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WNPJ Member Events Around the State for the Week of April 28th

  • WNPJ
  • Apr 26
  • 8 min read
WNPJ + Day Without Immigrants Marches + Celebrating Women in WI + Palestine Solidarity Fair + Pottery for WNPJ! + other statewide events


The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization

supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.



SPOTLIGHT ON MAY DAY!

Day Without Immigrants and Workers March!

Voces de la Frontera events!


Milwaukee

Thursday, May 1st

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Meet at 737 W Mitchell St. and March to the Federal Courthouse


Madison

Friday, May 2nd

3pm – 4 pm

Meet at Brittingham Park, 829 W Washington Ave. and March to the Capital


Come together in a powerful demonstration of our collective strength in Milwaukee and Madison! Stop scapegoating immigrant workers and separating families! Defend Medicaid, food assistance, and public education! Stand up for sanctuary! Immigration reform with a path to citizenship now!

For more info go to www.vdlf.org



SPOTLIGHT on two upcoming Women’s Events

"Women at the Crossroads" - Navigating Global Shifts, Local Realities, and Collective Action

2nd annual Women’s Summit with UNA USA - Madison

Saturday, 03 May, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

At Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St.

Free lunch provided | Registration required https://www.unadane.org/

Even before the recent sea change in American politics, the global rules-based institutional order—grounded in multilateralism and

international law—was already under threat from:

  • Economic instability and stalled development

  • Destabilizing technology

  • The accelerating climate crisis

  • Rising geopolitical competition

  • Surging populist nationalism


As institutions struggle to respond, women are stepping up to build community and create change beyond traditional frameworks—focusing on needs, not division. Together, we will Co-Create a Community Call to Action::

  • Identify shared priorities for women in Madison and Dane County

  • Select one tangible, strategic action that offers a clear, forward path


Keynote Speaker: Dr. Christine Garlough – UNESCO Co-Chair on Gender, Wellbeing & a Culture of Peace, UW–Madison

Hear from our panelists:

  • Dr. Kaiping Chen – Associate Professor of Computational Communication - On how the global digital transformation will shape your daily life and how to amplify your community’s voice in the digital age.

  • Lauren Parnell Marino – International Development Specialist - On the motivations of entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Africa, and how they make decisions about running small- and medium- sized businesses.

  • Dena Eakles – Founder, Echo Valley Farm, Southwestern Wisconsin and WNPJ Board member. On advancing sustainable living and peace in the face of our home, the earth, being in peril


The panel moderator: Dr. Linda Baumann, RN-C, FAAN, Professor Emerita University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, an affiliate faculty member in the School of Medicine and Public Health, and a founding member of the UW-Madison Global Health Institute. She practiced as an Adult Nurse Practitioner in primary care settings with underserved populations in both urban and rural settings and internationally. Professor Baumann has been involved in healthcare workforce development in Uganda, Vietnam, and in rural Wisconsin.


Contact: Mary Rathbun maryyr1009@gmail.com or Sam Roman sromano@charter.net




Gather the Community Breakfast - Madison

Wednesday, April 30th @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am at Linden Co-housing - 107 Sutherland Ct

Program and Breakfast hosted by WILPF and Linden Co-Housing, 107 Sutherland Court

Limited Seating $20 in cash or check - RSVP now to reserve your spot.E-mail Carol at carol.wilson.622@gmail.com


Guest speaker Jessica Calarco -- If you have time, read her book! Women and America's Safety Net; Conversation with Jessica Calarco.



Palestine Solidarity Fair  with Madison Rafah Sister City Project and Palestine Partners on Saturday, May 3rd


At Madison Friends Meeting House , 1704 Roberts Court

2 - 4:30 pm - open house.



Drop in to connect, learn, share and commit to the continued fight for Palestinian liberation! Our solidarity with Palestine is more important now than ever.



Save the date in Madison! Pottery sale benefit for WNPJ

Sunday, May 4, 11:00am – 5:00pm- 145 Jackson Street

Pottery by Vicki Berenson: ceramicantics.com

Proceeds from Vicki's pottery sales will benefit the Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice www.wnpj.org 

This is part of the 2025 Marquette-Atwood Neighborhood Art Walk





WNPJ Member Group Events

Click here to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state!


Madison

  • 4/29 @ 11:30am-12:00pm: Weekly Vigil for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa. At the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here. opjustice@sinsinawa.org

  • 4/29 @ 5:00pm-6:00pm: Civil Rights Activism and Agriculture: A Family That Kept the Land! – Meet at UW Discovery Building (330 N. Orchard St.) The scholarship on the Great Migration concentrates on those who left the south, yet millions of African American farmer families stayed. Their voices have been overlooked. One family that chose to stay in the south and live on the land as farmers is the Paris family. George H., the first Black USDA loan officer and civil rights activist taught his sons, George M. and Wendell, the power of combining agriculture and activism. They offer us a lens to understand social movement activism across the lifespan, intergenerational activism and how agriculture was used as a strategy of resistance and resilience. For more info, visit: https://earthfest.wisc.edu/events/civil-rights-activism-and-agriculture-a-family-that-kept-the-land/

  • 4/30 @ 8:00pm-9:30pm: Gather the Community Breakfast. At Linden Co-housing - 107 Sutherland Ct. Program and Breakfast hosted by WILPF and Linden Co-Housing, 107 Sutherland Court. Learn more in the SPOTLIGHT above.

    Limited Seating $20 in cash or check - RSVP now to reserve your spot.

    E-mail Carol at carol.wilson.622@gmail.com

  • 5/2 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm: Madison Weekly Vigil in support of Palestine. Meets near the entrance to the Memorial Library across from the Catholic student center. Signs not provided. Contact joel.garb@gmail.com

  • 5/2 @ 3:00pm-4:00pm: Day Without Immigrants and Workers March! Voces de la Frontera events! See Spotlight above for more information.

  • 5/3 @ 2:00pm-4:30pm: Palestine Solidarity Fair with Madison Rafah Sister City Project and Palestine Partners. At Madison Friends Meeting House , 1704 Roberts Court

    Drop in to connect, learn, share and commit to the continued fight for Palestinian liberation! Our solidarity with Palestine is more important now than ever. Contact: rafahsistercity@yahoo.com

  • 5/4: Pottery Sale as a Benefit for WNPJ, 11 am – 5 pm. See SPOTLIGHT above for details!

  • 5/4 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm: Know Your Rights Presentation. At Madison Community Christian Church, 7118 Old Sauk Rd. Sent to WNPJ by Dane Sanctuary Coalition - Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice | Moving from Charity to Justice. 608-513-7121 wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com


Milwaukee

Racine


La Crosse

  • 5/1 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm: Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com


Viroqua


Superior


Appleton

  • 5/3 @ 11:00am-12:00pm: Appleton - Fox Valley Peace Coalition Monthly Vigil.

    Meet at Houdini Plaza on College Avenue. All are welcome. For more information, contact Ronna Swift at ronnajean61@gmail.com.


Fitchburg

  • 5/4 @ 11:00am-5:00pm: Volunteer Workday at the Farley Center Meet in front of the red packing shed at 10:55 a.m. (2299 Spring Road) Please join for a day of volunteer work at the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS).Together we will work on tool maintenance (cleaning, sharpening, labeling). Please dress for outdoor weather and bring work gloves and water bottles. Wear comfortable, sturdy shoes or boots. If you have any questions, e-mail programs@farleycenter.org.


Virtual

  • 4/28 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm: WAVE hosts a Virtual Action Team event - on the book: Gun Violence 101. We will have a conversation with the author, Thomas Gabor, and illustrator, Violet Lemay. They’ll discuss the biggest gun lobby myths, the truth behind them, and how we can be more effective advocates for preventing gun tragedies. The BOOK: Gun Violence 101: A Graphic Guide to How Gun Safety Policies Save Lives, a book that breaks down common gun lobby myths with clear, research-backed facts and engaging visuals. Look for reservations for your zoom link here: https://waveedfund.org/

  • 4/28 @ 7:00pm: UN in the News - virtually. Lots of items to discuss this week. Bring your ideas. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81127793396 Meeting ID: 811 2779 3396. Contact Sam Romano sromano@charter.net

  • 4/30 @ 5:00pm: WDRT, Viroqua will air Changing the Narrative with Dena Eakles. Mary Dougherty and Lisa Doerr of Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network highlight their ongoing effort to reinvigorate local control in order to protect and preserve rural environs and ways of life. This is an informative and fun podcast with easy actions for everyone, rural and urban. Listen live or find it at https://www.wdrt.org/podcasts/changing-the-narrative/

  • 4/30 @ 6:30pm-8:00pm: Wisconsin Statewide Poor People's Campaign Meeting

    Via zoom. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about this fusion movement as a whole, and the campaign within Wisconsin. Whether you're new to the PPC or have been active since the original campaign led by Rev. Dr. King, - we will surely walk away feeling a deeper connection to one another and gain clarity about our demands to bring an end to poverty and its interlocking injustices. Forward Together! Not One Step Back!

    A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP.

    Contact: wisconsin@poorpeoplescampaign.org

  • 5/1 @ 6:30pm-8:00pm: WILPF Monthly Book Circle Conversation - virtual

    The first Thursday of each month. All welcome. Let's talk about: The book tonight May 1st: The Trillion Dollar Silance - why there is so little anti-war protest in the US by Joan Roelofs 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/



WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org and we'll add them to this developing page!




Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison - Available now for WNPJ member groups!

WNPJ enjoys public interface at a variety of locations. The Network shares the spots we reserve with interested member groups. We already have a spot reserved at the largest farmer’s market in WI at the state capitol in Madison on Saturday mornings. Site #15 at the King St corner of the Square. https://dcfm.org/


 Click here for your WNPJ member group to sign up to share the table!​



The Spring Network News is here! How are we continuing our peace and justice work in the face of rapid changes in our country? How do we resist violence and injustice, build stronger communities, and support healing in these times?


Our member organizations share their thoughts as they continue their vital work.

Click here to read the Spring 2025 Network News along with issues from the past 3 years!



Videos of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Spring Assembly are available!

March 24-28, 2025

We gathered each evening for this week to bring you the voices of Wisconsin activists as we championed our diversity and our unity.


Topics included:

Coalition and Community Building: Our Common Denominators · Immigration & Palestine: The Connections · Protecting All Our Rights · Environmental Justice · Anti-war / Anti-militarism / Abolition




Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome!

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!


Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us!


We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our list-serve 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.



If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US!

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The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization

supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

 
 
 

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