WNPJ is a network of 80+ member organizations throughout Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice (WNPJ) was founded in 1991 as a coalition of activist groups and citizens of conscience within Wisconsin.
Mission:
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice advances a sustainable world free from violence and injustice by connecting, engaging, and strengthening member groups and serving as a catalyst for community organizing and education.
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Each of our member organizations operates independently. We also have individuals and families who join our network, and we work with partner organizations.
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We welcome all people in a collaborative effort toward social justice.
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We value coalition building and support grassroots efforts within our local communities.
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We work through consensus to find common ground.
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We respect and celebrate the dignity of all humans and all of life.
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We uphold the virtues of compassion and nonviolence.
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We are passionate about creating a just, vibrant, peaceful and sustainable world for ourselves and future generations.
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Our vision of justice includes ending all systems of oppression.
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We recognize that racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression are systemic and we challenge those oppressions in all of our work.
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Peace is possible.