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WNPJ Member Events Around the State for the Week of May 5th

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WNPJ + RED Alert + LGBTQ Equality Day + Weaving the Web + “We Are the Guard Rails” Fest + WDC & Judge Dugan + Welfare Warriors + BDS + other statewide events


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

supporting the work of 87 member groups around Wisconsin.



As the network continues to grow we realize the vital role it plays in Wisconsin grassroots organizing. We hope to expand our board to keep the momentum towards peace and justice vibrant and relevant. Keeping us connected and helping each other in timely ways is critical. If you or someone you know would like to become a board member of WNPJ, please let us know: info@wnpj.org -- and thank you for all you do.




In the NEWS: Cassandra Dixon of Palestine Partners is in Malta and writes:

Dear friends,


I am in Malta with the Freedom Flotilla, where we have been preparing to sail to Gaza with desperately needed human aid. Last night our boat, the Conscience, was attacked off Malta in International waters. Two drones fired missiles at the ship, damaging the generator, starting a fire, and slightly injuring multiple people. The Turkish delegation and the crew were already on board, and the rest of us, who were scheduled to board on the 29th but were delayed by bureaucratic measures, were waiting to board.


It is a full two months — 58 days — since Israel has allowed a single bottle of water or bag of flour to enter Gaza. We are heartbroken not to have been able to deliver the aid we carried, and we beg the world to demand that Israel an open humanitarian corridor into Gaza and stop the ongoing Genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing of the West Bank. Please contact the state department, the US consulate, and all your elected officials. For further information contact:


I would be grateful for your help with the cost of participating in this unarmed humanitarian flotilla. If you like you can donate via GoFundMe by clicking the button below or at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nonviolent-presence-in-masafer-yatta or mail me a check at Cassandra Dixon, 3579 County Road G, Wisconsin Dells WI 53965.



RED ALERT: ISRAEL IS STARVING GAZA TO DEATH

Action Alert from Madison Rafah Sister City Project



LGBTQ+ Equality Day!

Hosted by FAIR Wisconsin

Wed. May 7th @ 9:00am – 4:00pm

Bethel Lutheran Church (312 Wisconsin Ave.)


Join us for a day of learning and networking, as we share policy priorities and best practices for advocating on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community. We will gather at Bethel Lutheran in the morning, and then head to the WI State Capitol in the afternoon. For more info, visit: https://fairwisconsin.com/events/




Weaving the Web: WNPJ's virtual Drop in Hour

Thursday, 08 May - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm


All are welcome to drop in. No agenda, just people who care about peace and justice showing up to connect. Note: this May 8th event rescheduled, due to the May Day events on the 1st Thursday!


Special guests today: Stefania Sani of World BEYOND War Madison to speak on war tax resistance and Christa Bruhn (invited) of Jewish Voice for Peace to speak on BDS.


Contact WNPJ Network Coordinator at office@wnpj.org



16th Annual Wisconsin Grassroots Network Festival


Sat. May 10th 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

McFarland High School (5103 Farwell St.)

"We Are the Guardrails Now"


There will be exciting keynote speakers and 16 breakout sessions from which you can choose four (4). Look for Family Farm Defender’s table and Echo Valley Hope, too. Suggested $25 donation includes lunch. For more info and to register, visit: https://www.wigrassrootsnetwork.com/




Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

Press Release on the Arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan.

Joint Statement from Wisconsin Voting Rights and Civil Liberties Organizations.

Contact: Nick Ramos, Executive Director

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

414-368-0116 ramos@wisdc.org




WNPJ welcomes a new member group: Welfare Warriors

The Welfare Warriors are low income mothers and other caregivers who have joined together to speak up for our families. Learn more about their programs here: https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/welfare-warriors


Contact information:

2711 West Michigan Street, Milwaukee WI 53208

wmvoice@att.net 414-342-6662



Listen to WORT-fm on the BDS work going on in WI

THEN visit or contact your State Assembly person and State Senator to ask them to protect free speech. The government has no right deciding where people spend their money. Our government needs to represent the people not foreign interests. Our government should not be elevating religions over our liberty. Freedom is ours to choose, not this overbearing, bought and paid for mess that is taking our religious liberty from us.




WNPJ Member Group Events

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


Madison

  • 5/5 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm: Screening of "The Encampments" - UW-Madison at The Crossing, 1127 University Avenue. Sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine-UW Madison. Sent to WNPJ by Madison-Rafah Sister City Project rafahsistercity@yahoo.com

  • 5/6 @ 2:00pm: Support for Refugees; Friend-raiser and Fund-raiser Presentation. At Capitol Lakes 333 W Main St . Sponsored by Dane Sanctuary Coalition, part of Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice. More information at 608-513-7121 - wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com

  • 5/6 @ 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

  • 5/7 @ 9:00am-4:00pm: FAIR WI LGBTQ+ Equality Day! See the SPOTLIGHT above to register and additional information.

  • 5/8 @ 10:30am-1:30pm: People Power Potluck - People Power, not Gas Power! Meet outside of the Public Service Commission's office building, the State Hill Farms Building, 4822 Madison Yards Way. While the Public Service Commissioners are in their weekly open meeting, we will be in the courtyard having a celebration of community and clean energy! 350 WI will have music, art, activism and food. We will start the day with a brief press conference and speakers, and then will kickback with music, food, and activism to stop new proposed gas plants and advocate for clean energy alternatives! From coloring in postcards, to writing a letter to the editor, to making signs, to chanting, to building community, we will show Wisconsinites' support for clean energy! Bring: Weather-appropriate clothes, comfortable shoes, camp chairs/folding chairs, food or drinks to share (optional) RSVP here!

    Contact: contact@350wisconsin.org

  • 5/9 @ 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

  • 5/10 @ 6:00pm-7:30pm: Hands Off Medicaid Town Hall with Madison Democratic Socialists of America . Meet at the Catholic Multicultural Center, 1862 Beld Street. Register here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/hands-off-medicaid-town-hall


Milwaukee

  • 5/7 @ 9:00am-12:30pm: UNSIL WORLD FAIR At the Baird Center, 400 W Wisconsin Ave. Sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation and The United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee .Free and Open to the Public. Click on this link to be a volunteer for this event. UNSIL helps Milwaukee’s young people learn about the world and all it has to offer, starting with the shared responsibilities, opportunities, and leadership that the United Nations offers. The United Nations Schools of International Learning (UNSIL) program has been implemented in grades 4 through 8 at MPS’ most diverse schools since 2016. 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

  • 5/10 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm: Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE at King & North. Details here. Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org

Racine

  • 5/10 @ 12:30-1:30pm: Weekly Stand for Peace. At the 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. Details at the Vigils list. Contact https://racinepeace.wordpress.com


La Crosse

  • 5/8 @ 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


McFarland

  • 5/10 @ 8:30am-5:00pm: 16th Annual Grassroots Festival! “We Are the Guardrails Now!” WNPJ member groups are tabling here this day. For more information, see the SPOTLIGHT above.


Fon du Lac

  • 5/6 @ 5:30pm: HYBRID Free Screening of 'No Other Land'. At the CSA Founders Hall, 320 Cty Rd K. Register here.


Virtual

  • 4/28 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm: Solidarity Beyond Borders: Uniting for Climate Justice

    Virtually. Join us to hear about the role of international solidarity in the environmental justice movement—both historically and in current grassroots organizing. Our speaker Marc Rosenthal will share insights from his work with the International Solidarity Working Group of 350.org and the Cross-Border Organizing Working Group, highlighting the importance of connecting struggles across borders. Marc will discuss how we can build powerful alliances to confront colonialism, militarism, the climate crisis, and rising fascism. ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Register in advance for the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Learn more at https://350wisconsin.org/monthly-meetings/

  • 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


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!

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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!


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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.



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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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