Upcoming events and action alerts June 16th - 23rd with WNPJ member groups
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WNPJ + Peace Action/USA USA Annual Potluck + Juneteenth in Baraboo + Peace Education Series with Echo Valley Hope + Line #5 Op Ed +other statewide events
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Peace Action WI and UNA USA Greater Milwaukee Host their Annual Potluck – Milwaukee
Saturday, June 21st
Get together with old friends, meet new friends, and enjoy some good food, beverages, and conversation! Saturday – June 21st from 1 – 4 PM Volunteers are needed to help set up from 12 – 1 PM Zao MKE Church – 2319 East Kenwood Blvd. The picnic will be held outdoors on the lawn in front of Zao Churchor inside the church in case of rain Free bratwurst, veggie burgers, potato salad, and beer will be provided. Please bring your favorite potluck dish to share. Paper plates, napkins, cups, and utensils will be provided. Here are some options for parking:
The entrance to the underground parking structure is on the east side of the UWM Student Union across the street from the Zao MKE Church For more information, contact Pam Richard:pamrichard35@gmail.com (email) or 510.542.7688 (phone)
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Juneteenth Celebration in Baraboo
Thur. June 19, 5 - 9 pm Downtown Baraboo. This celebration of freedom and culture will include food, vendors, and of course, music. Mad City Funk will play at 7 pm. Bring your appetite and your dancing shoes! The Baraboo Acts Coalition is a proud sponsor of the 2nd annual Juneteenth event in Baraboo. This event, celebrating the end of slavery in the United States, is a partnership between the Baraboo Concerts on the Square, and Humility, Inc.barabooacts@gmail.com
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Echo Valley Hope to offer TPRF's Peace Education Classes. Virtually.
Starting Wednesday, 18 June, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
This ten week, hour long class begins on June 18. Please register in advance to receive the zoom link and workbook.
Can't make all ten weeks? No worries, you can make up classes in the future. For more information contact Dena 608-606-4450.
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IN THE NEWS!
Tarsands pipelines are NOT a public good and certainly violate indigenous rights and food sovereignty when they threaten pristine water and our right to safe sustenance. Jim Goodman, longtime Family Farm Defender board member and retired dairy farmer, shares his thoughts on why everyone should support the Bad River Band in opposing Enbridge's proposed Line 5 reroute. To take further action on this issue, visit the website of Midwest Environmental Advocates.
Learn more:
Efforts to Stop Line 5: Below is the link to a recording of the zoom call from WNPJ's Weaving the Web monthly meeting, 6/3/25 with Connie Sue Martin, WNPJ Board members and others. Take a listen and take action to stop Line #5 and protect our waters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1VFmkPRJv0
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The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization
supporting the work of 87 member groups around Wisconsin. Click here to find past issues of this weekly e-bulletin.
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.
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WNPJ member group events….
Click here to see a listing and details of recurring Vigils across the state.
BARABOO
Thurs. June 19, 5 - 9 pm Juneteenth Celebration in downtown Baraboo. Learn more in the SPOTLIGHT above…
EAU CLAIRE
Fri June 20, 5 – 6 pm Monthly Peace Stand .Meet at Wisconsin 93 Trunk & Golf Road.
The 3rd Friday of each month is Peace Stand time in Eau Claire, going on since 2004. We gather with signs, we visit one another and sometimes we sing. Stand and be counted. Contact for more information: helpsmeet@usa.net
JANESVILLE
Wed June 18, 4:30 – 5 pm Weekly Stand for Justice and Peace. Meet in front of Rep Steil's office at 20 S. Main Street. Contact: Norm Aulabaugh nra@ticon.net
Fri June 20, 4:30 – 5 pm Weekly Stand for Justice and Peace. Meet in in front of the main post office at 1818 Milton Avenue. Contact: Norm Aulabaugh nra@ticon.net
LaCROSSE
Thurs June 19, 12 noon – 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com
MADISON
Mon June 16, 3:30- 6:30 pm Mutual Aid Supper Club! At the Wilmar Center, 953 Jenifer St.
Bring a friend! Pop in anytime - you're welcome to drop in for a quick bite or to stay and visit the whole time. We make menus based on what's available, cook together, share a meal, then package some food to go and clean up. The Madison MAN (Mutual Aid Network) Cooperative is the new home of timebanking in Madison. Earn MAN hours for your time, share and exchange with your neighbors, and help (re)build our local solidarity economy! More info? Visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/3635638803400462/3635640733400269/
Tues June 17, 11:30 am to noon. Weekly Vigil for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa. At the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details at the Vigils list. . opjustice@sinsinawa.org
Tues June 17, 5 – 6 pm JustDane Service Fair, At 2429 Perry St, Madison College Goodman South Campus. Questions? Contact: info@justdane.org
Thurs June 19, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Every Thursday in June -Vigil for Palestine & Beyond -
Meet at the southeast corner of Williamson & Blair Streets. Stand in witness at the end of the work day. Join in sorrow and solidarity as we continue to acknowledge Palestinian suffering and the suffering of so many at the hands of what MLK called “the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism” that comprise US policy worldwide and at home. Bring a sign, your rage, your broken heart, and your determination not to be silent. Come for the hour or for however long you can stay. Women’s Intl League for Peace and Freedom
Fri June 20, 12 noon – 1 pm 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
Fri. June 20, 5:00 – 8:00 pm Juneteenth Block Party! Vera Court Neighborhood Center (614 Vera Ct) Join us for a vibrant celebration of freedom, culture, and community. Enjoy delicious food, music, and family-friendly games. Learn about local resources and services. Come together to honor history and uplift community. More info? https://www.veracourt.org/events/juneteenth-block-party Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop peckjohne@gmail.com
MILWAUKEE
Sat June 21, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: Farwell and North. Each Saturday, a different location. Details at the Vigils list. info@peaceactionwi.org .
Sat June 21, 1 – 4 pm Peace Action WI and UNA USA Greater Milwaukee host theirAnnual Potluck. At Zao MKE Church, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd. See the SPOTLIGHT above to learn more….
RACINE
Sat June 21, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. Meet 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
SUPERIOR
Sun June 22, 12 noon – 12:30pm Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details at the Vigils list. Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com
VIROQUA
Sat June 21, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details at the Vigils list. Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com.
VIRTUAL
Tues June 17, 5 – 7:30 pm State Budget Day of Action with WISDOM, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Education Network & WEAC. Virtually, from home!
We’re phone banking to connect voters with Gov. Evers and demand a budget that:
📷 Funds public schools 📷 Expands BadgerCare 📷 Supports child care 📷 Rejects new prisons. Let’s build a better Wisconsin—RSVP now! https://bit.ly/EversVetoPhones
Wed June 18, 2 pm Webinar : Genocide in Gaza: The Future of Human Rights & Humanitarian Law. Presented by Friends of Sabeel-North America (FOSNA) .Register for the zoom link here. Click here to learn about an idea for a global sea fleet to break the siege of Gaza. Sent to WNPJ by Madison Rafah Sister City Project. rafahsistercity@yahoo.com
Wed June 18, 11 am – 12:15 pm WISDOM webinar training with National Religious Campaign Against Torture, “How To Shine Your Light,”. We at WISDOM invite you to save the date for a training in collaboration with National Religious Campaign Against Torture. In this webinar during June Torture Awareness Month, you will learn about how your faith community can partner with NRCAT to lead public witness vigils on the 23rd of each month to draw attention to the estimated 122,00 people who are held for 23 hours a day in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails. The webinar will feature leaders of WISDOM, whose members have been leading these vigils as we work for racial and economic justice.
Here is the public registration link for sharing: https://bit.ly/June18-2025Webinar
Wed June 18, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Echo Valley Hope to offer TPRF's Peace Education Classes. Virtually. See the SPOTLIGHT above to register and learn more.
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WNPJ has a 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!
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Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison
are here. Sign up your group now!
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 member group to sign up to share the table!
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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!
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Videos of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Spring Assembly are available!
March 24-28, 2025
We gathered each evening for an hour 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
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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!https://www.wnpj.org/membership
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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