Action Alert

WNPJ Action Alerts - Week of May 31

Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 3:19pm

Action Alert 1 - Madison: Common Council to vote on resolution opposing anti-immigrant racial profiling
Action Alert 2: Congressional resolution demands Indonesian government respect human rights in West Papua
Action Alert 3: Urge Feingold and Kohl to support funding to prevent teacher layoffs
Action Alert 4: Action needed to prevent jail time for climate activist Ted Glick
Action Alert 5: "War is Making You Poor" bill introduced in House
Action Alert 6: Send a letter of support to British war resister
Action Alert 7: Thank Sen. Feingold for "no" vote on war funding
Action Alert 8: House votes next on war-escalation funding

WNPJ Action Alerts - Week of June 28

Submitted by admin on Sat, 06/26/2010 - 7:35pm

Action Alert 1 - Madison: Attorney General Holder to hear comments on lack of competition in dairy industry
Action Alert 2: New opportunity to bring pressure against $33 billion war-escalation bill
Action Alert 3: Demand Commission of Inquiry into torture; two new educational videos available
Action Alert 4: Thank judge for freeing SOA protester
Action Alert 5: Close NRA loophole in campaign disclosure bill
Action Alert 6: Milwaukee Tech College "Boycott Arizona" resolution provides a model

WNPJ Action Alerts - Week of July 26

Submitted by staff on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 3:04pm

 Action Alert 1: Demand investigation into interrogation of Wisconsin activists

Action Alert 2: War funding votes in House, Senate next week
Action Alert 3: 1Sky says, "Take us from spill to bill!"
Action Alert 4: Arizona immigrant racial-profiling law goes into effect next week
Action Alert 5: Stop police retaliation against those who tape police abuse

WNPJ Action Alerts - Week of July 12

Submitted by staff on Mon, 07/12/2010 - 9:31am

Action Alert 1: National campaign seeks local resolutions for a "Change in national priorities"
Action Alert 2: Neighborhood "meetups" on Afghanistan war planned for July
Action Alert 3: Plan an in-district meeting to urge action on climate change
Action Alert 4: Arizona immigrant racial-profiling law goes into effect July 29, national response planned
Action Alert 5 - Milwaukee: Milwaukee County Board considering "Boycott Arizona" resolution
Action Alert 6: Call Milwaukee School Board to support "Boycott Arizona" vote
Action Alert 7: Become a host family to an international student

Wisconsin's Congressional War and Peace Scorecard

Submitted by staff on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 1:26pm

 

Which Wisconsin member of Congress has signed on to Representative Jim McGovern's bill requiring an "exit strategy" for Afghanistan? Who voted for war funding the last time it came to a vote? Which Wisconsin Congressional Representative is the closest approximation to the Gold Standard of anti-war members of Congress, Ohio's Dennis Kucinich?

Wisconsin weekend vigils push for real climate deal

Submitted by staff on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 8:04pm

There's a global mobilization planned for this weekend -- right in the middle of the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

There were big rallies on Saturday in many cities around the globe, and on Sunday communities of faith the world over will ring church bells, beat drums, blow horns -- all 350 times, to symbolize the 350 parts per million safe limit for atmospheric carbon dioxide, to avoid catastrophic climate change.  Wisconsin events include a "Sounds of 350" event Sunday in Oshkosh.  Full list of actions in Wisconsin below:

Wisconsin peace activist arrested, faces deportation from Israel

Submitted by staff on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 11:22am

A Wisconsin peace activist has been arrested and detained by Israeli police shortly before a peaceful demonstration of nearly 300 people in support of Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem who are threatened with eviction by Israeli settlers. Ryan Olander was one of 27 people arrested after their protest was violently dispersed by the Israeli police.  Approximately 475 Palestinian residents in the Karm Al-Ja’ouni neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem, face eviction from their homes as Israeli settlers continue to seize property in their neighborhood.

Wisconsin citizens respond to Obama's Afghanistan decision

Submitted by staff on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 4:43pm

Wisconsin activists will voice their opposition to escalation of the war and occupation of Afghanistan, with protests planned Wednesday in Madison and Milwaukee. Wednesday's actions begin at 11 a.m. in Madison at Lisa Link Park on State Street (see below). In Milwaukee, the protest begins at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at the Federal Plaza, 3rd Street and Wisconsin Avenue. In an unusual move, Milwaukee Democrats are co-sponsoring the event.

Wis. groundwater standards for explosives will set precedent

Submitted by staff on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 1:50pm

A precedent-setting move by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is being applauded by rural neighbors of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant but is expected to draw strong opposition from the U.S. military.  It needs your support.

The WDNR recently received approval from the Natural Resources Board to hold public hearings related to the addition of 15 new substances to the State’s groundwater quality standards including all forms of dinitrotoluene (DNT) – a carcinogenic explosive that has contaminated dozens of drinking water wells near Badger in the rural townships of Merrimac, Sumpter and Prairie du Sac.

Why do we need gun background checks? Meet Wayne

Submitted by staff on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 10:07am

This new video from the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund, a WNPJ member, on why we need background checks on all gun sales, is done simply. But it makes its point. Take action.

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