Wisconsin is ready for June 14th Rallies! Check out all the WNPJ member groups events and Action Alerts for June 9th - 16th
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WNPJ + Rallies and Marches June 14th! + Podcasts on Ukraine and the Oneida Nation + Take Action on Line #5 + Voces Action Alert + other statewide events
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. June 14th NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies. Learn more about NO KINGS.
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What do these Wisconsin towns have in common?
Shawno, Wausau, Eagle River, Minocqua, Delavan, Reedsburg, Dodgeville, Monroe, Watertown, Baraboo, Sauk City, Stoughton, Superior, Hayward, Park Falls, Brookfield, Waukesha, West Bend, Greenfield, Cedarburg, Twin Lakes, Oshkosh, Shorewood, Mt. Pleasant, Kenosha …..
Answer: They are all on the list of rallies and marches on June 14th! Find one close to you and join in! (See additional upcoming NO KINGS marches in Wisconsin.)
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NO KINGS MARCH - MADISON
Saturday, June 14 - UW-Madison Library Mall - 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Join our contingent at NO KINGS!Madison Rafah Sister City Project, Jewish Voice for Peace, Interfaith Peace Working Group, Mennonite Action Madison, and CODEPink are inviting faith and peace groups to join us on June 14 at the “No Kings” march and rally in Madison. We hope for a large Palestinian solidarity contingent to march together and speak out against the continued destruction of Gaza, the blockade on humanitarian aid, and the increased violence in the West Bank.
Meeting Location: Base of Bascom Hill (or edge of the crowd going up Bascom Hill, depending on size of crowd). Gather at 1:45 p.m.; March at 2 p.m. from Library Mall to the CapitolRally at 3 p.m. at the CapitolBring: Signs and banners, Palestinian flags, keffiyehsQuestions? Contact rafahsistercity@yahoo.com
NO KINGS MARCH in MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee Mass Mobilization Against Trump’s Military Parade
🗓️ Saturday, June 14⏰ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM📍 Cathedral Square Park, 520 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI
While Trump blows $45 million on tanks, warplanes, and troops parading through D.C., we’ll be in the streets rejecting militarism and demanding real investment in our communities.
No Kings Day Schedule:🕛 12:00 – 12:15 PM: Assemble, protest chants, make noise🎤 12:30 – 1:00 PM: Speakers✊🏽 1:00 – 1:30 PM: March
📧 Contact: mkeuniteandresist@gmail.com
And in Janesville!
June 14th No Kings Rally!
12:30 pm
Meet at the Roth Pavilion at 51 S Main St
Sent to WNPJ by Neil Deupree
608-752-8342
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Here’s a chance to listen to a personal story of Ukraine in this ‘Changing the Narrative’ interview of Natalka Akulenko by Dena Eakles, on WDRT 91.9fm - 5.31.2025
Natalka Akulenko is a proud Ukrainian American. As her country remains invaded by Russia, she speaks of her people and her homeland with courage and love. And informs us the best ways to help.
Natalka was awarded the Global Citizen of the year in 2022 by the Dane County UNA USA Chapter, is part of the Madison Interpreter’s Co-op as well as part of the Madison Friends of Ukraine non-profit group.
From the Friends of Ukraine website: Nestled in the heart of Madison, Wisconsin, we are the first Ukrainian 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and sharing the vibrant cultural traditions of Ukraine in Dane County, Wisconsin. Our mission is two-fold: to promote Ukrainian culture among Wisconsinites and to create a sense of belonging among Ukrainians. https://friendsofukrainemadison.org/contact-us
AND……another Conversation:
"Protecting the Sacred" A Changing the Narrative podcast with Paul DeMain will air on WDRT 91.9 fm Driftless Community Radio, Weds. June 11 at 5 pm CST or listen here:https://www.wdrt.org/?post_type=post&p=14554
Paul DeMain is a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, also known as Skabewis amongst the Ojibwe. He is a member of the Bear Clan and resides on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe reservation and on Madeline Island in Northern Wisconsin. A former investigative reporter for the national publication News from Indian Country, Paul now days spends his time doing community and environmental advocacy work. Questions? Contact dena.eakles@gmail.com
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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 this coming week to stop Line #5 and protect our waters.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1VFmkPRJv0
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Action Alert from Voces de la Frontera.
We demand that Ramón be released on bail immediately and that the DHS corrects the public record. These actions by the Department of Homeland Security do not make our communities safer, they only increase insecurity and must be corrected!
Donate to his family at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-ramon-morales-reyes. Stop the deportations now! https://vdlf.org/
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WNPJ member group events….June 9th through June 16th
Click here to see a listing and details of recurring Vigils across the state.
FITCHBURG
Mon June 9, 10 am UN in the News Monthly Meeting. At the Fitchburg library, 5530 Lacy Rd – All welcome to this in-person event. From Sam Romano <sromano@charter.net>
GREEN BAY
Sat June 14, 9 am – 1 pm Food, Climate, and Policy: How to Help in Times of Change
At NWTC Great Lakes Education Center, 2701 Larsen Road. Join Northeast WI nonprofits and affiliates for a morning of roundtable discussions around food, climate, and policy change followed by an optional lunch. Discuss solutions to make a difference in our community! Topics include: Planetary Diet, Food Production, Food Insecurity, Food Waste, Water, and more! Register for the event below. We’ll have a taco bar with vegetarian options available! With lunch - $30. Without lunch - $10. Participating organizations: New Leaf Foods, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, FoodWIse, Clean Water Action Council, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Register here https://www.facebook.com/cleanwateractioncouncil
JANESVILLE
Sat June 14, 12:30 pm No Kings Rally. Meet at the Roth Pavilion, 51 S Main St. , townhallcoalition@gmail.com Sent to WNPJ by Neil Deupree 608-752-8342
LaCROSSE
Thurs June 12, 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
Monday June 9th, 5:30-7:30pm - Viewing and Public Comment Party for City-County Homeless Issues Committee Budget Listening Session. This event is in-person at the Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St. Join the MADSA Abolitionist Working Group in watching the City-County Homeless Issues Committee Budget Listening Session together, in lieu of the working group's regularly scheduled meeting! Homelessness is closely connected to abolition in the many ways cops and carceral systems violently criminalize homelessness without offering real solutions or relief in a dizzying rental market like Madison’s. Abolition is a key concern for socialists, and it is important that we stand in solidarity with our most vulnerable comrades and against a state that prioritizes profit over the lives and wellbeing of its citizens. Come eat some snacks, support each other as we make public comment, and listen to what our neighbors across Dane County have to say!
About the Abolitionist Working Group: The Abolitionist Working Group (AWG) formed out of the work to Derail the Jail and the Doyle Resolution campaigns to stop the jail expansion and to decarcerate Dane County. This group is the home in Madison Area DSA for all abolition-related work. We believe that abolition is a key tenet of socialism as prisons and policing are some of the most direct and personal means of state-driven oppression in our current society.
Tues June 10, 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
Thurs June 12, 4:30 – 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 wilpfmadison@gmail.com
Thurs June 12, 5 – 9 pm Palestine Partners is Back at the Madison Night Market!
State Street. More information on the night market here; check that link for exact booth location one week in advance, or at the Palestine Partners Facebook page.
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project rafahsistercity@yahoo.com
Fri June 13, 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
Sat June 14, 9 am – 12 noon Empty Shoe Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer's Market. Capitol Square, King Street Corner. There will be another "God's Love Knows No Borders: Send Aid Not Bombs" vigil at the capitol square during the Dane County Farmer's Market. Over 200 pairs of shoes, many women’s and children’s, will be displayed, representing the dead. Organizers will be handing out information to Farmer’s Market attendees, urging them to tell Congress to: Insist on an immediate and permanent cease-fire in Gaza & the West Bank and a negotiated peace settlement. End blockades by Israel of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
End US financial & military support of Israel’s attacks on Gaza & the West Bank.
Cosponsors: Friends Meeting of Madison, the Interfaith Peace Working Group, Jewish Voice for Peace, Madison for a World Beyond War, Mennonite Action Madison, Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, and Palestine Partners warabolition@gmail.com
MILWAUKEE
Wed June 11, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Monthly Meeting of Welfare Warriors. Meet at 2711 W Michigan St. .... to organize against the wars on the poor,; open to low income mamas and their allies. wmvoice@att.net
Sat June 14, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: Sherman and Burleigh. Each Saturday, a different location. Details at the Vigils list. info@peaceactionwi.org .
Sat June 14, 12 noon – 1:30 pm Milwaukee Mass Mobilization Against Trump’s Military Parade. Meet at Cathedral Square Park, 520 E Wells St. Learn more in the SPOTLIGHT above…
RACINE
Sat June 14, 6 - 8 pm Concert for Gaza, to benefit the Gazan refugees. At First Presbyterian Church, 716 College Avenue. A wonderful assortment of desserts from different cultures will be served and a bake sale will be held. The concert will feature the very talented musician, Jane Han. She is a classically trained violinist and pianist in Milwaukee.
SUPERIOR
Sun June 15, 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 14, 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
Mon June 9, 6:30 – 7:30 pm WISDOM monthly statewide meeting on Immigration
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3j9RLp5vRxKsgqh1gecd8Q
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. See you then! Amanda Ali Digital Organizer at WISDOM aali@wisdomwisconsin.org
Tues June 10, 6:30 pm Taking a Faithful Stand webinar on “Immigration: Fiction, Facts & Faith”. Darryl D. Morin, National President and Chairman of the Board of Forward Latino, Inc., will share a presentation via zoom. Forward Latino’s mission is to empower affiliates to inspire and engage communities, strengthen our democracy, improve the lives of working families, protect the environment, and stand up for equality and civil rights. They cultivate, train, and support a diverse national network of Latina/o/x community leaders addressing the civic, economic, and political challenges of the 21st century. Register in advance here today!
Wed June 11, 5 pm "Protecting the Sacred" A Changing the Narrative podcast with Paul DeMain will air on WDRT 91.9 fm Driftless Community Radio. Learn more in the SPOTLIGHT above….
Sat. June 14th – Sun. June 15th Solidarity Summit – virtually hosted by the Mutual Aid Network (MAN)! Sat. June 14th 12:00 Noon CDT welcome/overview/get-to-know-each-other session which will also be the time for you to share your work and make plans to stay in touch with others in the future. Sat. June 14th 2:00 pm Dr. Thamina Anwar will present on two very relevant and replicable models in Islamic finance - the Waqf and Islamic entrepreneurship. Learn how they work and how any group or project might replicate them. Sun. June 15th 12:00 Noon CDT Innovative cooperative models for financing seriously affordable and accessible housing. At least three of our partner sites are exploring and/or have experience in very innovative ways to collaborate to create real housing solutions in difficult circumstances. We'll hear from our partners in Madison WI, Ljubljana Slovenia, and Oxford Ohio about hopes, dreams, ideas, models, and ways forward to implementation. Join us! Share your own dreams and models, and generate more possibilities together. To register, propose topics, and stay updated, visit: https://mutualaidnetwork.org/event/humans-june-solidarity-summit-2025-06-14-2025-06-15-27/
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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!
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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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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.
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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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For individuals, join at a sliding scale rate of $35/year – or whatever fits your budget!
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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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