WNPJ Member group events July 14th - July 21st. Join in!
- office62426
- Jul 11
- 13 min read
Updated: Jul 14
Good Trouble events statewide - July 17
In Madison:
Thurs. July 17th 12:00 Noon – 4:00 pm WI State Capitol Good Trouble Lives On Rally! Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people. On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, we’re taking action across the country to defend our democracy and carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble. From voter suppression bills like the SAVE Act to the criminalization of protest, the Trump administration is launching a full-scale attack on our civil and human rights. But we know the truth: in America, the power lies with the people, and we’re rising to prove it. https://www.mobilize.us/lightfordemocracy/event/804586/
In Milwaukee:
Thursday, July 17, 5 – 7pm (NEW TIME and PLACE!) ON LINCOLN MEMORIAL DRIVE ACROSS FROM COLECTIVO COFFEE.
Use this link to sign up: https://mobilize.us/s/KR1rse About this event Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people. On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, we’re taking action across the country to defend our democracy and carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble. From voter suppression bills like the SAVE Act to the criminalization of protest, the Trump administration is launching a full-scale attack on our civil and human rights. But we know the truth: in America, the power lies with the people, and we’re rising to prove it. This is more than a protest; it’s a moral reckoning. A continuation of the movement Lewis helped lead, and a new front in the struggle for freedom. Please note: A core principle behind our Good Trouble Lives On actions is a commitment to nonviolence in all we do. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.
---
Veterans For Peace
Milwaukee Chapter 102
You can find other events going on across WI at here.
Stevens Point, Janesville, Racine, Montello, Mt. Horeb, Shawano, Black River Falls, Appleton, Oshkosh
Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop peckjohne@gmail.com
***********************
Gather the Community Breakfast hosted by Madison WILPF - Madison - Wednesday, 16 July - 8:00 am - 9:30 am
107 Sutherland Ct.
‘At this moment, when everyone feels so hopeless … we can do something.’Community Immigration Law Center FundraiserPresentation by Grant SovernGrant Sovern is an immigration attorney in Madison and co-founder of the Community Immigration Law Center(CILC). The CILC's mission is to ensure that everyone in Dane County who needs an immigration attorney gets one. Grant and his colleagues have been raising money through small donations at house parties to sustain a public defender service for immigrants in Dane County who face the threat of deportation. “At this moment, when everyone feels so hopeless,” Sovern says, CILC is demonstrating that "we can do something.” You can read more about Grant and CILC here.Join us in solidarity, to lend support, and to learn from Grantabout immigration law in Dane County---realities and possibilities.Vegetarian breakfast buffet served.The cost of the breakfast is $20, with a sliding scale of $10 - $20.(Cash or Check) . All funds will go to CILC. Further donations to CILC will be welcome. Reserve a spot by emailing: carol.wilson.622@gmail.com
******************************************
Summer Silent Auction for Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, bidding open July 11-20.
And SAVE the date July 20th for the Big Ride for Palestine!
Presented by Madison-Rafah Sister City Project.
All proceeds will go to Middle East Children’s Alliance for immediate humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza.View the auction items at https://tinyurl.com/Summer-silent-auction-for-gaza The Summer Aid to Gaza Auction includes many original works of art and the public is invited to view the art and meet some of the artists at an Artists Meet & Greet, Thursday, July 17, 4-6:30 at Java Cat Coffee, 4221 Lien Road, on Madison's east side. Can't make it on the 17th ? The art will be up at Java Cat from July 11 until the Auction closes on July 20. https://javacatmadison.comMadison-Rafah Sister City Project a local volunteer organization committed to standing with the people of Gaza and Palestine as they struggle to remain in their homeland despite Israel’s decades long settler-colonial occupation of the West Bank and brutal blockade and Genocide in Gaza.Learn more about MECA’s humanitarian work in Gaza and Lebanon at https://www.mecaforpeace.org .Learn more about MadisonRafah Sister City Project at https://madisonrafah.org/
**********************************************
Leadership weeklong training available
in Milwaukee in July
Are you ready to sharpen your leadership skills and make a greater impact in your community? Join us for Gamaliel’s National Leadership Training (NLT) from Sunday, August 3–Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Sandburg Hall University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3400 N. Maryland Avenue Milwaukee
This immersive week-long training is designed for leaders who are serious about building power to create lasting change. Through intensive sessions, spiritual grounding, and proven organizing practices, NLT equips participants to:
· Build and lead effective teams
· Conduct meaningful one-on-ones
· Understand power dynamics
· Develop campaigns that make a real difference
Cost: $850 per person (due at the time of registration)
Accommodations: Single-occupancy room
Included in the cost, Six nights of housing, Meals:
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided Monday–Friday (August 4–8)
Breakfast only on Saturday, August 9
PLUS – this includes a ticket to the WISDOM 25th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, August 7
Registration Deadline: July 16, 2025
Mandatory Online Orientation:
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 from 6:00–7:00 p.m. CT (7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT).
Link will be sent in your registration confirmation email.
Whether you're new to organizing or ready to take your leadership to the next level, this training will challenge and inspire you. Spots are limited, so apply today before the deadline closes on July 16!
Questions? Contact: office@wisdomwisconsin.org
*********************************************
WNPJ member groups include three chapters of Veterans for Peace from Madison, Milwaukee and Sheboygan. Registration for the national convention is now open – to all. Check it out!
********** *************************
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.
***************************************
WNPJ member group events….
Click here to see a listing and details of recurring Vigils across the state.
EAU CLAIRE
Fri July 18, 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
FITCHBURG
Mon July 14, 10am - 12 noon UN in the News in-person discussion. At the Fitchburg Library, 2nd floor conference room. Discussion topics:
Sending along link to a podcast featuring Oona Hathaway, a Professor of Law at Yale, a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace and the President-elect of the American Society of International Law. Oona Hathaway also co-authored a recent article in Foreign Affairs magazine entitled “Might Unmakes Right, the Catastrophic Collapse of Norms Against the Use of Force”. The article provides an understanding of the thinking that undergirds the many catastrophic conflicts in the world now.
Also on our agenda for Monday:
1) The recently completed international conference in Seville, Spain on financing for development;
2) Gaza, continuing problems with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in aid distribution; a Gaza ceasefire?; potential U.S.-Israel plans to build a large scale refugee complex in southern Gaza, on the ruins of city of Rafah; also will discuss the fearless report of Francesca Albanese, special United Nations Rapporteur for the UN Human Rights Council on Gaza, Albanese was sanctioned this week by the United States for her report;
3) Escalation of the Ukraine war by Russia, Russia has been sending up to 700 drones nightly into civilian areas of Ukraine. Positive support emerging from Europe from Ukraine, and sadly Ukraine withdrawing from personal land mine treaty.
4) Recent meeting of the BRICS in Brazil, (looking for an economist in our group to help explain what it means for BRICS countries to move away from reliance on the dollar)
5) Environmental and climate crises with recent flash floods, wildfires and heat deaths; China and other major countries though continue to pursue green solutions in spite of U.S. pullback;
International Criminal Court warrants for Taliban leaders;
6) Continuing civil conflicts in Haiti and Sudan.
From: sam romano <sampromanojr@gmail.com>
GAYS MILLS
Sat July 19, 1 – 4:30 pm Crawford Stewardship Project’s Annual Karst Exploration!
Meet at Gays Mills Community Commerce Center, 16381 WI-131. CSP welcomes you as we take you on a tour of ancient geological history, modern science and mapping, and the physical realities of this beautiful unglaciated karstic place we call home. Not sure what that means? Come find out!
Event starts off with a presentation in the Community Room before we jump in the caravan to cruise notable crannies, cracks and crevices of this complex landscape, apply the knowledge we gained, and ask all the questions that arise! Light refreshments provided.
If joining the field trip: check the weather and dress accordingly for some very short walks over some sloped and potentially soggy terrain. Contact Forest for more information: fjahnke@crawfordstewardship.org
JANESVILLE
Wed July 16, 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 July 18, 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 July 17, 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
Tues July 15, 5 – 6:30 pm JustDane Service Fair. At Madison College Goodman South Campus, 2429 Perry St., info@justdane.org
Tues July 15, 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
Wed July 16, 8 – 9:30 am Gather the Community Breakfast hosted by Madison WILPF -107 Sutherland Ct. Seet he SPOTLIGHT above to reserve you spot….
Thurs July 17, 4:30 – 5:30 pm Vigil for Palestine & Beyond. Stand at northeast corner of Williamson & Blair Streets. Cry, "No, Not In Our Name! No War! No Genocide!"
Stand in witness Thursday afternoons in July. Join in resistance, 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 drive the U.S. resulting in both complicity and responsibility for unspeakable dangers and suffering.
“Democracy-destroying forces thrive off militarism. We have to resist both.” - Norman Solomon
Bring a sign (or just yourself, we'll have signs available), your rage, your broken heart and your determination to not be silent. Invite a friend or family member to join. Come for the whole time or for whatever time you are available. warabolition@gmail.com
Fri July 18, 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 (check with organizers on this holiday)
MILWAUKEE
Sat July 19, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: Cleveland and 43rd. Each Saturday, a different location. Details at the Vigils list. info@peaceactionwi.org .
Sat July 19, 11 am – 6 pm “Walking Together, Weaving the World”. The 2025 World Refugee Day “HOME” event at Lynden Sculpture Garden – 2145 W. Brown Deer Road. Supported by The United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee. Free and open to the public. Join us to celebrate our refugee communities through art, food, fashion, and performance.
For more information, go to: home-at-lynden.org To participate, partner, sponsor, or volunteer, contact Kim Khaira at kkhaira@lyndensculpturegarden.org.This year’s World Refugee Day theme relates to Lynden’s HOME work with the Refugee Steering Committee, which is building a space of leading, of coming together, and of celebrating refugees via the arts.
RACINE
Sat July 19, 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 July 20, 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 July 19, 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
CANCELLED for July - will meet again in August: Mon July 14, 6;30 – 7:30 pm Immigration task force meeting with WISDOM, via zoom
WISDOM coordinates an immigration task force meeting the second Monday of every month
Check out their website to register for this zoom call. https://wisdomwisconsin.org/immigration
Thurs July 17, 6 – 7 pm Webinar: Sanctuary and Sacred Resistance in Uncertain Times with Dr Sergio Gonzalez, Assistant Professor of History at Marquette University. A historian of twentieth-century U.S. migration, labor, and religion, his scholarship focuses on the development of Latino communities in the U.S. Midwest. He is the author of Mexicans in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2017) and the co-editor of Faith and Power: Latino Religious Politics Since 1945 (New York University Press, 2022) with Felipe Hinojosa and Maggie Elmore. His most recently published book, Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin (University of Illinois Press, 2024), explores the relationship between Latino communities, religion, and social movements in the twentieth century Midwest. González’s current research expands on these themes through two new projects. The first examines the history of sanctuary movements in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, exploring the pivotal role religious institutions and people of faith have played in developing contemporary social movements for immigrant and refugee justice. His second project analyzes the central role the Midwest has come to play in the country’s fraught immigration politics, studying the century-long record of anti-immigrant sentiment in the region and the social movements that have risen to combat it. Register here.
Fri July 18, 10:30 – 11:30 am Webinar: Makak Aabajitoon Ganawendang Manoomin: Guiding wild rice conservation with Anishinaabe worldview. Wisconsin Wetlands Association is hosting this “Coffee Break” Webinar presented by Brandon Byrne, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, and Blaine Rothrock, Northwestern University. Manoomin (wild rice) occurs throughout the western Great Lakes basin. It played a central role in the Anishinaabe migration story and has long been sacred in sustaining the Anishinaabe lifeway. Abundance of manoomin has declined in recent decades on lakes once supporting major beds in Wisconsin. Manoomin has garnered significant research interest in recent years due to its importance to the identity of Ojibwe and other Indigenous peoples inhabiting the Great Lakes region. Historically, research efforts excluded Traditional Ecological Knowledge; however, with clear alignment of goals, collaborative research can complement tribal interests, strengthen partnerships, and lead to higher impact. Using a co-design approach, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Northwestern University collaborated with Ojibwe nations and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission to develop a low-cost remote sensor to monitor environmental factors affecting manoomin. Register here. Sent to WNPJ by Clean Water Action Council contact@cleanwateractioncouncil.org
****************************************
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!
***********************************
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 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
******************************************************************
Join WNPJ! www.wnpj.orgWNPJ welcomes individual members and groups!
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.
***************************************************
If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership
WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos!:
Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available! yardsigns@wnpj.org
See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ
"Like" us and follow us! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org
***********************
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.
***************************************
Comentarios