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WNPJ Member Events Around the State for the Week of August 19th

WNPJ + Peace Action WI to March on the DNC in Chicago + Bad River Manoomin Pow Wow Weekend + Building Unity Gathering at Echo Valley Farm + ACTION ALERTS from MRSCP &CWAC + other statewide events
 

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

supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

 

Peace Action WI to MARCH with Code Pink and others on the Democratic Convention in Chicago on Aug 19th and 22nd

The March on the DNC coalition fights for the rights and liberation of oppressed people and against the exploitation of workers. We will march on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to bring the people's agenda to within sight and sound of the Democratic Party leadership.


  • Monday, August 19th @ 12:00pm: Meet at 12 noon at Union Park, 1501 W Randolph St

  • Thursday, Aug 22nd @ 5:00pm: Meet at Addams/Medill Park near Roosevelt and S Laflin



 



43rd Annual Bad River Manoomin Pow Wow

August 23-25 @ 9:00am to 5:00pm at the Bad River Pow Wow Grounds, New Odanah, WI.


Visit the Bad River Tribe's website for the most up to date information.





 


A Summer Building Unity Gathering at Echo Valley Farm on August 24th

Since the Summer of 2023, Building Unity and partners have been hosting quarterly statewide gatherings. This is a great opportunity for people from around the state to share in a full day of learning, fellowship, visioning, networking, and exploring the possibilities of working together. Registration for this event is free. Please register here. 


Come for the day or stay overnight at one of the cabins at Echo Valley Farm or make plans to camp!


CLICK HERE to learn more! Questions? Contact Tim at BuildingUnityWi@gmail.com or 608-630-3633


 



Urgent Action Alert from Madison-Rafah Sister City Project

Questions? Email rafahsistercity@yahoo.com






 

Is Coal Tar Pavement Sealant Banned in Your Wisconsin Community? Action Alert from CWAC:

Take actions to protect our children from PAH toxins. We sent action letters to 50 area towns and villages. Ask us if a letter was sent to your municipality.


The WI state legislature is not going to act to protect citizens from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in coal tar pavement sealants. So, we need to get back to passing local bans to protect our families, friends, and environment. Therefore, local municipalities passed a ban such as Green Bay, De Pere, Manitowoc, and other lakeshore communities. The Town Gibraltar recently based an ordinance ban which you can read about here as well as the Town of Jacksonport.


CWAC can help with a ten-minute presentation to your city or town government or related committees. CWAC is available to give presentations on this concern virtually or in-person. Click this link for a video presentation on the topic.

 


WNPJ Member Group Events

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


Madison

  • 8/19 @ 12pm-1pm: Vigil for Peace - Meet at the corner of MLK Jr Blvd and Doty St. Questions? Call Tim at 608-630-3633

  • 8/20 @ 5pm-6:30pm: In partnership with United Way of Dane County, JustDane's Journey Home program presents a Reentry Service Fair for individuals recently released from prison to get connected to resources. Please come to Madison College Goodman South Campus, 2429 Perry St. Vendors will present about the opportunities that they can offer people reentering, after incarceration. Food will be provided. Visit www.justdane.org for more information.

  • 8/20 @ 6pm-8pm: Peace Film Free Screening: 'Soldiers Without Guns' at the Madison Central Library - 201 W. Mifflin St. - 3rd floor. Sponsored by Madison For a World BEYOND War, Madison Vets for Peace, and Madison Jewish Voice for Peace. In Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, where a civil war raged for a decade, peace was found using the power of haka and song and the women of this matrilineal society. A story of hope and a testament to the power of nonviolence. View the trailer HERE. Popcorn will be available! Contact warabolition@gmail.com for more info.

  • 8/21 @ 6pm-7pm: Webinar and Discussion Housing Environmentalism Panel Discussion. Room 301 in Madison’s Central Library. RSVP: Fill out this form to let organizers know you are coming! Jacob Korn from Rocky Mountain Institute and Awoe Mauna-Woanya of Sunrise Movement LA will discuss their latest research – how can we build our homes and cities better to help us meet climate and environmental goals? Alexis London from Madison’s Bayview Foundation will join to provide an affordable housing development expert’s perspective. Dr. Diana Hernandez from Columbia University will share her expertise on the social and environmental determinants of health. UW Professor Chris Timmins will moderate. Contact 350 Wisconsin for more info.

  • 8/22 @ 9am: Mom’s Demand Action UW Madison SDA Voter Registration Drive - RSVP HERE for detailed information. Questions? Contact Wisconsin State Community Outreach Lead - On Call 4 Kids , Director of Media Communications kellie.snooks@gmail.com

  • 8/22 @ 5pm: “Thriving in a Public School:” A Panel Discussion. At Room of Own's Own Bookstore, 2717 Atwood Ave.  A Room of One of One's Own is thrilled to welcome a full panel of community organizers for a discussion on Allen Levie's book. Join us for this moving conversation on student mentorship and community organizing at William Horlick High School in Racine, Wisconsin. Featured speakers include: Allen Levie, Xavier Marqeuz, Brittney Callaway, Aaron Eick, and Allen Hutton.  Special thanks to Voces de la Frontera for co-sponsoring this event! Call 470-454-4509 or email nindik@vdlf.org to connect with our Madison office. About the Book Thriving In A Public School is a collection of stories spanning two decades of teaching and learning at Horlick High School in Racine, Wisconsin. Those years were spent organizing students to take action in profound ways, action that changed not only the course of their lives, but the culture of their school and their communities. Learning is a political act, and it does not take place in a vacuum, but rather is part of a social construct. By engaging in activism, the students at Horlick High developed a political understanding of the obstacles to their success and found pathways to affect change. Ultimately, Thriving In A Public School is a positive force, steeped in optimism and hope, propelled forward by the strength of the youth.

  • 8/25 @ 6pm: Join Veterans for Peace no. 25 for an evening concert on the lawn of the Madison Labor Temple to hear David Rovics and Kamala Emanuel singing songs of social significance. The Last Lincoln Veteran By David Rovics find more info on the EVENT PAGE. Questions? Contact Bradley Geyer at: geyerb@yahoo.com

  • 8/20-23 @ 12pm-3pm: Peace vigils calling for a ceasefire and an end to sending arms to Israel - meet in the Capitol Rotunda. Stop in for any portion, any day. Contact Building unity at buildingunitywi@gmail.com


Milwaukee

  • 8/22 @ 5:30pm-8pm: Teach-in for Power: Combat We Energies and Climate Change - 2821 N Vel R. Phillips Ave. Learn about the new We Energies methane-gas proposal in Oak Creek, the environmental and health damages it will cause, and what we can do about it. Pizza & Community 5:30-6:30pm; Programming & Discussion 6:30 - 8:00pm/ Co-Hosted By: Sierra Club, PSL, 350 Wisconsin, Citizens Action, ACE, and NSR. Register here.

  • 8/24 @ 12pm-1pm: Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE at State/Harwood in Wauwatosa. Join us and bring your signs. Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org 


Racine

  • 8/24 @ 12:30pm-1:30pm: Weekly Stand for Peace supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Free Palestine!


La Crosse

  • 8/22 @ 12pm-12:30pm: Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Questions? Email dbuffton@yahoo.com


Viroqua

  • 8/24 @ 11am-12pm: 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!


Fond du Lac

  • 8/21 @ 5:30pm: Watch party of the film, "Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World," In the spirit of our creation care initiatives and to honor the many gifts Indigenous people bring to our lands, Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes will be hosting this in-person event at  320 County Road K, in Founders Hall. This is open to the public. For millennia Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain their traditional land management practices. From deserts, coastlines, forests, mountains, and prairies, Native communities across the US are restoring their ancient relationships with the land. The five stories include sustaining traditions of Hopi dryland farming in Arizona; restoring buffalo to the Blackfeet reservation in Montana; maintaining sustainable forestry on the Menominee reservation in Wisconsin; reviving native food forests in Hawaii; and returning prescribed fire to the landscape by the Karuk Tribe of California.  As the climate crisis escalates these time-tested practices of North America's original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing world. Please register here. The Sisters of St Francis in Clinton have secured the right to show this film for free between the dates of August 14 through August 27. If you would like to watch this film, but are unable to attend the in-person watch party at the CSA Motherhouse, you can register to receive a link and view this film at your own convenience. Questions? Email csaadm@csasisters.org


Ontario


New Odanah


Virtual/Radio

  • 8/19 @ 9am-10am: "The Network that Connects You" Radio Show. In "Somos Voces," Voces de la Frontera radio show, we are glad to have the participation today of Adonias Arevalo, a DACA recipient, political analyst, and former panelist on Univision's national program "LINEA de Fuego," ahead of the Democratic Convention in Chicago. Join us and tune in to stay informed. Listen on: La Movida Radio 94.5 FM. Questions? Contact: Nindik@vdlf.org

  • 8/21 @ 12pm-1pm: School Safety Panel Discussion, hosted by the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health – with a WAVE panelist, Heidi Johnson. Hear from experts on school safety planning, safe storage, and inclusion and belonging. Register here. Contact admin@waveedfund.org 

  • 8/21 @ 11am: Webinar: The Plight of Palestinians in the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in the Naqab. This Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions (ICAHD) webinar will provide an overview of the Bedouin community's history in the Naqab (Negev) and the ongoing struggle of residents in unrecognized villages for recognition and equality at a time when demolitions are soaring. With guest speakers Khalil Alamour & Yeela Raanan. Registration and more information here. Madison-Rafah Sister-City Project rafahsistercity@yahoo.com

  • 8/25 @ 4pm: ‘Cooked: Survival by Zipcode’ - Virtual Film Screening and Discussion. This film by director/producer Judith Helfand is about the 1995 Chicago heat wave that killed 739 people in just four days. It is even more relevant than ever today as climate-change induced disasters deepen social inequities based on race and class. After watching a selection from the film, our expert panelists will reflect on how this almost-30-year-old event can inform our response to ever-more-frequent climate disasters, from heat waves to hurricanes, even here in Madison, WI. Panelists include: John E. Peck of Family Farm Defenders; Lonette Sims and Dr. Howard Ehrman of the People’s Response Network; as well as contributions from Mississippi Rising. To register, visit: https://bit.ly/24heat. Contact John Peck - peckjohne@gmail.com 


 

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Here's an opportunity for WNPJ member groups!

WNPJ member groups can sign up to table at the Dane County Farmers Market on Capitol Square every Saturday from April 13th through November 9th at 7am - 1pm. Bring your own table and handouts to SITE 10 on the King Street corner of the Square (next to Veterans for Peace) - you can't sell anything at the non-profit table, but donations to your group are acceptable. Sign up today!


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