an evening of education, music, and fundraising benefiting CWAC's work protecting our environment. The program includes our Environmental Citizen Award and introduction of board members. The featured speaker is Amanda Smith, an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Biologist for the DNR. Her work covers northeast Wisconsin including coordinating responses to high-profile AIS, leading AIS prevention efforts and is the  point of contact for the public and partners. Originally from North Hudson, she has a BS from UW-Stout and a MS from UW-Madison. She values creativity and forward thinking inspired by the Seventh Generation. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clean-water-action-council-annual-banquet-and-fundraiser-tickets-852962853857?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing VIRTUAL Fri Apr 26, 1 – 2 pm WAVE ZOOM Discussion: Safer Spaces, Stronger Communities: Supporting Community Violence Intervention. Community violence intervention programs reduce gun violence by fostering meaningful relationships with those most heavily impacted and ensuring people have access to vital resources. Register now, and you’ll receive a Zoom link on the day of the webinar.  https://secure.everyaction.com/0_E_OEUvH0yy96YhWK7imQ2?emci=ae973e54-01fc-ee11-aaf0-7c1e52017038&emdi=86f54453-89fd-ee11-aaf0-7c1e52017038&ceid=77169 This virtual gathering will feature Wisconsin’s top violence prevention advocates, including Reggie Moore (Director of Violence Prevention Policy and Engagement for the Medical College of Wisconsin Comprehensive Injury Center) and Anthony Cooper (CEO and founder of Focused Interruption). You'll hear what violence intervention work looks like on a daily basis, and have a chance to take action in support of these programs right away. Contact Nick Matuszewski admin@waveedfund.org FOND Du LAC Sat April 27th - 10 am to 3 pm Celebrate at the Earth Day Fair with the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes – 320 County Rd K. See more in the SPOTLIGHT above…. MILWAUKEE Sat Apr 27, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: Capitol and Humboldt. Each Saturday, a different location.  Join us. Bring your signs. info@peaceactionwi.org    https://www.peaceactionwi.org/stand_for_peace VIROQUA Sat Apr 27, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Action Alert: The Driftless Palestinian Solidarity group has a petition to demand that Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end financial aid to Israel's military.  If your group is interested in getting signatures, please email  driftless.solidarity@gmail.com. Thank you for your help! MADISON Sat Apr 27 11 am – 4 pm 2024 Madison Print and Resist Zinefest! Madison Central Public Library, West Mifflin Street. Join dozens of regional artists, writers, print-makers and advocates for a day-long festival of transformative, and transgressive DIY publishing and printmaking. Various makers will be present and ready to share their work with the Madison area community. Drop in throughout the day to see their work and learn more about this long-standing art form. The event is free to attend and open to the public, keeping in mind that artists will not be censored and some content may not be suitable for children. Madison Print & Resist will comply with all public health recommendations active on the date of the event, even if not mandated at the time, there will be strong encouragement for social distancing and mask wearing. More info, visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MadisonPrintandResist/  Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop - peckjohne@gmail.com MADISON Sat Apr 27 6:30 – 9 pm , Screening of “Common Ground” . First Unitarian Society of Madison 900 University Bay Dr.  This showing is free of charge - the sequel to the acclaimed regenerative agriculture documentary ‘Kiss the Ground’. It is an awe-inspiring, cinematic follow-up that lays bare the ways industrial agriculture has degraded the health of planet and people, while also telling the stories of farmers who regenerate the land, and why the techniques they use work.  Be sure to get your free ticket, available on eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-friday-film-common-ground-change-in-date-tickets-863273924547?aff=oddtdtcreator&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=2b4501aa-c6aa-475a-ba82-67020b67be95  There will be desserts and refreshments before the film, starting at 6:30, with the film running from 7:00 - 8:30 and half an hour of discussion after.  contact@350wisconsin.org MADISON Sat Apr 27, 6:45 pm Celebrate Earth Day with a Screening of “Wild El Salvador”. At the  Catholic Multicultural Center, 1862 Beld Street . Co-sponsored with  Madison Arcatao Sister City Project.  It'll be a fun movie for all the family and a chance to buy stunning embroidered crafts from El Salvador, have some snacks (again free!), and learn more about the work of MASCP.  Though only the size of New Jersey, El Salvador is home to 20 volcanoes, 23 species of hummingbirds, a cloud forest, monkeys, anteaters, and a plethora of birds with names like resplendent quetzal, chacalacas and their national bird, the turquoise-browed motmot. You’ll get to feast your eyes on many of these during the movie! We need a couple of volunteers to help set up and clean up for 20-30 minutes before and after. If you and your kids volunteer, it’ll take even less time! Let us know by registering below if you can help out. We hope to see many of you there! https://forms.wix.com/877ed2cd-3633-4d43-982c-4e82f7695a1b:19cd5602-7666-4baf-8388-acf139a49db4 MILWAUKEE Sat Apr 27, 7 pm  Folk musician Tom Neilson with a night of music, satire and social commentary. Linneman’s Riverwest Inn.1001 E. Locust St. Benefit for Milwaukee Veterans For Peace.  Suggested donation $20-30.  MILWAUKEE CHAPTER 102, BOB HANSON, PRESIDENT Vfpchapter102@gmail.com  contact:  Bill Christofferson, 414-587-6477 RACINE Sat Apr 27, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. At NW corner of Highways 31 and 20. Park in the SW corner of the Kohl's parking lot, near the AT&T store. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Check out our website, http://racinepeace.wordpress.com    for weather concerns. Free Palestine! MADISON Sat Apr 27, 5 – 7 pm Passover Seder and Potluck with Jewish Voice for Peace. At Arboretum Cohousing, 1137 Erin Street.   Passover is the Jewish celebration of moving from slavery to freedom and from the dark, narrow places to freedom and liberation. As we watch and work against the horrors meted by Israel on the Palestinian people, we will dedicate this Seder to an end to the genocide and the start of rebuilding Gaza, returning people to their homes and fields in the occupied West Bank, and a world where Palestinian and Israelis can live side by side with equal rights and dignity for all. Our theme, "Resistance is Fertile", acknowledges a century of Palestinian resistance against colonial violence. As Jews, friends, and allies working towards collective action with Palestinians, our resistance against the ongoing genocide is bringing us more deeply in community with each other across Madison and beyond. We assert that resisting militarism, occupation, and supremacy will lead us toward a more fruitful future. With the coming spring as a time for new growth, we center land as the heart of justice for Palestinians as well as our Indigenous neighbors here in the Great Lakes, and celebrate botanical symbols of resistance, such as the watermelon, olive tree, and cactus. This will be a shorter and, to us, a meaningful seder. We hope you join us. Please RSVP at bit.ly/JVPpesach2024 to let us know how many people will be coming and what you will bring for the potluck. You, yours, your friends and neighbors of all faiths and traditions are welcome to join us. We are looking forward to marking this commemoration with you! There will be an online option for those who can't attend in person. Sent to WNPJ by Madison for a World BEYOND War warabolition@gmail.com VIROQUA Sat Apr 27, 6 – 10 pm Grassroots to Gaza Benefit event. Landmark Center, East Jefferson Street. All proceeds go to Middle East Children's Alliance for immediate humanitarian assistance to Gaza. Sponsored by Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and WORT. Learn more about Middle East Children's Alliance or make a donation at http://Tinyurl.com/madisontogaza . Sent to WNPJ by chrepairs@gmail.com  http://madisonrafah.org NATIONAL Sat Apr 27 “Ready to Walk!  Walk for Peace with Veterans for Peace - from Augusta Maine to Washington DC https://peacewalk2024.org/?emci=34f942a1-d592-ee11-8925-002248223f36&emdi=3da8f0ce-a196-ee11-8925-002248223f36&ceid=10475162 ******************************************************* Join WNPJ!WNPJ welcomes individual members and groups! For individuals, join at a sliding scale rate of $35/year – or whatever fits your budget! For between $50 - $75/year, a WNPJ membership keeps your group connected with peace and justice efforts and helps keep the Network going - and growing!https://www.wnpj.org/membership We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our listserve and Facebook page. Membership also provides access to our community tabling opportunities, our online toolbox of peace and justice resources, and a community that cares about your peace and justice journey. ******************************************** Here's an opportunity for WNPJ member groups! WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Dane County Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. The Farmers Market opening date is April 13th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through Nov. 9th on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, site #10, next to the VFP #25 table! You can't sell anything at the non-profit table, but donations to your group are acceptable. Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org *************************************************** If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership Join WNPJ – www.wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice(WFVJ) is a statewide 501c3 non-profit interfaith organization.  Our mission: We connect and empower faith communities and individuals to work for the common good and a life of dignity for everyone.  We advocate for change so that all individuals and families can thrive socially, prosper economically, and participate fully in civil society. We intentionally build bridges across faith communities and draw on the collective wisdom, courage, and strength of our various faith traditions. Website:https://www.wisconsinfaithvoicesforjustice.org/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/WisconsinFaithVoicesForJustice/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/wifaithvoices/ X: @wifaithvoices Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice Executive Director Job Description Position:          Executive Director Hours:              Part-time, 20 hours/week; some evenings and weekends Pay:                   $55,000 Reports to:     Board of Directors Purpose of Position: WFVJ seeks our next Executive Director. A successful candidate for this position will be someone dedicated to social justice, comfortable in interfaith settings, a proven fundraiser, and compelling spokesperson for the organization. Our organization is poised to grow to the next level and seeks a dynamic leader to help us get there. Scope of Work The Executive Director will be employed by the Board of Directors of WFVJ.  This is a half-time position (20 hours per week), with the potential to grow to full-time contingent upon funding. The scope of work will include, but not be limited to: Creating, in partnership with the Board, an annual fundraising plan and implementation of said plan, including but not limited to grant writing and tracking, major donor cultivation, donor management, fundraising events and activities Hiring and supervision of staff, independent contractors, and interns Managing website, social media, and e-newsletter Working with the Treasurer and bookkeeper to ensure financial management procedures are followed; monthly financial reports to the Board are prepared; and filings to the IRS and State of Wisconsin are made in a timely manner; annual renewals of the Charitable Organization certificate with the state of Wisconsin and biennial renewal of Charitable Business license, annual renewal of workman’s compensation insurance and Directors and Officers liability insurance Managing WFVJ’s position as the backbone organization to the Dane Sanctuary Coalition and the Dignity at Work Coalition Acting as liaison to other coalitions, including but not limited to the Wisconsin Voting Rights Coalition Preparing monthly reports of activities to the Board Assist the Board President in preparation of board meeting agendas Creation and implementation of programs, events, and initiatives to forward the priorities of WFVJ Represents WFVJ to the Wisconsin legislature, within the limits of a 501(c)(3) Represent WFVJ to the media Maintain membership database and other email lists Reporting: The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors Required skills and qualifications: Three to five years proven track record in fundraising Knowledge of leadership and financial management principles for nonprofit organizations A passion for social justice Committed to and interested in working in a multifaith environment. Able to work with persons and organizations from a variety of backgrounds, affiliations and diversities of identity and expression. Skills & experience with interfaith and multicultural communications and collaboration preferred. Experience working with coalitions Strong verbal and written communication skills Able to multitask Proficiency in Word, Excel, Google Suite, Mailchimp, Quickbooks, Zoom, Facebook, Instagram or willingness to learn Knowledge of public policy and the Wisconsin legislative process a plus Ability to travel As an interfaith organization dedicated to social and economic justice, workers rights, immigrant rights, voting rights, health care, and interfaith understanding, we are deeply committed to justice and equity for communities of color, LGBTQ+ communities, religious minorities, and all people regardless of gender identity or immigration status.  We strongly encourage candidates who share any of these identities to apply. Compensation The Executive Director will be paid a salary based upon Fifty-five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) per year, payable in biweekly installments, contingent upon funding. This is a salaried/exempt position which does not qualify for overtime pay. Expenses will be reimbursed with proper documentation, i.e. receipts for expenditures, records of mileage. Benefits The Executive Director will be reimbursed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) towards the purchase of healthcare of her/his/their choice.  The Executive Director will receive four weeks paid time off. Working Conditions The Executive Director will work under the supervision of WFVJ Board of Directors.  The Executive Director will work from home. Applicants are responsible for providing their own means of transportation, computer, and cell phone, and should have access to reliable fast internet. Some travel is required. To apply, please send resume and cover letter by May 15 to: Reverend Larry Sexe, Board President Wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com 608-444-0360

WNPJ + Spotlight on 350 WI and  Earth Day events + Peace in Gaza + SAVE the date May 18th for a WNPJ Spring Meeting on Environmental Justice + other statewide events *********************************** The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 85 member groups around Wisconsin. *************************** SPOTLIGHT on 350 Wisconsin on Earth Day… Art Collective Earth Week Celebrations in Madison….with 350 Wisconsin Please consider joining the Art Collective at one or both of the following Earth Week kick-off celebrations! Saturday, April 20 at 10am, a group of rather unusual visitors will appear at the Dane County Farmers’ Market, on the North Hamilton plaza of the capitol square.  These out-of-town “visitors” will be urging people to consider climate change in their voting choices, but all will transpire in an  unexpected way.  We would LOVE to have you join us, either to help hold a banner or to be a smiling face in the crowd. We also need help with tabling!  This is a great opportunity to educate folks about 350 Wisconsin and the important work that we do. Later that day, we invite all to participate in an Earth Day procession and rally with students from around Wisconsin.  We’ll meet at East Campus Mall at 1pm, march to Library Mall and then down State Street to a brief rally on the Capitol steps that will begin around 2pm.  We’d love to have as many folks as possible wearing “critter hats” to show our support for these young adults who are facing down the climate crisis with great resolve.  contact@350wisconsin.org To join us for either of these events, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AD2FA1F9C43-48791984-earth?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=839e7f32-e5b3-46a3-88a8-d9dbe46d9aea#/ ******************************************************************* WNPJ member groups and affiliates issue Statements, Events, Action Alerts on Hamas/Palestine/Israel See the developing list here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/statements-from-wnpj-groups-and-their-national-affiliates-on-palestine-israel-hamas Petitions to sign https://www.change.org/p/sign-and-share-this-urgent-petition-calling-for-a-ceasefirenow-in-gaza-and-israel and phone calls to make. Go to the Madison Rafah Sister City sites: http://madisonrafah.org/   and/or https://www.facebook.com/madisonrafah to learn more. (image at Marquette University – from Peace Action WI) ******************************** SAVE the DATE: Saturday May 18th from 1pm - 3 pm, for WNPJ’s Annual Spring Meeting – We will be meeting in satellite locations and connecting via zoom in Appleton, Milwaukee, Madison and maybe more…. The WNPJ Spring Steering Committee Meeting is coming up in May for contacts of our 85 member groups, plus interested members. The purpose of this annual Spring meeting is to set our goals and vision for the year ahead, with input from our member groups. "Reports from the Field" will allow member group contacts to give a five minute update on their activities. We will also be choosing a nominating committee for Board members. Our theme for 2024 will be influenced by Environmental Justice - confronting extreme extraction and ending resource wars (on Indigenous and Frontline People). Watch for registration materials and local gatherings. We’ll send out a list of member groups by region – so you can find others who may want to gather near you for a WNPJ virtual event on the 18th!  Funds for snacks available.  Let us know if you would like to host a gathering! info@wnpj.org ************************************ Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: MADISON Mon Apr 15, 12 noon – 1 pm Monday Noon Vigil for Peace – Meet at the corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd and Doty St. For more information, call Tim at 608-630-3633. MILWAUKEE Mon Apr 15, 4 – 5 pm  Peacemaker in Residence & Waging Peace in Vietnam Keynote; A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace. Marquette’s Raynor Memorial Library Beaumier Suites BC, 1355 W. Wisconsin Ave. Le Ly Hayslip, Vietnamese-American author, philanthropist, peace activist, and speaker, will deliver the closing keynote of the Waging Peace in Vietnam series at Marquette. She is the author of two memoirs—When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace—which were adapted into the film Heaven & Earth, written and directed by Oliver Stone. Since 1986, she has founded two charitable organizations: the East Meets West Foundation and the Global Village Foundation. Free and open to the public. For more information about Milwaukee’s events, contact: Vfpchapter102@gmail.com VIRTUAL Mon Apr 15, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Webinar: Online to Offline Organizing.  Join the IVE Team for School of Democracy's session led by Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Executive Director of Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice to learn more about how faith communities and leaders can play a role in electoral cycles and civic engagement. Who should attend? Organizers, Faith Leaders, Executive Directors, Presidents, Board Members, Digital Organizers and any other person within WISDOM, its affiliates or partner organizations, beginners passionate about organizing, leaders with a commitment to protecting our democracy, people who have an interest in electoral politics, and anyone interested in strengthening their digital skills. Register here. For any questions, please contact WISDOM's Digital Organizer, Amanda Ali at aali@wisdomwisconsin.org. MADISON Tues Apr 16, 7 pm A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace, WI Historical Society, 816 State Street. Talk and book signing of her memoir When Heaven and Earth Changed Places, by Le Ly Hayslip, Vietnamese-American author, philanthropist, peace activist, and speaker, with Norman Stockwell, interlocutor. Part of the VFP Waging Peace in Vietnam Exhibit.  Further information: Judy Karofsky judykarofsky@gmail.com Phone: 608-770-5600 LaCROSSE Thurs Apr 18, 12 noon - 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Contact Deborah. dbuffton@yahoo.com MILWAUKEE Thurs Apr 18, 12 noon – 1 pm  Anti-ROTC Vigil. Meet in front of Marquette University Library on Wisconsin Ave. No Christian institution should be teaching our young that it is okay to kill people called enemies by our government. Sent to WNPJ by Casa Maria Catholic Worker House – www.casamariacatholicworker.weebly.com EAU CLAIRE Fri Apr 19th, 5 – 6 pm Monthly Peace Stand - Wisconsin 93 Trunk & Golf Road. The 3rd Friday of each month is Peace Stand time in Eau Claire, going on since 2004. We gather with signs at Hwy 93 & Golf Road, 5-6 pm, we visit one another and sometimes we sing. Stand and be counted. Contact for more information: helpsmeet@usa.net MADISON Sat Apr 20, 10 am through 3 pm – 350 Earth Day events….see the Spotlight above for details…. MILWAUKEE Sat Apr 20, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: Farwell and North. Each Saturday, a different location.  Join us. Bring your signs. info@peaceactionwi.org    https://www.peaceactionwi.org/stand_for_peace VIROQUA Sat Apr 20, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Action Alert: The Driftless Palestinian Solidarity group has a petition to demand that Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end financial aid to Israel's military.  If your group is interested in getting signatures, please email  driftless.solidarity@gmail.com. Thank you for your help! RACINE Sat Apr 20, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. At NW corner of Highways 31 and 20. Park in the SW corner of the Kohl's parking lot, near the AT&T store. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Check out our website, http://racinepeace.wordpress.com    for weather concerns. Free Palestine! Sunday April 21, 2 pm: Screening of the movie: Hunting in Wartime, directed by Samantha Farinella. Screening at the WI Historical Society, 816 State Street. A documentary film exposing the mistreatment of patriotic Native American soldiers while they served in Vietnam and upon their return to the United States. Introduced by Samantha Skenandore, tribal advocate. Part of the VFP Waging Peace in Vietnam Exhibit. Further information: Judy Karofsky judykarofsky@gmail.com Phone: 608-770-5600 VIRTUAL Sun Apr 21, 3 -  4:30 pm  Screening of “Common Ground” and discussion with Pat Skogen, hosted by the Christine Center! From the filmmakers of Kiss the Ground comes the follow-up documentary, Common Ground, winner of the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, which explores how regenerative agriculture can help heal the soil, our health and the planet. The discussion will be facilitated by Pat Skogen, long-time Wisconsin Farmers Union leader, educator and organic dairy farmer, who is a fierce advocate for family farms and rural communities and works to organize against the growing number of CAFOs invading Wisconsin’s countryside. The film can be watched online prior to the discussion between April 19th and 21st. For more info and to register, visit: https://christinecenter.org/community-in-action/  Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop peckjohne@gmail.com ******************************************************* Join WNPJ!WNPJ welcomes individual members and groups! For individuals, join at a sliding scale rate of $35/year – or whatever fits your budget! For between $50 - $75/year, a WNPJ membership keeps your group connected with peace and justice efforts and helps keep the Network going - and growing!https://www.wnpj.org/membership We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our listserve and Facebook page. Membership also provides access to our community tabling opportunities, our online toolbox of peace and justice resources, and a community that cares about your peace and justice journey. ************************************************* Here's an opportunity for WNPJ member groups! WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Dane County Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. The Farmers Market opening date is April 13th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through Nov. 9th on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, site #10, next to the VFP #25 table! You can't sell anything at the non-profit table, but donations to your group are acceptable. Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org *************************************************** If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership Here's our website WNPJ – www.wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us! 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WNPJ + Action Alert – Save our Water! + and,SAVE the Date May 18th for a WNPJ annual mtg + JustDane celebrates its 50th + Rachel Corrie Remembrance Event + Cassandra is going to Gaza + other statewide events *********************************** The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 85 member groups around Wisconsin. *********************** TAKE ACTION NOW! This is a critical moment: President Biden’s administration has the power to weigh in on a pivotal decision that could protect the Great Lakes for generations to come. CLICK HERE to urge him to take a stand and support the Bad River Band. In solidarity, Britnie Remer - 350 Wisconsin Fossil Fuel Organizer - britnie.remer@350wisconsin.org ****************************** SAVE the DATE: Saturday May 18th  early afternoon for WNPJ’s Annual Spring Meeting  up North as well as virtual watch-parties in Appleton, Milwaukee, Madison and maybe more…. The WNPJ Spring Steering Committee Meeting is coming up in May, meant for contacts of our 85 member groups, plus interested members. The purpose of this annual Spring meeting is to set our goals and vision for the year ahead, with input from our member groups.  We’ll be listening, as our group contacts report on what their groups are doing “Reports from the Field” …and how we can work together for more impact on issues that unite us.  We’ll be choosing a nominating committee for Board members, too, at this meeting – and we’ll have a program.  Our 2024 theme will be  Environmental Justice - confronting extreme extraction and ending resource wars (on Indigenous and Frontline People). Watch for registration materials and meeting time and places. We’ll be sending out a list of member groups by region – so you can find others who may want to gather near you for a WNPJ virtual event on the 18th! WNPJ can supply these gatherings with some funds for treats!  Let us know if you’re having a gathering! info@wnpj.org And……WELCOME: WNPJ has hired two new people in contract positions to assist our all-volunteer communications team! Meet Tom Boswell – coordinating the Spring newsletter for WNPJ. Tom is a long-time Wisconsin activist working on Safe Skies WI. The newsletter deadline is yet tbd. If you have anything to submit, send it to info@wnpj.org and we’ll forward it Tom’s way! Meet Britnie Remer – She will share her skills in the areas of social media and graphic design, plus event planning ….as we work toward Economic Justice in our state.   britnieremer@gmail.com ************************************ SPOTLIGHT on WNPJ member group JustDane! Did you know?! JustDane's 50th Anniversary event is April 11th! Father Boyle of Homeboy Industries will be presenting at our celebration! Their work in Los Angeles corresponds with the work JustDane has been doing in Dane County. Come hear about their amazing contributions to supporting the people in their community and helping build a safer community! 6 – 8:30 pm at the Madison College Mitby Theater in Madison. We look forward to celebrating this milestone with our supporters, volunteers and the community! Order tickets here: https://JustDane50th.eventbrite.com For contact information – see https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/justdane ************************************ And, on Gaza….. MADISON Sun Apr 14, 1:30 – 3:30 pm  Remembering Rachel Corrie event. At Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St. Free & open to all, donations to the Middle East Children’s Alliance welcome. Join Madison Rafah Sister City Project for Madison's annual event honoring the life of Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old peace activist from Olympia, WA who was crushed to death in Rafah on March 16, 2003 by a US-made Caterpillar armored D-9 bulldozer driven by an Israeli soldier as she stood against the demolition of a Palestinian home. As Israel crushes the lives of millions in Gaza, we believe that Rachel’s wish now would be that we do all in our power to end the genocide in Palestine. The event will include readings from Rachel’s writings, a video message from her parents Craig and Cindy, and time to write and call congress and the White House to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire, opening of Gaza to unlimited and adequate humanitarian aid, and an end to US support of the Israeli military. Music by Ensemble Shamaali, featuring the oud, drum and flute. Desserts and beverages will be served. Palestinian crafts, olive oil & olive oil soap will be available for purchase, as will children's books about Palestine and books by and about Rachel Corrie. https://www.facebook.co m/events/371565802454413/?ref=newsfeed Contact: chrepairs@gmail.com   http://madisonrafah.org *************************** Cassandra Dixon, contact for Palestine Partners and Mary House is going to Gaza on an aid flotilla, leaving next week. Cassandra writes: If you would like to donate towards the cost of this travel,  you can mail a check to me at Cassandra Dixon, 3579 County Road G, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965, or donate via GoFUndMe by clicking the button below, or at https://tinyurl.com/cassandratogaza, or Venmo me @Cassandra-Dixon-11 . Anything raised above the costs of travel will go to the larger costs of funding the flotilla. Contribute here.  Thanks and love, - Cassandra *************************** WNPJ member group events…. MADISON Mon Apr 8, 12 noon – 1 pm Monday Noon Vigil for Peace – Meet at the corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd and Doty St. For more information, call Tim at 608-630-3633. MADISON Mon Apr 8, 5:30 pm Antiwar Film Series: Screening of John Pilger's The Coming War with China. Central Library, Rm 302, 201 W. Mifflin St. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace #25 - World Beyond War Madison. Contact: Bradley Geyer  geyerb@yahoo.com MILWAUKEE POTLUCK Dinner Mon Apr 8, 6 – 9 pm Potluck and  "All People's Forum". At Zao MKE Church - 2319 E. Kenwood. Join Building Unity for the 7th Wisconsin State Senate District Democracy Tour Stop. At this and each of our 35 + Tour Stops, local activists and leaders will host a community forums on the existential issues of our time: PEACE, JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY, & DEMOCRACY. All are welcome to participate, share information, and learn about the next steps for our movement to grow our UNITY & PEOPLE POWER. Tour Schedule is still in formation but the current form can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/Spring-Tour-Schedule. This schedule, our Tour Stop Facebook event pages, and our website - www.buildingunitywisconsin.org - will all be updated with information about the tour as it becomes available. Volunteers are needed at all of the stops across Wisconsin! Help us make this tour what it needs to be - a massive wake-up call, a call to action, and an opportunity to collaborate and organize with the other groups and individuals in our area. And, of course, we will do all that we can to make sure that Wisconsinites are registered and ready to vote! To help or for more information, call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. MADISON Tues Apr 9, 8 am – 5 pm The WI Idea Conference! - hosted by the Morgridge Center for Public Service. UW-Madison, Union South (1308 W. Dayton) This year’s theme, ”Community University Partnerships for Stronger Communities,” intends to build understanding and highlight examples of robust community university partnerships, while also increasing capacity for such partnerships and strengthening bridges between UW and Wisconsin communities. This event is great for community-oriented academics, as well as community members in the public or nonprofit sector. Breakfast and lunch included. To register and for more info, visit: Wisconsin Idea Conference – Morgridge Center for Public Service – UW–Madison   Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop peckjohne@gmail.com VIRTUAL Tues Apr 9, 7 pm  UNA USA Dane County Monthly Meeting:  Dr. Ryan Westergaard, MD, PhD, MPH on “Vaccines and Public Health: Past, Present and Future”.  Dr. Westergaard serves as Chief Medical Officer, and State Epidemiologist for Communicable Diseases, Wisconsin Department of Health. This free virtual presentation will address vaccines and public health, exploring the past present and future. The intersection of public health and the health of the community, lessons learned and how we must pivot and change in our approach to health care will be discussed.  Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87505514532?pwd=NFgrR2dGMGxEbTkxTms2YkpIWjU2Zz09#success . Learn more about UNA USA Dane County: https://www.unadane.org/upcoming-events.html MADISON Tues Apr 9, 4:30 – 6 pm Madison Community Event Addressing Youth and Gun Violence. At the Lussier Community Education Center.  Madison high schoolers will be leading an event to address the gun violence that has taken the lives of their family and peers. We are calling on you to please help promote this event so these high schoolers feel that their voices are being heard! Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns. Jonah Frumkin - jonahf@werhize.org  || 202-695-0615 MADISON Tues Apr 9, 7 pm Screening of the movie: The War at Home, with director Glenn Silber. Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St. Part of the Waging Peace in Vietnam series of events.  https://www.wnpj.org/post/waging-peace-in-vietnam-exhibit-and-events-in-april-madison MADISON and MILWAUKEE Wed Apr 10, 7 pm Screening of the movie:  Sir! No Sir! with director David Zeiger. Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St. Part of the Waging Peace in Vietnam series of events.  https://www.wnpj.org/post/waging-peace-in-vietnam-exhibit-and-events-in-april-madison.  Join this event live-streamed from the Raynor Library meeting site at Marquette University in Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE Thurs Apr 11, 9 am – 12:30 pm United Nations Schools of International Learning (UNSIL) WORLD FAIR. At the Baird Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue. Sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation. Click on the following link to be a volunteer for this event. https://bit.ly/UNSIL2024. Interact and learn with MPS 4th – 8th-grade students as they present on nearly 1,500 research projects about the member countries, organs, cultures, and goals of the United Nations.  Our young people are excited to share their work with you! The UNSIL program is presented in partnership with the Annette J. Roberts & Joan R. Robertson Fund for World Peace, World Law, and Peace Education at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. For more information, contact Annette Robertson at: annettejoanrobertson@gmail.com (email) or 414.332.3303 (phone) .  Sent to WNPJ by UNA USA Milwaukee - UnaMilwaukeewi@gmail.com MADISON and VIRTUAL Thurs Apr 11, 7 – 8:30 pm WI Faith Voices for Justice Interfaith Intersection event - ”Fasting and Self-denial”. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 5701 Raymond Rd. This program brings people together to hold intentional conversations on a variety of topics related to faith. An important aspect of this program is that our panelists are lay people, not clergy or academics. Therefore, panelists will address the topics speaking from their own understanding of their faith but not speaking for their faith. Please volunteer if you're interested in being a panelist. Please join us. ·         May 9 - forgiveness - person to person; person to God; at the Bahai Center, 324 W Lakeside St, Madison ·         Sept. 12 - what is your faith’s "high holy day" - location TBD ·         Oct. 17 - cycle of times/seasons in different traditions; location TBD ·         Nov. 14 - giving thanks; Sugar River United Methodist Church, 415 W Verona Ave, Verona PLEASE RSVP HERE. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyVkki4VyxMj71M62T-77nTjh7WAIlpT0bY_fHRNf6dyuHkw/viewform If you would like to be a panelist for any of these events, email Rabbi Bonnie Margulis wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com LaCROSSE Thurs Apr 11, 12 noon - 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Contact Deborah. dbuffton@yahoo.com VIROQUA Thurs Apr 11, 2 – 3 pm GAZA! Presentation & Community conversation about the current catastrophe and its origins. At the Vernon County Historical Society, 410 S Center Ave. Sponsored by Driftless Palestinian Solidarity dena.eakles@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Fri Apr 12,6:30 pm  Potluck and Film  "The War on Cuba". At Peace Action WI, Zao MKE Church, East Kenwood Boulevard. peaceactionwi@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Sat Apr 13, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: 51st and Silver Spring. Each Saturday, a different location.  Join us. Bring your signs. info@peaceactionwi.org    https://www.peaceactionwi.org/stand_for_peace VIROQUA Sat Apr 13, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Action Alert: The Driftless Palestinian Solidarity group has a petition to demand that Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end financial aid to Israel's military.  If your group is interested in getting signatures, please email  driftless.solidarity@gmail.com. Thank you for your help! RACINE Sat Apr 13, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. At NW corner of Highways 31 and 20. Park in the SW corner of the Kohl's parking lot, near the AT&T store. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Check out our website, http://racinepeace.wordpress.com    for weather concerns. Free Palestine! VERONA Sat Apr 13, 1-2:30 pm The Dine' and Uranium Presentation with Omie Baldwin and Cathy Middlecamp. Farley Center, 2299 Spring Rose Road. Register to programs@farleycenter.org. This presentation is co-sponsored with the Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin. Presenter: Omie Baldwinis retired as the Student Service emerita in the University Counseling and consultation Service/University Health Services at UW-Madison. As a counselor and as an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, she and her colleague, Cathy Middlecamp, designed and taught the course "Uranium and American Indians. The first chemistry course, to meet the campus wide ethnic studies requirement. She is past board member of the Farley Center. Presenter: Cathy Middlecamp is professor emerita in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and an affiliate of the Department of Chemistry. From 2015 to 2020, she also served as the director for education and research at the Office of Sustainability. Her scholarship lies at the intersection of science, people, and the planet. For her teaching and work bringing science to the general public, she has received awards at the local, state, and national levels. As a professor, she sought to engage students in learning chemistry in real-world contexts, including chemistry that related to radioactive substances. https://nelson.wisc.edu/staff/middlecamp-cathy/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1507115409867113 MADISON Sun Apr 14, 1:30 – 3:30 pm  Remembering Rachel Corrie event. At Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St. Free & open to all….see more in the Spotlight above…. https://www.facebook.com/events/371565802454413/?ref=newsfeed MADISON and MILWAUKEE Sun Apr 14, 7 pm Screening of the movie: The Whistleblower of My Lai, documentary on the Kronos Quartet’s making of the opera My Lai, plus live performance by Vanessa Vo, Kronos Quartet soloist. traditional Vietnamese instruments. Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St. Part of the Waging Peace in Vietnam series of events.  https://www.wnpj.org/post/waging-peace-in-vietnam-exhibit-and-events-in-april-madison. Join this event live-streamed from the Raynor Library meeting site at Marquette University in Milwaukee. ******************************************************* Join WNPJ!WNPJ welcomes individual members and groups! For individuals, join at a sliding scale rate of $35/year – or whatever fits your budget! For between $50 - $75/year, a WNPJ membership keeps your group connected with peace and justice efforts and helps keep the Network going - and growing!https://www.wnpj.org/membership We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our listserve and Facebook page. Membership also provides access to our community tabling opportunities, our online toolbox of peace and justice resources, and a community that cares about your peace and justice journey. ********************************************************** Here's an opportunity for WNPJ member groups! WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Dane County Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. The Farmers Market opening date is April 13th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through Nov. 9th on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, site #10, next to the VFP #25 table! You can't sell anything at the non-profit table, but donations to your group are acceptable. Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org *************************************************** If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership Join WNPJ – www.wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

Much to my amazement, I’ve been accepted to go along on the Freedom Flotilla’s emergency humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza. I’ll be leaving Madison on April 11, and would be grateful for your help. The UN Food agency has said that famine is imminent in northern Gaza. Virtually everyone in Gaza is struggling to get enough food, and around 677,000 people — nearly a third of the population of 2.3 million — are experiencing the highest level of catastrophic hunger. If Israel broadens its offensive to the city of Rafah, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed, the fighting could drive over a million people — half of Gaza’s population — into catastrophic hunger. The maritime corridor and floating pier to be built by the U.S. are dangerous distractions from the fact that Israel continues to obstruct the entry of aid through the land borders, prevent the distribution of lifesaving aid, particularly in the north of Gaza, and prohibit the entry of anesthesia, maternity kits, water purification systems and more. The maritime corridor will be controlled by Israel, which will decide what type and how much aid is allowed to enter Gaza. In response, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition will sail a large cargo ship carrying thousands of tons of humanitarian aid, as well as passenger ships, carrying civilians from around the world—journalists, doctors, aid workers, and more—straight to Gaza.  While we will carry much needed aid, the flotilla will also serve to directly challenge Israel’s naval blockade and siege of Gaza, and it’s  message and mission is one of solidarity and support for Palestinian freedom by breaking the illegal Israeli siege of Gaza. At this critical time—when the International Court of Justice has found that Israel is plausibly committing genocide, humanitarian aid organizations report that Israel continues to obstruct efforts to get aid into Gaza, and our own government is failing so miserably to prevent the intentional starvation of thousands of Palestinian children,  it is beyond time for civil society to step in and address this humanitarian crisis.  I have every hope that a way will open and these  thousands of tons of humanitarian aid will reach the people who so desperately need it. I’m deeply grateful for your support, and for all our continuing efforts to push our administration to restore UNRWA funding, end military funding to Israel,  and demand a permanent ceasefire and the opening of border crossings so that aid that is waiting just 10 minutes away can begin to reach those who are starving. If you would like to donate towards the cost of this travel,  you can mail a check to me at Cassandra Dixon, 3579 County Road G, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965, or donate via GoFUndMe by clicking the button below, or at https://tinyurl.com/cassandratogaza, or Venmo me @Cassandra-Dixon-11 . Anything raised above the costs of travel will go to the larger costs of funding the flotilla.Thanks and love,Cassandra Contribute here. https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/mary-house https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/palestine-partners

VOTE! + WNPJ welcomes new member group, Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network + Waging Peace in Vietnam Exhibits dates/locations + Weaving the Web + other statewide events *********************************** The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 85 member groups around Wisconsin. ************************************** IMPORTANT Wisconsin Constitutional Amendments on the April 2 ballot!!! If passed, two Constitutional amendments on the current ballot would limit the ability of election administrators to adequately fund and conduct elections. If passed, they are binding and cannot be vetoed. The non-partisan League of Women Voters offers this information: https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/vote-no-2-april-constitutional-amendments Go to https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/ to make sure you are registered with your current address, and have what you need to vote. Early voting has already begun and you can find locations and hours here: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Vote-Absentee-In-Person ************************************** WNPJ welcomes new member organization: Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network is a statewide coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to preserving the environment while maintaining the health and economic vitality of rural communities. Contact: Forest JahnkeE-mail fjahnke@crawfordstewardship.orgWebsite: https://sustainruralwisconsin.org/ ************************************ Spotlight on the Waging Peace in Vietnam Exhibit - three weeks in April in both Madison AND in Milwaukee. Co-sponsored by Veterans for Peace #25 and #102 and the Marquette Center for Peacemaking Contact: judykarofsky@gmail.com  or Vfpchapter102@gmail.com MADISON Tuesday, Apr 2, 5 – 6 pm Waging Peace in Vietnam Opening Reception and Panel on “Soldiers in Revolt” Dissent and Resistance Within the Armed Forces, Wisconsin Historical Society, State Street, Madison. Host John Nichols and moderator Al McCoy. Panelists include: ·        Susan Schnall, national president, Veterans for Peace; ·        Ronald L. Haeberle, former Army photographer of the iconic My Lai Massacre photographs; ·        David Cortright, Professor Emeritus and special advisor for policy, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame. Author and editor of over 20 books including Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War. To see a full list of all the events going on in Madison, including film screenings and panel discussions, go to https://www.wnpj.org/post/waging-peace-in-vietnam-exhibit-and-events-in-april-madison ********************* And, in MILWAUKEE: “Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed  the War.” April 3-17: Exhibit at Marquette’s Raynor Memorial Library, Milwaukee.  Opening event at noon, April 3, at Alumni Memorial Union, Lunda Room (1442 W. Wisconsin Ave.)This special Soup with Substance panel will include: Susan Schnall, national president, Veterans for Peace; Ronald L. Haeberle, former Army photographer of the iconic My Lai Massacre photographs; David Cortright, Professor Emeritus and special advisor for policy, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame. A light lunch of soup and bread will be provided. Free and open to the public. April 4:  Waging Peace in Vietnam Panel. A War Without End: Legacies of the American War 12:30-1:45 pm, Marquette Alumni Memorial Union, Room, 227 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave. Panelists:  Ngo Xuan Hien, communications manager, Project RENEW; which is locating and disarming unexploded ordnance; Chuck Searcy, co-founder and international advisor to RENEW; Heather Bowser, founder of Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance, advocacy for offspring of Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Light snacks will be provided. Free and open to the public. April 15: Peacemaker in Residence & Waging Peace in Vietnam Keynote A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace, 4-5 pm, Marquette’s Raynor Memorial Library Beaumier Suites BC, 1355 W. Wisconsin Ave. Le Ly Hayslip, Vietnamese-American author, philanthropist, peace activist, and speaker, will deliver the closing keynote of the Waging Peace in Vietnam series at Marquette. She is the author of two memoirs—When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace—which were adapted into the film Heaven & Earth, written and directed by Oliver Stone. Since 1986, she has founded two charitable organizations: the East Meets West Foundation and the Global Village Foundation. Free and open to the public. For more information about Milwaukee’s events, contact: Vfpchapter102@gmail.com Bill Christofferson, 414-587-6477 ************************ WNPJ's Weaving the Web - all welcome! VIRTUAL Thurs Apr 4, 12 noon – 1 pm WNPJ’s Weaving the Web Drop-in Hour – with Debra Gillispie. All welcome! Zoom info:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09. Meeting ID: 893 6131 3008 - Passcode: 797041; +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Contact: office@wnpj.org ****************************************************** WNPJ member groups and affiliates issue Statements and Action Alerts on Hamas/Palestine/Israel See the developing list here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/statements-from-wnpj-groups-and-their-national-affiliates-on-palestine-israel-hamas Petitions to sign https://www.change.org/p/sign-and-share-this-urgent-petition-calling-for-a-ceasefirenow-in-gaza-and-israel and phone calls to make. Go to the Madison Rafah Sister City sites: http://madisonrafah.org/   and/or https://www.facebook.com/madisonrafah to learn more. ******************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: MADISON Mon Apr 1, 12 noon – 1 pm Monday Noon Vigil for Peace – Meet at the corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd and Doty St. For more information, call Tim at 608-630-3633. VIRTUAL Mon Apr 1, 7 – 8:15 pm  350 Wisconsin Webinar Mtg “ The transformative potential of the Inflation Reduction Acton”.  The IRA could accelerate climate action in Wisconsin—if we take full advantage of the opportunities. At our April 1 Monthly Meeting, Kathy Kuntz, Director of the Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change, will talk about what the IRA means for Wisconsin. She will outline the opportunities available to individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and local governments under this landmark legislation.  ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Register in advance for the meeting: http://tinyurl.com/350-monthly-mtg Contact: https://350wisconsin.org   julia.isaacs@350wisconsin.org MADISON Tues Apr 2, 5 – 6 pm Waging Peace in Vietnam Opening Reception and Panel on Dissent and Resistance Within the Armed Forces, Wisconsin Historical Society, State Street – see info above.. VIRTUAL Thurs Apr 4, 12 noon – 1 pm WNPJ’s Weaving the Web Drop-in Hour – with Debra Gillispie. All welcome! Zoom info:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09. Meeting ID: 893 6131 3008 - Passcode: 797041; +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Contact: office@wnpj.org LaCROSSE Thurs Apr 4, 12 noon - 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Contact Deborah. dbuffton@yahoo.com MILWAUKEE Thurs Apr 4, 12:30 – 1:45 pm  Waging Peace in Vietnam Panel. A War Without End: Legacies of the American War.  Marquette Alumni Memorial Union, Room, 227 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave.  See detail above …. VIROQUA Thurs Apr 4, 2 – 3 pm GAZA! Presentation & Community conversation about the current catastrophe and its origins. At the Vernon County Historical Society, 410 S Center Ave. Sponsored by Driftless Palestinian Solidarity dena.eakles@gmail.com VIRTUAL Thurs, April 4, 6:30 pm (6:00 for visiting beforehand) WILPF Book Circle Conversation Let's talk about... The book tonight: Hell of a Book, A Novel by Jason Mott – virtual WILPF Book Circle conversation. An African-American author sets out on a cross-country book tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Jason Mott's novel and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more urgent: since his novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour. For login details, email: wilfpmadison@gmail.com VIRTUAL Thurs Apr 4, 6:30 – 7:30 pm “The Power of Storytelling” with Dane County Poor People's Campaign. Our stories are powerful and can be an amazing tool to not only build the movement, but change the narrative. There are 140 million poor and low-income people in this country and we all have a story to tell.  Are you interested in telling your own story or helping others to share theirs? We'll discuss why we share our stories + how to do it in the most impactful and effective ways possible. Register here for your zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/storytelling-training... MADISON Fri Apr 5, 12 noon:  Panel on “A War Without End: Legacies of the American War in Vietnam and Among American Veterans”, Wisconsin Historical Society, State Street. With Ngo Xuan Hien, communications manager, Project RENEW;  Chuck Searcy, co-founder and international advisor to Project RENEW; and Heather Bowser, founder of Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance, advocacy for offspring of Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Special guests Mike Boehm and Brad Geyer. See more info above…. MADISON  Fri Apr 5, 8 am Wisconsin Peace Institute Conference Conference at Edgewood College, Predolin rotunda. "RESOURCE WARS"- Conflict & Peacebuilding in a World of Environmental Challenge. Join students, academics, activists, community members and organizations from around the state for this participatory event exploring: Local & Global Environmental Challenges | Peacebuilding for Sustainable Change | Environmental Equity in a Post-Colonial World | Faith-Based Responses to Climate Change | and Much More. Same day registration - no fee - lunch included. For more info contact: John Fields, at jfields@edgewood.edu or at 608-663-3407. Sent to WNPJ by Maureen McDonnell WHITEFISH BAY Fri Apr 6, 6 pm Author/theologian Jim Wallis on Christian Nationalism and The False White Gospel. At United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay, 819 East Silver Spring Drive.  Organized by the We All Belong Campaign of MICAH, this event is free and open to the public. Jim will be addressing the alarming and dangerous rise of white Christian nationalism and its perverse distortion of the Gospel with reference to his new book The False White Gospel (to be released on April 2).  Register in advance for this event at bit.ly/FWGospel. This event can be viewed online through the website of the United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay: umcwfb.org Sent to WNPJ by WISDOM  office@wisdomwisconsin.org APPLETON Sat Apr 6, 11 am – 12 noon Fox Valley Monthly Stand for Peace  Houdini Plaza, West Lawrence Street. Every month - the first Saturday! Bring your signs! Organizer: Ronna Swift ronnajean61@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Sat Apr 6, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: 43rd and Forest Home. Each Saturday, a different location.  Join us. Bring your signs. info@peaceactionwi.org    https://www.peaceactionwi.org/stand_for_peace VIROQUA Sat Apr 6, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Action Alert: The Driftless Palestinian Solidarity group has a petition to demand that Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end financial aid to Israel's military.  If your group is interested in getting signatures, please email  driftless.solidarity@gmail.com. Thank you for your help! RACINE Sat Apr 6, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace – Stand for Palestine. At NW corner of Highways 31 and 20. Park in the SW corner of the Kohl's parking lot, near the AT&T store. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Check out our website, http://racinepeace.wordpress.com    for weather concerns. Free Palestine! MADISON Sun Apr 8, 7 – 8:30 pm Dane Sanctuary Coalition General Meeting - At First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive. Our keynote speaker is Mary Campbell, director of AMMPARO - Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation and Opportunities - the ELCA (Lutheran) Church's national immigrant justice initiative. Mary will share with us the amazing work AMMPARO does for migrants and refugees around the world, and update us on what AMMPARO is seeing at our own border and around the country. Also at the gathering, we will hear reports from the DSC steering and advocacy committees, a treasurer's report, and a report from our volunteer driver program. Congregations will have the opportunity to share the great work they are doing, including trips to the border and to Tucson which several congregations have recently sponsored.  Please RSVP by April 1 to let us know you will be joining us! RSVP here - https://forms.gle/wvUJ9RD74uUfH9Cj9 rabbibonnie@charter.net ******************************************************* Join WNPJ!WNPJ welcomes individual members and groups! For individuals, join at a sliding scale rate of $35/year – or whatever fits your budget! For between $50 - $75/year, a WNPJ membership keeps your group connected with peace and justice efforts and helps keep the Network going - and growing!https://www.wnpj.org/membership We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our listserve and Facebook page. Membership also provides access to our community tabling opportunities, our online toolbox of peace and justice resources, and a community that cares about your peace and justice journey. Here's an opportunity for WNPJ member groups! WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Dane County Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. The Farmers Market opening date is April 13th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through Nov. 9th on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, site #10, next to the VFP #25 table! You can't sell anything at the non-profit table, but donations to your group are acceptable. Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org *************************************************** If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership Join WNPJ – www.wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

Are you registered and ready to vote on April 2nd, Wisconsin? There are TWO important constitutional amendments on this April ballot. WNPJ as a 501c3 can't tell people how to vote but we can encourage you to take a look and see what these amendments are about! **************************************** The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 85 member groups around Wisconsin. ************************************ Spotlight on the Waging Peace in Vietnam Exhibit - three weeks in April in both Madison AND in Milwaukee. Co-sponsored by Veterans for Peace #25 and #102 and the Marquette Center for Peacemaking Contact: judykarofsky@gmail.com  or Vfpchapter102@gmail.com ************************************************************ MADISON: US Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War; Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706 During America’s War in Vietnam, tens of thousands of GIs and veterans created a robust movement in opposition to the war. Yet its history is largely unknown. The Waging Peace in Vietnam exhibit and its companion book show how the GI movement unfolded, from the numerous anti-war coffeehouses springing up outside military bases, to the hundreds of GI newspapers giving an independent voice to active soldiers, to the stockade revolts and the strikes and near-mutinies on naval vessels and in the air force. It’s time to set the record straight. Exhibit photographs and informational panels will be on display in the Wisconsin Historical Society lobby, April 1-21. Tuesday, Apr 2, 5 – 6 pm Waging Peace in Vietnam Opening Reception and Panel on “Soldiers in Revolt” Dissent and Resistance Within the Armed Forces, Wisconsin Historical Society, State Street, Madison. Host John Nichols, moderator Al McCoy. Panelists include: ·        Susan Schnall, national president, Veterans for Peace; ·        Ronald L. Haeberle, former Army photographer of the iconic My Lai Massacre photographs; ·        David Cortright, Professor Emeritus and special advisor for policy, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame. Author and editor of over 20 books including Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War. To see a full list of all the events going on in Madison, including film screenings and panel discussions, go to https://www.wnpj.org/post/waging-peace-in-vietnam-exhibit-and-events-in-april-madison ********************* And, in MILWAUKEE: “Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed  the War.” April 3-17: Exhibit at Marquette’s Raynor Memorial Library, Milwaukee.  Opening event at noon, April 3, at Alumni Memorial Union, Lunda Room (1442 W. Wisconsin Ave.)This special Soup with Substance panel will include: Susan Schnall, national president, Veterans for Peace; Ronald L. Haeberle, former Army photographer of the iconic My Lai Massacre photographs; David Cortright, Professor Emeritus and special advisor for policy, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame. A light lunch of soup and bread will be provided. Free and open to the public. April 4:  Waging Peace in Vietnam Panel. A War Without End: Legacies of the American War 12:30-1:45 pm, Marquette Alumni Memorial Union, Room, 227 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave. Panelists:  Ngo Xuan Hien, communications manager, Project RENEW; which is locating and disarming unexploded ordnance; Chuck Searcy, co-founder and international advisor to RENEW; Heather Bowser, founder of Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance, advocacy for offspring of Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Light snacks will be provided. Free and open to the public. April 15: Peacemaker in Residence & Waging Peace in Vietnam Keynote A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace, 4-5 pm, Marquette’s Raynor Memorial Library Beaumier Suites BC, 1355 W. Wisconsin Ave. Le Ly Hayslip, Vietnamese-American author, philanthropist, peace activist, and speaker, will deliver the closing keynote of the Waging Peace in Vietnam series at Marquette. She is the author of two memoirs—When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace—which were adapted into the film Heaven & Earth, written and directed by Oliver Stone. Since 1986, she has founded two charitable organizations: the East Meets West Foundation and the Global Village Foundation. Free and open to the public. For more information about Milwaukee’s events, contact: Vfpchapter102@gmail.com Bill Christofferson, 414-587-6477 ************************ WNPJ member groups and affiliates issue Statements and Action Alerts on Hamas/Palestine/Israel See the developing list here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/statements-from-wnpj-groups-and-their-national-affiliates-on-palestine-israel-hamas Petitions to sign https://www.change.org/p/sign-and-share-this-urgent-petition-calling-for-a-ceasefirenow-in-gaza-and-israel and phone calls to make. Go to the Madison Rafah Sister City sites: http://madisonrafah.org/   and/or https://www.facebook.com/madisonrafah to learn more. *************************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: MADISON Mon Mar 25, 12 noon – 1 pm Monday Noon Vigil for Peace – Meet at the corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd and Doty St. For more information, call Tim at 608-630-3633. FITCHBURG Mon Mar 25 10 am UN in the News discussion group. At the Fitchburg public library. This group meets the  4th Monday of each month -  We'll be discussing several important foreign policy topics and concerns for 2024. These include the Israeli war on Gaza, climate change, the continuing war in Ukraine, migration trends and major elections in 2024. Questions? Contact Sam Romano of the UNA USA Dane County chapter. sromano@charter.net MADISON Mon Mar 25, 6 – 9 pm Screening of Israelism. Madison Central Library, Room 301. When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns.  They join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel, revealing a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity. More information here. You may also want to check out this interview with the film-makers from The Intercept, both audio and transcript are included.  http://www.madisonrafah.org VIRTUAL Tues Mar 26 11 am Webinar: “How to Fight the Climate Crisis and Militarism”, with Veterans For Peace and 350.org ;  a training on taking action on climate and militarism. The presentation will focus on how US militarism and wars worsen the climate crisis, and how peace and climate activists can take action together, especially by participating in the No MAS (No Military Air Shows) campaign. Please click here to register: bit.ly/protest-airshows. Contact: geyerb@yahoo.com VOLK FIELD  Tues Mar 26 3:45  - 4:45 pm Monthly VIGIL AGAINST THE DRONES. Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Independence Drive, Camp Douglas Please make this vigil part of your new monthly routine. We must keep vigilant and continue to speak out against killer drones. Our first vigil against drone warfare was at Volk Field on December 1, 2011, and so we are into our 13th year of vigiling. The vigil at Volk Field is a legal vigil where we will be on public property. As always, it will be a solemn vigil, remembering the victims of US government drone attacks. Bring posters if you can. If you have any questions please call or email Joy at 608 239-4327 or joyfirst5@gmail.com or Bonnie at 608-256-5088 or blb24@earthlink.net MADISON Wed Mar 27 6 – 7 pm Mutual Aid Tools for Healthy Business and Organizing. At the Social Justice Center 1202 Williamson and on meet.coop https://ca.meet.coop/syb-qar-wz9-f48 - click the green ‘join’ button when you arrive. The Madison Mutual Aid Network (MAN) Cooperative has some new capacities that can benefit our local economic ecosystem. We'd like to share them with you in a one-hour session where we also learn your needs and offers, and see what priorities would best serve our local community. Tools include timebanking, price-based mutual credit, clearing of invoices, the Common Good fee-free debit card, a Common Fund pool of money for loans or emergencies; plus tech tools for contact management, outreach, invoicing, membership management, project management, and more. Please invite people you think would benefit, or places you do business with! steph@at-home.coop LaCROSSE Thurs Mar 28, 12 noon - 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Contact Deborah. dbuffton@yahoo.com MILWAUKEE Thurs Mar 28, 12 noon – 1 pm Anti ROTC Vigil -  Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries, West Wisconsin Avenue.  Organized by Casa Maria Catholic Worker casamariamke@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Sat Mar 30, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: Cesar Chavez (16th) and Greenfield. Each Saturday, a different location.  Join us. Bring your signs. info@peaceactionwi.org    https://www.peaceactionwi.org/stand_for_peace VIROQUA Sat Mar 30, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Action Alert: The Driftless Palestinian Solidarity group has a petition to demand that Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end financial aid to Israel's military.  If your group is interested in getting signatures, please email  driftless.solidarity@gmail.com. Thank you for your help! RACINE Sat Mar 30, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. 909 Dr Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Check out our website, http://racinepeace.wordpress.com    for weather concerns. Free Palestine! MADISON Sat Mar 30, 6 pm Jewish Voice for Peace Madison Vigil in memory of Aaron Bushnell.  In James Madison Park, E Gorham St. Bushnell was an active duty member of the US military that self-immolated in protest of the US war machine profiting from genocide in Gaza.  This is  an opportunity for our community to come together, remember Aaron, and advocate for justice and change. madison@jvp.org ******************************************************* Join WNPJ! WNPJ welcomes individual members and groups! For individuals, join at a sliding scale rate of $35/year – or whatever fits your budget! For between $50 - $75/year, a WNPJ membership keeps your group connected with peace and justice efforts and helps keep the Network going - and growing! https://www.wnpj.org/membership We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our listserve and Facebook page. Membership also provides access to our community tabling opportunities, our online toolbox of peace and justice resources, and a community that cares about your peace and justice journey. ************************************************** Here's an opportunity for WNPJ member groups! WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Dane County Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. The Farmers Market opening date is April 13th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through Nov. 9th on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, site #10, next to the VFP #25 table! You can't sell anything at the non-profit table, but donations to your group are acceptable. Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org *************************************************** If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership Join WNPJ – www.wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

MILWAUKEE: “Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed  the War.” April 3-17: Exhibit at Marquette’s Raynor Memorial Library, Milwaukee.  Opening event at noon, April 3, at Alumni Memorial Union, Lunda Room (1442 W. Wisconsin Ave.)This special Soup with Substance panel will include: Susan Schnall, national president, Veterans for Peace; Ronald L. Haeberle, former Army photographer of the iconic My Lai Massacre photographs; David Cortright, Professor Emeritus and special advisor for policy, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame. A light lunch of soup and bread will be provided. Free and open to the public. April 4:  Waging Peace in Vietnam Panel. A War Without End: Legacies of the American War 12:30-1:45 pm, Marquette Alumni Memorial Union, Room, 227 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave. Panelists:  Ngo Xuan Hien, communications manager, Project RENEW; which is locating and disarming unexploded ordnance; Chuck Searcy, co-founder and international advisor to RENEW; Heather Bowser, founder of Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance, advocacy for offspring of Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Light snacks will be provided. Free and open to the public. April 15: Peacemaker in Residence & Waging Peace in Vietnam Keynote A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace, 4-5 pm, Marquette’s Raynor Memorial Library Beaumier Suites BC, 1355 W. Wisconsin Ave. Le Ly Hayslip, Vietnamese-American author, philanthropist, peace activist, and speaker, will deliver the closing keynote of the Waging Peace in Vietnam series at Marquette. She is the author of two memoirs—When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace—which were adapted into the film Heaven & Earth, written and directed by Oliver Stone. Since 1986, she has founded two charitable organizations: the East Meets West Foundation and the Global Village Foundation. Free and open to the public. For more information about Milwaukee’s events, contact: Vfpchapter102@gmail.com Bill Christofferson, 414-587-6477

WNPJ is Hiring! + SPOTLIGHT on Defending Wisconsin's Sacred Waters from Dangerous Mine Proposals + Action Alert from Superior + WISDOM special training + other statewide events *********************************** The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 85 member groups around Wisconsin. WNPJ is hiring: We’re looking for a Spring Newsletter Coordinator: What does that entail? Gather content for the Spring 2024 WNPJ Network News, edit as needed and create a finished document with articles and images (PDF). Arrange for printing and assist with mailing or arrange with volunteers. The layout can be done with a simple word processor (see examples at https://www.wnpj.org/newsletter). The timeline is somewhat flexible as long as it's sent out this spring. Time required is estimated at 10-20 hours, and there is the potential for coordinating future fall and spring newsletters. Members of the WNPJ Board will supervise and provide necessary resources, suggestions and some content. This is a temporary contract position which pays $20/hour, Contact info@wnpj.org with your interest and skills and experience. ************************************ Spotlight on the WNPJ member group WI Resource Protection Council Al Gedicks Webinar: Defending Wisconsin's Sacred Waters from Dangerous Mine Proposals Monday, 18 March, 6  - 8 pm Supported by Great Waters Group - Sierra Club The Great Waters Group represents Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties in southeast Wisconsin, on the shores of Lake Michigan. New plans for exploratory drilling for copper and gold deposits northwest of Medford mark the beginning of yet another round in the fight to protect Wisconsin’s waters. Meanwhile, Back 40 Mine opponents remain vigilant. Presenter Dr. Al Gedicks has been instrumental in uniting Wisconsin’s tribes with grassroots rural mine opponents to form winning coalitions. Meet Dr. Al Gedicks: Dr. Al Gedicks is an environmental sociologist and Indigenous rights activist and scholar. He has written extensively about Indigenous and popular resistance to ecologically destructive mining and oil projects. In 1977 he founded the Center for Alternative Mining Development Policy and assisted the Mole Lake Sokaogon Ojibwe Tribe in successfully resisting Exxon's proposed metallic sulfide mine upstream from the tribe's wild rice beds. His documentary film about the Crandon mine battle, Keepers of the Water, won the Best Environmental Film award at the Red Earth American Indian Film Festival in Oklahoma City in 1997. He is the executive secretary of the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council and presently working with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and the Coalition to SAVE the Menominee River to oppose the proposed Back Forty metallic sulfide mine next to the Menominee River on the Wisconsin-Michigan border. Register online https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q000002HwsnAAC&mapLinkHref Zoom link will be emailed before the program. Contact:  jasmine.viges@gmail.com  (414) 702-7452 ********************************** And there’s a film coming your way this month – with screenings in Ashland, River Falls, Milwaukee and Madison – Don’t miss it!  Check out the dates and theaters here: Bad River – a Story of Defiance.  https://www.badriverfilm.com/the-film/ ************************ ACTION ALERT! Sign the Petition to oppose the proposed NTEC Power Plant in Superior, WI IF YOU ARE NOT A CITY OF SUPERIOR RESIDENT, you may still sign the petition. Your signature will be collected and submitted separately from the residents of the City of Superior. We, the undersigned concerned residents of the City of Superior, urge officials to oppose the proposed NTEC Power Plant.This project endangers our community's health, threatening increased rates of asthma, respiratory infection hospitalization rates, and COPD hospitalization rates. (Source: National Institutes of Health research). Additionally, pollutants from gas plants have already outpaced those from coal plants as contributors to death in 19 states. (Source: Harvard research). https://secure.everyaction.com/3WQYV9Ag6kqg36602fWtNg2?fbclid=IwAR3M3lUpzooST9354B8e7ewt993P5UFXoYXucVdhItq150DVTy-RyX40XzQ *************************************** Spotlight on the WNPJ member group - WISDOM: https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/wisdom-wisconsin NEW FREE TRAINING. Join the IVE Team for School of Democracy's session Thursday, March 21 – 6:30 – 7:30pm: “Online to Offline Organizing” led by WISDOM's Digital Organizer Amanda Ali! You will learn about digital tactics to move people from online spaces to offline and encourage them to take action and engage with your organization. Link below to register. Who is this training for? ·         Organizers, Faith Leaders, Executive Directors, Presidents, Board Members, Digital Organizers ·         Beginners passionate about organizing ·         Leaders with a commitment to protecting our democracy ·         People who have an interest in electoral politics ·         Anyone interested in strengthening their digital skills Register here: https://bit.ly/schoolofdemocracymarch Once you register, you will receive a separate email from Zoom with a Zoom link. For questions, please contact Amanda Ali at aali@wisdomwisconsin.org . **************************************************** WNPJ member groups and affiliates issue Statements and Action Alerts on Hamas/Palestine/Israel See the developing list here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/statements-from-wnpj-groups-and-their-national-affiliates-on-palestine-israel-hamas Petitions to sign https://www.change.org/p/sign-and-share-this-urgent-petition-calling-for-a-ceasefirenow-in-gaza-and-israel and phone calls to make. Go to the Madison Rafah Sister City sites: http://madisonrafah.org/   and/or https://www.facebook.com/madisonrafah to learn more. *************************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: MADISON Mon Mar 18, 12 noon – 1 pm Monday Noon Vigil for Peace – Meet at the corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd and Doty St. For more information, call Tim at 608-630-3633. VIRTUAL Mon Mar 18, 6 – 8 pm Al Gedicks Webinar: Defending Wisconsin's Sacred Waters from Dangerous Mine Proposals. Learn more in the Spotlight above….. On-AIR! Mon Mar 18, 9 – 10 am Somos Voces Radio Show on La Movida. On the air at 94.5 FM & 1480 AM . Join Madison organizers and hosts, Nindik and Stephanie, during Voces’ new monthly Spanish language radio show! We speak with Lupita from La Movida Radio and cover the latest updates from our statewide organizing and campaigns. Each show features a variety of topics with special guests and opportunities for call-ins and questions. The show airs live on 94.5FM (Dane County) and is broadcast on Facebook Live. Please support our efforts by listening, and or sharing on Facebook. Facebook Live at @LaMovidaMadison / @VocesDeLaFronteraWI vdlf@vdlf.org VIRTUAL Mon Mar 18, 6 – 7”30 pm Worker Justice Wisconsin Annual Meeting. Join us and help us celebrate WJW's 2023 accomplishments and partnerships with community, faith, and labor allies! Join the zoom call here -  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88680154780 ...¡Acompáñenos el lunes 18 de marzo para nuestra Reunión Anual! 🌟 ¡Venga y celebre los logros y asociaciones de Justicia Obrera Wisconsin con la comunidad, la fe y nuestros aliados laborales en el 2023!Esta reunión se llevará a cabo virtualmente en Zoom aquí: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88680154780... info@workerjustice.org MADISON Tues Mar 19, 5 – 6:30 pm JustDane Reentry Service Fair - Madison College South, 2429 Perry St. Meet with local vendors offering resources. Food, too! Contact Mark at mark@justdane.org MILWAUKEE Tues Mar 19, 7 – 8 pm CHAPTER MEETING of Milwaukee's Veterans for Peace Chapter #102. St Johns On The Lake. Contact:  vfpchapter102@gmail.com LaCROSSE Thurs Mar 21, 12 noon - 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Contact Deborah. dbuffton@yahoo.com MILWAUKEE Thurs Mar 21, 12 noon – 1 pm Anti -Gun Vigil. At Dunham Sports store, 2550 S. 108th St. Dunham advertises and sells guns and assault rifles. Organized by  Casa Maria Catholic Worker casamariamke@gmail.com MADISON Thurs Mar 21, 7 pm Wild & Scenic Film Festival – Where Activism Gets Inspired! Barrymore Theater (2090 Atwood Ave). Hosted by the River Alliance of Wisconsin. Tickets are $24.50 in advance. For more info, visit: https://barrymorelive.com/event/wild-scenic-film-festival-2024/  Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop  peckjone@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Sat Mar 23, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: King and North. Each Saturday, a different location.  Join us. Bring your signs. info@peaceactionwi.org    https://www.peaceactionwi.org/stand_for_peace VIROQUA Sat Mar 23, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Action Alert: The Driftless Palestinian Solidarity group has a petition to demand that Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end financial aid to Israel's military.  If your group is interested in getting signatures, please email  driftless.solidarity@gmail.com. Thank you for your help! RACINE Sat Mar 23, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. 909 Dr Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Check out our website, http://racinepeace.wordpress.com    for weather concerns. Free Palestine! VERONA Sun Mar 24, 9:30 – 11 am Farley Center/Natural Path Sanctuary Bird Walk with Badgerland Bird Alliance.  Farley Center land, the Natural Path Sanctuary.  THIS EVENT IS LIMITED TO 20 ATTENDEES - register on the link below. Set amidst 25 acres of woods and meadows on Farley Center land, the Natural Path Sanctuary is the first cemetery in Dane County, Wisconsin that exclusively follows natural and green burial practices. The nature preserve encompasses a diverse variety of habitats, including a pond and rocky ridges. We will explore the sanctuary on an early spring morning, looking and listening for birdlife. We will also be joined by staff who can share more about the history and management of this meditative place. As a reminder, spring weather in Wisconsin can be inconsistent, so be sure to bundle up with layers and wear appropriate shoes for possibly icy, muddy, or wet conditions. Feel free to also bring a water bottle to stay hydrated, binoculars, and/or field guide. The field trip leader will share a checklist of all identified birds after the event. Kaitlin Svabek, field trip leader (ksvabek@madisonaudubon.org) ACCESSIBILITY. Want to use an all-terrain, outdoor wheelchair for this field trip? Access Ability Wisconsin offers them for free! APPROXIMATE DISTANCE: 1-3 miles; can be adjusted based on participants’ needs and desires RSVP REQUIRED https://madisonaudubon.org/all-events/2024/03/24/birding-natural-path-sanctuary?fbclid=IwAR1hRg1C17ZInxn0EV66Vf7JshuAsQSbJinhffOD_TIzQowl0xlsgC-G-Z8 VIROQUA Sun Mar 24, 2 – 3 pm GAZA! Presentation & Community conversation about the current catastrophe and its origins. At the Vernon County Historical Society, 410 S Center Ave. Sponsored by Driftless Palestinian Solidarity dena.eakles@gmail.com ******************************************************* Join WNPJ!WNPJ welcomes individual members and groups! For individuals, join at a sliding scale rate of $35/year – or whatever fits your budget! For between $50 - $75/year, a WNPJ membership keeps your group connected with peace and justice efforts and helps keep the Network going - and growing!https://www.wnpj.org/membership We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our listserve and Facebook page. Membership also provides access to our community tabling opportunities, our online toolbox of peace and justice resources, and a community that cares about your peace and justice journey. ************************************************* Here's an opportunity for WNPJ member groups! WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Dane County Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. The Farmers Market opening date is April 13th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through Nov. 9th on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, site #10, next to the VFP #25 table! You can't sell anything at the non-profit table, but donations to your group are acceptable. Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org *************************************************** If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership Join WNPJ – www.wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

WNPJ + Action Alert to Protect the Great Lakes + Spotlight on MASCP and their Summer Tour to El Salvador + Voces de la Frontera comes in as a new member group + other statewide events *********************************** The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 83 member groups around Wisconsin. ************************************ Action Alert – Sign this 350 WI petition today – to save the Great Lakes! Deadline to sign is Monday, March 11th!!! Tell the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Don't Take Shortcuts on Line 5! As far as national treasures go, the Great Lakes rank near the very top - there’s no question that these pristine freshwater lakes are a pillar in the survival of not just our region, but our planet. Every year, access to clean, fresh water diminishes due to drought, lack of rain, pollution, and more. So why would anyone ever gamble with 84% of North America’s surface freshwater? Enbridge, a Canadian multinational oil company with a long track record of highly destructive environmental disasters, and operator of the deteriorating 70-year-old Line 5 pipeline, is doing just that. As they continue to run a dangerous, outdated tar sands oil pipeline, the company is seeking permission from the USACE to reroute 41 miles of pipeline around the Bad River Band Reservation, where it has been operating illegally for over a decade, threatening tribal sovereignty and treaty rights. It’s more clear now than ever - if we want the planet to continue to be livable, we have to stop our reliance on fossil fuels. This expansion is not a solution and it’s far past time to #ShutDownLine5. Tell the USACE to stop allowing Enbridge to gamble with the Great Lakes, and to conduct the most thorough environmental review possible. Signatures will be delivered in-person to the USACE office in DC on 3/13 - CLICK HERE to add your name! https://wisconsin-350.salsalabs.org/ArmyCorpsL.../index.html Questions? Contact Britnie at britnie.remer@350wisconsin.org And there’s a film coming your way this month – with screenings in Ashland, River Falls, Milwaukee and Madison – Don’t miss it!  Check out the dates and theaters here: Bad River – a Story of Defiance.  https://www.badriverfilm.com/the-film/ ************************************** SPOTLIGHT on the Member group – Madison Arcatao Sister City Project MADISON Sat Mar 16, 10 am – 12 noon Madison Arcatao Sister City Project Gathering. Finca Coffee, 2500 Rimrock Rd #105. The 2024 MASCP's trip to El Salvador is scheduled for June 9-16, 2024 and you are invited to join us! We sponsor these trips for three reasons: 1-      Offering the opportunity to people in Madison to experience our sister city for themselves, 2-      Renewing our friendship with the people of Arcatao and be witness to the joys and challenges of their lives 3-      Bringing current personal stories from Arcatao and El Salvador to the Madison community and to Wisconsin’s representatives in Congress. The theme this year is water quality, water rights, and how sugar cane production affects water and environmental quality in El Salvador. To explore these areas, we’ll be talking with social justice activists in San Salvador, visiting the organized southern community of Las Anonas where sugar cane is produced, and renewing friendships in Arcatao where our sister city is fighting to retain control of their water and avoid privatization. We’ll be exploring El Salvador, too. Some options are hiking El Boqueron, the volcano outside San Salvador, visiting Shicali Cerámica, a pottery workshop in El Salvador, and exoloring St Romero’s home, chapel, and meditation garden. Join the group now and help plan our itinerary! As usual, we’ll be traveling with US El Salvador Sister City (USESSC) staff member, Zulma Tobar, who will be making all our travel, housing and activity arrangements in El Salvador. Depending on air fare, the total cost should be under $2000. This amount includes all meals, transportation, visits and home stays as well as a payment to USESSC for the organizing, guiding and interpreting. Last year the total cost was around $1700. Interested? Have questions? Want more information? Friends of MASCP, past travelers to El Salvador, curious about MASCP, lovers of great coffee and pupusas? You are all invited to these gatherings! See you there! info@mascp.org or you can text Joan at 608 556-0717 https://www.mascp.org/ (photo: MASCP volunteers-  Marilee Sushoreba and Barb Alvarado) ****************************** WNPJ welcomes VDLF – Madison to our organization. Voces de la Frontera is a membership-based community organization led by low-wage workers, immigrants and youth whose mission is to protect and expand civil rights and workers’ rights through leadership development, community organizing and empowerment. We strive to create a world where all people live free of poverty and discrimination, have access to safe, dignified work, quality education, and health care; where immigrants can cross borders with dignity; and human rights and workers’ rights are respected; where government is truly “of the people”, and all families thrive. Contact: Stephanie Janeth Salgado Altamirano stephaniejsa123@gmail.com (608)250-9982  https://vdlf.org/ **************************************** WNPJ is hiring: We’re looking for a Spring Newsletter Coordinator: What does that entail? Gather content for the Spring 2024 WNPJ Network News, edit as needed and create a finished document with articles and images (PDF). Arrange for printing and assist with mailing or arrange with volunteers. The layout can be done with a simple word processor (see examples at https://www.wnpj.org/newsletter). The timeline is somewhat flexible as long as it's sent out this spring. Time required is estimated at 10-20 hours, and there is the potential for coordinating future fall and spring newsletters. Members of the WNPJ Board will supervise and provide necessary resources, suggestions and some content. This is a temporary contract position which pays $20/hour, Contact info@wnpj.org with your interest and skills and experience. **************************************************** WNPJ member groups and affiliates issue Statements and Action Alerts on Hamas/Palestine/Israel See the developing list here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/statements-from-wnpj-groups-and-their-national-affiliates-on-palestine-israel-hamas Petitions to sign https://www.change.org/p/sign-and-share-this-urgent-petition-calling-for-a-ceasefirenow-in-gaza-and-israel and phone calls to make. Go to the Madison Rafah Sister City sites: http://madisonrafah.org/   and/or https://www.facebook.com/madisonrafah to learn more. *************************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: MADISON Mon Mar 11, 12 noon – 1 pm Monday Noon Vigil for Peace – Meet at the corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd and Doty St. For more information, call Tim at 608-630-3633. VIRTUAL Mon Mar 11, 7 pm The 2024 annual meeting for the Richland Center-Santa Teresa Sister City Project. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom. If you are interested in joining, please reply to this email and request an invitation. santateresascp@gmail.com  https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/richland-center---santa-teresa-sister-city-project VIRTUAL Tues Mar 12, 6:30 pm A Path to Peace….supported by member group Echo Valley Hope. Join us for a virtual Introduction to TPRF'S Peace Education Program. Peace Education Is a free, ten week, interactive zoom class that helps individuals discover their inner strength. Subjects include: peace, appreciation, clarity, understanding, self awareness, choice, dignity, and contentment. Learn more: https://tprf.org/peace-education-program/ LaCROSSE Thurs Mar 14, 12 noon - 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Contact Deborah. dbuffton@yahoo.com VIRTUAL Thurs Mar 14, 7 – 8 pm Webinar Know Your Co-op; Own Your Co-op - with Sierra Club, Vernon Co Electric District, and WNPJ's Environmental Justice team. Contact dena.eakles@gmail.com for registration and zoom info. EAU CLAIRE Fri Mar 15, 5 – 6 pm Monthly Peace. Meet at Trunk and Golf Road, Wisconsin 93 - The 3rd Friday of each month is Peace Stand time in Eau Claire, going on since 2004. We gather with, we visit one another and sometimes we sing. Stand and be counted. Mark Helpsmeet is with Northern Spirit Radio, a member group of WNPJ. Contact for more information: helpsmeet@usa.net MADISON Fri Mar 15, 7 pm Kick-off for the Building Unity Democracy Tour.  Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park.  The bus is going to 33 districts in 3 months.  Please join the tour whenever and wherever you can! We are still working on scheduling tour stops. Let us know if you can help in your part of Wisconsin. BuildingUnityWi@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Sat Mar 16, 10  - 11:30 am Webinar: “Inspire Inclusion: Invest in Women” – with UNA of Greater Milwaukee’s celebration of the “2024 International Women’s Day”.  Rickey Gard Diamond, Bernadette Karanja, and Bianca Shaw will present their views on a gender-equal world.  A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.  A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive.  A world where difference is valued and celebrated. The theme of their presentations is “We can forge women's equality.  Collectively, we can all ‘inspire inclusion,’ celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness about discrimination, and take action to drive gender parity.” Attend Virtually Through the Following Zoom Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88650140165?pwd=bElvK1Q0bFFuMlNyK2hNRzF4YkM4UT09 Co-sponsored by:  Peace Action of WI & Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom info@peaceactionwi.org MILWAUKEE Sat Mar 16, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: Capitol and Oakland. Each Saturday, a different location.  Join us. Bring your signs. info@peaceactionwi.org    https://www.peaceactionwi.org/stand_for_peace VIROQUA Sat Mar 16, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Action Alert: The Driftless Palestinian Solidarity group has a petition to demand that Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end financial aid to Israel's military.  If your group is interested in getting signatures, please email  driftless.solidarity@gmail.com. Thank you for your help! RACINE Sat Mar 16, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. 909 Dr Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Check out our website, http://racinepeace.wordpress.com    for weather concerns. Free Palestine! MADISON Sat Mar 16, 10 am – 12 noon Madison Arcatao Sister City Project Gathering. Finca Coffee, 2500 Rimrock Rd #105. …..See the Spotlight above….. ******************************************************* Join WNPJ!WNPJ welcomes individual members and groups! For individuals, join at a sliding scale rate of $35/year – or whatever fits your budget! For between $50 - $75/year, a WNPJ membership keeps your group connected with peace and justice efforts and helps keep the Network going - and growing!https://www.wnpj.org/membership We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our listserve and Facebook page. Membership also provides access to our community tabling opportunities, our online toolbox of peace and justice resources, and a community that cares about your peace and justice journey. ******************************************* Here's an opportunity for WNPJ member groups! WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Dane County Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. The Farmers Market opening date is April 13th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through Nov. 9th on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, site #10, next to the VFP #25 table! You can't sell anything at the non-profit table, but donations to your group are acceptable. Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org *************************************************** If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership Join WNPJ – www.wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

Special events in Madison during April.... including an Essay Contest for UW-Madison students. There will be exhibits and events in Milwaukee and Oshkosh, too. Co-sponsored by Veterans for Peace #25 and #102 and the Marquette Center for Peacemaking Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 21, 2024 Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706 During America’s War in Vietnam, tens of thousands of GIs and veterans created a robust movement in opposition to the war. Yet its history is largely unknown. The Waging Peace in Vietnam exhibit and its companion book show how the GI movement unfolded, from the numerous anti-war coffeehouses springing up outside military bases, to the hundreds of GI newspapers giving an independent voice to active soldiers, to the stockade revolts and the strikes and near-mutinies on naval vessels and in the air force. It’s time to set the record straight. Exhibit photographs and informational panels will be on display in the Wisconsin Historical Society lobby, April 1-21. Scheduled Events and Participants All programs will be in the Wisconsin Historical Society auditorium Tuesday April 2, 5 PM: Opening reception, with talk: "Soldiers in Revolt" -Dissent and Resistance Within the Armed Forces, jpst John Nichols, moderated by Al McCoy - with Susan Schnall, national president, Veterans for Peace; Ronald L. Haeberle, former Army photographer of the iconic My Lai Massacre photographs; David Cortright, Professor Emeritus and special advisor for policy, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame. Author and editor of over 20 books including Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War. Friday April 5, noon: A War Without End: Legacies of the American War in Vietnam and Among American Veterans, by Ngo Xuan Hien, communications manager, Project RENEW; Chuck Searcy, co-founder and international advisor to Project RENEW; Heather Bowser, founder of Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance, advocacy for offspring of Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange guests Mike Boehm and Brad Geyer Tuesday April 9, 7 PM: Movie: The War at Home, with director Glenn Silber Wednesday April 10, 7 PM: Movie: Sir! No Sir! with director David Zeiger Sunday, April 14, 7 PM: Movie: The Whistleblower of My Lai, documentary on the Kronos Quartet’s making of the opera My Lai, plus live performance by Vanessa Vo, Kronos Quartet soloist. traditional Vietnamese instruments. Tuesday April 16, 7:00 PM A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace, talk and book signing of her memoir When Heaven and Earth Changed Places, by Le Ly Hayslip, Vietnamese-American author, philanthropist, peace activist, and speaker, with Norman Stockwell, interlocutor Sunday April 21, 2 pm: Movie: Hunting in Wartime, directed by Samantha Farinella. A documentary film exposing the mistreatment of patriotic Native American soldiers while they served in Vietnam and upon their return to the United States. Introduced by Samantha Skenandore, tribal advocate. Further information: Judy Karofsky judykarofsky@gmail.com Phone: 608-770-5600 ********************************************* For UW-Madison Students: deadline April 25th! seasia@seasia.wisc.edu

Spotlight on WNPJ member groups: Interfaith Peace Working Group, Peace Action WI, and World BEYOND War They are inviting you to an online teach-in on media activism:“Make War Visible ... And End It” …. with Norman Solomon, author of the book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine.  Tuesday, March 5th – 7 pm Kathy Kelly, President of World BEYOND War will introduce journalist and activist Norman Solomon -- As wars continue in Gaza, Ukraine, and elsewhere, efforts to stop them are up against a powerful military-industrial-media complex in the United States. No matter how much coverage of war comes through mainstream news outlets, the human realities of war are scarcely conveyed. Cosponsored by the RootsAction Education Fund. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlfuyrrDMoGdSwBfeKXSMwV9OSebr_8Hg5 ****************************** JOIN WNPJ for our Monthly Weaving the Web Virtual Drop-in Hour – Thursday, Mar 7th, 12 noon. Board member, Mary Kay Baum is hosting today’s call! All welcome! Zoom info: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09 . Meeting ID: 893 6131 3008 - Passcode: 797041; +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)  info@wnpj.org ************************** Our member group Clean Water Action Council reminds us that Wisconsin's Focus on Energy offers multiple energy-saving packs full of a variety of efficient home products for every room and need—all sent straight to your doorstep for FREE! https://focusonenergy.com/residential/energy-saving-packs contact@cleanwateractioncouncil.org *************************** Register today – for this course, A Path to Peace: VIRTUAL First session - Tues Mar 12, 6:30 pm ….supported by member group Echo Valley Hope. Join us for a virtual Introduction to TPRF'S Peace Education Program. Peace Education Is a free, ten week, interactive zoom class that helps individuals discover their inner strength. Subjects include: peace, appreciation, clarity, understanding, self awareness, choice, dignity, and contentment. Learn more: https://tprf.org/peace-education-program/ **************************************************** See the developing list here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/statements-from-wnpj-groups-and-their-national-affiliates-on-palestine-israel-hamas Petitions to sign https://www.change.org/p/sign-and-share-this-urgent-petition-calling-for-a-ceasefirenow-in-gaza-and-israel and phone calls to make. Go to the Madison Rafah Sister City sites: http://madisonrafah.org/   and/or https://www.facebook.com/madisonrafah to learn more. *************************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: *********************************** The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 83 member groups around Wisconsin. ************************************ MADISON Mon Mar 4, 12 noon – 1 pm Monday Noon Vigil for Peace – Meet at the corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd and Doty St. For more information, call Tim at 608-630-3633. VIRTUAL Mon Mar 4, 6:30 pm "What’s On My Ballot – Spring 2024 Elections" Webinar. You can register in advance here. This webinar is cosponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, WISDOM, the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, MICAH, the Wisconsin Council of Rabbis, the Wisconsin Public Education Network, and the Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Campaign. On April 2, Wisconsinites will be voting for much more than the presidential primary. The election will also include: Two referenda to change the Wisconsin constitution in ways that will affect how our elections are run. Many Wisconsin School Districts will be voting on school funding referenda. We will be joined by our friends from the Wisconsin Public Education Network who will help us understand more of what's at stake there. And more!  Sent to WNPJ by David Liners office@wisdomwisconsin.org MADISON and VIRTUAL Mon March 4, 7 – 8:15 pm EcoEanxiety, Climate Grief and Solastalgia – talk with Mirtha Pacheco, hosted by 350 Wisconsin Friends Meeting House (1704 Roberts Court) and zoom option. Mirtha Pacheco is the Outreach Program Coordinator with the Loka Initiative of the UW’s Center for Healthy Minds. The Initiative’s mission is to “support faith-led environmental and climate efforts locally and around the world by helping build capacity of faith leaders and culture keepers of Indigenous traditions, and by creating new opportunities for projects, partnerships and public outreach.” For more info and to register for login details, visit: https://350wisconsin.org/monthly-meetings/ MADISON Tues Mar 5, 9 am – 3 pm WISDOM is celebrating International Women's Day with our partner, FREE. At the Wisconsin State Capitol (Gar Hall Room 413 N).  FREE focuses on the unique issues of women who have experienced incarceration. FREE works to end the shackling of incarcerated, pregnant women and girls and ensures dignity before, during and after childbirth through Wisconsin's first doula program. Join leaders to advocate for improved housing options, health care, birth experiences and dignity for incarcerated women and girls as well as women in reentry in honor of International Women's Day. There will be a continental breakfast and lunch provided as well as a t-shirt. Be sure you register in advance through this link  For questions, you can email Peggy West-Schroder at peggy@freemvmnt.org. Sent to WNPJ by WISDOM office@wisdomwisconsin.org MADISON Tues Mar 5, 5:30 – 7 pm Building Community and Collective Healing Shared  Threads: Stories that Weave Us Together - Chrysalis Inc, 1342 Dewey Court.  Promoting mental health and substance use recovery in our community by supporting work opportunities that encourage hope, healing, and wellness. We are so excited to be hosting our 2nd annual Storytelling Event. We are so grateful to have Araceli Esparza as our emcee for the evening. Araceli is a motivational speaker, podcast host, Chicana poeta, consultant and the founder of Midwest Mujeres Collective. We invite you to attend this FREE event. Click here to reserve your spot at Shared Threads! rischall@workwithchrysalis.org VIRTUAL Tues Mar 5, 7 pm  Online Teach-in on Media Activism: “Make War Visible…and End it” See spotlight above for zoom details. MADISON Thurs Mar 7, 10 am – 4 pm  Wisconsin's Day of Empathy at the Wisconsin State Capitol.  Day of Empathy is the nation’s largest day of action for criminal justice reform, & this wouldn’t be possible without everyone’s collective effort in fighting for what’s right. It brings together people from all walks of life who have been negatively impacted by America’s criminal justice system – from survivors of violent crime to those who are currently incarcerated individuals to the loved ones on the outside who advocate for their freedom and systemic reforms, from children of incarcerated parents to people on mass supervision to all community members impacted by crime, public safety issues, and violence. Join us for a legislative day at the Wisconsin State Capitol to uplift your voice alongside justice impacted people, families, allies to discuss with legislators how supervision (probation, parole and extended supervision) should be changed to transform our state towards public safety and thriving communities for all people. There will be a panel, live Supervision Simulation and Educational Legislative Visits. Sign up through this link. Contact Peggy West-Schroder at peggy@freemvmnt.org or David Liners of WISDOM office@wisdomwisconsin.org LaCROSSE Thurs Mar 7, 12 noon - 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Contact Deborah. dbuffton@yahoo.com VIRTUAL Thurs Mar 7, 12 noon – 1 pm WNPJ’s Weaving the Web Drop-In Hour. All welcome! Zoom info: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09 . Meeting ID: 893 6131 3008 - Passcode: 797041; +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)  info@wnpj.org DE PERE Thurs Mar 7, 6 – 8 pm End The Lockdowns Community Forum – at the St. Norbert  Mulva Library, 3rd St.  Join WISDOM for the Forum with JOSHUA-Green Bay and ESTHER-Fox Valley. Join us to meet Green Bay elected officials, learn about WISDOM’s End The Lockdowns Campaign and provide input on transformational justice priorities in Wisconsin. Confirmed panelists include Sara Williams, JOSHUA Community Organizer, Dant'e Cottingham, EXPO - EX-incarcerated People Organizing Interim Executive Director and Representative David Steffen (R-Assembly District 4). Register in advance:  https://bit.ly/greenbayendthelockdowns MADISON Thurs Mar 7,  3 pm Watchdogs: The Role of Political Commentary in Our Democracy – talk with John Nichols, Madison College, Rm. A2025 – Truax Campus (1750 Wright St.) John Nichols is a national correspondent for The Nation and associate editor of the Capital Times. Part of the Writer's Life Lecture Series. Nichols is a prominent figure in political journalism, known for his insightful commentary and in-depth analysis of American politics. He has covered a wide range of political issues, from grassroots movements to presidential campaigns, with a keen focus on social justice and progressive values. More info? Visit: https://www.theonlineclarion.com/e-newsletter/2024/02/14/renowned-journalist-john-nichols-to-speak-at-madison-colleges-writers-life-series/  Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop peckjohne@gmail.com VIRTUAL Thurs Mar 7, 6:30 – 7:30 pm WILPF Monthly Book Circle Conversation - The first Thursday of each month. The book tonight: American Prison; a Reporter's Undercover Journey into the business of Punishment - by Shane Bauer. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Madison. For questions or more information on getting the zoom link, send a message to:wilpfmadison@gmail.com 608-609-7961 http://wilpfmadison.org/ MADISON and VIRTUAL Thurs Mar 7, 7 – 8:30 pm WI Faith Voices for Justice Interfaith Intersection event. 7118 Old Sauk Road. This program brings people together to hold intentional conversations on a variety of topics related to faith. An important aspect of this program is that our panelists are lay people, not clergy or academics. Therefore, panelists will address the topics speaking from their own understanding of their faith but not speaking for their faith. Please volunteer if you're interested in being a panelist. Please join us: (all events are Thursday nights, 7:00 to 8:30 in person and on Zoom) ·         March 7 – Sin; at Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Road, Madison ·         April 11 - fasting/self-denial; location TBD ·         May 9 - forgiveness - person to person; person to God; at the Bahai Center, 324 W Lakeside St, Madison ·         Sept. 12 - what is your faith’s "high holy day" - location TBD ·         Oct. 17 - cycle of times/seasons in different traditions; location TBD ·         Nov. 14 - giving thanks; Sugar River United Methodist Church, 415 W Verona Ave, Verona PLEASE RSVP HERE. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyVkki4VyxMj71M62T-77nTjh7WAIlpT0bY_fHRNf6dyuHkw/viewform If you would like to be a panelist for any of these events, email Rabbi Bonnie Margulis wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com VIRTUAL Sat Mar 9, 10 – 11:45 am  Annual Meeting of WI Transit Riders Alliance. In the first hour of the zoom call, we will hear about the special jobs-oriented FlexRide Milwaukee project from Dave Steele, Executive Director of MobiliSE. There will be time for questions and discussion after the presentation. Our annual business meeting of the WI Transit Riders will begin at 11:00 a.m. We’ll be updating our bylaws and Strategic Plan, hearing reports of our current situation and generally launching ourselves into another year. https://witransitriders.org/events/annual-meeting/  Register at https://tinyurl.com/WTRA0324  Contact: Susan DeVos https://witransitriders.org/ info@witransitriders.org VIROQUA Sat Mar 9, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Action Alert: The Driftless Palestinian Solidarity group has a petition to demand that Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end financial aid to Israel's military.  If your group is interested in getting signatures, please email  driftless.solidarity@gmail.com. Thank you for your help! RACINE Sat Mar 9, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. 909 Dr Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Check out our website, http://racinepeace.wordpress.com    for weather concerns. Free Palestine! MILWAUKEE Sat Mar 9, 12 noon – 1 pm Weekly Stand for Peace with Peace Action WI. St. Paul and Water.  Each week a different venue. Bring signs. Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org MADISON and VIRTUAL Sun Mar 10, 7 – 8 pm  Casa Alitas Presentation - Beth Israel Center, 1406 Mound St. Please join Beth Israel Center and the Dane Sanctuary Coalition  for a presentation from members of Beth Israel Center on their recent volunteer trips to Casa Alitas in Tucson. Throughout October, groups of volunteers from Beth Israel Center journeyed to Tucson to volunteer at Casa Alitas, a migrant welcome center. As the crisis at our border increases, the needs for help at Casa Alitas and similar migrant centers will only increase. Join us and hear about the volunteers’ experiences and how the trip came together. The event will be in Madison and also on Zoom. 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